How to Transplant Seedlings into the Garden, 4 Mistakes you MUST Avoid

[@SharaVitone]

You are absolutely right about the garden journal! I started one back in 2002 when I bought my first house in Clifton, NJ. Over the years I recorded my successes and my failures and included lots of photos. What a learning experience! Now I am moving to a new house in Easton, PA with 3 acres and TONS of space for gardening. I can't wait to get started and I'm grateful to have the experiences of my garden journal to guide me.

[@silkcitybrothers8710]

Go Clifton ....Paterson

[@likeargamanflaming940]

I'm jealous of your three acres!!!! Blessings to you and your new " digs."

[@jasonnies2169]

I just started my journal this year! My garden is only on its third year but I can already tell this journal is going to be so helpful. I live in PA as well with 6 acres and eventually hope to grow my garden to about 2 acres and more if my neighbor will sell me the 6 acre field next to me! Lol

[@glendaruff125]

Great idea.

[@kimberlymarcus3257]

Shara Vitone. Hello Shara from a Hunterdon County Jersey gal, very close to Easton, cute little town. Check out Daddy’s Place for homemade Middle Eastern food. I just started my first garden, plan to expand in the fall to a food forest. Thanks for the suggestion of pictures, I’m a visual learner so this will help in the future. Good luck on your move, and I’m a little jealous of all the acreage.

[@lauraprescott9005]

When it is root bound put roots in water and loosen soil and trim roots a little if needed and then transplant for better performance.

[@ChiChi75169]

Great tip - thank you Laura!!

[@jamesthomas4577]

You answered my one question from this vid. Thanks much.

[@pbjsilverstudio4882]

My friend does that. But she soaks them in water with vitamin B and man you should see her garden!! It’s only floral but holy cow it’s gorgeous! She swears by vit. B.

[@pbjsilverstudio4882]

I love how you talk about your plants as if they were people. It’s cute and funny! And kind of a nice way to think about them since they are living things. Hahaa

[@ChiChi75169]

@@pbjsilverstudio4882 - another great tip!! Thanks for sharing :)

[@TrevyTrev-andTheFunkyPets]

I started pulling weeds one weekend to deal with quarantine, next thing I’m building a raised bed. Your videos are very helpful for me.

[@theobserver450]

Some weeds are edible and we should avoid poisoning them but instead view them as free salads

[@rosehodgman9495]

@@theobserver450 know them before you eat them and study all possible side affects.

[@jlseagull2.060]

Many folks are turning into gardening because of quarantine. Enjoy all!

[@Rizik1986]

JL Seagull 2.0 The system has failed u! Time for self responsibility! Grow what you eat! Eat what toy grow!

[@TANQ31]

It started with planting a single cherry tree to to me. 2 gardens, 6 beds, 5 additional trees (peach, kumquats, lemon, navel orange. Got ornamentals and wild flowers planted. Have sheep out back keeping wild grasses and weeds down for fire break. Its addicting, healthy and fun to garden and farm your own food. Tough work but worth it

[@ORom89]

Another way to take the plants out is to flip the container up side down while carefully holding the plants between your fingers on the down side. Very easy. This way you get to reuse your plastic thing forever which helps reduces the production of plastic in the long run.

[@randomasmr4045]

Yup, that's how I do it...and I like that those containers are stacked up for future use!

[@gene7733]

Please save the planet. No plastic !!!!!

[@randomasmr4045]

@@gene7733 They're being reused. not chucked into the trash, so no lectures please.

[@ProdByXorak]

Isnt this the only way to do it ??

[@Lauradicus]

You might like root trainer containers. Still plastic but last for years and most are recyclable. Can’t beat soil blocks for the no plastic approach!

[@grussem]

My next door neighbors have chickens and many of us have gardens now and regularly share and trade veggies/crops/herbs. Gardening is a surprisingly cohesive activity.

[@eulogossusan]

The old English garden books say, “Sow dry, set wet,” meaning sow your seeds outside in dry weather, but set out transplants in wet weather.

