My seed sowing and potting up set up

Over the years I've collected so much in the way of seed sowing and potting up kit, I haven't kept all of them but there are some items that are my essentials and I'd never be without them now. So join me in the greenhouse and I'll talk you through my seed trays, seed flats, pots, module trays, soil tidy, compost set-up, soil sieves and more.
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[@sarabelden7092]

I worked in a commercial greenhouse and our dippers were the markers we used to write on the tags with. Doesn't matter what you use of it gets you the desired results without ruining something. I really love your message of do what you can with what you have! Thanks for sharing all your stuff with us. I often would like a little more stuff, but then I'd have to keep track of it when I wasn't using it. For me if I put something away it sort of disappears, darn ADHD brain. Lol Someday I would however really like screens to sift my compost with. Until then I'll make do with what I have. 😊

[@eliandkate]

That’s so true…. Storing everything is a nightmare. Once seed sowing is a smaller activity and I’m actually growing in the greenhouse, I have to find somewhere to keep everything and it gets silly

[@sheilathomas8528]

Hi Eli and Kate, very informative video. Maybe Kate could make some seed tampers and sell them to your followers. Thanks for sharing.

[@eliandkate]

Ha ha ha we said this earlier

[@cherylhowker1792]

@@eliandkate I would buy one depending on the price of corse if Amazon is cheaper then… you know lol 😂

[@helenkeough4187]

Talking of acquiring plant pots over time...... àbout 12 months ago I drove past a house for sale with a skip in front.....with thousands of plant pots in!!!... as it was on the roadside, not their land, a little pixie went back later, and I am now the owner of a lot of those pots... I've finally gotten round to washing them this week!!. Very few match, but who cares! Take care xx

[@eliandkate]

Exactly… the plants don’t care

[@electricsheepdream]

Local nursery has a skip for people to put unwanted pots and for others to take, love it when there’s some nice size matching ones!

[@eliandkate]

See that’s brilliant!!!!!!

[@rosecottage4476]

I love a good story that starts with a skip out the front!! Especially one that has pixies in it!! Lol!! (I have quite a few garden objects whose story began very similar!!)

[@mariedeyo7399]

Hiya Eli and Kate, great video and what I just love is, that you always tell folks, that they dont need all these things. Thank you for that ❣sometimes it can get just to much what some buy, when a joghurt cup would do just as well. And yes, a cup of tea, has to be 🙂 I started my peppers, chilli, tomatillo, physalis and couple more things yesterday. Soo, gardentime has started ❣ take care 👋

[@eliandkate]

Woohooo for garden time !!! Not long till I start

[@GardeningWarrior]

I am with you..I do start my tomatoes in 16 oz solo cups only filled 13 of the way and add nutrients and more soil as they get bigger to help their roots grow and get big and sturdy before I up-pot into 5 gallon buckets (I grow inide with strong grow lights and on my 3rd floor balcony which gets a very good strong sun from 10am-7/8pm during the summer. My apartment complex does have a community garden plot, however, my balcony gets longer and stronger sunlight.

[@eliandkate]

You you kinda do the potting up thing😀

[@LLAMA-LLAMA]

I was lucky one day when my husband noticed a bunch of empty used pots in the corner of the garden department at a big box home improvement store. We asked the employees and they said the pots were meant for the trash so we could have them all. Score! Now we check every time 😂. Some don’t match but they hold soil all the same! Thanks for the great explanation of all of your goodies!

[@eliandkate]

So true… they all do the job!

[@annagilda1]

Brilliant video. Im not long started with growing veg. This will only be my 2nd season with my own space for gardening. I made my own dibbers and pricking out tools from some branches of a tree that came down in a storm. Totally free and worked a treat last year.

[@eliandkate]

oh that's fab, good use of resources

[@mags9536]

I'm going to try starting my carrots off in toilet roll in my tiny greenhouse this year 🤞

[@eliandkate]

Oh exciting…. We used to make our own paper pots, they worked a treat

[@freakygardener8033]

One suggestion for you. Instead of using that little flower pot for a scooper, use a yogurt cup. Almost exactly the same, but no holes in the bottom, to leak material through. I actually use yogurt cups, with holes in for potato starters. (Learned that from "home grown veg"!)

