🌱 Winter Sowing Update ~ Lessons Learned ~ Y Garden 🌱

[@TheImpatientGardener]

I tend to sow somewhat heavily and then move the seedlings on before they are too big and competing with each other. Seems to work ok with our painfully slow springs. This was a great video and you did a great job explaining why heat-loving annuals aren’t appropriate for winter sowing

[@GardeningWise]

I do the same. It saves so much space. I am unable to move them outdoors up until late may.

[@ydoyougarden]

Thank you! I am planning on having them in bottles until May or so when they are really mature. Otherwise the darn slugs will get them. That's why i decided to give them more space this time :)

[@TheImpatientGardener]

Y Garden Oh great point!!!

[@margiecrawford4429]

I've done winter sowing for years and I love it! I use gallon milk jugs (the semi-opaque ones are fine, it doesn't need to be be 100% clear). The majority of plants I start are perennials but I do some annuals as well. My biggest challenge is to limit how many containers I sow - it's so easy to start the seeds but more effort to plant everything once they germinate (and to figure out where to put everything!)

[@monawolfe]

Margie Crawford I know what you mean, I’m already freaking out trying to figure out what I’m going to put where and preparing containers. I can’t believe how much seed companies charge for shipping on those tiny little packets so it just makes sense to order more...so it’s not our FAULT! 😊

[@margiecrawford4429]

@@monawolfe Exactly! You're already buying some so what's one more packet? Or five???

[@ydoyougarden]

Look out for coupons for free shipping! They are always out there. Make sure you get the catalogs, the codes are in the back.

[@keelyharra-shepard7079]

@@monawolfe yeah, unfortunately it's the postal system charges that cause the seed companies shipping prices to be what they are - it's a minimum of like $5 to go anywhere in the country with a envelope that size priority shipping. I'm looking into selling seeds that I save from veggies and flowers, and wanted to offer free shipping, but the customer only orders 1, the shipping you pay out more than cancels the price of a $2 seed packet! You can send it in a first class envelope, but there is no tracking which customers like! So, I feel stuck- at least charging the minimum the po charges me. Some places charging $7.95 is baloney tho! Unless they have employees I guess..

[@monawolfe]

@@keelyharra-shepard7079 Ahh, good to know. That makes sense.

[@FlowerGeek79]

I just wanted to point out that you do not need to use seed starting mix. You may use any potting soil or potting mix. I have been winter sowing for 12 years and never had trouble with seedlings not growing well in potting soil/mix.

[@ydoyougarden]

Great to know! thank you! I tried couple of other soils but had damping off. Maybe the soil was infected. I never had that problem with seed starting mixes.

[@sheilasavage2131]

Have you ever tried winter sowing coleus!

[@babsoneverything3060]

Do you keep these in full sun, or??

[@ivettesantana4319]

o wow you are using the tape I use on our window plastic lol. great idea!

[@karentemple5619]

Thank you! So glad you showed the results too! Now to find some containers!

[@seedaholicgardens9085]

church, restuarants, coffee shops schools, friends, family neighbors.

[@monawolfe]

So glad to see you do another video on this! I started mine a couple of weeks ago after watching your WS video. I used Simply Orange or Simply Lemonade bottles which we actually drink. I didn’t use tape, I just cut through the bottle all the way and slid the top over the bottom by cutting a little slit at the corner of the bottom part. No tape necessary. I used plastic forks like you did on yr last video bc I had a basketful of them laying around, facing outwards. Since the bottles are clear and smooth I can easily read the labels from the outside. I also put all my little soldiers in a clear plastic tub, looks less messy and keeps the wind from getting to them. Later after germination I can put the top on if there’s a frost. 💕🌿🌸

[@ydoyougarden]

That sounds great! I tried the slit thing and the first wind storm they actually opened and i decided to tape them. I use plastic tub as well so easy to transport them too 😁

[@monawolfe]

Y Garden Ok so a note about putting them in tubs, just make sure it doesn’t fill up with rain and snow leaving your bottles bobbling in there! Don’t ask how I know this can happen... 😁

[@jcking6785]

This is the first year I have ever heard of this so I will start saving containers for this immediately! Hopefully I will have enough to start sowing in a couple of weeks. I love growing plants from seed. Great video as usual!