[@my_flippin_journey]

Some have advised the opposite 🤔

[@DanielW607]

I like how you referred to the Home Depot plants as “drug addicts” hahha that really made my day😂. It also helps me realize why some of my previous year plants from my first few years of gardening died when they were looking so beautiful in the store

[@laceysnursery5080]

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[@eminemilly]

funny and informative.

[@Autism_Forever]

Yep, glad that finally someone called these overfertilizing crazy people out. Proven Winners advises you to fertilize their annuals 1-2 times a week. What??? Takes a few months to detox Lowes and Home Depot plants. They are like this person who ate donuts their whole life and is suddenly put on the salad diet, so he screams "Where is all the sugar???" I wish big box stores stopped doing ridiculous things like this.

[@DanielW607]

Anna Gray well they ain’t gonna reveal it because they want consumers to think their nice and beautiful plants wilted and died because of something THEY did wrong, causing them to buy more plants. Besides, people are more likely to buy plants when there are more of them that artificially look nice and big

[@eminemilly]

@@DanielW607 can fish tank water instead of plain water compete with their over fertilizing? my fish tanks are old and pretty dank. just have moss and easy plants left and a filter lol

[@haileyfield7845]

You’re attitude & love for what you do / are passionate about is attractive! I found this video, even 3 years later to be SO helpful. As i have been looking up videos for a while now on this exact topic and none were exactly about going from indoor to outdoor transplant but mostly about up-potting indoor seedlings. THANK YOU!!! and may God bless you and all of your crops🥰

[@jeanneamato8278]

I learned years ago from starting my veg garden a month later than most people that the pests go on to gardens that were started ‘on time’. The veggies ripened when they were supposed to and I had no pests. I do this every year now.

[@montanaliving4769]

We don't have many pests here but my back yard garden is surrounded by nieghbors back yards on all sides. We put an electric fence up a couple of years back to keep game animals out tho. They had to go through 1 of 4 yards to get in ours, 2 of which have gardens as well but never get eaten. My garden is always the first one in and most mature when our forrset friends come down the hill to live in our neighborhood all summer. After reading this I have decided that my garden will be late, in hopes of the animals filling up on others enough to leave mine be. Could work? Its so bad I awoke at 3 am 4 years ago to a young buck stuck with his foot stuck in the chain link fence. Once he got loose he limped to the compost pile and bedded down. I was afraid he had broke his leg. However in the morning light with the areas pets coming out he did just get up and go jump out. Rather they get a small shock then a broken leg.

[@dustyflats3832]

@@montanaliving4769 we had a deer caught in haywire that wasn't so lucky. We use 2x4 7' fence around garden and it helps. The baby bunnies fit thru and I've seen deer jump at a standstill and clear 8'. I may have to go electric. They say one strand placed about a foot and a second at 4'. We had some coon issues also and last week I seen the first groundhog--live trap time!! Don't want them At All! Dealt with them at our first house, up north at cabin, my folks house And in town at my sister-in-law's house. So destructive. Now they've introduced elk in the area. If I was a farmer I would be so nervous as all these animals can eat a lot. Hope they don't introduce moose🤣🤣

[@dustyflats3832]

That's true especially vine borers, but it gets so hot the cool weather veggies would bolt.

[@annak804]

You could get a but hotel

[@annak804]

@@montanaliving4769 you might get predator pee, mountain lion is best

[@jjohnson5014]

James, your enthusiasm is only second to your knowledge.

[@sonyamccomas8113]

I love this channel! I have started a garden at my place with my 3 small kids this quarantine and we all have enjoyed it. Strawberries started to bloom and my littlest one is so excited for them.

[@Kreedogger]

Imagine if more of us took on all these new skills and hobbies. I love gardening. I think every household should try to grow something at least. I suppose its one of the "benefits" of this whole crappy pandemic is hopefully a lot more people are learning new skills and honing old ones. Heck..I even picked the bass guitar back up after 8 years a couple weeks ago and am going to come back with a vengeance! :) :)

[@bobs5596]

my neighbors are using this time to remodel their houses. so they are off work but paying themselves by increasing the value of their houses.

