Identifying True Leaves and When & How to Feed Your Tomato/Pepper/Vegetable Seed Starts - TRG 2015

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[@heavymechanic2]

Gary has some of the better videos on starting seeds and getting your garden off to a good start. My collards, kohlrabi, broccoli, and cabbage are growing like weeds, anticipating transplanting them outside as the weather gets closer to spring. Keep in mind I have never grown anything outside before May, last year I tried beets and it was 10 degrees a few days after transplant. About fertilizer, I use the pink Miracle grow for tomatoes and only use 1/2 Tsp per gallon and will increase if the plants start to mature or look like they need more.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Thanks! Less fert is better for how you described. You can add more later.

[@erich.82]

Just moved some tomato seedlings out of the grow tent and into the greenhouse. I've never fertilized seedlings, out of fear of burning. Thanks for sharing this info. I like the blue liquid too. -Eric

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

You can even go quarter strength.

[@dragonflyneb]

Thank you for taking your time and getting back to me.

[@JackRendar]

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[@TimSheets]

One thing I always wondered about fertilizer dosing. Miracle Gro has two dosing levels, indoor and outdoor. Which do you start off 1/2 dosage with?

[@laurareed4557]

I have the same question ..?

[@nikkitobin8356]

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[@Coopmanpin]

Tyvm second set first true leaves fertilizer half strength if they don’t drink 30mins drain. Yellow leaves need fert.

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[@nima.j.m]

would you tell me what is the NPK of that Fertilizer, please???

[@tanyacanam6258]

Hi Gary. I started my seeds with a Miracle Grow Seed Starting Mix that contained fertilizer. Will I need to also put fertilizer in my water for the time the plants are in the small cells?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Tanya Canam Not right away. When the tomatoes get like 2-3 inches. Some 1/2 strength every other watering works. No exact science. Just dont over do it.

[@billiamc1969]

Great advice...we use diluted worm juice for seed soak and early fertilizer...works great and isn't petrochemical like most powdered fertilizers...do you have bees?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Not so many any more. I have lots of wild flowers that attracts all kinds of insects but bees seem to be on the decline.

[@dragonflyneb]

So what liquid fertilizer do you use to start indoors. Have always started seeds outdoors. Thank You

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

It really varies but I use synthetics indoors. Less smell. Usually miracle gro at 1/2 strength.

[@hughjanus3798]

Looking good! Should you water and feed the seedlings separately or at the same time with the diluted food?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Together. Just mix in the fertilizer at watering time. Good luck in the garden!

[@hughjanus3798]

Gary Pilarchik Thanks. Some of my peppers are getting the second leaves. Thanks for the tips. GL to you too.

[@stanytzabillen2216]

The surface leaves are called cotyledons

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Thanks.

[@mkme2358]

When do u cut them off?

[@Huzar-zm3qz]

you dont cut them off

[@brianramsey3824]

I have a problem getting huge leaves inside and if it's not the compost it's the fert I feed...the quick start mg you say use what is half quarter strength i cant find any guide that tells me what they consider half strength. half as full as you can full it? just up to the line that goes up half way where the cap flares out to go around spill resavore?

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[@natashagreen5357]

How early should I plant my seeds? I live in B.C and was thinking early March but wondering if I should start them soon? (Tomatoes., peppers and cukes) thanks!

[@TimSheets]

My rule of thumb is start pepper seeds 12 weeks before your planned planting out day (average frost date) and 8 weeks for tomatoes and most other faster growing plants. I usually plant outside mid-May, so I will be starting pepper seeds (and maybe some herbs - will have to look at the packages) very soon. If I start tomatoes this early, they will be out of control by the time mid-May gets here.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Tim Sheets I agree. I just loaded another video about that. This year I started my peppers 12 weeks before last frost. My tomatoes where huge with 8 week but my peppers always remained small as I once started them at the same time. 12 weeks just will give you bigger pepper transplants.

[@natashagreen5357]

Thank you both for your help!!!

[@JETBLACKPRIEST]

Any idea why the cotyledons on a few of my pepper seedlings are so small at the time of true leaf emergence? (skip to the tl;dr, everything else is context) The largest, my carolina reaper, being 30mm tall, nice 1-2mm thick purple stem with 12-15mm long cotyledons and true leaves not far behind at 8-10mm. 3 other seedlings share similar behavior, my yellow scorpion is a perfect + shape with all 4 leaves as wide as it is tall at about 20mm. The other reaper has similar proportions to the first but even smaller and and thinner cotyledons relative to the true leaves, I would describe it as genetically weaker relative to its brother but going back to the true leaves, Its as if they emerged really early (on the optimistic side) or the growth of the cotyledons was slowed/true leaf emergence was somehow triggered early conditionally (on the more realistic side) One of my late bloomers (firecracker) that hasnt spent so much time in the cold garage over its life, since ive improved my setup is overtaking my other seedlings in terms of cotyledon growth and its only 11 days old now where the other 3 popped middle of last month, the oldest being 27 days old, 23 days old (reapers) and 20 days old(Yscorpion) which all sprouted leaves at the exact same time despite different ages. Though the large size of my youngest (firecracker) probably also has something to do with it being a variety with nowhere near as much heat as the other three seedlings, it's pretty much an ornamental jalapeno. I have a few other varieties though that have yet to sprout at all (chocolate scorpion, ghosts and chocolate ghosts) which went in at the same time as my sprouted seedlings. What im thinking did it is that they spent some nights soon after sprouting (at this point 2/3rds of their life lol) in a chilly garage with outside temps sometimes as low as 13 or less. They've always had warm light ontop the red/blue aquatic plant light im using as a grow light and more recently a heat pad but the cold is all I can think of as to why the cotyledons are so small, legit like theyre a fkn thumbnail long and i feel like they should be triple the size for having sprouted true leaves. Theyre in a warmer spot in the house now and they seem to be responding to it nicely but the question/curiosity is still present. its definitely not a lack of light because im dancing the razors edge on burning them, they've lightened up little but are still vivid green. Tl;dr: Am I correct in assuming the reason my seedlings have under sized cotyledons relative to their true leaves and relative to the commonly observed cotyledon size of other seedlings growing true leaves, is due to not being given ideal levels of warmth over-night, causing cotyledon growth to slow in the window of time before the plant grew true leaves?