[@eliandkate]

I actually have a fancy compost scoop now 😄 more gadgets 😂😂

[@doloresharkins5050]

Hello Eli Love your videos! Your accent is enchanting as well as your way of talking on videos, so informative and relaxed ,makes me feel like we are friends just chatting in your garden! Thank You so much

[@eliandkate]

We are…. Like neighbours peering over the fence…. Our back garden is just realllllllly big 😀

[@christinebrooks6364]

Hi Eli & Kate, great video with lots of helpful tips & advice. Thanks for sharing and take care 🙂

[@j.b.6855]

You are right, the longer you garden, the more stuff you will have. Im going into year 5, and started with nothing. Being very budget focused, I try and make things last and get them at a good price. At the end of year one I found the cheap 72 cell seed starters for $.50 on clearance and bought 6 of them. I still have them, just wash them out and reuse. Being very budget focused doesnt mean I buy it all cheap. I save in other areas to buy quality items in other areas. When I buy the next 72 cell seed starters I will buy the best because I saved on the cheap ones.

[@eliandkate]

That is very sensible and so true!!!

[@j.b.6855]

@@eliandkate I do like how you repurposed the Ikea bins. I have found that you can get better quality things at a reasonable price if they are not specifically for gardening. Like the photo storage case you have for seeds, I have the same one with the multi colored inner boxes I got for $10 on sale. If it was sold to hold seeds it would have cost double.

[@donnahummel5765]

Knowledge is priceless. Keep it up

[@eliandkate]

😍😍😍

[@sasbaz1]

Brilliant video

[@eliandkate]

Ha ha ha I’m not sure I agree it’s brilliant but at least it’s… em… full?? 😂😂😂😂

[@deannastevens1217]

WONDERFUL!!!!!! THHANK YOU!

[@eliandkate]

😍glad it’s useful

[@paulafischer1324]

I also feel like planting seeds in tiny pots is that they won't all germinate. If you start them in tiny spaces, it takes up less room and so you waste less space in your tray. And less soil.

[@eliandkate]

That’s very true and something a lot of people forget… seedlings take up a lot less space than plants do… which causes a lot of stress later when you have to find space for those 40 tomato plants that seemed like a great idea when you were seed shopping

[@melissaparody9258]

Great informative video, learnt a lot, thanks 😍😍

[@eliandkate]

😍😍😍😍😍

[@AmirsAllotment]

Great episode enjoyed this chat. I need some of those root trainers for my sweet peas 😊

[@eliandkate]

Now… is it need or want ? 😂😂😂

[@AmirsAllotment]

@@eliandkate 🤣🤣🤣 I will let you know if they work

[@dwaynewladyka577]

This was very informative. So many valuable tips here. Cheers! ✌️

[@eliandkate]

No worries Dwayne 👍

[@francesbatycki404]

Love your explanations. So clear and memorable. Than you.🇨🇦👍❤️🇨🇦

[@eliandkate]

Awww thank you 🙏

[@ckap9187]

Absolutely great video…so much info and ideas for helping with seed starting in the greenhouse.. ty!🌞

[@eliandkate]

So glad to hear it was helpful Ckap 😍

[@colleenstinton-czuprynski9894]

Thanks.

[@stellat.3268]

I really love your potting station, where you mix the compost!! 😍 so organized!!!

[@eliandkate]

It’s fab…. One of my early purchases and definitely the most used

[@TakeMeToYourLida]

Love your vibe 😊

[@eliandkate]

😍😍😍

[@cherrywhitaker7608]

I learn so much from your videos Eli, thank you so much for passing all your knowledge on 😀 🌱

[@eliandkate]

You are entirely welcome cherry

[@Zin-yp3di]

Had a lovely couple of hours tidying my new greenhouse and finding homes for pots & trays. Finally got seed storage case same as yours. Ready to get started!

[@eliandkate]

Woohooo new greenhouse fun!!! Did you try out some of the ideas from my greenhouse organisation video?

