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@ziptiefighter Күн бұрын
What, if any, peat moss alternatives have you explored?
@LtchiefJD Күн бұрын
Do you have any available at the moment?
@errik96 3 күн бұрын
Do you bottom water once they sprout or only spray?
@marcamy 4 күн бұрын
Very informative, thanks. Now I know why all my winterized canes are all brown/dead wood, I am in the 3rd year. Clearing them all out today. :)
@ziptiefighter 4 күн бұрын
I see you have lavender, a non-native, on your list. Do you grow it amongst the natives for pest deterrence...besides its beauty, aroma, and culinary applications? I grow the Munstead variety in a few locations in part due to it supposedly being a deer deterrent. It's the commonly-available variety that has survived WI winters.
@BrightLaneGardens 4 күн бұрын
Great question, lavender is a really good addition for pest resistance, as well as a great source of nectar for pollinators. It is not considered a threat here in terms of invasiveness and can be planted alongside natives as a pretty and fragrant addition to a native flower bed. As someone trying to promote native landscapes, I find it important to involve aesthetically pleasing species that also add to the plot in other ways (pest resistance, nectar etc) to help encourage more people to join this movement. I think focusing on strict “rules” for native plots deter the average gardener from wanting to participate. It’s more important we encourage mostly natives while still allowing some of our favorite (non invasive) ornamental species as well!
@ziptiefighter 4 күн бұрын
@BrightLaneGardens Agreed. I also have some traditional non-natives (daffodils, iris, cosmos, et al) mixed in to appease the traditional gardening passersby.
@ronjackson449 5 күн бұрын
Cool thx
@ronjackson449 5 күн бұрын
Cool thx
@HorrorBiz408 6 күн бұрын
This video was so helpful! I have all my varieties growing in the back and had no idea on what to do with them
@smblanche 7 күн бұрын
Thanks for these videos! They are incredibly helpful! A suggestion for you. Have a spare bucket clean bucket available. Use it to change the water on your plant buckets one at a time. That should save some work. You can fill it with fresh water, then move the plants from one bucket to that bucket to minimize any impact on the roots.
@TammyMeyer1 9 күн бұрын
I don't see a coupon code?
@tory464 9 күн бұрын
💚👍Thank you
@KokoraLife 9 күн бұрын
Really helpful explanations! Thank you!
@tory464 9 күн бұрын
💚👍
@PorchGardeningWithPassion 10 күн бұрын
Very cool! I bought some of those packets for seed saving and to try this myself 😀
@KokoraLife 10 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing this! Really interesting.
@TomTerrific 10 күн бұрын
How do you handle very tiny seeds? I'm thinking of putting them on top of the soil and just putting the pot in the frig. Thanks.
@davidyoung6848 11 күн бұрын
I store my seeds in the refrigerator. Never had a problem with germination.
@ziptiefighter 11 күн бұрын
One method to scarify even the smallest seeds that's worked well for me is sandwiching them between two sheets of sandpaper and gently massaging/rolling the seeds. Fortunately I've not encountered many seed varieties that require scarification. Just luck of the draw with the natives that I've chosen I suppose.
@ziptiefighter 11 күн бұрын
I've been on the native train for several years (northeast WI) and somehow hadn't stumbled upon dry strat. Interesting about the mold aspect. I've only moist-stratified via winter-sowing in milk jugs...which has resulted in about 75% success over the years. The tiny (dust-like) seeds have proven to be the most challenging. I pretty regularly get some green algae(?)-looking growth in plenty of jugs despite not over-watering. This has not seemed to be a problem though.
@darkenergy5686 11 күн бұрын
My father left me a whole box of those little brown envelopes. He was in the florist business but I had no idea how they would be used.
@triciamassey4059 12 күн бұрын
Love this! Love the journey! Thank you for sharing!
@doowopshopgal 12 күн бұрын
I truly cannot wait
@KokoraLife 13 күн бұрын
Thanks for trying this so we don't have to!!
@Dadmarlene 13 күн бұрын
Why my lettuce leaves drying
@krazmokramer 15 күн бұрын
When I was in elementary school in the 1960s, milkweed used to grow wild in a field we had to walk through to get to school. We used to pop those pods open and throw the down and seeds like confetti at each other.
@BrightLaneGardens 13 күн бұрын
haha I love it! You guys were just out there spreading native plants and you didn't even know it!