[@ydoyougarden]

Thank you so much!

[@harrymyhero]

We use a soldering iron to poke the holes, makes it so easy to melt them in

[@BarbsintheGarden]

Yes, or a wood burning tool or even a hot glue gun! Takes 2 seconds per hole with no collapsing.

[@akatija]

I’m doing this for the first time this year. It was great that you showed the results from last year. That was so encouraging. I only planted two jugs of sweet peas but you’ve inspired me start some more. Thanks! Kathy

[@32speedygonzales]

akatija same for me. I actually went right after I watched the video to the nursery. I know if Yulia posts the varieties that she recommends I will go off and buy all of those too 😄 I am easily convinced

[@ydoyougarden]

Thank you! It was so easy, inexpensive and successful! The biggest problem was where i was going to put them. I expected maybe 50% success rate and was not expecting almost 100% 😃

[@ydoyougarden]

@@32speedygonzales Yay! Thank you! You will do great. I tried it as experiment last year and look at all of those baby plants! 😃😃😃

[@cindibarber3354]

This is my first year winter sowing. I appreciate hearing what you would not do again. Very helpful! Thank you and have a great weekend! Cindi xo

[@kathlynblack3517]

I have found an easy method for making holes in the bottoms of the jugs. I cut my jugs first, with lids on for air pressure (for that first stab), then hinge the jugs open. I place the jugs on soil or other soft material, and using a screwdriver, working from the inside of the jugs, poke holes through the bottom. You won't believe how fast it goes! I use a skinny philips head screwdriver. It's just, poke, poke, poke, poke. Super easy. Leaves nice round holes too. I use to use a drill and on the outside of the bottle. Like the knives, I had to be careful it didn't slip. The inside method, with a screwdriver, works great! Kathlyn in Texas

[@oakhillhomesteader]

I stated winter sowing for the 1st time this year... can't wait to see the results of mine & yours!

[@HowsItGrowing]

Thank you for sharing your experience with this updating from last year. That tape is so great. I use it for everything that needs the clear tape in the elements. You got so many plants last year! Wow!! 🥰

[@ydoyougarden]

Love Frost King I use it to winterize our old drafty windows 😁😊

[@sallyhenry1716]

Thanks to your first video on this I did try it and have sprouted some seeds already! I'm so excited! Just in case I stated too early I will be making some back ups , plus it was so easy and fun! Flowers for everyone!!! LOL😄 Thanks for the update!

[@carlakoenig6557]

Thank you so much for this information! I've never winter sowed seeds before and wondered if you could share some of your favorite seeds and, or that you have had the most success with. Love this idea and want to try it. This sounds much easier than sowing the seeds directly in the ground. Would't have to spend as much time keeping the soil moist and I wouldn't have to guess if what comes up is a weed or what I planted.

[@GardenEvolution]

Great video Yulia!

[@mishmorris5075]

Thank you for showing an update in the same video!! Sooo helpful!! I’m going to start some jugs today🥰

[@32speedygonzales]

Awesome video Yulia, would you if you have time share the plants you are sowing? Please :-)))

[@ydoyougarden]

I will ! 😁

[@NickandJulie]

I love winter sowing! You can start so many perennials for the garden this way and save so much money instead of buying all of them as the store. Its too easy not to do!

[@ydoyougarden]

Yes! So inexpensive

[@lindagarrido4448]

I’m going to have to try this. Thanks for the informative video 🌱

[@sharonl649]

You are such a good teacher! Love your videos so much!

[@AJsGreenThumbLLC]

Great demonstration Yuliya. Also thanks for showing the end results from last years' WS'ing.

