Seed Starting in the New Greenhouse | Gathering My Supplies and Sowing Seeds

I'm starting to gather my seed starting supplies and preparing early for a busy season in my new greenhouse. December is a great time to get my gear organized and go through a dry run or two with a few flats of cool-season lettuce seeds sown to germinate and grow up all in the greenhouse.
Cultivation in a greenhouse is an amazing and very effective way of growing seedlings and plants. But, it’s not automatic. There’s a lot to learn, and more variables at play that can wipe your inventory out overnight! So for now, I’m taking it in stride, and learning my way through this new and amazing opportunity, eyes wide open, and as prepared as possible.
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[@vedaandchristyruiz9872]

That is an organized and detail oriented gardener. Efficiency at its best.

[@joegardenerTV]

Thank you! 👍🌱🌱🌱

[@rosemarymurray8256]

Out standing video thanks joe !😂😊

[@joegardenerTV]

Glad you enjoyed it, Rosemary! Thank you!

[@TearDrop455]

AWSOME… the greenhouse , seed trays, seed storage containers, mixing container, the labels, your seed dispenser, the giant heat mat…. Oh my goodness….so happy for you! I hope for this one day. Thanks for sharing 😊👍❤

[@joegardenerTV]

Thank you! I’m always looking for ways to organize and simplify. 👍

[@GardeningWithCoffee]

That's a beautiful green house! Congratulations 🎉

[@joegardenerTV]

Thank you! I waited a long time to find the right one. I love it! More videos to come from this greenhouse!

[@GardeningWithCoffee]

@@joegardenerTV great! I'll be on the lookout for the videos.

[@AJsGreenThumbLLC]

Awesome greenhouse space. very efficient seed starting process!

[@joegardenerTV]

Thank you! I love the space and definitely like being organized!! (It really helps when I get into to sowing out 3,000 seedlings in there.)

[@stephendobie5013]

Thanks Joe, always great videos. All the best to you and your family for a festive holiday season.

[@joegardenerTV]

Thanks, Stephen! That's nice of you to say, and I'm glad that you liked it. And same to you and your family for a merry holiday season!

[@amynelsongreen3243]

Gardening ASMR! ❤ I am sooo ready for seed starting! Thanks, Joe, that was relaxing and inspiring. Happy holidays!

[@joegardenerTV]

YESS! You nailed it. We had fun with it. I'm so glad you liked it!. Thanks, Amy and Happy Holidays to you too!

[@LauraLaraia]

Love the organization and neatness of your process.

[@joegardenerTV]

Thanks so much!

[@LauraLaraia]

@joegardenerTV I am enjoying your videos and I watched your Gowing a Greener World in the hopes of one day having a garden of my own. I'm finally in that place, up in Stokes County. I've started with your "no till" video. I'm a senior so tilling wasn't really an option for me. Lol. Lots of cardboard, staw and I've started a small compost bin. 🤞 I'll be ready to start next spring. Ty for the education.

[@tracykimbro]

Great set up there Joe !

[@joegardenerTV]

Thanks 👍. Time flies in the greenhouse. 💚🌱🌱🌱

[@tracykimbro]

Enjoy every second !@@joegardenerTV

[@GrowCookPreserveWithKellyDawn]

Love the ASMR and your greenhouse is top notch. We just built one this year and it has been wonderful so far. Happy holidays!

[@joegardenerTV]

Thank you! We had fun with this one. Glad you liked it. We did too. And hope you have a safe and happy holiday season too!

[@tobruz]

Tons of edits! Looks great lots of work!

[@joegardenerTV]

Thanks!

[@davidward1259]

Just found your channel. Nice video and a very nice greenhouse!

[@joegardenerTV]

Thanks David. Welcome!

[@gretahancock4725]

This is great Joe! someimes a picture is worth 1000 words and videos even more:) What a peaceful way to be inspired today! Thanks

[@joegardenerTV]

Thank you, Greta. So glad you liked it. I feel exactly the same way! 👍

[@funnybunny81]

Your greenhouse is incredibly beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@joegardenerTV]

Thanks so much! 💚🌱🌱🌱

[@victorlewandowski3750]

What a great video, Joe. Felt like we were right inside with you! Merry Christmas to you and your family!

