Setting up an Indoor Seedling Station : My Gram is Cooler Than Yours! : Dividing Sedum from My Mumsy

Hi Flower Friends! Today I'm setting up an indoor grow station to add to my basement but FIRST I have a ton of errands to run. Come with me!
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[@patriciast.claire7138]

I love watching you because you are 1 zone colder than where we I live. I know if you 've started a certain seed that I want to plant, then it's okay for me to start it. Works out great! Really great videos !!! Thanks so much!

[@Annathranholm]

I just have to say that I adore you. I’ve watch your videos all week, so today I finally subscribed. Don’t know what took me so long 🤗😀

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Aw, thank you! 💐

[@HalfVastGamer]

my wife loved grandma in the bling glasses! so stylish!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

🥰💐😎

[@richardryan7412]

Thanks for the how-to class

[@ariamae777]

This vlog style is AMAZING! I'm living for it! 🤍

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Just shot another one today!

[@ready2run2006]

My Autumn Joy Sedum took over a section of my garden so I dug some out a couple of weeks ago. Nobody wanted the extra plants so I just threw them out. I saw someone use it for a flower arrangement and they apparently have a long vase life. They’re easy to propagate too, just take some cuttings and stick them on the ground. They may even root in water while in a vase.

[@cherigreen4471]

Great video! So helpful for people trying to learn how to and what to buy. Thanks for all your hard work!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Thank you, Cheri! 💐

[@carolinebaines8735]

I just ordered a sweatshirt and a sticker! It’s the prettiest logo I’ve seen in a long time. Thanks for inspiring me!!!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Thank you, Caroline!

[@cathyscreationandvlog4224]

Thank you so much for the video! I'm in zone five and I tried growing a lot of my veggies just under a window the last two years and this year I told myself I would definitely buy myself some grow lights for Christmas.

[@cherylgreenfarb8044]

I bought that ornamental pepper this year before Halloween. They actually start as purple fruit. Love it.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Cool!

[@shanlynwebb]

Your granma is lovely

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Thank you! 79 years young!

[@supergirl460]

Grandma is adorbs!!

[@threeliliesflowerfarm9129]

Your Mum and your Grandma are so funny. Thanks for the tips about the lights

[@CottageGardensonForest]

It definitely look just like my autumn joy sedum. I just break off pieces and then stick it in the dirt. So easy to propagate.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

I'm so excited to add them to my farm!

[@jana-renae]

Great timing! I’m so glad you did this video. Thank you!

[@Bbssochs]

That was THE best video I’ve seen yet for setting up an indoor seedling station I’ve seen yet and I’ve seen a lot of them! Thank you for being so real and down to earth. Love your content and energy! Keep up the great work!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Thank you so much! I had a blast that day.

[@stephaniewarren9285]

My family was going to buy me the one from Garden Supply for $599. By the time you pay shipping it’s about $700 and that’s just for one! This is amazing! I’m in! Thank you!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

That is awesome!

[@melissaafkrichardson9204]

Your Gram is just gorgeous 😍 good to see you keeping busy. Racking system looks good 👍

[@leapintothewild]

You mom and grandma are both so fun! It's obvious where you get your energy and personality. :-) Sure, sure, seedlings. But what this did is trigger an idea for my old garage!!!! I had extra outlets added this summer but didn't have the budget to add lights yet (only a single pitiful bulb there now), but I can use these lights piggy-backed across the rafters and do it myself! WOOOOOOOHOOOOOO (just discovered link goes to a different, hard-wired light, but can search since I know what to look for now...)

[@rachelwatkins5541]

So helpful!! Thanks flower friend!🌷

[@atfundramccoy8999]

Soldiers are great builders...l like this video... have a great week!

[@richardryan7412]

Funny, I just bought the same shelves at Menard's today for $99. I don't think they are in your area yet. They tend to be in the Midwest.

[@Cherryparfait41]

I mastered seed starting (well, became highly successful 😉) 20 years ago. One of the nicest things my husband ever did for me was building the shelving. Fluorescent lights set closely enough to the plants worked super, I did by some warm and some cool spectrum, but that might have been me just being extra. 😅 Now that there are metal shelves and I have our office back after grown child had moved out, I’m so inspired to get after it again! Like, thank you! My insides are jumping up and down and I’m going with it!! My brad Pitt needs to build me a greenhouse this go around! Squeee!! 😄

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Woohoo! Build it!