[@ydoyougarden]

Thank you!!!

[@joanneblair6085]

Getting my supplies tomorrow. Can’t wait to try my hand at winter sowing. Thank you so much for showing me how to do this. 🦋💕

[@ydoyougarden]

Yay!

[@nappynew]

Thanks for the update. You don’t see this much from KZbinrs. I started mine in December and some in January. That’s a good tip about the stratification. We have had so much rain and snow I haven’t had to water and I’m looking forward to seeing the results.

[@ydoyougarden]

thank you! I loved my results last year, totally hooked! 😁

[@montyshinn8704]

Thankyou. Can’t wait to try this!

[@Ed-iz4wm]

Thanks for sharing your experiences. I am skeptical of this method, but I am going to give it a shot. I live just north of your area (in PA) and I am going to start them in the beginning of March (for my zone). I'm not concerned with the "look" of it. Glad to get some recycling from all of the plastics...

[@krisulandlott7147]

Thank you I’m gonna try this

[@marthagreene8670]

Excellent video and answered many questions. I think I will try this! Thanks!

[@ydoyougarden]

Thank you!

[@loriep.9493]

I have used grow lights before .But grew tired of that. This will work where I am at in Zone 6 (as you are Yulia ). I agree they will come out more healthy if they are already out in the cool-cold elements . So no hardening off period. This was a very informative video...I need to get busy and round up some plastic water bottles and get things started . Thank you so much Yulia !

[@ydoyougarden]

Sounds great Lorie!

[@kaylabryson1932]

Love this !! I’m going to try !!! Thank you

[@sherrywalker4619]

Thanks for sharing!

[@paulettewaller9833]

I am going to try this for the first time this year. Dang it, I just bought a couple of grow lights last year and sowed my seeds in breakfast area on a little three tier shelf unit. Didn’t like that method at all. I think I will find this way much better to my liking. I’m in zone 8a in lower Alabama and our days have felt a lot like spring already except for last night and we had a little frost. Love that I can set these seed containers outside. Thanks for the video Yulia.

[@ydoyougarden]

You are very welcome! In your zone i would check on them every day when the weather warms up to make sure they are getting enough moisture. Especially on really sunny days, they can dry quickly if you don't have rain. Good luck!! You will do great!

[@audreysweeney5338]

Thanks so much for sharing!

[@anupamaprasanna3339]

Just found your channel and am thrilled that I did. You explain things really well and while I have been gardening for a long time it's amazing to see what and how others grow their gardens.

[@ydoyougarden]

Welcome!

[@danicacase3390]

Thanks for the great information. I want to start perennials so perfect timing for me!!

[@ydoyougarden]

Yay!

[@seedaholicgardens9085]

I don't cut in half I use Sheryl's hinged jug method!Winter Sowing is the best! "Blessings of Bounty and May Your Gardens and your Life always Bring You Joy , Inspiration and Abundance!" - Hope

[@ydoyougarden]

Thank you so much Hope! I will check it out for sure.

[@WMHhomestead]

I never have good luck with winter sowing. I need all the tips I can get lol

[@michelestout9438]

Great information. If u get your knife hot it will go through much easier😉

[@tinyhineyfarm5020]

We might have over seeded some of our containers this year. Ooops.

[@urbangardeningandchickenke1018]

Very nice

[@doowopshopgal]

I am new to your channel I had no idea what you were doing and what sowing was I am thrilled that I can actually do something like this. I live in Palm Coast Florida zone 9A

[@a---holt]

Very helpful! Thank you! ❤️

[@maceyloubrown]

yours did so well last year!

[@ydoyougarden]

Yes, it's amazing to see

[@barbll000]

I found winter sowing to be very easy and successful. I loved that the plants didn't get leggy. I sowed a lot and then in spring transplanted the seedings. For me though, I was more successfull when I sowed less seed in each container and let them grow bigger.