[@joegardenerTV]

Great to hear this. That's exactly what I as hoping for. Thanks for watching, and letting me know!

[@elizabethfierro4518]

Thank you Joe for this inspiring video. ❤😊

[@joegardenerTV]

You’re very welcome! Glad you enjoyed it. 👍

[@diannamalta695]

Inspiring, Joe! Wishing we could afford a small greenhouse at the church pantry garden, but we have four 8' long cold frames that help us get a head start, thanks to an Eagle Scout.

[@joegardenerTV]

I wish you could too, Dianna. Your group works so hard and does such a great job! But at least you have some excellent cold frames. They're the next best thing.

[@franklyhobo645]

It must have been difficult to not say anything Joe! So jealous of how organised and stocked your greenhouse is. What temp is your heat mat set at for lettuce? I know they are a bit sensitive to temp. Hope you had a lovely Christmas and look forward to more from you in 2024.

[@joegardenerTV]

Haha. Just a bit. But actually I like it because I don’t have to worry about any re-takes due to flubbed lines. 😂. The heat mats are not on a separate thermostat but they average 75 degrees. I do have them on a timer though to only come on at night. Lettuce seed doesn’t germinate over 80 degrees soil temp and in the daytime the ambient temp can exceed that, so I use the mats to supple at the heat once the temps fall at night. I will be experimenting a lot with this.

[@prana2000]

You don't pre-wet your soil mix? Is there a reason you prefer to water after sowing the seeds?

[@joegardenerTV]

If you saw the scene of how quickly the water soaked into the soil mix, there is no need to presoak it. The soil mix I use has a wetting agent added to the mix so the water is freely and quickly absorbed into the soil. You often find this in professional soil mixes such as the Promix BX that I use. However, it is rarely added to consumer grade, off-the-shelf products. In those cases, presoaking is sometimes about the only way the water will continue to be absorbed after you sow the seed.

[@venetogardens]

yeah right, "dry run". More like you just couldn't wait and had to start the seed starting. LOL!

[@joegardenerTV]

Busted!!! LOL> I do love starting seeds.

[@helenmcclellan452]

Did you only start lettuce or did you do other cold hardy veggies too? Will you be growing the plants in the greenhouse once you up-pot them, or under hoops in your raised beds?

[@joegardenerTV]

I am planning on doing both. And I think the ones in the greenhouse will do better since it won't get exposure to the winds and extra cold outside.

[@davidhaley1776]

Morning Joe. Did you get your promix from Amazon?

[@joegardenerTV]

Morning! You can get it from Amazon. Here's my link for exactly that same product and size: amzn.to/3GZ5buQ If you have access to an Ace Hardware near you, you should be able to order online and get it shipped to your local store. The price is cheaper at Ace so that would be my first choice. Good luck. I've been using that Promix BX for years. Love it!

[@eastcoast4233]

This video would really be good if had voiceover explaining the compost mixes and high microbe supplement, why A selected over B, etc. It just feels too quiet. Not sure why using a seed dispenser at 3:30 as these always felt a bit of a gimmick for new gardeners, they only really seem to work if you have seed mixed together of different sizes.

[@joegardenerTV]

Love my seed dispenser! 🤷‍♂️

[@DeniseStein-p8u]

Do you pack down the seed starting mix in the seed tray once you add it?

[@joegardenerTV]

Only lightly after I sow the seed. I do I gentle press for good seed to soil contact and to make a bit more room for top dressing.

[@eastcoast4233]

3:46 Noooo I can’t believe these were watered from above with a normal watering can, this will totally shuffle the seeds around and probably wash some right off the soil. Small seeds should be watered from below to prevent this.

[@joegardenerTV]

I hear where you’re coming from but the soil I use has a wetting agent which immediately absorbs the water, and I always do it in the kitchen sink using a gentler spray. Ive been doing it this way for a long time and this does not happen with my technique. Most off the shelf seed starting mixes don’t have the wetting agent and yes, the water pools on top and seeds can easily float away. But this is not the case with what I use. For filming this example, that is not my standard approach to do it outside with a hose (so yes, def could have provided a better example of that part of the process to avoid confusion.) 👍

[@sueannloggains9570]

You need to add some music to your videos. :)

[@joegardenerTV]

We do sometimes. Always changing it up. 👍