thank you so much for sharing your experience with lupine i’m trying to grow many different species at home and this made it feel more manageable

Thank you so much Vita for all your advice. Looking forward to learning from the rest of your videos. It is great to learn from someone who is in the same zone. I have started from seeds before (many years ago) and had dusting off all my structures and equipment this year. This year I successfully started from seeds 3 types of tomatoes, leeks, alyssum, marigolds and English cucumber. So far everything has done very well after being transplanted outside. After watching your video on seed collecting for begonias, been collecting from my waxed begonias and alyssum. Great tips and going to continue to watch your videos for advice.

Lovely Garden ^~^ My friend, thank you for good sharing 😊 Like it

I am just about to start watching this..Now I really need help with this,because I have got seeds stored in small plastic bags(doggy bags🤣🤣seeds I have collected while walking my dog),in envelope,wrapped in paper little containers, basically they are stored in what ever I can get my hands on 🤣🤣.. But like you said it's sorting them out to plant, labelling them,there's a lot of reasons to store them & organise them..keeping them moisture free in a dark place,decent temperature.. Thankyou so so much,my seeds are every where.. I really need to start doing this,might start the weekend,wish me luck 🤣🤣

I had to comment again after reading one of your comments,you were replying to someone,Lisa I think.. I find some channels,even though I enjoy them,there garden & technique is way way out of my budget.. Don't get me wrong there gardens,mini farms 😅😅are absolutely stunning..But I can imagine the cost as well even though many of them have money saving suggestions it would still be out of my budget to do.. When I say I do my garden on a budget I really do mean that..All the pots I have got I have collected from people throwing them out..yes I bought a few cheap seeds & cheap soil,but I collect seeds now..I'm making my own compost,my fiance made me a big raised bed from wood we had collected..The main thing I have paid out for is blood fish & bone & chicken pellets.. But now I would like to either make my own rooting hormone or buy a decent one for now as I want to grow root a beautiful red maple tree..I know you can do the cutting different ways air layer graft & that,which I want to learn,but I have got the cutting now,I get to excited😅😅.. I just appreciate you considering people's budgets,thankyou,😍🫶😍🫶

I think Rudbeckia will look terrific in that area of your garden. They certainly pack a colour punch. That speedwell is such a pretty colour, too. Who wouldn't want more of it?

I enjoy your videos and am always impressed by not only your beautiful gardens and your hard work, but also your knowledge. Is there a reason you did not cut back the Veronica after you potted it up? I thought cutting it back would stimulate root growth…

It's cooled down in Maryland so I'm dividing astillbes. Long overdue but thanks for all the dividing tutorials.

Hi there,thankyou for making an informative video..I love to listen to people that have experimented with growing seeds.. I live in England & most of the seeds we buy don't need to be put in fridge (the stratification bit).. I have planted some seeds,but they are still really small,growing slow lol.. I even tried putting them in the fridge &think I ruined them.. But it's about finding what method is best for you,what works for one might not work for another.. This is the first video I have watched,but you saying lavender been quite hard to grow,have you tried rosemary from seed??..I have managed to grow some from cuttings,it took me long enough though.. Thankyou so so much for sharing such valuable information.. Have a great day 🍄☮️🌺🦋🍄☮️🌺🦋

I love bee balm. MIne is sparse. It comes up here and there and I want more! I have had it for years. I will try to save some seeds and winter sow in milk jugs. Thanks for the inspiration!!!!

My favorite flower❤ I did not know about saving the darker ones vs gray.

Love this❤😊

Hello. I'm just learning, but it seems the stem parts seem to pop off if I pull on them. So cutting vs. ripping the flower? P.s. I just read some comments and it sounds like I was deadheading the flowers?

I love separating plants or starting from seed, leaves. I snip African violets Ieaves I now have 31!

Great video. I love my bee balm but it doesnt seem to fill in much in the space its in and seems to fall over alot. Any suggestion?

I was able to cut some off mine and root it.

I love propagating plants; probably my favorite part of gardening. I did NOT know you could do this with Dianthus. I have to try this. I have some whites that have been in the ground for years and they have gotten huge. Would love to see what I can do with them. Thank you, so much!

How many colors are there? We have red. Now I know we need to keep them wet thank you for another great video!

Rooting hormone?