[@loftyskies123]

ugh! pricking out i used to plant thousands of seedlings working in a garden nursery . nice to see them grow and flower over the months though. loved the job .customers would come in and say "oh i bet you have a lovely garden dont you" i,d just go hmm ! my garden was and still is terrible lol just never had time then , no excuse now though . getting stuck in this year .

[@eliandkate]

Ha ha ha we went and had a look at the operation in our local nursery and we’re blown away… everything from sowing seeds, to pricking out and potting up is all done on conveyor belts by machines Mind blowing for me

[@loftyskies123]

@@eliandkate no machines where i worked just a few of us and our dibbers ,i loved it but it was back breaking at times . really loving your down to earth no fussing and faffing about with stuff. just getting on with it . keep up the good work .

[@AdventuresnfoodwithJenn]

Flippy thingy!!! I will never look a lid the same. Thanks for all the hints and ideas. And if course giggles. My husband was laughing. And he's as serious as the Queen 🤦.

[@eliandkate]

Ha ha ha oh you best keep him away from our videos…. He’ll never cope. This is probably the most serious I get

[@trishapomeroy9251]

OMG! I had to pause because I was laughing too hard when you said "where in the hell am I going to put it" with your tea. It caught me by surprise and just made me laugh! Thanks for that.

[@eliandkate]

😂😂😂 I usually cut out all the cursing, that one slipped by the editor 🤫

[@courtneyjones2615]

I always come back to your channel when I have had enough of winter and am eagerly waiting for gardening season. I started lots of decorative grass in my indoor propagator today, que the checking them every second of the day to see if they have miraculously grown within seconds 😂

[@eliandkate]

Oh no…. I don’t do that!!! No….. Off to check my seedlings 😂😂😂😂

[@apostatepostbox2821]

You are by far my favorite gardening channel now, I love your sass and your helpful information! I'm trying seeds for the first time this year (always been direct sow - long growing season) in red dixie cups because $$, but if it ends up working out some of these gadgets might be helpful in the future.

[@eliandkate]

Wooohoooo I haz sass!!!! I’m owning that 😍😍😍😍😍

[@fromanjeesgarden]

I’ve just come across your channel and I love your ‘work with what you have’ approach ❤ Subscribed x

[@eliandkate]

Welcome aboard!

[@fromanjeesgarden]

@@eliandkate Thanks! Ive just started out on you tube...its a whole new world 😅

[@eliandkate]

oh be careful, it's very easy to get sucked in and loose hours and hours :D

[@fromanjeesgarden]

@@eliandkate 😄 so I'm finding! it would be great if you could take a look at my latest vlog and give me any pointers!

[@Jimsraisedbedgarden]

Great update Eli & Kate , just a great refresher for me as I use much the same methods all taken from your previous videos 👍

[@eliandkate]

Glad it was a useful refresher Jim. Are you using the containerwise modules? I’m still not sure I’m a fan… they are just too big and bulky

[@Jimsraisedbedgarden]

@@eliandkate I have given up on them Eli , I had too buy 5 separate items not even 5 of the same containers so I'm not impressed , I have bought 2 sets of root trainers from B& Q as well as the green containers you used last year , I have 5 trays of 6 a bit bigger than those from Wilkos so will plod on with what I have got . I need to mix my Potting compost as per your instructions to get going but my Arthritis is giving me grief so will have to be patient really do appreciate all your tips and advice 👍

[@eliandkate]

To be honest Jim I don’t think your missing anything with the containerwise stuff

[@Jimsraisedbedgarden]

@@eliandkate I got there eventually Eli lol 😂 x

[@carolinebown8686]

Great informative video ... I love all the gadgets.... but Ive been good & had most of them as presents ... alot of them do make life easier 😍😍😍 Very excited ...sowed my 1st ever pepper seeds today ... probably far too early but I'll keep them inside for a month 🌻🌻🌻🌻 xxx

[@eliandkate]

Oh exciting… bring on the peppers

[@carolinebown8686]

@@eliandkate ❤❤❤❤❤

[@danmathers5896]

LOVE your honesty telling people You Dont need to buy all this to seed start! Thanks from the USA 👋This is one of my favorites because you also say the WHY of each type of tool and reasons

[@eliandkate]

Awww thanks Dan It’s true though… we all love buying shiny new toys but you can absolutely manage with some old cartons you nick from the recycling bin (or trash).