[@alizcool1]

@@Kreedogger lock down is almost over put the guitar back

[@laceysnursery5080]

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[@jerryolivermason6760]

Bro, thank you for your words and inspiration! We (myself and 4 neighbors) started indoor to outdoor gardens on our little homestead. It's a patient and educational process as we are all basically broke! Lol! Thank you for the practical, affordable and efficient knowledge shared -and not just trying to sell us products! We will like subscribe and SHARE -no doubt!

[@jesusfan3151]

Tuck found the coolest spot for a nap in the garden. Looking forward to watching him eat some veggies in due time.🥒🥒🥕🥕🥕🐕💕

[@cassandraqcassandraq5510]

Tuck has a sweet smile when he sleeps.

[@theclimbingchef]

Awww! Tuck in the squash hole is adorable! You should make tshirts with Tuck on them!

[@mstargazer9599]

He does!😍 Guardian of the Garden

[@markouellette7249]

This guy knows his shit. I have been gardening for 8 +years, James is true to the earth a real gardener and I still learn from him. Definitely my food forest founder.

[@XandroJM]

I'm so happy I found your channel. I now have my garden with so much stuff and the best part is they're thriving. Keep growing guys it's the best food for your body.

[@jamesprigioni]

Let's Goooo!

[@carsonchan5102]

the planting journal is not just horticulture advice, but great life lesson as well! keeping a journal and agenda is seriously amazing

[@explained3799]

James you are such a blessing to us new wannabe gardeners. THANK YOU for all your encouragement.

[@jamesprigioni]

Your'e soo kind my friend. Don't sell yourself short though, I would call you a soontobe gardener :)

[@jackmacvan]

I've never grown a thing in my life but decided to start growing some veggies this year for some reason. I'm addicted to it now. I love watching the progress. This kind of information is invaluable for a newb like me.

[@grantnm1]

Thanks James. I got some broccoli from Lowe's this past season, and I didn't know they were drug addicts. I guess that explains why they were shaking so violently. I heard that Miracle Grow is a hard one to kick.

[@calcat7375]

You mean Miracle Grow is no good cause I'm new at this so I bought that for my veggies and flowers🤔

[@cellculturebabe]

@@calcat7375 I think it's great for container gardens, chock full of nutrients. James was saying that the plants sold in nurseries are really used to that nutrient rich mix and experience shock when going from that to regular ground soil so better to get them gradually used to it. But if you are growing in containers then you want a nutrient rich mix so miracle gro should be fine I think.

[@melissac3618]

I used some miracle grow this year to replenish one of my raised beds. I'm not sure if it will work or if it will flop. But it was already quite depleted of nutrients anyway so I figured it was worth a shot. Mixed it in deeply and didn't add more than an inch of height to the soil level, so I'm hoping it helps without destroying the garden.

[@Double_T333]

Been watching your videos for a few months now. I’ve gone back and watched pretty much all of them. I’m 21 and you’ve inspired me to create my own food Forrest at my parents house. Wood chips are laid out and now I’m boutta cut some trees for some more sun. Thank you so much James for your sharing your knowledge

[@deejay4922]

This guy's a very inspirational person. Very positive, no hype. Makes you want to get started in the garden.

[@jerseydevil4102]

I love your channel! You and Tuck are the best! I live in Cranford, NJ on 1/3 of an acre, however with so many massive oak, maple, and sycamore trees on my and adjacent properties, there is very little direct sunlight. We're planting vegetables in buckets on wagons so we can roll the plants and follow the sun.

[@lisajones8156]

James you are so inspiring!! I planted my first garden ever last year at the age of 50!! I am hooked!! Thank you so much for all the guidance you provide on your channel. I use you so much on this new journey of mine.

[@khuzaima5050]

Man I was doing all 4 mistakes! Thanks a lot for this James and Tuck!

[@tonipollack5021]

Miracle Grow I believe is a Monsanto/Bayer product. Make sure you get ORGANIC.

[@heather9130]

I've been gardening for a couple of years now, and I just discovered this channel. Your videos always give me tips that I didn't know of before. Thanks for putting in the time!