@hmartin751 15 күн бұрын
I never ever used the cold stratification for Echinacea or anything and I have never had any issues. I don't have time for all that.
@BrightLaneGardens 13 күн бұрын
That's great! Yes like I mentioned in the video, I still had a good % of my echinacea seeds germinate without any cold stratification, although my germination rate was higher with that cold strat period. Any native plants with a native range that extends into the southern states will likely germinate just fine without a cold stratification period! Once you're working with plants that are primarily native to the northern regions (most of your anemones, lupine, some ferns and dogwoods for example) you'll want to add that cold stratification process. If you don't have time for that, winter sowing would be a great option for you! kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2rbkGSsg9BqeLs
@hmartin751 13 күн бұрын
@BrightLaneGardens thank you I just did my 1st batch of winter sowing
@PrisonerInGlass 16 күн бұрын
The water level needs to be higher when starting seeds or cuttings with tiny roots. At the current level, if you started with seeds or freshly rooted cuttings, they're gonna dry up pretty quickly. For new seeds or cuttings the water level needs to be just above the bottom of the net cups.
@BrightLaneGardens 13 күн бұрын
For the purpose of reducing algae growth, I have always practiced that the water level does not touch the bottom of my cubes. Instead, I hand water my seedlings (just as I would in soil) until the roots reach down to the water level in my containers. That being said, I've also learned everyone has a slightly different way of doing things in hydroponics, but most lead to the same outcome of a green and healthy plant!
@dave.h4075 16 күн бұрын
Perfect wife!
@BrightLaneGardens 16 күн бұрын
Haha I'll let my husband know he's a lucky guy!!
@zannaB60 18 күн бұрын
Thank you for this!
@BrightLaneGardens 16 күн бұрын
I'm glad you found it helpful! Happy planting!
@caseyarmstrong7064 19 күн бұрын
When you plant the primo canes the first year, and then they go dormant, then the second year they turn into flora canes.But when your harvesting the berries in the second year,and after touching remove all the old growth aren’t new prima canes developing? So after harvest you’ll start training the new canes and start the whole process started over. I don’t understand about the thirds year thingy. There’s a great video by Dr. Arlie Powell growing, pruning and trellising blackberries. Same concept I think. I also know your video is about raspberries and not blackberries, I just assume they can be grown and trellis the same way. Good video
@BrightLaneGardens 16 күн бұрын
Yes great comparison! There are a lot of similarities in the way blackberries and raspberries grow, so we tend to prune them in the same way as well. I'm not as familiar with blackberries as I am with raspberries, but one important thing to note with blackberries is whether or not they are a primocane fruiting variety (i.e. a variety that has been modified to fruit on 1st year canes). I do take some caution when pruning these, as we want to make sure we're treating both 1st year and 2nd year canes as fruiting canes on those varieties. We'll be planting quite a few blackberries this year so I'll look forward to referencing Dr. Powell's video :)
@caseyarmstrong7064 16 күн бұрын
@ 100% agree. I just like the way he trellis the second year flourlcaines, kinda nice and tidy, knowing they can get out of control if not managed. But I do have another question for you. He tops the primacane to allow for lateral shoots, so he can trellis, would raspberries do the same thing? Thank you for taking the time to respond
@matthewquinton5010 19 күн бұрын
I ordered 6 raspberry bushes to plant in the spring just last night and this video was very informative and helpful.
@BrightLaneGardens 16 күн бұрын
I’m so glad to hear that! I hope you have success with your new bushes!
@johnelson8826 19 күн бұрын
Thank you for your wisdom. Stay awesome,
@BrightLaneGardens 19 күн бұрын
Thanks, you too!
@nancyneptune542 20 күн бұрын
Why didnt you show the entire cold stratification process for these Coneflowers? Why did I have to watch you talk all this time for this? Im gonna do the cold strat but I gotta now look elsewhere for the fridge thing. Sheesh. 🙄
@BrightLaneGardens 20 күн бұрын
Hey Nancy, the title clearly says this is the results video. The description begins with “this is a follow up video to the initial tutorial” along with this link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3bad5qHpa6dbMksi=0rQlTZr4_7UV7w7R. I did everything I could to describe what to expect. Click that link for the initial process if you’d like.