[@danmathers5896]

Oh so do I! But new people can get scared off by thinking they need expensive things. One question though, where did you find that shelf for potting tray? Love it but can't find 😅

[@eliandkate]

@@danmathers5896 if you jump into the video description and get the link to our amazon page its in there... it should take you to one in your location if it can - but if it can't you can at least get all the info about it to go looking.

[@nancylaw2213]

Love this...I bought a bunch of clear plastic storage bins for my solo cups that I up-potted my seedlings into. I then just watered the bottom of the bin and each drank what it needed. You said you leave yours in for only 5 min after transplanting...I didn't notice that mine got damaged or had bad stuff growing, and it was so much easier (it was my first year starting from seed and way too many germinated than I expected!).

[@eliandkate]

More germinating than expected happens to all of us all the time 😂😂😂 I’m sure I have more aubergine than I actually sowed!!!

[@jenbrown1078]

Great tips! (I'm going to start hitting my cats up for gifts... I have four so that's a lot of gifts 👍) I'm so looking forward to starting my seeds!

[@eliandkate]

😂😂😂 Hey I got posh gin for Christmas this year… they buy great pressies 😂😂😂

[@soulgirlktf]

Love this - you have some lovely things there but it's true you can use what you have on hand & it works. I'm growing sweet peas in kitchen roll inners and food pots with holes poked in the bottom like yoghurt and soup pots and don't forget that local nurseries or plant/garden centres are more than happy to give trays and pots away if you are just starting out, quite often they are piled up under shelving etc so don't be afraid to ask. I made scoops from plastic milk jugs there's lots of ideas for similar on you tube & it's lots of fun too. My husband made me a pressing tamping thingamajig too from a piece of wood it's perfect :)

[@eliandkate]

I actually think loo roll tubes is a great way to go

[@gudi361]

Love the multi level thing, great if you don't have the Time to plant out the plants ext. Desperately need to find the time to tidy up my greenhouse before the growing season starts... 🙈

[@eliandkate]

I haven’t done mine either so don’t feel so guilty. I haven’t even washed it yet

[@charlotteoleary196]

Regarding compost in the cup of tea - I feel your pain here - I bought a keep cup which comes with a lid on it (like the sort of throwaway thing you get in Starbucks) which stops anything getting into it. I even dropped it into a flowerbed and it rolled away but because I had sealed the top no tea was lost!

[@eliandkate]

I have that very same thing lol I have a gorgeous glass keep cup I use in the garden a lot but folk get so used to seeing that dodgy old tin cup that I get asked where it is when I use the keep cup 😂😂😂 It’s like they want me to ruin my tea😮

[@lynnemcewan1076]

Hi Eli, can you tell me more about your rotary compost sieve? I live in Massachusetts, and the only one I could find was over $100. I have a lot of compost to sieve, and this would make the job so much easier. I am planning a trip home to Scotland soon. I could bring one back if it's not too heavy. Maybe that is wishful thinking, lol. I am relatively new to growing vegetables and find your videos very helpful. Thank you for taking the time to create informative and entertaining videos. It's also nice to hear a Scottish voice.

[@eliandkate]

Hey Lynne Not sure there’s a lot to it to make it interesting to be honest. I got it on Amazon, so if you want to properly go nosey, nip to the website in the description and go have a look, but basically it’s just the same idea as the hand sieves but much deeper. The handle just turns a bar on the inside that moves the compost around. The main thing is it’s just bigger holes so I can use it with fresh compost and it doesn’t get clogged up so easily.

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

Everything is so neat and organised! Lol mine the complete opposite lol 😅I’m just all love the place!!