[@tanjowil9743]

I definitely believe in journalling. I'm a newbie, planting my flowers and veg seeds a week ago here in Brisbane Australia, they are doing well so far. I think it's important to journal what you have, what you used, how you did it, the weather outside and never stop learning and growing.🌻🐝🥬

[@godovermoney0215]

The intro get me every time with the leg kick lol😂😂😂 thanks for the info

[@yhuynh716]

I love your message to just start. Doesn't have to be a big project, just start something. Very insprational.

[@UndedRedhed]

You've been a huge influence for me this year. I'm so glad I found your channel! We have a raised bed and a bunch of potted plants. All edible. I started a compost pile, and I've been saving seeds from our fruits and veggies. Thank you to you and Tuck! Keep up the amazing work!!!

[@pinam27]

My tiny yard is filled with berry bushes and fruit trees, there isn't much space for veggies...Thank God for the abandoned house next door, I took over the yard for my vegetable garden. Love your show!

[@melaniedemers528]

Thank you for inspiring us to start gardening! We built 7 raised beds with a total of 225 square feet of space to plant. We also planted raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, haskap, and strawberries. We are super excited to see what the next growing season will bring us. :)

[@bencowles2105]

As a market gardener i cheat. Low tunnels and frost blankets and watch the weather like a hawk. It is a little more work to make your own low tunnels and to make sure i get frost blankets put on and taken off at the right time but the result is i get my veggies in sooner and harvest sooner. That and i grow everything organic. I started just growing food for my family now i grow to feed other families. It is a great hobby that turned into a business and a way to fight hunger with results i can see because i meet the people at the food bank that i am donating for. Love the video lots of useful information. Keep them coming.

[@Kreedogger]

Im sittin here lookin at my racks of seedlings for my medium sized container garden on my apartment patio while watching this. Perfect! 3 Cucumbers(Love em)… 2 Zuch's... 2 Tomatoes and 2 Cherry Tomatoes will be the final tally outside! I cant wait to get em all set! I'm super glad I found your Channel James!!

[@theheidiberryable]

My favorite video of Tuck. Adorable! Thanks as always for sharing your knowledge, James.

[@justyouraveragenico2387]

Thanks for the timely video James! I'm a big fan of your channel. I just bought my first house last fall and I've been putting in 16 hour days all spring trying to convert my lawn into an urban farm/food forest.

[@dutchyfresh1]

I started a Garden just this year. I’ve learn that I have a lot to learn. I’m not going to give up, but instead attack it in the fall to make better in every way. I’ll learn as much as I can, Thank You for the content.

[@lauryn_21420]

TUCK!!!! ❤❤❤❤ I don't know what i'd do without your channel. I love this method of gardening and you are so full of knowledge. Thank you!! 🤗❤❤❤❤

[@jamesprigioni]

You're sooo sweet Lauryn!! Thank you for the kind words and love

[@love_lyzza]

This is so timely, i just started with my herbs, vege, and fruit seeds...my basils popped yesterday, and my tomatoes surprised me this morning :) excited to see them grow their true leaves. Thank you! 💜 watching the first 3/4 of the vid did feel like something's missing without Tuck running around haha

[@marnaga2403]

I started gardening during this lockdown and I'm loving it 😊

[@swampcabbage3239]

I grew up on my aunt and uncles micro green/landscaping company ... no one wants a home cleaner and id advise against a cleaner in my home as well(we clean sponges/buckets but just to much risk with everyone under the sun owning a home in Florida except the indigenous)Florida’s land like its fishing ,it’s the same exact thing anymore...to may people in Florida

[@papabear149]

Wasn’t the plan

[@elizabethwallace7029]

I started gardening in September 2020 and I will definitely take your tip to journal my new adventures. We now have garden beds and 24 5 gallon containers we are growing in. Thank you!😊

[@panterita1177]

I just wanted to say I love your channel!!! That energy and passion you have for gardening is so contagious, every time I watch one of your videos I want to go work on my own garden right away! 😆 Thanks for sharing your knowledge and wish you all the best to you and Tuck of course ❤️

[@VK-qo1gm]

Each planting season, I come back to your videos, just to confirm I'm doing the right thing with my seedlings. And bc I simply enjoy them :)

[@jamesprigioni]

Let's Gooo! Glad to hear that V K, me and Tuck appreciate the encouraging words

[@spencerbunch]

You're so positive!! Great advice. I'm still trying to get my ground covered with cardboard and wood chips.... it's a big job, but, I'm getting there. Thanks for taking the time to put informative videos up that help encourage SO many people!!

