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I just took a Mini vacation to wash my starting containers organize and plan my garden. I planned on moving all the soil for two new beds but the freezing temps kept me inside until the afternoon’s so I changed up my plans. I still have some time to move that soil. Happy gardening from a gardening addict😊
Hi Gary, With this artic blast, I am hibernating until Saturday. Let's see, brassicas-check, onions-check, tomatoes-check, peppers-sprouting, basil-germinating, dill, cilantro, oregano, and marjoram are next on the heat mat. After that comes leafy greens and flowers. My carrot harvest was better than expected, and I pulled them up from half frozen ground, so they are going to be sweet! The parsnip harvest was small. It was an experimental crop, so I only planted two dozen. They were pulled from ground that was frozen-snow parsnips. I roasted them in the oven. They were sweet with a hint of carrot flavor. Harvesting them after multiple freezes, I believe, changed their flavor with the starches converting to sugar. I'll definitely grow them again in the fall, but in the spring? I'll have to plant another experimental crop to see what the flavor difference is. I may not like how they taste with them harvested in warmer weather. It may be one of those plants that is best eaten after a few frosts, a hard freeze, or two, and a snow storm.
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Every year I feel like I'm behind the ball on getting started. It seems so early to start seeds now! I still need to sit down and do an inventory of seeds. I guess I need to get going lol
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Other things that affect how much cells dry out, light variation over a single tray, how much air current hits each particular spot on the tray. I can have empty cells dry out. It's not all about water uptake by a growing plant.
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Question: What do you use to punch drainage holes in your top aluminum pans and how many holes do you recommend. Thanks for your great information and help.
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Thank you so much for your videos! I learned a lot from you and really appreciate your insights. I also wanted to mention that I have your book and have found it to be a valuable resource. I have one question for you - since I’m in Maryland zone 7, when would be the best time to start my potato seeds? Thank you
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Hey dude, you along with pretty much every other channel showing lighting set ups and they're all different, I don't get it unless I can copy EXACTLY what you have. These don't help. If I can no longer find the exact lighting you have or make the same kind of station you have because I don't have the space and ALL details matter when it comes to lighting, I don't really learn anything from it other than you have a nice setup. There is ONE piece of information that's very valuable but yet channels seem to either go by guessing or have done trial and error, which is the same thing I'd have to do with your setup because there are many variables. As an example, where is that area in a given room and in relation to any outside light. What kind of wood was used and how reflective is it, the color of the walls, is it glossy paint, etc.... But the one piece of information, no matter if someone wants to debate it that can really help is the amount of light that's getting down to the top of the plants, and nothing tells me that other than a LUX or PAR meter because it's not the amount of light from the source that matters, it's the amount of light the plants RECEIVE. Meters show what they're likely to receive when you measure the light at the top of the plants or as close to that as possible. It also allows you to see the difference in light across a lighted area. Follow up on that theme, do a bit of testing with light and THEN make a new video about your lighting area and it will have lots of value to viewers. Otherwise, I know I can't make what you have because my space is limited to a single shelving unit and I have to provide light to 6 shelves, each big enough to hold a single 1020 tray. One could say it adds cost to have to buy a meter, OK a LUX meter is around $30 USD and most people probably spend WAY more than that for everything they need, so as a percentage of total cost it's probably pretty small for most people. A PAR meter on the other hand is a luxury.
You are way over thinking things. For seed starts. 5100K or higher. 5000 lumens or higher. Just white LEDs. 14 hours on, 10 hours off. You can vary from this set up for sure based on what is available, just adjust the light up or down some. It really is pretty simple for seed starts. For growing indoors for harvesting, it's different.
I don’t see why someone would have to know and do exactly what the content creator does. Every year gardening is kind of an experiment anyway, and how can there be no variables, when each person would interpret and manage their system differently. Somehow thousands of people are having success doing things very differently. You should probably make your own channel where you explain things to the nth degree.
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Planned My Surgery around Seed Starting Zone 7 Delaware. Surgery went Well 2months Out Ready To Organize I Only have 2 tables 8 Led Lights Love your Store
I hope you heal well. Good luck this year.
I just took a Mini vacation to wash my starting containers organize and plan my garden. I planned on moving all the soil for two new beds but the freezing temps kept me inside until the afternoon’s so I changed up my plans. I still have some time to move that soil. Happy gardening from a gardening addict😊
Hi Gary,
With this artic blast, I am hibernating until Saturday. Let's see, brassicas-check, onions-check, tomatoes-check, peppers-sprouting, basil-germinating, dill, cilantro, oregano, and marjoram are next on the heat mat. After that comes leafy greens and flowers.