[@eliandkate]

I have a bit of a thing about being organised, helps when you don’t have a lot of space 😀 Dunno if you saw the video I did on it a couple of years ago… I have a whole system 😂😂😂

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

@@eliandkate I’ll check it out

[@algotskog3577]

I wanna give a worthy mention to chopsticks, always handy as a dibbler, to help prick out or use as a label even

[@eliandkate]

Oh yeah, didn’t think of that but they’d be brilliant

[@jeffdoherty2963]

Hi Eli, thanks for all the videos. You’ve inspired a kitchen garden in our home in Stirling. In getting ready for the new season I’ve came across a problem. It looks like greenhouse sensation has stopped trading. I wondered if you had any suggestions for getting replacement feeder matts or feed for the quad grows. I had a similar experience as yourself last year, in using organic feed we had smelly quad grows and blossom end rot. Much appreciated, Jeff.

[@eliandkate]

Hey Jeff That’s fab that we’ve inspired you 😀 I can actually give you some advice and… save you money too. So those feeder Matt’s, you can clean them and reuse them 😀 And when you do eventually wear it out… it’s just capillary matting, so you can buy meters of the stuff and just cut the size you need. I’ve been doing that for years. With the feed, I’ve been using tomatorite :) Like you say, avoid proper organic stuff like seaweed but big standard tomato feeds are fine. 😍

[@FirebirdDigitalis]

Too late, i already copied your seed organising box! Brilliant idea, so thank you!

[@eliandkate]

😂😂😂😂😂 I tried 😂😂😂😂😂

[@jennyjohnson9012]

Hi Eli and Kate.I think my pots reproduce overnight! I seem to have loads but I do use them all. Enjoyed the video as always and love all the tips!

[@eliandkate]

oh defo, ours too

[@jimmyjames372]

Oh yes, I have a collection of odd pots from nurseries. Treasures all!

[@eliandkate]

Exactly 😀😀😀

[@geofflowton4165]

thanks for that mate but i didnt see that gadget on this video were it brings you a brew n a choccy snack lol on another note like the tray with the extension great for keeping them in if we get late cold snaps

[@eliandkate]

Ha ha ha oh that’s my favourite gadget… gotta keep that one secret so no one else snaps them up 😂😂😂

[@geofflowton4165]

@@eliandkate lol your doin a great job and good luck with all your hard work in your garden

[@PhilC74]

Your know what? Your a pot!! Know idea what size but your definitely a pot! Lol. 🤣🤣🤣 Your so funny and I love your channel, I wish I lived closer and so I could share things with you. Keep up the brew making.....oops! I mean, the good content my friends. Take care Phil - your equally potty friend!! 😉👨‍🌾🍅👍

[@eliandkate]

😂😂😂😂 Oh you’d end up with so much of my junk

[@iancrammen22]

Hi Eli n Kate - another great / informative video 👍 - just one query, what make is it and where did you get your small / fine round green sieve ? Thanks.

[@eliandkate]

Hey Ian If you check out the video description I have a link there to our website page for all our bits and bobs. As you can imagine we get asked about a slot of stuff and it ends being too many links to post under every video. But head to the website and we’ve added details. A lot of stuff (like the sieves) we get on Amazon but you can go have a nosey and get the details before having a search about to get the best price

[@colb1416]

Hiya eli and hiya Kate. Hope your both doing great. I was wondering what you'll be putting into your quad grows this year as far as nutrients go? I think greenhouse sensations may have ceased operating and they made the nutri grow which I found to be fabulous.

[@eliandkate]

I’ve still got some nutrigrow left Col but I’ve also used plain old tomatorite when I’ve run out before and it worked a treat

[@geriannroth449]

Fantastic content where can I purchase those propagator kits especially the ones which can stack & extend these should work great for rooting cuttings.

[@eliandkate]

There are always links in the video description to my bits and pieces. The black module trays are UK only if it makes a difference

[@geriannroth449]

@@eliandkate ok I'll check for the links thanks

[@marksallotmentplot]

Wonderful video as ever👍 If you could just pop your greenhouse and all the gadgets etc.. on the back of a truck then pop it round to mine that would be grand😂

[@eliandkate]

😂😂😂😂😂 You have a huge polytunnel?!!!? You really should come for a visit Mark, you’re only down the road

[@hollysbudgets]

My dippers a chopstick. My potting station is the bottom of an indoor pet cage. My seed trays are empty fruit cases from the store.