[@ydoyougarden]

That’s what I am doing this year. Lesson learned! 😆

[@karenschwartz5209]

Great info! Thanks!

[@lisawalters5482]

Excellent video. I remember the one you did last year. Wish I had the guts to try this method. In my zone 8, I would have to sow them in December, I think. Most of them anyway. Thanks again. Great job. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@annmoy8932]

Thank you for your video. I came across it today as I was planning for next year's flower and vegetable garden.You explained everything so clearly and have inspired me to give this a try! :-)

[@ydoyougarden]

Glad it was helpful!

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

New sub! Hi! 👋🏻 Winter sowing for the first time this year!

[@seedaholicgardens9085]

You will love it!

[@msmaddox2918]

Hi Yulia! Just subscribed to your channel! I know this is an old video but I’m so glad I found your video. Great timing too as I just ordered 32 packs of seeds for this year! I’m so excited to try your winter sowing method and I can put all of my husband’s gallon water bottles to use! Thank you so much! 😃

[@ydoyougarden]

Thanks for subbing!

[@LifesAProject]

Love this video😍 Will definitely need to try this!🌱

[@suemackie4345]

This is great!! Thanks😊

[@suzannebuenaventura1743]

How many jugs would you use to meet your planting goals for the upcoming season? Do you personally use them more for annuals vs perennials? For your personal vegetable garden, how many jugs would you use? I’m trying to get an idea of how many jugs to collect. Thank you. I love your videos!

[@ydoyougarden]

Don't do what i did! 😁😊 Start small, i would say start with 20 jugs max. That is very decent starter garden. I have about 40 different kinds of seeds i started: perennials, veggies and annuals. 😂 Some i just want to try for the first time some are tried and true. I think i will include the list up in the description :)

[@suzannebuenaventura1743]

@@ydoyougarden thank you for responding! My jug collection is growing; I'll be ready soon!

[@desertrevelation8548]

This is great! I’ll definitely being trying this out with some native seeds I’ve collected 💚

[@ydoyougarden]

Awesome!

[@Учусьвыращивать]

Hi Julia, I loved your videos of winter sowing. Would you please Recommend a list of flowers and veggies to winter sow, that would be great for the beginners like me. For the past few years I’ve been growing from seed inside flowers like petunia, begonia and such but would love to see if I can try my hand with winter sowing. Thanks.

[@ydoyougarden]

I will make a video this week! from my experience the easiest for winter sowing are cosmos, alyssum, cleome, calendula, petunia, phacelia. Veggies: kale, peas, lettuce. Begonias are not hardy enough for winter sowing.

[@Учусьвыращивать]

Y Garden, Thank you very much. Even though it might be a little late, I will sow few from the list you’ve suggested.

[@YSLRD]

I leave the cap because we get drenching rain. That's the main reason I use the jugs is to keep the seeds from washing away. I put small holes in the top for gentle watering.

[@yuliamikhaylovskaya9781]

Greetings from your namesake 🙂 I love you videos, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience! I will surely try to get my feet wet at winter sowing. A quick question: I live in Pacific Northwest, where it's raining 10 months a year, so I will have to put jugs under the roof and take care of the watering myself. Should the soil be consistently damp? It will probably accumulate some water from the air as well, so I should be careful not to overwater it, right? Thanks!

[@itsmewende]

I'm just hoping I get the timing right this yr, nothing like having a nice batch of sprouts an nowhere to go with them due to lingering weather, I should say rain as well, here on MD's shore we've gotten a ton starting Wed night. Did you plant anything under a container like last yr, that was really great, I saved a nice container for this yr to do the same.

[@ydoyougarden]

Yes, hoping for nice spring 🙏

[@itsmewende]

@@ydoyougarden Just see this morning some of the bulbs I planted last Nov. are about to bloom, guess I"d rather they bloom now then end possibly frost bitten in a couple weeks.