[@carbonunit6573]

You have a beautiful property. With every video there are more blanks filled in. And thank you for your enthusiasm.

[@melodymartin4503]

Tuck looks so content! He knows how to properly enjoy a garden :-)

[@shaunmiiller]

I seriously like how you are to the point on your videos. All your content is full of useful tips. Some of the other gardeners on youtube spend 5 minutes, nonconsecutive, on their subject and 40 minutes jumping around with ADHD. You've done your research, high energy and efficient in transferring the information.

[@thisbishcrazy3102]

This is something I definitely needed help with this year I started a lot of seedlings that ended up not transplanting correctly and dying

[@jamesprigioni]

I hope this brings you a lot of value then my friend

[@jerrydesu]

Built a raised bed garden based on your inspiration and instructions. Now, finally, after 10 years, I will have a veggie garden. Thought I never would because of too much tree shade. Have it in the front yard in suuny area! :)

[@robertobeltrancortez7797]

Bro your energy motivates.

[@emmayoung22]

haha it's TRUE!! I found a volunteer potato back in April when I was digging for a fire pit so I thought oooooo. planted some more ruth stout style. then got a raised bed, then another, then an apple tree and then raspberry canes, and then I mulched the whole garden and have a juvenile food forest. love it.

[@andreahorsch286]

Just spent all day planting in my husband's school garden in West Virginia & making compost lasagna for next season

[@patriciasmith9039]

Will be 80 next month, but I’m making myself get back into the garden..a little at a time. Working on getting flower beds and pruning done, but really feel the urge to plant some cold-resistant plants in the garden. May be too late for seeds, zone 7, bit will check local nurseries for some plants.Thanks for all of your inspiration...I love your yard...I have a large back and front yard, so there’s a lot of potential here...time to go shopping...

[@TheWBWoman]

Appreciate especially the tip about the box store plants needing time to detox. That explains so many past failures I've had. It's really random - some do absolutely fine and some are so sensitive.

[@jamesprigioni]

Glad you found value in it my friend. I know what you mean, it really depends on who was taking care of the plants before you got them. Thanks for the comment :)

[@cathleenweston3541]

So glad I watched this . My seedlings are growing and I have 8 big beds plus pots. Going for it! It was A lot of WORK. I live on a hill. I pruned the trees, raked a TON. of pine chips from a huge tree we chipped shoveled dirt and shovelling the bed mixture for it all has taken me months. It's Hugelkulture that will feed itself overtime.

[@michellelovesyou5478]

Because of you I am making my own food forest!! Thank you! BTW tuck's coat is amazing...all those veggies! XOXO

[@markmahoney14]

The hoop house raised bed cover is pretty cool! Thanks James!

[@diannamc367]

Watching the video of him building those is when I subscribed.

[@ashtanga2000]

The “last expected frost date” of April 19 is the 50% date. This means that there is a 50% chance of a frost after that date. People use Mother’s Day as the time to plant because it Is somewhere around 5% chance of frost. This is all based on historical data.

[@emeraldorchard]

Also depends on where you live.

[@alizcool1]

@@emeraldorchard so true. I live in UK, it's we had frost this week. If I wait 4 weeks I will be playing in mid June FAR TOO LATE

[@asinheaven]

Here in Carson City, Nevada, zone 6a, the "last frost date" is Memorial Day. My dad has been gardening here for 60+ years and he says "they" say not to plant until you can't see snow from here on the Sierras. He actually waits until July 1st to transplant his tomato starts into his garden. He always grows more tomatoes than they can eat.

[@everydaypreparedness6303]

I normally plant mother's day weekend. I'm so glad I didn't have time for mother's day weekend we had so many cold nights. A couple of my tomatoes didn't make it cuz the wind blew the covering off one corner of my pots.

[@marywatkins9438]

Good advice.