[@eliandkate]

Absolute genius

[@cherylhowker1792]

I used newspaper yesterday on my table lol!!!

[@eliandkate]

Did the job though didn’t it? 😀 Too often we make things over complicated. Good thing with news paper is you can compost it after 😀

[@cherylhowker1792]

@@eliandkate yea it did and my tray is outside full of water and dirty yucky and a cardboard box that was as big as me, I put it in the water to get the tape off the bottom 2+ months ago and it’s been frozen 2 times and stuff and I couldn’t face clearing it off lol. It was too cold to get myself wet etc so newspaper was soooo much easier, used 3 bits and 3 bits on it but further up to cover the entire area I expected to get soil knowing myself lol and worked better then the tray as ment I could empty it back into the tubs I was using inside. And managed to keep everywhere clean on the floor from the dogs. They laid on the sofa and at my feet, as usual. So it was better.

[@cherylhowker1792]

@@eliandkate thanks Eli….

[@cherylhowker1792]

@@eliandkate still got it on the table as got more onion seeds to move into cells from scatter tray. But again the 3rd tray was dirty! And also nowhere inside to keep it, so thought I’d give the 2 trays chance to sort themselves and settle a few days etc and then put them into the unit outside that’s covered and then do the 3rd tray, will mean they bit bigger etc but I’m aware of that. Only be max of 7days difference. And hopefully it give the other type chance to catch up and poke heads up as so far only 10 or so come up compared to 200 red Barron I know I did more tho. Maybe they already up… won’t harm them tho.

[@andrew_kowalski]

Hi grate video like always i just want to ask do you have a heated greenhouse?

[@eliandkate]

We’ll I have power so I have the option to heat, however I don’t need to heat it as I’m growing anything that needs it. Last year I started tomatoes and peppers early so I had to heat the greenhouse then but I’ve chosen to wait before I start those things this year.

[@ninclarke1357]

👍

[@susanrush8217]

Very well done eli, on another note I’ve been in the greenhouse today to uncover plants and I can see greenfly, any advise please? Ventilation I’ve been doing in between cold snaps, and 10degree temperatures 👏

[@eliandkate]

Oh you are gonna have to get squishing, lots of squishing

[@susanrush8217]

@@eliandkate I’m on it tomorrow then 😀

[@rmac8737]

Saved a years worth of toilet roll tubes and I've also had my folkes keep theirs , ill be starting my seeds in those... I've got a load of dinner trays from the old school to put the loo rolls on . Probably cut the loo rolls in half and just fill em with soil. Hoping I can then just plant the lot straight in ground as the loo rolls will disintegrate over time. This could also be a disaster so, ill let ya know lol

[@eliandkate]

Oh it’ll work…. We started off doing that same thing. The trick is to soak the toilet rolls before you plant them, that helps them break down and helps the plant roots break through

[@cherylhowker1792]

If you are at all worried, maybe put them in the hole you want them to grow in and then gently with disorderly cut down 2 sides and take the loo roll away. But I did it both ways last year and it does work just need the loo roll wet and it breaks down.

[@rmac8737]

Oh great fab advice thankyou so much .

[@juniperjenni7990]

Where will you be going to get Quadgrows and their replacement parts now that Greenhouse Sensations has closed down? I really want to get another set and buy some accessories?

[@eliandkate]

I don't think you can get this stuff anymore :(

[@juniperjenni7990]

@@eliandkate Oh noooo.... OK.... DIY time it is then! 😁

[@lifewiththelightlys2119]

I like the flip top bins for the compost. Do you have a link for those perhaps? :-D

[@eliandkate]

Don’t have a link but they are readily available in Ikea 😀

[@lifewiththelightlys2119]

@@eliandkate Thanks, I've had a look on Ebay now and found something similar 🙂

[@eliandkate]

Hurrah

[@elainemcgran8828]

If family, friends, or even children growing up children buy you gifts for mothers / fathers' day birthday Christmas ect just ask for things u want for your gardening. Even if u buy yourself something every month / 2 months, u will build up a good stock of items.