[@younglee3285]

Thanks for the video. So enjoyable! Very informative to see how you set up the shelving unit. Looking forward to your next video.

[@rose-socal-girl]

I love your videos, so glad I came across you. You've been so fun to follow and watch. I'm a backyard gardner and learning so much watching your videos. Like many peeps I've been forced to work from home this year due to covid. So I've been spending alot of time in my backyard (and KZbin) and have developed a love and passion now for gardening now. So thank you for all you share, it really is such a great help! And you're so fun and funny, love your personality -- you make me laugh alot. And Lord knows we all need more laughter especially during this time. Thanks for the fun - and thanks a bunch for helping me learn all this cool gardening stuff. I've just ordered my lights from lowes and seeds and supplies from Johnny's!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Awesome, Rose! Thanks for sharing

[@MinnieAcresFarm]

Suuuuuuper helpful! We are getting some free shop lights that someone is throwing out so this makes me so happy to know they will be perfect for starting seeds this winter 🌱

[@FlowerHillFarm]

I'm so glad! Free lights- Woohoo!

[@joinkansas7819]

Hello are you still happy with those grow lights? Your seedlings are always amazing so I basically want to do everything you do. I'm just hung up on the grow lights. My research is saying they won't work (not 5000k) but you do love them?

[@phatcher25]

Nice shirt! I can't wait to get my shirt!!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

💐🥰

[@TheBriRock]

You should try using that sedum in arrangements. They last forever and they’re beautiful!!!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Yessss 💐too bad I don't have any other flowers left. 🤣 Next year!

[@TheBriRock]

Haha yes!!! They’re fun and they grow so fast! Do you have plans to add more perennials in the future?

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Oh yes. I planted 225 woodies this past spring and my perennial order for this coming spring is insane. I'm making a video on it soon!

[@TheBriRock]

That’s fun! I can’t wait to see it. Thanks for doing this video. It’s super helpful to see you walk through things step by step like this! I would love if you would do a video on the business side of the flower farm. I’d love to know about things like insurance, taxes, governmental assistance and rebates, etc. I know a lot of that will be specific to your state but it would be awesome to know where to even start and what questions to ask. Thanks so much!!! You’ve been such an inspiration.

[@cherigreen4471]

Actually I used my Autumn Joy with some Little Quick Fire hydrangeas, both are a beautiful wine color. I put them in a vase no water and they both look great and just dry out naturally.

[@pamelakilgus9309]

Wow 🤩 I love the growing space 🌱🌱🌱🌱 you can grow all the beautiful things 🌸🌸💐💐 those shelving units are awesome 😎 I bought 2 more shelves this year too !!!!!!!! Now I want to start seeds 🌱🌱 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@FlowerHillFarm]

I said the same thing to Flower Friend Gina last night. I am ready to start seeds! 💐🥰

[@jenniestrong315]

I am learning so much from your channel. Thank you for putting these videos up on KZbin. I bought my first shelf today to start my cut flower garden seeds. I’m feeling clueless about the grow lights though. The link to the ones you bought is more expensive at my store than you paid and I found some at Costco today and am wondering if they would work. What should I be looking for as far as lumens and such? Can it be a single bulb or does it have to be double?

[@jenniestrong315]

Never mind. I went and watched the KZbin video you linked about lights and all my questions were answered there. Thank you!

[@zullylozano1840]

I can’t wait for you to film seed starting videos!

[@silencedflower8441]

Wish I could send you some sedums., I have a ton of autumn joy and purple emperor stonecrop. I filled everywhere I had extra space this year and still have a couple trays I’m overwintering indoors. I totally hoard perennials 😍😜💞 love your sunglasses. You can propagate them just from leaves, stems and clippings. 🤫😉

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Amazing! I'm hoping to keep propagating this lot to create a large area. My gram has more to give me this week too.

[@silencedflower8441]

Flower Hill Farm awesomeness! I just edited my comment to say that! You can get soooo many out of just those that you have now. Next year!., going to be amazing! 😍🌱🌱🌱💞

[@kimberlyscribner7300]

This was an awesome video! So helpful and answered all my questions about setting up a growing station. Thank you 😊

[@FlowerHillFarm]

You are so welcome!

