Jump Start on Spring - Dahlias. Asian Lillies, Liatris - It's Potato Planting Time

[@JimPutnam]

All of these will stay outside in the full sunlight and be kept slightly moist. They will come inside with the threat of freezing weather. Thanks for watching!

[@annak3015]

Since the liatris is hardy in your zone, could you leave it out if there is a frost?

[@TheAndreawixson]

Thank you for the info. Did you pot everything in pre-moistened soil? Or water after?

[@rachel8006]

Almost to 200k subscribers!!!! How exciting! This channel has really grown ☺️. Thanks for sharing all your knowledge !

[@joannc147]

Another wonderful video with solid tips! Thank you, Jim. One big advantage, for me, is the pot-starting allows me flexibility in planting position. Not that I’d EVER….ahem….plant a new perennial too close to where I’ve planted a previous perennial. 🤪 Gets tricky when you try to remember exactly WHERE everything was planted in prior years.

[@suzannebartow6390]

Thanks for talking about determinant and indeterminant potatoes and how to plant the two types in bags. You are the best!

[@JimPutnam]

Thanks for following along!

[@glendapeters8899]

I had never heard of determinant and indeterminant potatoes before. Tomatoes, yes. Potatoes, no. Thanks for the info!

[@cyhomer]

I just pre-sprouted a bunch of Liatris corms. Wow! How easy! So excited to see them in the flower beds.

[@dopaminey9946]

I appreciate your straightforward knowledge and your humor. But, right now near Toronto zone 6 I'm buried in snow, ice, and too cold temperatures. My last frost date is May. So tubers are in the basement cold room, my pots in the garage, and me in my bedroom. But this video has inspired me with the potted plants. Oh 85 degrees?! OMG!

[@patman2412]

Did I miss the introduction to your new puppy? How is Holly?

[@fundamental1020]

I am following your example and doing this here in Wash, DC

[@kso808]

Bulbs and corms can be so versatile in extending the seasons, either spring or autumn. I have also grown so-called “lily trees,” which can grow up to 6 feet plus, by the third year.

[@hfhodges]

So glad to see how to do this. I love caladiums, lilies, etc, but have never tried to jump start them from corms/bulbs like this. Would you please add to title slide a date & several example plants included in vid? Thanks…I almost didn’t watch because I assumed it was starting from seed

[@saraw8503]

I do my liatris in a bedding plant tray based on your recommendation several years ago. I appreciate the jumpstart.

[@judymckerrow6720]

Thank you Jim, ice storm power outage yesterday, so I’m here to bug you today! ❄️💚🙃

[@judymckerrow6720]

Thank you Jim and Stephany.❄️💚🙃

[@colsen4616]

I’m definitely going to try this. Our pnw 8b might have mild winters and hot dry summers, but it takes forever for the heat to actually kick in and get things going! Lol when it does finally begin to warm, our regular as clockwork June gloom arrives. Keeps this newish gardener on her toes. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@loriledner6528]

Great videos always. Thank you both !!🌷

[@ashleighnelson512]

I got a jump start on Spring today too! I started digging up a huge mass of Hostas that have been very unhappy since we lost a big tree and they're stuck in full sun. I got about 25 plants out so far, and I'm only 1/3 of the way through 🤣💚💚💚

[@joannc147]

Brilliant! Oh, you are so fortunate….here in the Raleigh area, those stinkin voles come by and eat the hostas. I actually watched one day. Hosta was shaking….no wind. Then, the hosta got pulled underground! Thought I got clever and installed a few hosta in tall planters. Uh….deer love hostas. 🤷🏻‍♀

[@suegoetz1221]

i was so happy to see this video. i bought some bulbs and i thought i would have to wait until after our last frost date before i could plant them.

[@nicoleshaw5450]

I cut back my elephant ear ad noticed some of the root balls were sticking out the soil. Should I just pull that part up?