[@peterfaith4756]

Hi Eli, can you kindly tell me what the proper name is for the white board at the back of the greenhouse that you have attached your electrical boxes to? Also where you got it from. I would like to do something similar. Thanks in advance and also for you enthusiasm in doing your Chanel.

[@eliandkate]

Hey Peter Em We made it. It’s a custom made board with our logo that we laser cut For mounting sockets you could use any kind of board, we just happened to want one with our channel logo on it.

[@peterfaith4756]

Thanks

[@mandidittloff4500]

Hi Eli & Kate, what are your Ikea colourful soil containers actually called, please? 🙏 I live in Australia and have to search for them online and the actual name helps. Thank you so much. Love the channel ❤

[@eliandkate]

sortera I think, they are white - we painted ours

[@mandidittloff4500]

@@eliandkate Lol, that makes sense now - I did see those. Much appreciated 🙏🇦🇺

[@sharonbell7335]

Hi Eli and Kate 🙋‍♀️, I am so glad I found your channel (it's "awsome") 😜. I came across it recently when looking for a channel from a scottish gardener. I am just down the road in the Scottish Borders. I am currently trying to go back and watch your videos whenever I can. I too love your blackcurrant mint, the flowers are so pretty. I am thinking about growing a couple of mint plants in containers. I love peppermint. Do you have any others you would recommend and where to buy seeds or plug plants? Thanks

[@eliandkate]

To be honest, I’m not a fan of mint 😂😂😂

[@sharonbell7335]

@@eliandkate Oh shame!

[@eliandkate]

😂😂😂 it’s not that bad I actually have to be careful with some food (weirdo with a special diet), mints not something I’m a huge fan of but also have to be careful of 😂 But I’ll survive, there’s lots of other lovely things

[@sharonbell7335]

@@eliandkate For sure. You have a lovely choice in your garden. Thanks for the great content 👍 I will keep going through the old posts (still at 2 years ago 🤣).

[@eliandkate]

Ha ha ha be great full it’s not worse, we’ve been going 12 years but I cleared a lot of stuff out lol

[@vanessawilkinson7089]

Hiya I’m a relatively new subscriber so catching up some vids over time, this might sound stupid but just watching this episode….I have gravel trays with & without holes. How do you use the 2? I tend to grow/transplant & put the pots etc into the trays without holes. What would I do with those with holes….just sit on a shelf to allow air to get underneath? Ta and yep appreciate that’s prob really thick😊

[@eliandkate]

The ones with holes are for growing in, the holes are drainage. So those are what I call seed trays or flats The ones without holes are trays, the idea being you can sit your pots, other trays etc in there to catch water that drains out so it doesn’t go everywhere

[@vanessawilkinson7089]

@@eliandkate thanks 🙏

[@bhoffbrand]

My homemade compost always has loads of woodlice in it, how do you get rid of them, or are they good for the soil?

[@eliandkate]

I find they all leave as soon as I disturb it. They don’t do heaps of damage, but can if there are loads of them. Especially strawberries

[@bhoffbrand]

@@eliandkate thank you

[@northwestgardener5076]

I got some propigator lids and trays from costco,,,, it came with a chicken in it.

[@northwestgardener5076]

I love yours though, those look awesome.

[@eliandkate]

A chicken????? I was thinking blueberries!!!!

[@lizhodge3537]

Haha I have exactly the same. Mine are sandwich and cake trays, in fact any of their trays that have a lid, they make perfect propagators, even the ones with shallow trays are great for collecting water as it drains through pots and trays, stops it dripping everywhere. I'm going to be starting begonia seeds in the next few weeks and I'm going to use the shallow moulded mince pie trays(not the foil but the plastic multi container) the seeds are tiny like pepper and don't need lots of soil so I'm thinking they will be fine for starting the tiny seeds which get lost in big trays and waste compost. I've never tried this before so fingers x it works.