[@lesliekendall5668]

Today I watched a video where a guy could get teeny seeds out one at a time. He put the seeds on a piece of paper (about the size of your seed packet) with a fold crease in it and took the tip of a pencil and guided the seeds, one by one, into the holes. 😲.

[@MilasGardenChronicles]

Thank you for sharing this method as well as do's & don't. This will be my first time trying WS method and am excited to see what I get. I'm collecting water bottles right now and hoping to start next week. End of January, probably continue into February. When do you think is a good time to sow petunias, impatiens and other heat loving flowers and vegetables? I have very nice heirloom verities I'd like to start from seed.

[@YSLRD]

I cut the jug in half then make drain holes from the inside. I think they drain better ( lots of rain here). Also, clear cat litter jugs are great containers.

[@ydoyougarden]

Good to know! it's good to know what works for different climates

[@marthaestrada8125]

Pre-moistening the planting mixture is a good idea. Questions: Why do we need to tape the container all the way around? Can we just use one piece on one side? Thank you for your "Lessons Learned."

[@pansepot1490]

I have seen some people cut the bottle all around and then close it by pushing the top so that it slightly overlaps the lower half. They don’t use tape.

[@marthaestrada8125]

@@pansepot1490 Great suggestion and just in time before I start my jug planting. I am going to give it a shot and see what happens. Thanks again!

[@ydoyougarden]

I tried the no tape slit method but the first wind storm they opened. Maybe i didn't do it right, but them i decided to tape it for security. 😁

[@marthaestrada8125]

@@ydoyougarden Hmmmm. You have a point. Thank you for sharing your experience. I think I am going to cut the bottle all the way around, push the top into the bottom and just use two small pieces of tape that is unless I can figure out another way to fasten the top. Tape is not recyclable which is why I am trying not to use tape or at least not that much. Thank you again Yulia. Lets see what happens.

[@rhondahunter246]

I just came across your post today and am super excited to try winter sowing. I will just have to remember for next winter. Thank you for sharing. May I ask where you are located?

[@askedgeorgia17]

I like those big bottles. Where did you get them? What came in them?🥰

[@ydoyougarden]

Water 😊 We have to buy our water in bottles (lead in tap water)

[@SnappyR]

Hi Yulia - I'm in Baltimore zone 7b and I'm going to winter sow in a large volume this year - I have Statice, Gomphrena, Yarrow, Amaranth, Perennial Aster, Joe Pye-Weed, Spider Flower. Do you think any of these are not a good candidate for winter sowing or do you have any advice on the timeline for when to start these for the winter sowing? I see that you have had great success with this method so I thought I'd ask for any thoughts you may have. Much appreciated!!

[@GardeningWise]

It will be much easier to make holes if you heat up the knife or a skewer and put it in the place, and you will have a nice hole without much effort. I always do holes like this in my recylced plastic containers which I use for seed starting indoors. Nice info anyway. Thanks

[@barressugarsweetplace2680]

I use a hot soldering tool. Works really great too.

[@ydoyougarden]

Yes, i wanted to do that but was too far away from the stove 😁

[@GardeningWise]

@@ydoyougarden I can understand. Things are not easy when filming. Maybe you can get a candle lightened up or a lighter nearby. It is much more safer and easier.

[@Kate98755]

i'm going to do another round to safely start plants, i feed squirrels so want them out of my plants...this way i can plant perennials before the fall

[@lovelyladygodbless143]

Thank you very much very good information can you not also just use pots and cover it with plastic ...i dont have those jugs😐

[@monawolfe]

lovely lady godbless The bottles create a greenhouse effect. Not sure pots will do the same. You can also use large Solo cups, soda bottles, anything that’s translucent but not necessarily clear. Depending on your zone you may be able to sow seeds directly into the spot you want them to grow and invert some kind of a clear contraption over them, like cups or bottles or even a clear plastic tub. Your neighbors probably won’t love it but that’s another option.