[@CottageGardensonForest]

I use those shelves also. I bought a stainless steel six foot commercial kitchen work bench one which I have outside and the second one inside my grow room. I also use the heavy duty metal rolling rack so that as I need to harden plants off I just wheel it out . I’m definitely expanding my grow light situation based on your design plans. Thanks

[@FlowerHillFarm]

I have a 10 foot wooden bench on the opposite wall- which is where my heat mats are setup!! No such luck with rolling them outside though because of the basement stairs 🤣💐

[@leonardfamily7005]

@@FlowerHillFarmI can't wait to increase my light set up to something like this one day! Can i please ask, are you moving seedlings off heat and under lights once they germinate?

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Yes, once 50% of the seedlings have popped I move it to the light set up.

[@eulerizeit]

Do you do anything to the lights to make them water proof or more water resistant?

[@FlowerHillFarm]

No, my lights are never exposed to water.

[@Bandaid17]

Love the women you are blessed with. Family is so important especially when you need lunch LOL! Can you speak to the ambient temperature in your basement and how you manage it? I have had the same setup and have a hard time with temperature swings.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

The temperature in my basement does not fluctuate very much. It is currently 68 degrees and will almost never drop below 60. I've heard of people using fans and small heaters to regulate fluctuations.

[@barbarafegley5566]

Black pearl ornamental pepper would be cool to grow from seed to use in bouquets.

[@ElderandOakFarm]

You should look into the shop lights on Amazon though, they have some with 5000k-6500k light spectrum, high number of lumens, etc. I ordered 2 Mars hydro ts 600 grow lights, (which they say only covers 2 x 2 ft space but it covers a lot more when you're not growing "mari-tomatoes!" & you're just growing regular seedlings) but I have 2 shelves, where I put a marshydro in the center, and 2, 4 foot, 20w, 6500k led shop lights on each side, about 3 feet high, and am able to fit a few hundred seedlings in about a 4 x 4 space. They're not NECESSARY for veggies and stuff, but I wanted something with full spectrum, because I use them in the off season for orchids, succulents, etc.

[@sherylgardiner7]

Grams kool

[@pamschill7879]

This video is very timely. I went to Lowes earlier today to get lights but there were two ladies monopolizing the space so I left. Was wondering why u r doing 2 lights per shelf? (One isn't enough?)..NEVERMIND: I watched Gary's video...

[@reginamitchell9532]

Do you plow your wildflower field or just spread seed over native ground? Thanks again for the video!

[@stone807]

Way to early for Christmas 🎄. Great video 👍

[@FlowerHillFarm]

I agree! 🎃

[@michelleodell1236]

I think that same shelving unit is $199 at Lowe's now.

[@karenm5681]

Speaking of too early...last year Costco had Christmas stuff available for purchase in AUGUST!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Oh wow!

[@FizahFlowerPatch]

Is your basement heated? I'm wondering if I could start seeds in my basement which is unheated, staying around 45F in winter.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

No heat- it's naturally between 55 and 60.

[@virginiastephen6310]

Hi! I love following you and watching your videos! I know you mentioned that you took Lisa Z's course from the gardener's workshop. I know she uses the t8 and t12 lights. Can I ask what made you decide to use led grow lights? I'm trying to decide what type to get. Everyone seems to have different pros and cons and mixed opinions. Thank you for what you do!! 🙂

[@FlowerHillFarm]

My father is an electrician and between his recommendation and a video from The Rusted Garden with Gary P- that’s why I decided to go with LEDs. Gary has a great explanation of lights that I put in the description of most of my videos!

[@virginiastephen6310]

@@FlowerHillFarm thank you! I did see the video from the rusted garden. It's my first time using them and I want to get what's best for the plants plus the most energy efficient. 🙂

[@richardryan7412]

I guess living in the Midwest is cheaper than the the backwoods of NY. Just bought 5000 lumen LED lights at Rural King for $24.95. Hopefully this saves your followers some money.