These can become HUGE bushes. My neighbor has one and no one knew what it was

I just wanted to share. I've saved some sunflower seeds. I gave the rest to the birds. Yay! I never knew this was possible. So, Thank you so very much! 😊🙇‍♀️

Love your vids! Have a thought - I've never tried those self composting pots but have seen them around. Maybe planting the seeds in those and then just sticking those in the ground as is? That way no distributing roots? Do those pots actually work though?? 🤷🏼‍♀️

I learn so much from you. Will you put those pots in the ground now in your plant nursery? If I divided mine, could I just put in my flower bed?

Great video

I spent all afternoon working in my beds. Dividing and planting out daylilies, dutch iris and glacier lilies. Seed saving some zinnias.wonderful peaceful day❤

Thank you 🙇

Thank you for another great video!!!

Hi Vita, how do you care for the jugs during summer? I didn’t know you could wait that long to pot them up. Really enjoying your videos 😊

A neighbor has dianthus in a rock garden, the middle is indeed dead 😂, I harvested a few seed pods winter sowing here I come 😊 going to try oak leaf hydrangea too😅

I commented that I divided my 10 year old Dianthus just last week. They are already re-blooming! Two plants (one bright pink one pastel) are now twenty. I did mulch heavily and we're getting rain. I plan to divide next August again. You have taught me so much, Vita. Thank you.

Now that you potted them up, where will they go? In a greenhouse? Under lights indoors? I winter sowed echinacea , coleus, shasta daisies, etc. They were planted in pots or the ground in May. Just curious since you left yours in the jugs until August.

The perfect video at the perfect time!

Awww, they're so cute! Will you plant them out in the landscape this fall?

Thank you! That was really helpful! I always plant allysum in early spring because a frost won't hurt it.

Very thorough and easy to follow. Thank you.

Thanks so much Vita this has been very helpful. I have a new Garden this year in western Colorado and it's doing quite well for the first year but I see these ornamental Alliums you have and that Joe Pye weed and boy I think I need to get some seeds. I look forward to your videos everyday and I am thankful for all the knowledge and experience you have to share. Some things of course I cannot grow in the hot afternoon sun here as we are in high desert Zone 7A . I can grow them though in places that only have Morning Sun so we make it work😊

Iris rhizomes should not have dirt on top. Only the roots get dirt on top. They will grow much faster and healthier that way. I put some on clearance, into pots 5:16 in November and they bloomed the next spring. They hardly had any dirt, but I didn't know where to plant them in the ground originally. I also replanted old growth with roots. Anything with roots I kept. I will know next year how they did.

So, when do I plant in the ground? In the fall? I'm zone 7a.

Thank you for this information on cutting back alyssum. I wasn’t aware this should/could be done. Plan to tackle mine tomorrow!

Nice assortment of new plants to add to my garden. Vita you also took the guess work out by letting me know the best place to plant thank you

My favourite plant, i have collected seeds from my vincas for the first time, its goid fun & have heaps of seeds but havn't planted any as yet, im in Australia so plenty of sun for the vincas

Little baby coleus!❤❤❤❤

Thank you....I should give alyssum a try. I haven't grown that in years! Very pretty!!! What were those little blue flowers growing beside the alyssum?

HELLO HOWD YOU GET SUCH A HIGH SUCCESS RATE 🥺😭

Love your attention to detail.

Tall garden phlox and Black eyed Susan really steal the show. Unfortunately, I messed up pruning my favourite hydrangea in the spring and it failed to bloom for me this year. It does have lovely green leaves though! 😂

The fringe bleeding heart is lovely! Add her to my garden wish list. I got a good deal on mums... hoping if I plant now they may come back for me 🤞😂 ty for sharing

Thank you for your easy to understand not only how to collect the seeds but also different ways to store them. I'm from VA so I would love to know more about starting the seeds in colder weather. Will be checking out your other videos soon. I have several beautiful gardens finally and now we have decided to look for a new, smaller home now that we are retired.

I am always looking for new videos from you. I enjoy watching.

So helpful and easy to see your steps! Alyssum is my favorite and also a favorite with the bees and other pollinators around here in the Pacific Northwest. If you love scent, try the grape alyssum (Violet Queen, lobularia maritima) for a wonderful scent on your patio, too.