[@lovelyladygodbless143]

@@monawolfe thank you for the feed back i live in holland i think we are zone 7 igoing to give it a try 👍😀🌷

[@ydoyougarden]

@@lovelyladygodbless143 Yay! Good luck! Winter sowing is so worth the effort. It's inexpensive, easy, space saving and the plants are so healthy 😁

[@sylviarivas8181]

I am so excited to try this method. Does this work just on flowers? I wonder can vegetable seed be started this way?

[@stephaniewaltman775]

Yes absolutely vegetables! Look online for those which are best for cold starting.

[@frogribbit44]

Thank you so much for the video! Do the jugs need to be positioned so they are out of the winter wind or protected somehow?

[@itsinyournature]

I am also wondering about the jugs positioning outside, we are in deep freeze in Toronto and mine would probably just freeze over solid. I think I will dig them in a little in a veggie box like Yulia did in the clip at the end to protect them from extreme cold.

[@ydoyougarden]

​@@itsinyournature That's interesting. From what i understand the further north the later in the winter you can start winter sowing (unless you sow perennials that need stratification, start those in january). In zone 4 sowing is in March. The seeds will germinate when they are ready and generally will catch up with home grown seedlings in no time and generally healthier.

[@ydoyougarden]

Yes, it would be nice to protect them from wind so they don't blow away. You can put them in plastic storage tubs too. Those are great to organize your jugs, protect from wind and move them around if you need to 😁

[@yamininegi8112]

Love the winter sowing method..just wanted to ask if this would work in a Zone 3..as I was planning to do it for pansy flowers seeds

[@julieculshaw4031]

yes, I live in zone 3b and I did this last year. Not everything germinated, but I had tomatoes, petunias, pansies and snapdragons from this method.

[@yamininegi8112]

Julie Culshaw awesome..thank you so much..which month did u start the seed germination

[@ydoyougarden]

@@julieculshaw4031 Awesome! you just answered someone else's question too. From what i understand the further north the later you can start winter sowing. I may ask my parents to try it, they are in zone 2-3, russia.

[@yamininegi8112]

Y Garden thank you 😊

[@michelle-howdoyou]

@@ydoyougardenPlease show us updates weekly! thank you for this great little DIY video! Trying to get used to gardening in zone 4b coming from a zone 8--9 . I made a little lean to greenhouse (giant cold frame I guess since it's unheated) and had great success with traditional heat mat sowing but now I'm going to try this for all the cold tolerate things I'm experimenting with.

[@urbangardeningandchickenke1018]

Just subscribed

[@ydoyougarden]

Thank you!

[@aaroncobet1453]

Thank you. Just tried my first time. Had trouble sealing the jugs well, even with duct tape. Do you have any good tips?

[@Julia29853]

Any ideas for plastic containers? We just don’t use much that comes in clear plastic (bottles). Would taping two large plastic cups work? Would tbat be big enough? In zone 8 so not too long until warm enough to transplant.

[@priayief]

Interesting video but I don't understand using "seed-starting" soil. I know that this is the most efficient way to germinate seeds but my understanding is that this type of soil doesn't have any nutrients. So what happens when the plants develop beyond germination when they need nutrients? Thanks for posting.

[@ydoyougarden]

By that time it's usually time to plant outside or you can plant in intermediate pots.

[@gardingyrl3501]

what annual flowers can be sown this way?

[@vivlewine7205]

I am watching your very helpful videos as I try out winter sewing for the first time in 2021. (last year‘s big reveal was the best!). One question is-I’ve seen comments from people saying they didn’t have much luck with yarrow. Have you winters sown yarrow? Thanks!

[@ydoyougarden]

No, but it won’t hurt to try ☺️

[@francineh.7825]

I just have one question. Since I woke up to -30c this morning I obviously have to wait a few months to do this as I'll have snow for a couple of months yet? At what temp could I start these to put outside?

[@julieculshaw4031]

the containers can sit out in the snow, no problem, check out Kevin at A Garden for the house, winter sowing.