[@yogininamaste]

Zone 7b GA I tried this method with purple potatoes in 10lb fabric bags some in containers. I hear you we are not done with winter yet. My frost hardy veggies are direct sow in raised bed but I'm ready for frost protection just I case. I will give jump up with canna and hosta roots. Thank you 😊

[@michaelmalone8742]

Thanks, Jim and Stephany. Great info as always!

[@JimPutnam]

Thanks for watching!

[@sherrymclaggan9097]

This is a great tip! I’m starting a new flower bed this spring and it’s much less expensive to buy the plants now and start them early rather than buying plants later on. Thanks!

[@CauseWiredVideo]

Jim, I'm guessing you'll just replant the liatris as a single clump rather than tease the bulbs apart in April? (This is a great method, and I just started a bit of this last year - will do a lot more this year).

[@JimPutnam]

Yes, I just plant the cluster. They don't seem to mind being close together.

[@HandcraftedintheFoothills]

Thank you! I purchased liatris, dahlia fire poker plants, clematis and was wondering if I could jump start them...just got my answer!!

[@anitahadley2871]

Can I start caladiums this early? Mine last year seemed to take forever to get going. I know they prefer the warmer weather so I didn’t know if starting now would help at all.

[@lizpoole82]

Awesome content, especially the potatoe info! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@laurawentz2154]

Thanks Jim. I'm zone 5 and I'm going to keep this in mind for all my tubers and such.

[@hammadrulz]

How many bulbs of Liatris should be planted together. I am planning to put bulbs in my backyard elevated area and have got 30 bulbs so how many in a cluster should I put together?

[@KParsons743]

Jim - will you treat the liatris as perennials in your garden or will you pull the tuber out for winter?

[@crankychef]

Fellow 7b gardener here, I'm in York, SC. When you're talking about strawberries and going ahead and jumpstarting them or putting them in the garden, are you talking about small strawberry starts or bare root starts? Total newbie, thanks for all your videos and sharing your knowledge!! 🩷

[@loricawley54]

He’s talking about bare root strawberry plants. The big box stores have them available in this form right now, and they’re in the same area as the bags of seed potatoes, elephant ears, liatris, lilies, etc. I just jump started my strawberries, seed potatoes, and elephant ears like Jim showed here in this video, and I’m in Tx, zone 8a. Strawberries r perennials so they will come back each yr, and once u grow a strawberry plant, u can get free strawberry plants off the parent plant by burying their runners in soil until the runners form roots and then u cut off from the mother plant. Lots of videos on KZbin to explain that process further if ur interested. Anyways, I have some strawberries that I planted last yr which r still alive, but I wanted to add a few more varieties so I jump started the new varieties I got this month at Home Depot. Once the danger of frost passes here, I will plant them outside with my other strawberries from last yr. Hope this helps!

[@janicekeisler9225]

As always, you teach and demonstrate how to grow so many plants and I need both the verbal and visual aids. Are the handled bags from recycled materials and where do you buy them? Do you use bags for tomatoes too? One more question from a previous video, what is the type of shovel you use in clay-is it a tunneling shovel? Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with us!

[@joannc147]

Janice - my local nursery carries the fabric pots (Raleigh area). I recommend online at Bootstrap Farmer. Lots of size options as well as colors. They have HANDLES - you’re gonna want those 👍🏻 I also find their fabric sides to be more sturdy, as in standing up when the bag is not yet full. NOTE: skip the 5 gal size, it’s too darn small.

[@tonyt5493]

Not heard about watering it after you place them in the container and how often to water afterwards

[@jacquiedavis4918]

Definitely will try this!

[@jillnorris8448]

Thanks for sharing! My husband bought me some dahlia tubers & peonies for Valentine's day, so I appreciate the information as I have never grown either. I'll be getting the dahlias in containers this evening. What is your recommendation on when to plant the peonies? Thanks again!!!

[@joannc147]

Your hubby is a Keeper! ❤

[@jillnorris8448]

@@joannc147 Thank you! He definitely is! 🥰

[@angiecruz579]

Very informative video thanks for sharing

[@suegoetz1221]

in last year's video, you said that if the temperature goes below 45 degrees, you bring them inside. Does that still hold true or can we leave them out until the temperature drops below 32 degrees?