My carrot harvest was better than expected, and I pulled them up from half frozen ground, so they are going to be sweet! The parsnip harvest was small. It was an experimental crop, so I only planted two dozen. They were pulled from ground that was frozen-snow parsnips. I roasted them in the oven. They were sweet with a hint of carrot flavor. Harvesting them after multiple freezes, I believe, changed their flavor with the starches converting to sugar. I'll definitely grow them again in the fall, but in the spring? I'll have to plant another experimental crop to see what the flavor difference is. I may not like how they taste with them harvested in warmer weather. It may be one of those plants that is best eaten after a few frosts, a hard freeze, or two, and a snow storm.
5 degrees last night. 17 here all day. Might be killing off my figs. A lot of people say roast the parsnips and experimenting is good.
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Best seed starting info ! Thanks Gary
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Glad to see I am not the only one with 3-4 that germinated!!!! lol
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Outstanding information. I started my lettuce, broccoli and spinach this week as well
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Thank you! Very excited to get started 🥕🌱❤
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I recommended a fellow coworker new to gardening to your channel! He was asking about when to start seeds indoors
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Every year I feel like I'm behind the ball on getting started. It seems so early to start seeds now! I still need to sit down and do an inventory of seeds. I guess I need to get going lol
Well you are targeting 55 degree soil, so it might not be time for you. I start a bit early for video reasons.
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Oooooo it's time!!! 🎉🎉🎉
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So, I guess you’re saying it’s time to start these cool weather veggies right now in zone 7? Thanks for the detailed instructions!
Pretty close. I do things a little early to give people a heads up.
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Other things that affect how much cells dry out, light variation over a single tray, how much air current hits each particular spot on the tray. I can have empty cells dry out. It's not all about water uptake by a growing plant.
True but the plant size impact water uptake most as the others remain generally constant.
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Question: What do you use to punch drainage holes in your top aluminum pans and how many holes do you recommend. Thanks for your great information and help.
A sharp knife works well.
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Did you say you grow the peppers to propagate from?
How many ounces does the large seed starting container hold?
Thank you so much for your videos! I learned a lot from you and really appreciate your insights. I also wanted to mention that I have your book and have found it to be a valuable resource. I have one question for you - since I’m in Maryland zone 7, when would be the best time to start my potato seeds? Thank you
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Wick the plants
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What do you use for a grow light?
Shop lights. Lots of videos on it. Just basic white LED shop lights.
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Do you thin the lettuce seeds? Or do you just want one per cell after they germinate?
What about soil blocks ? Watering the same ?
I dont use soil blocks so I dont know what the best way is. I would imagine bottom filling would be effective.
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Hi there. Appreciate your channel. Would you recommend starting these indoors rather than the winter sowing method outdoors?
Yes. Winter sowing is fine but you dont really get a great jump on the season, as starting indoors just germinates seeds faster.
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The plastic tags are cumbersome- I cut mine in half - then they don’t interfere with the lights - Steve zone 6b
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Hi Gary. Where did you get your grow station? I have a grow tent but lighting has been problematic. Thanks.
I built mine. It's a shelving unit from Lowes way back. The lights are from Walmart. Slowly pieced it together.
Hey dude, you along with pretty much every other channel showing lighting set ups and they're all different, I don't get it unless I can copy EXACTLY what you have.
These don't help. If I can no longer find the exact lighting you have or make the same kind of station you have because I don't have the space and ALL details matter when it comes to lighting, I don't really learn anything from it other than you have a nice setup.
There is ONE piece of information that's very valuable but yet channels seem to either go by guessing or have done trial and error, which is the same thing I'd have to do with your setup because there are many variables. As an example, where is that area in a given room and in relation to any outside light. What kind of wood was used and how reflective is it, the color of the walls, is it glossy paint, etc.... But the one piece of information, no matter if someone wants to debate it that can really help is the amount of light that's getting down to the top of the plants, and nothing tells me that other than a LUX or PAR meter because it's not the amount of light from the source that matters, it's the amount of light the plants RECEIVE. Meters show what they're likely to receive when you measure the light at the top of the plants or as close to that as possible. It also allows you to see the difference in light across a lighted area.
Follow up on that theme, do a bit of testing with light and THEN make a new video about your lighting area and it will have lots of value to viewers. Otherwise, I know I can't make what you have because my space is limited to a single shelving unit and I have to provide light to 6 shelves, each big enough to hold a single 1020 tray.
One could say it adds cost to have to buy a meter, OK a LUX meter is around $30 USD and most people probably spend WAY more than that for everything they need, so as a percentage of total cost it's probably pretty small for most people. A PAR meter on the other hand is a luxury.
You are way over thinking things. For seed starts. 5100K or higher. 5000 lumens or higher. Just white LEDs. 14 hours on, 10 hours off. You can vary from this set up for sure based on what is available, just adjust the light up or down some. It really is pretty simple for seed starts. For growing indoors for harvesting, it's different.
I don’t see why someone would have to know and do exactly what the content creator does. Every year gardening is kind of an experiment anyway, and how can there be no variables, when each person would interpret and manage their system differently. Somehow thousands of people are having success doing things very differently. You should probably make your own channel where you explain things to the nth degree.