[@MosaicRose99]

The sedum is beautiful, but it looks familiar like the plant that took over my friend's yard a few years ago. I don't know if it is that plant or not. Anyway, I'm a fairly new subscriber and I am loving these videos. :)

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Thank you! Sedum is known to take over so it might be the same plant! Or something similar💐 it tends to send fewer blooms as it gets crowded though and separating is recommended every 4 or 5 years!

[@MosaicRose99]

@@FlowerHillFarm Good to know! Thanks. :)

[@stephaniestatnick]

Can the light be further away from the seedlings with LED?

[@FlowerHillFarm]

I still put them right above the seedlings. Hovering right over them. Otherwise they will stretch. LED last longer and don't get as hot as regular bulbs, which is why I prefer them!

[@richwarmus3101]

Do you have the item number on the lights from lowes? Your link is for a diff light strip

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Yes, the link is to my original lights. Those were sold out when I was there. I do not have the item number but they were the 48 inch diamond plate shop lights. LED 40 watt 120 volt 4k lumens

[@wanderertimetogo348]

Now I see where you get your sense of humor.

[@susangarland6869]

Do you think you would be able to make a video detailing your growing year? Like a "month-by-month this is what I'm doing now"? Maybe with special emphasis on what is in bloom each month? Hubby and I will be retiring on some acreage in a couple of years, and I've never considered a cut flower garden because we've lived in suburbia our whole lives, but you've inspired me. I would love an overview of your annual process. It wouldn't have to be super detailed (unless you did a series of videos), just the highlights. It would be such a great starting point for all the nerdy research I plan on doing before the big move.

[@shilpapatel5]

Will you be putting the lights on a timer?

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Yep! I realized after when I was editing I didnt mention my timers. I'll talk about those more when it is seed starting time! It will be here before we know it! My lights shut off at 10pm and come on at 6am.

[@shilpapatel5]

@@FlowerHillFarm Ahhh 16 hrs total. Wonderful, looking forward to hearing about the timer and how its connected. Really appreciate this video and the info shared. I'm thinking along with seed starting under lights, could you not also presprout dahlias or is that not recommended ? I'm in the Caribbean and we have just dry and rainy seasons, so starting things indoors is new territory. Thanks for all your videos!

[@pinnaclefarms4640]

Do you use heat mats with this?

[@julesz1979]

Found the Lumens video💡💡💡😂

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Great!

[@ElinWinblad]

Can all that plug into one outlet?

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Yes, my father is an electrician and I can have at least 24 on an outlet. Depending on the voltage etc of each bulbs and the circuit breaker.

[@mihaeladog7187]

Sedum death tool , lol 😂

[@sharonzavisha4030]

Is there two lights in each or only one light

[@FlowerHillFarm]

One per box

[@shibashishnandy]

Where did you get these racks ?

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Hello, I bought them at Lowe's. There is a link in the description!

[@shibashishnandy]

@@FlowerHillFarm Thanks, not available in Canada

[@dc0145a]

Grandma in the bling glasses :) She's hysterical. Autumn Joy is one of my favs. My honeybees LOVE this plant. I saw on Jack Barnwell Design channel (Mackinac Island) kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJLaYWBmrc98Z9k at min 8:29 he talks about pinching sedum (like Autumn Joy) - pinch mid summer for denser / compact plant.

[@beckycook5234]

Love your channel! What is the name of your theme song?

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Thanks, Becky! It is called Fresh Fallen Snow

[@beckycook5234]

Thank you! It makes me so happy!

[@gardeningnkarma3782]

I hAve that seldom and it's great very hardy on min e s two parts broke and I just stuck it in the soil also one of the leaf and it's thriving I couldn't believe it

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Yay! I'm so excited for these plants

[@silencedflower8441]

💞💐😘 1st 🤟🏻

[@FlowerHillFarm]

So quick, Jessica! 💐

[@summermucha5207]

For some reason I thought you had to use full spectrum lights for flowering/fruiting plants. Could you speak on that? Have you tried both and what has your comparison revealed? Lastly, how many inches do you keep your lights from flowers vs veg? I am just so curious. Thank you for your videos 🌸🙏

[@FlowerHillFarm]

If you’re growing them to the fruit or flowering stage you do. If you’re just growing them for a few weeks you do not. My friend Gary at the Rusted Garden has a bunch of videos on why shop lights work great!