[@eliandkate]

I’m a great fan of using what you have… I’m currently eyeing up milk cartons 😂

[@ritalr15]

I use a shrimp fork to take seedlings out

[@eliandkate]

Perfect 😀

[@ritalr15]

I also ordered your seeding tray. It will help not make so much mess

[@eliandkate]

Ha ha you’ll be better than me. I still make a mess

[@ritalr15]

I am usually out on my glass patio table and then drop the leftovers in the grass. But that will help me when I'm inside the house working on seedlings when the weather is bad

[@wormulous]

Ahhhh! All the seed starting things and it's still too early for me to start.

[@eliandkate]

I’m not really starting yet either Bring on March !!!!

[@eliev7844]

Eli, is your greenhouse heated? I can see a lot of small seedlings in there, and just thinking of how cold it must still be in Scotland right now

[@eliandkate]

I have power in my greenhouse but no I’m not running heat. Everything you see is winter hardy and mostly been growing over winter. I try to keep growing all year if I can, so have had a greenhouse full of hardy greens all winter plus some foxgloves and bits and pieces. The onions were sown in Boxing Day.

[@elievezzoni4350]

It’s wonderful to be able to make full use of the GH. Will you be starting your annuals indoors then?

[@eliandkate]

Nope everything gets started in the greenhouse, you’ll see it all shortly 😍

[@AJFoX05]

WHERE DID YOU FIND THAT GREEN HOUSE ITS AMAZING!!!

[@eliandkate]

It’s a local UK company

[@AJFoX05]

@@eliandkate oh well it looks very high quality. I’ve been on the search for something just like it. I’ll have to do more research here local to US. Thanks for the reply. Love you channel!

[@eliandkate]

It’s well worth taking the time to go look at physical greenhouses if you can. Although that’s not always easy. When I came across these, the difference between these and the others I was seeing was night and day. This brand are designed to stand up to high winds and heavy snow

[@AJFoX05]

@@eliandkate great advice! Thank you so much.

[@chrisstanley4405]

I have just finished tidying the greenhouse ready for this year. But I germinate most things inside but sow in the greenhouse. You growing anything new?

[@eliandkate]

Dunno yet……

[@susanrush8217]

Try a lemon cucumber, they are delicious

[@sarahsgarden9684]

When did the pots change at the front of the greenhouse! 🤔

[@eliandkate]

😂😂😂 a couple of weeks ago You are the only person who noticed

[@sarahsgarden9684]

@@eliandkate 🤣🤣 I'm paying attention in this video clearly! Pots look lovely and posh 😍

[@cherigeitz7798]

Have you ever tried soil blocks?

[@eliandkate]

I haven’t… my need for neat and tidy kinda puts me off 😂😂😂

[@cherigeitz7798]

Love your videos! Thank you for sharing!

[@eliandkate]

Awwww thank you Cheri

[@Think-dont-believe]

Then why have vents vs holes? If never should be shut?.

[@eliandkate]

That would be a good one to ask your local supplier… would be a brilliant way for them to find out what you need and make recommendations 😁

[@natashaboerner6008]

Why does the UK have all the best gardening gadgets???? You think I can get a tiered propagation dome here? Nooooo.... but I can buy a normal propagation dome for over $100........... I live in the wrong country :(

[@eliandkate]

Oh no 😭😭😭😭

[@pronoun_dilemma]

I was wondering why some of my pots had green stuff growing at the to of them!! Pot too big. Well at least I know now. I have around 60 cuttings that successfully rooted, and are now in a cold frame outside. Fingers crossed they'll start to grow a little around March/April. All flowers, no veg. I wouldn't mind but I don't have any room for more flowers in my beds, I just like the experimenting. I've never dealt with cuttings before.

[@eliandkate]

Ha ha ha I’m the same, I’ve got plans for heaps of new flowers but no clue where I’m gonna put them. The green stuff is cause you are over watering ( pots too big so it’s holding more water than the plant needs), hold back a little on the watering, if you can resist 😂😂😂