[@Wazupiseeyou]

Check out the Rusted Garden channel too.

[@ydoyougarden]

The further north you are the later you can start winter sowing. I am not sure what your zone is, but as far as i know zone 4 can Winter Sow in March. The bottles can sit out there in the snow and cold no problem and they will germinate when they are ready. 😁

[@francineh.7825]

@@ydoyougarden Okay thanks! I'm a zone 2/3 so I was just worried that if I did them too early and they froze solid that it would kill the seeds.

[@cynthiapetrone562]

I'm just curious if I can have the same results using small pots in my unheated greenhouse? Of course I would water when necessary.

[@monawolfe]

Cynthia Petrone yes that would work too but you would have to stay on top of watering. I like the set it and forget it factor with this method. Great last name btw! 😊

[@mochitwa]

Just for at first I would still cover seeds with a dome or something, as they will need to be moist at all times, but after they come up then just water as necessary.

[@cynthiapetrone562]

@@monawolfe haha thanks!

[@cynthiapetrone562]

@@mochitwa Thank you

[@ydoyougarden]

I think it will, i wish i had a greenhouse 😁😁 Watering maybe an issue though especially when it gets warmer.

[@stephanief9939]

When did you winter sow the cosmos?

[@ydoyougarden]

First week of February. Now 😁

[@babsoneverything3060]

Do you keep these in full sun?

[@Dahliaismypassion]

Yuliya, I have a question, can I winter sow cleome? Their seed needs cold stratification, so my thought it would be a perfect method of starting them outside. What do you think?

[@elizabethpeters8904]

I've been watching you for the past year. Your home and garden are beautiful! Question - I just learned about the winter sowing method recently - I live in zone 6B (SW PA). Is it too late to winter sow larkspur, sweet peas and other frost tolerant flowers?

[@ydoyougarden]

Thank you Ginger! No, not too late. I will still be winter sowing for another couple of weeks :)

[@AnnieCarvalho]

What month do you start?

[@kaylabryson1932]

A box cutter is sooo much easier !!!!!! ☄️☀️

[@annecarbonel588]

Can i winter sow Zinnia and Marigold?

[@fabioleonhardt]

Sementes sem terra ..

[@homebound-g3o]

How many weeks before planting should I sow tomatoes?

[@ydoyougarden]

6-8 weeks before the last frost date in your area

[@alisonberry8631]

How do you discourage animals (squirrels, coons etc) from disturbing the bottles sitting in the garden?

[@ydoyougarden]

We have both and they don't touch it.

[@cbvickers4044]

Thank you Yulia.... I live in zone 8A. Do you think mid February is too late to start WSing?

[@ydoyougarden]

It wouldn't hurt to try. Maybe just a few jugs. Make sure you give them little extra water if it is getting really warm where you are. 😊

[@lclandrum]

How much of a head start do you think you get doing it this way? Like 3-4 weeks?

[@ydoyougarden]

Yes, about right 😁 Most importantly the plants are very healthy

[@sandrainontario6710]

What is the name of the tape?

[@ydoyougarden]

You can use Gorilla tape or weather tape 😊

[@arvellataratuta2150]

Is it ok if your WS jugs become buried in snow?

[@Artemisgrier]

Arvella Taratuta yes

[@lindadistel3643]

You filled in some knowledge gaps...like not overseeing. And the video from last year the first I’ve seen to know what to look forward too.

[@ydoyougarden]

Yay! It's so encouraging 😁

[@pamnapier-uhl1362]

I saw this video and before I watched it I yelled to my husband “Please do not recycle my jugs!!” Lol. I am doing it - we are moving and I thought 💭 who has time? Well this girl does!

[@ydoyougarden]

😃😃😃 It was so worth it!

[@verawallace9055]

Just heat a small screw driver ,and makes the holes much easier, I copy someone from You Tube

[@ydoyougarden]

Yes, I figured out later 😊🌝