@DuskDaimon 20 күн бұрын
This is my first time trying to spread common milkweed and butterfly weed, I just put about 800 total seeds in baggies with damp paper towels. On Reddit opinions on the most effective methods are very mixed.. some people say moist (but not too wet) works best, others say dry seeds placed inside a paper bag / envelope in a fridge or outdoors in winter works best. So... I still have roughly 400 common milkweed and 700 butterfly weed seeds remaining, so I might try putting them inside refrigerated paper envelopes. The alternative might be planting some outdoors, but I don't have planter trays and though it's very cold here, it doesn't snow a lot. I'm just wondering if you have any thoughts on this, dry vs moist cold stratification, if it's safe for the seeds stay in the fridge for more than 30 days, and any other tips. It's a little overwhelming to start with such a large quantity, but the seeds were cheaper in bulk and I wanted to make a larger impact by planting plenty of milkweed in my very urban city, as well as giving some away. Thanks! lol
@BrightLaneGardens 20 күн бұрын
Great question! so I always try to mimic nature's process as much as possible. In nature (at least in our area) our seeds go through a moist, cold stratification due to our winter snow and early spring rain. In my experience, the early stratification process doesn't begin until moisture is introduced. That being said, storing seeds in the fridge (dry) for longer than 30 days is totally fine! They're really just kept dormant at that point and the likelihood of mold growth or premature germination is very low with a dry seed. You have a lot of seeds so this might be a great time for a fun experiment! Try a portion of your seeds with dry stratification, a portion with moist, and then to winter sow some - see which group has the best germination rate (and please let me know your results!). Thrilled to hear you're germinating so many seeds, that is going to be a stunning garden in 1-2 seasons!
@meganoshea4673 21 күн бұрын
Did you end up making another vid with how to handle the tiny seeds? I work with high schoolers and we're trying to expand our native pollinator beds this year using native seeds we already have on hand. We will be using the coffee filter method for the larger seeds! Thanks for the tips!
@BrightLaneGardens 20 күн бұрын
I haven't had the chance to film the small seed video - BUT you can repeat that same cold stratification method. Except instead of a coffee filter, you're going to use a fine sand as the medium (a bag of play sand from the hardware store will work just fine). You'll moisten the sand and try to mix in the tiny seeds with your moist sand. Put in the fridge just as we do with the coffee filter method, then when it's time to plant you'll just spread the sand as evenly as possible on top of your soil. This way you're not trying to pick out individual tiny little seeds when you plant! I'm THRILLED to hear you're teaching high schoolers these methods and introducing them to native plants! If there's any specific video you're hoping to see in the future for them, please don't hesitate to contact me on my website www.brightlanegardens.com. I'll put together a custom one for your students :)
@meganoshea4673 16 күн бұрын
@@BrightLaneGardens thank you!
@KokoraLife 21 күн бұрын
Beautiful flower! Thanks for sharing your tips for propagation!
@BrightLaneGardens 20 күн бұрын
You're welcome, hope you have good luck with your own butterfly weed!
@johnelson8826 21 күн бұрын
Thank you Anna Your playlist on berries has been a massive help the season gone. My question is when you say native flowers /plans. Does this mean they grow for me in the uk..thanks again
@BrightLaneGardens 20 күн бұрын
Greetings from across the pond! You guys do have some similar weather patterns to us (here in Michigan, our weather is very different from other parts of our country) - but you're more mild in terms of not getting as cold as us in the winter and as hot as us in the summer. That being said, there's still a lot of varieties of plants that will grow well in both of our climates. When I specify "native plants", I am referring to plants that are native to my region here in Michigan. While there may be some crossover in native species, I do encourage you too review the plants that are native to your area (not just the UK, but the region of the UK in which you live. This website: www.britishflora.co.uk/a-z-of-all-plants/ seems to have a good reference list of native plants for the UK. Native plants that are native to your region are the best possible options to plant because they evolved to fit the specific growing conditions of your region. They're easier to care for and much better for your local ecosystem!!
@Leekle2ManE 22 күн бұрын
Thank you for going over the artificial cold strat. Here in balmy Central Florida, our winters are hit and miss on whether we get enough cold and rain to make winter stratification worthwhile.
@BrightLaneGardens 22 күн бұрын
It's definitely worth considering in your climate! You can still get a head start on your plants with artificial stratification, and you are much more likely to see an increase in your overall germination rate!