[@asiablue195]

We appreciate the light you bring into the world!

[@unravel523]

Sweet Tuck & James are our "grower 0", for the highly contagious "green thumb" healthy virus, that is spreading like hop-vines, we thank you again!

[@Rizik1986]

Jeanne Nilsson lol

[@kevinnguyen1521]

I have been watching your show for the last two weeks..addicted and real enjoyable..started my mini garden which iam real excited...love your dog Tuck too..learnt alot from you James..you have that energy that is hard to matched..thanks a million times James..great work..2 thumps up..

[@f3wbs]

Mr Prigioni! I planted my tomatoes and peppers 3 hours ago in my new raised beds. However, I do have bell pepper seedlings that I'm going to transplant today or tomorrow.

[@chantelwade3299]

I love your videos. I use a garden wagon to take my plants outside. Also, when transplanting my plants, if they are rootbound, I gently tease loose the roots. That way the roots grow like they should. It is amazing how they react to being able to stretch out. Sometimes, I swear they look so thankful.

[@GinaSiska]

Tuck is so cute!! He was pretending he was a ground hog, lol 😂 I love your channel I always learn so much!!

[@johndortwegt]

I so like your videos. I’m a starting gardener. Because of you I made 3 raised beds and a lot of space in the garden to grow all kind of stuff! This helps me a lot to switch from the house to the garden. Greetings from the Netherlands

[@rivrrrat319]

Save your money on motivational speakers. Just watch James and Tuck.

[@Rizik1986]

Michelle Cliborn Heck ya

[@laceysnursery5080]

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[@bruceree1574]

Simply Golf yeesh... and I though this comment was too much. Wtf is this? A plug to a boring video? I guess if your gonna market boring, do it in a empty comment section 😂

[@bruceree1574]

Simple Gardening 🤦‍♂️

[@laceysnursery5080]

@@bruceree1574 gotta start somewhere.

[@anitaharris8687]

You’re so awesome. Thanks for all your tips and most of all your encouragement. It’s true once you get out and start with your garden it feels wonderful and to watch all your plants grow, you just want to keep going. One idea turns into another over and over. Watching your channel has given me such inspiration. Thanks so much. And it’s always nice to see Tucker enjoy the gardening process with you.

[@lc7798]

You've motivated me and my 7yo Grandson to start a garden, thank you! We love watching you and Tuck in your food forest, and now Grandson wants a food forest too! You rock! much love, from Colorado

[@johnhassell6672]

You two are awesome Tuck and James. Thanks to you sharing your knowledge and being so encouraging, I just got 22 berry bushes in and doubled my growing area. Adding more wood chips and mushroom beds coming soon.

[@rogerseip2351]

I swear, Tuck might be one of the smartest people I've met....Love that little guy, and this channel is super helpful. Thanks James!

[@gabbyrico4877]

Tucks a dog not people 😆

[@carlosb478]

Tuck is so cute, I wonder what breed of pup he is? 🐶

[@petebowen9031]

Carlos Becerra Yorkie I believe.

[@rogerseip2351]

@@gabbyrico4877 , you sure about that? He seems pretty human to me....:)

[@piattrocks]

I planted my cucumbers in Vineland NJ about 4 weeks ago when it said the last frost hit. None of them survived. Already cant wait for next year!

[@dpm4351]

Wow bro beautiful stuff . Its early for a food forest video Thanks James P and Tuck ❤️❤️

[@jamesprigioni]

Thanks Donald! Yup it's early and its filling up already

[@censoredonlineonly5571]

The forest looks good James. A good tip is burlap cloth, twine, and many bamboo canes from last year’s growth. Provides excellent shade, no need to worry about extreme element, it’s also reusable. Cut 2 liter soda bottles, crushed egg shells make for easy early starts of seed-plant. Be easy,Peace

[@nicktroilo2583]

James, do you have a recommendation for a permaculture for beginners book?

[@petebowen9031]

Following...I remember him mentioning a permaculture expert that he followed but I can’t remember his name...something like ‘Gauci’? I wonder if that guy wrote a book but I need one too!

