Do Your Seeds Need Cold Stratification? 🌱 || Seed Starting 2025 || Starting Cactus and Foxglove

[@livingblessed78]

Your seed starting series are absolutely my favorite! Very informative and inspiring. Thank you! I love gardening in all the stages, but I think seed starting is also one of my favorites! ❤

[@kathleenvadney6217]

Thanks for the seed starting demonstration. The tips are valuable in that it’s hard won knowledge gained from experience in everything from soil temperature to date tracking to cold stratification. You did a wonderful job of organizing your presentation. Thank you for sharing.

[@annsmith5625]

Very interesting info. I am certainly looking forward to seeing the cacti results! Yes, watching all the Christmas movies already....not much else on except reruns ⚾️

[@LilyValmonte]

🌵🌵🌵 Wow--I hadn't thought of starting cacti from seed!

[@marniroberson8980]

Good information and a great reminder to check. I have been disappointed before when I pull seeds for spring planting and realize they needed stratification.

[@cathyversteeg3051]

Congrats on 34K subs!

[@dl2623]

Hubby and I started our weekly Christmas movie night 2 weeks ago. Loved 'Meet Me Next Christmas.' Hubby never heard of Pentatonix til the movie and now he's updating his Christmas playlist this year 😂 Thanks for another helpful video.

[@pd8559]

I store all my seeds in the refrigerator in air tight container so I never worry about stratification. Interesting to see the foxglove, I never ended up growing any. Hollyhocks yes, even though you mention problems I never had rust or anything I could see on mine. I have a few mixed and growing including the black hollyhock.

[@lesliebehrens7252]

2 good resources: The Plant propagator’s bible, all the seed treatments explained at length. Specialty Cut Flowers 2nd Edition. Try your local library

[@user-rosesroses]

Who knew. Great info.

[@mardisteffenhagen]

OK, I’m gonna start by Delphinium. Thanks for letting me know!!❤

[@paullanders]

Amanda, you should try out the "Seed Snail" method and see what you think. Have a look at the 2 KZbin videos by Kowalski Mountain. I am currently trialing this method for seed starting, but also as a "rescue" method for some very leggy pansy seedlings that I did not get into the light soon enough. This method uses less soil, takes up less space, and allows a deeper root system. I am using parchment paper folded into thirds for my backing. So far, so good.

[@marianunes6905]

Thank you was a great video.👏💐

[@gracieshomeandgardens5089]

Goodmorning Amanda!watching with my coffe❤❤❤☕

[@harbourheightsja2383]

I just do the winter sowing, but think I'll try these two methods

[@mahereentazree8693]

Very 'on time' video. I am looking to start liatris, lupine and some milkweeds next season 😊.

[@Sile_Kelly]

Thanks Amanda, that was so informative! Have you ever tried winter sowing in your area? Is it better for colder zones? ☘️

[@tinaslouisianakitchen8963]

I am getting very forgetful as I get older so I use my phone or ipad calendar to mark dates with a reminder to pop up when I need to check my seeds that I have in my fridge or outside. That way I can keep up with my timeline on my seeds. Out of sight, out of mind in my case! 😂

[@Chefabs911]

Christmas Island (i think) we loved it

[@LynnSargent-xx5ei]

I enjoy your seed videos, always helpful and informative! On a previous vid you were looking at cast iron plants, wondering if there was a variegated one. There are& they are amazing! My favorite is more of a spotted one that is glorious. It is kind of new so I haven’t seen many in fact only one at a local Lowe’s. Not sure how y’all use this plant up there but Dow here in the Houston- Galveston area they are planted around our big old oaks. I have 3 very large, very old live oaks in our yard so I eventually want the spotted one to go around the one out front. Can’t wait for your next video.

[@Dirtdobber84]

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[@rggonzales6248]

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[@fatimamedeiros1914]

Hi Amanda!I love your green watercan can you tell me where I can get it .Thank you❤🌵

[@KateMackey-te8cw]

I live in Zone 8a so it’s ok to start Sahara now? I’m new at this. Love that variety

[@litaapreston9605]

🌵cacti sounds like fun! Excited to see how it goes. 🫳🏼🫳🏼 me picking out my seeds and taking notes as you explained the processes. Looking forward to growing them along with you this year ❤

[@dianehoffman3508]

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[@maryshaddox1172]

Class is out already? My brain was just kicking in. LOL 😊. Looks like I need to check my seeds for rudbeckia and stratify. Maybe the reason for my seed failure. 🤔

[@joycerapezzi2378]

Good morning! Can you still use seeds that were forgotten in the frig from last spring? Just found my cleome seeds.

[@johnbrigham5955]

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[@41murphy2]

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[@StaceyBaksh]

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[@theresaoriabure9673]

Hello

[@milkaplonka9444]

Liatris will not flower until it’s second year after seed germination. That make me not to buy seeds as i like to have it the year i seeded. 🌱🌱🌱

[@JerilynnSchultz]

🪴 🪴 🪴 😊❤

[@marianunes6905]

Thank you was a great video.👏💐

[@KateMackey-te8cw]

I live in Zone 8a so it’s ok to start Sahara now? I’m new at this. Love that variety

[@alicehihn3250]

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