@sean2val 22 күн бұрын
awesome info thanks and that snow looks so good cheers from Queensland Australia
@BrightLaneGardens 22 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching! I bet your weather is amazing right now!
@FancyPants43 24 күн бұрын
Thank you for this nice detailed tutorial. 🌿🌱Time to go germinate!🌱🌿
@BrightLaneGardens 20 күн бұрын
I'm glad you found it helpful! Good luck with your germination!
@karlasaliceti5475 26 күн бұрын
Does the greenhouse effect work in a real greenhouse without the cover just the seeds inside the greenhouse? Another question is do you need to separate the cubes or can you keep the cubes together with the seeds inside them?
@BrightLaneGardens 25 күн бұрын
it depends on where you are! For us here in Michigan it's too cold in the winter and spring to germinate seeds in an unheated greenhouse with just the 'greenhouse effect' alone, and in the summer it's too hot and the cubes dry out too quickly. The cover over the tray creates a smaller, more controlled greenhouse effect and most importantly it traps a lot of the moisture so that's definitely the method I recommend! Separate your cubes before planting any seeds, the roots will easily spread to other cubes if you leave them connected and you'll have to break the roots if you separate later!
@Bandaid17 26 күн бұрын
Are these first year flowering?
@BrightLaneGardens 25 күн бұрын
Unfortunately no. I've had a few strong ones flower in year 2, but the majority will produce a stunning bloom by year 3. Worth the wait! They're long lived and do a good job spreading to fill out an area.
@karunald 27 күн бұрын
Gardyn is a maintenance hell. Have to take it all apart and do a deep clean periodically - it's prone to building up algae in the tubes. It's gorgeous tho. Look into peroxide.
@BrightLaneGardens 25 күн бұрын
Definitely valid to address the maintenance, we add HydroGuard (amzn.to/4j9BN7d) beneficial bacteria to all of our hydroponic systems to help prevent some of the routine maintenance issues. It is also important to note that any hydroponic system will require occasional cleaning and algae buildup is often a natural side effect of combining the liquid nutrients with the light! Agreed - it's a stunning system and definitely the only system we would allow to be on public display in the kitchen haha.
@damony1301 28 күн бұрын
You do a really good job explaining a lot of things i wish other people would. Definitely going to use your processes to plant a bed i started last year.
@BrightLaneGardens 27 күн бұрын
This is very kind, thank you so much! If you're interested in learning more about landscape design processes with native plants, we have a free course on the KZbin channel that walks through the different concepts of landscape design and how to apply those to native plants. It's a separate playlist called "Wild Beauty - FREE Native Landscape Design Course"
@IDVDalot 28 күн бұрын
Intresting. Seeems like now January. is the time to start
@BrightLaneGardens 27 күн бұрын
January/February is typically when I'm starting most of my winter sowing! Coneflowers have a slightly shorter cold strat period than some of my other native plants, so I can usually push those back to February :)
@lindadegler6205 Ай бұрын
Thanks for posting this. Excited to try! Thanks for the link to the plug trays.
@BrightLaneGardens 27 күн бұрын
I'm glad you found it helpful, good luck with your winter sowing this year!
@timrobinson3972 Ай бұрын
Will this work to start plants then put in pot of dirt i have been using jiffy peat pods to start plants
@BrightLaneGardens 27 күн бұрын
Technically you can transplant these into dirt, just be aware that the rockwool cubes will not break down into the dirt like your jiffy pods will! Rockwool is technically inorganic once its processed and it will remain in that form for a very long time, so be sure to collect the rockwool cubes once you dump the dirt from your container and toss them in the trash :)
@marianunes6905 Ай бұрын
Great video.Thank you .
@BrightLaneGardens Ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@JossueND Ай бұрын
Well explained and informative, thank you!
@BrightLaneGardens Ай бұрын
Glad you found it helpful, thanks for watching!
@catfunksfabulousfinds97045 Ай бұрын
In the Pacific NW where it rains a lot put your holes on the sides or it will fill with rain.
@BrightLaneGardens Ай бұрын
This is good insight - thank you for adding. We run into the damp soggy weather closer to March-April, so that's when we need to start moving our trays into dryer locations or changing our cover types. Do you guys freeze often up there or is it usually rain in the winter months? We're in northern Michigan so it's hard to imagine anything other than feet of snow in the winter!