[@praktischerbokashi]

Paul Gautschi, youtube

[@nancyburridge]

Great video, James. I just went to the Old Farmers Almanac and downloaded the planting guide for my zip code. Your tips are good and the gardening journal is good advice. I keep one on a spread sheet and enter the data when I plant, fertilize, prune, harvest and any other tips. I also just built 2 hoop houses on raised beds using your design, with insect netting instead of plastic since we live in Florida and insects are the problem. I will add the second layer of plastic for winter later in the year because we do get at least 2 frost days every year. Thank you for all you do on the channel. Tuck looked pretty tired today. I know fresh air does that. Take care and keep the videos coming. -Nancy

[@rwruppel]

One year, when I'm in my 70's, I might quit planting things too soon. Probably not.

[@susanneb9786]

🤣 me too

[@kimfontaine7453]

I hear ya, I have to work on my patience!!

[@sharonlynn3358]

True!!

[@drumak77]

LOL

[@shawtop]

That's me all over kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHrcqoOOdp6nj5I

[@estheranders9992]

I just want to let you know that you inspired me to start a mini food forest and to build a 4x4 raised bed for SFG. I've never gardened but have always had the desire. My food forest is a mini one this year...1/4 circle shaped in the NW corner of our property, straight sides at around 20 ft, 12 inches deep of wood chips. I have a peach and 2 apple trees coming in next month. Thank you for sharing your journey.

[@scottbiz1127]

I use 2 popsicle sticks to help get my plants out of the start up trays. I slide one down into the soil on each side of the plant that I'm removing. Then I lift them out.

[@jamesprigioni]

Yeah that's a great technique, I showcased that technique when transplanting out the cabbages in the square foot gardening video I did. But in my opinion cucumber roots tend to be delicate and fussy if you disturb them.

[@scottbiz1127]

@@jamesprigioni thank you for the tip. I will remember not to do it with my cucumbers. Tell Tuck that I said, "Hi".

[@Green.Country.Agroforestry]

My ideal direct-sow date for things like peppers and tomatoes is April 15 .. Transplants should be done after the 22nd (according to Old Farmer's) This year, my starts were just COOKING in the greenhouse, so I transplanted early .. Easter Sunday we got hit with frost, and that killed everything back to the roots (ouch) .. but, since I had mycorrhizal fungi going since the plants were started, they kept those plants alive, and they are mostly recovering. I'm going to need better ventilation in next year's greenhouse, or get some row covers .. maybe both. Keeping a culture of mycorrhizal fungi growing turned out to be the best thing that I did in the garden this year. Keep up the great work, JP ! 😊👍

[@lauradaniel7596]

When you have root bound plants can you gently tease the roots to help them out then plant them?

[@Themurphyshow7]

Yes. I've even seen people tear the root ball apart or cut into it with scissors

[@triciawilliamson2081]

Thanks so much James. Planted my seedlings today because the recent cold spell kept me from doing it sooner. Lesson: seedlings were leggy and root bound due to the delay. Won't start seedlings until April 15th next year vs. March 20th this year, as last frost date can be quite wrong.

[@riverunner9978]

I see you transitioning to the square foot method ! I have been square foot gardening for 30 yrs. will the cukes climb your back fence? Looking awesome 👏🏻🌱

[@jamesprigioni]

Yup!!! I'm having a lot of fun doing the square foot this year, the fact that you have been doing it for 30 years is reassuring to hear :)

[@tauceti8341]

@@jamesprigioni I love you're cukes and when your little dog tusk eats them haha so cute. You've had some major cuke yields over the years, can't wait to start growing some this season

[@alizcool1]

What's the advantage of the square foot method?

[@dianegreiner4054]

@Cori MacNaughton great information! Thanks for sharing! 😊

[@moniquegebeline4350]

I did 2 raised 4x10 and a 2x10 as well this year all sqft gardened. I love it

[@jeffm.2119]

You’re the only guy that i don’t feel the need to watch your videos at an increased speed!

[@mikejones1141979]

I can’t believe I miss the debut of this video.

[@augustinekopa6560]

thank you for being so encouraging. I just started yesterday in my property that I have been in 2 years use all the excuses and when I got my hands dirty I loved it and felt so good

[@neilcalliou896]

Awesome analogy with the drug addict plants lol!