[@francesm.5561]

Please zoom in so we can see better, thanks

[@Clickhereforvirus]

Can you pot these In a large container to grow in all summer?

[@brianandtamiolson2330]

When they get started, do you plant the entire pot or pull them apart? Mostly talking about the Lillies. You put three in a gallon pot but would those get separated when planting into the ground?

[@loricawley54]

Jim talks about dividing/leaving the lilies at approx the 19:31 min part of the video, and he answers ur question.

[@kshitijpancholi5594]

Do you bring them indoor when its heavy rains?

[@lyn4350]

i get so many different answers.....can I pre pot dhalias and leave them in my house under a sunny window until frost date is over? Or do they need to be under lights> I am in 7B? every video says something different. Im specifically speaking of Dhalia tubers, not the seeds.

[@judymckerrow6720]

Since I don’t have compost can I start my dahlias in seed starting mix mixed with potting soil and some fertilizer or maybe worm castings? ❄️💚🙃

[@JimPutnam]

You don't really need fertilizer until they go in the ground. Seed starting mix is fine but try to let it become almost dry between waterings.

[@gracem6795]

Jim, would you jump start irises in the same manner if you had any? I don't recall you ever dealing with irises, must be on your least favorite list

[@joannc147]

That’s a cute comment, Grace! I live in Jim’s area of 7b and it would be easy to start the iris outdoors at this time. My garden irises “work up” in late Feb sending up new shoots. They’re ready to grow! Check planting advice on these. Iris are planted “shallow”.

[@betsybugsmith5324]

Half the potatoes, same price. Deflation they call it. I could rant but I won’t.

[@AndresTradesman]

Good day good sir.. where about is your nursery located? My name is Andre and I live in Pennsylvania and I'm interested in purchasing some hollies need help.

[@barbarapruitt3978]

Can we still transplant in n.c now I have a Rose of Sharon, 2

[@JimPutnam]

Definitely you can transplant a rose of Sharon right now. Pretty much anything can be moved right now. It might mess up flowering on early spring flowering things.

[@judymckerrow6720]

I know this is a hot topic, pun intended, but do you think if I lay a small amount of uncomposted sheep manure over my garden beds it would be okay? There’s a lot of straw mixed in so it’s not completely manure, and I have literally tons of it. I also have chicken manure but that’s mostly manure so I’m pretty sure that would burn my plants. I HOPE to get the some of the chicken manure outside so it can age, I can probably use that next year. But being retired farmers we have a lot of manure hanging out in our barns with no way to get it out except by hand shoveling, tractor needs some new rims, which we are having a hard time finding because it’s an older tractor.😞❄️💚🙃

[@dollyperry3020]

Jim, I'm in zone 6. So do I early start mine in April....Is it 4 weeks early?

[@JimPutnam]

You could do it soon. I'm still 7 weeks away from my average last frost. It will take a couple of weeks for them to start growing and then several more to put on good growth. Maybe you would do this next week

[@brefnejowers9747]

Great video 📸 Are you saying that you'll be keeping the dahlias outside and just bringing them in if you get frost? Just checking 😁

[@JimPutnam]

Exactly! Fun sun lightly moist. Inside below 38 or so

[@brefnejowers9747]

Sorry - just saw the pin!

[@brianandtamiolson2330]

I live in California 9b I consider myself a beginner Gardner. What do you consider too cold, and have to move to cover or inside when using this method in my zone? Or am I OK even if he got down to 32° to leave it outside?

[@karlagrant3405]

Where did you find the liatris?

[@dogdoc1]

I bought some at Walmart, but Lowes has them also.

[@karlagrant3405]

Thank you!

[@dogdoc1]

@@karlagrant3405 Very welcome

[@noraalvarado8178]

I bought mine at home depot . They all should be getting them in soon.

[@karlagrant3405]

Thank you! I went to Lowe's last night and was able to get some liatris and an elephant ear. So excited!