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I dont know for sure as its only a few. Generally if there was a problem it would be across all of them. I would agree with you that the cold just slowed them down. As the roots get the warmth they need, the greenery takes off. Join this channel to get access to perks which focus on garden mentoring and member influenced videos: kzbin.info/door/ptL6_qMImyW_yZwiMjQdpgjoin You can find items I use or discuss in videos, by checking out my Amazon Storefront for fertilizer, pest management, shade cloth, seed starting supplies, books and more! at www.amazon.com/shop/garypilarchiktherustedgarden As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualified purchases. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden Shop (My Shop) for your fabric pots, fall & spring seeds, seed starting supplies, peppermint oil, neem oil, TRG merchandise, and more at www.therustedgarden.com Please subscribe if you have a chance (Thanks!)

[@shadyfieldhomestead1974]

I’m trying to figure out why a few of my tomato seedlings have both yellow leaves. I have an LED grow light and I think I might have had it too close, 3 inches. Or could it be fertilizer burn? In a 9 gallon container I made my starter mix but added 1/4 cup of blood meal and 1/4 cup of bone meal (direction from a garden page to do). I don’t think it’s that because I mixed it really well and not all the seedlings are like that. Plus, out of a 9 gallon container, the amount I added isn’t enough to really do anything.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Adding organic to starting mix like that can cause issues but I dont know if that would do it. Especially since it is a low amount as you say. Best to not over water. They have plenty of food. Good luck. Please Ring the Bell (next to subscribe) to get immediate real-time video notifications & Please check out The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden Shop for all your gardening needs: www.therustedgarden.com

[@SlowAndH3avy]

do you think green moss growing on the top of the soil, around the seedlings, is a problem?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

That's you algae from the lights and nitrogen. It is not an issue.

[@mbf211]

What are the NPK proportions of your liquid fertilizer?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

They vary. That was Miracle Gro. I think the proportions are 24-8-16. For the seedlings I prefer a bit more Nitrogen. But keep MG at 1/2 strength. I use other but find most of the synthetics copy MG's ratio.

[@oldie121]

Thanks for sharing, what fertilizer do you use

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Today i use Miracle Gro. But I change base don what is around and on sale. Most liquid synthetics follow the ratios of MG.

[@Kre8iviT27]

Could you use worm castings tea to feed the seedlings?

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[@nany6473]

I really need help My bell pepper seedling is 6 weeks old i started them from seeds at home, and i only have 1 set of leaves and they are very small (the first set that came out) How to encourage it start it true leaves? Any thing i could do?

[@nany6473]

I use banana beel tea as a fertilizer

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Banana peel isn't enough alone. You need more nitrogen at this stage of growth. Do you have access to higher N water soluble fertilize?

[@khadeej7286]

When do true leaves come for tomato and green chili?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Varies but about 10 days after germination or so.

[@thenitpicker911]

how often do you feed them? once a week?

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It varies but when couple inches high not more than once a week and I usually use 1/4 strength fert. Just need a little. please visit my seed and garden shop at www.therustedgarden.com

[@eduardoquintero7205]

when can you cut off the collagen leafs on my pepper seedling plant ?

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[@raddad2040]

Does using synthetics mean your vegetables will have chemicals in them?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

+Elijah Purcell Nope. Chemicals are the building blocks of organic fertilizers and processed fertilizers. It is a common mistake people take synthetic as artificial. It is more like synthesized into a form the plant can use. Microbiology takes the chemical compounds in organics and breaks them down into a chemical form the plant can use. People take, for instance, nitrogen and put it through the Haber process to create a form of nitrogen the plant can use. Another example is Magnesium Sulfate or MgSO4. It is a naturally occurring chemical salt but organically excepted. Not processed.

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+Gary Pilarchik (The Rusted Garden) thanks!

[@nikkijo9999]

I'm using rabbit poop tea

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[@enidcolon6338]

can i use miracle grow

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Yep it is not poison as some say but you can use it a 1/2 strength. That is plenty.Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden Shop: www.therustedgarden.com

[@timothyduenas2910]

My first leaves were three. Why is that?

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Just odd. Normally doesnt happen, less one was a primary leaf. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for seeds, seed starting supplies, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com & Please Ring the Bell (next to subscribe) to get immediate real-time video notifications of new videos. Thanks

[@timothyduenas2910]

All my plants had two initial leaves except for two plants and those 2 had 3😂

[@TuttiFKNFrutti]

@@timothyduenas2910same.

[@tortaboy]

Why do you have 8 duplicate comments?

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When I drop the video into different Google+ communities I manage and subscribe too...they end up here. Annoying but that is what happens.

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