[@dymondwillow2]

Thank you for creating these videos, James. I comment rarely so just know I enjoy watching these. Gives me that jolt to keep going.

[@owemylife]

I'm an arborist so alot of what I do naturally doesn't apply. I just planted tomatoes, going out to plant cucumbers, peppers, melons etc today. We bought starts from a local greenhouse. New to TN. Tomatoes were rootbound. I gently broke the roots out the way I've always done. We have two developed gardens on 5 acres, from the last owner. No raised beds. Looks like we have moles and squirels around. Light rain last night. So far tomatoes look great this AM. God bless!

[@kimberlymarcus3257]

Thank you for the great tips. I just started my first garden and almost caved and planted the seedlings too early. Luckily I was told not to plant before Mother’s Day, because I’m in NJ also and we had some frost after Mother’s Day this year. I still need to get my seedlings in the ground but they are outside hardening up - thanks for that tip, and my Mykon is on order. Love your channel, you and Tuck are teaching me things I never would of learned, or would of taken years to acquire the knowledge. I’m planning on added to my raised beds this fall and go full out food forest.

[@dorion7215]

The power of a decision...you're so right. Sometimes it is best to just take action. About Garden journals. This is a work in progress for me. I keep my garden journal on my iphone--in the note program. Why? Because it's always with me wherever I go.

[@1986heyjude]

Your videos have been so inspirational to me! I started my own little food forest on my 1/4 acre. 4 years ago there were no trees, fully grassed lot. Now I have 10+ perennial herbs, 8 fruit trees, berry bushes, asparagus, and a vegetable garden. Not to mention 9 chickens!! We also started 300 tomato plants from seed. My son sold 100 of them as part of his homeschooling, and we set up a Little Free Nursery and Seed Swap for our neighbors to share what we aren't planting in our own food forest. Thanks for what you do! Keep making these videos!

[@antoinettegainous4883]

You go, Tuck. You've got the right idea. Love you, James. Love your videos.

[@darknightofthesoul7628]

James, your enthusiasm is both contagious and so uplifting to my spirits. I especially love the kindness you show to plants and animals - that shows me so much about your character and the positive energy you give to every living creature. I wish I had the space for gardening that you have, I'd be in heaven! But i only have an upstairs balcony that gets just half day sun. But that has not stopped me at all. I am growing peas, carrots, green beans, broccoli and tomatoes...even a little corn. Although they grow slower than they could, they still produce and what a joy it is to be with them and watch their development. During this troubling time, watching death all around me, reconnecting with the life force of a garden is the one thing that is keeping me sane. Thank you for being.

[@dustinboone1202]

James, I want to give you my feedback on your videos. I absolutely love them! I watched every video you made and have to tell you have much I appreciate all your hard work. I'm a second year gardener and much better with all your help. I'm only one county over and would love to visit the food forest one day! Thanks for the videos keep up the awesome work!

[@frankie-lounelligan7050]

Thanks for your positivity James! "Make the choice today to grow". You are an inspiration

[@paxandzara]

OK wow so much information so quickly and compact is so dang refreshing! When people take 100 slow deep breath’s in between every other word I just can’t, but you are wildly refreshing and very educational. Thanks so much.

[@tmontero8492]

What an eye opener! Explains many of my gardening failures. Awesome observation of the big box "drug addicts" I've planted in the past that didn't thrive -- makes complete sense. Thanks, James. I appreciate you, stay safe.

[@michelleortiz6163]

Your advice in this video is so insightful! I’ve never heard another Gardner advise on the time of day for transplanting, so the plants can adjust well. Also the advice of drug addicted plants from the hardware store, makes so much sense! Thank you!

[@kellysweeney3842]

The Almanac and other sites still say my last frost date is February 28, but in five of the last seven years, we've had serious frosts in mid May, and last week's was down to 28 on the coldest night. I'm glad I have been keeping climate data for my area for a decade or so. I don't plant much outdoors until late May (zone 9a), and it seems to be working. Just need to keep my babies indoors a bit longer. Glad to have found your channel.