Spring Me Please (2025) - Ep 4 | Simple Seed Starting | Start Seeds w/ Me (Greenhouse Chat)

[@roserainy7586]

I noticed since i started using more castings from my worm farm, ive had a lot less issues with fungus gnats. Looked it up on google and i guess there is a connection, something in the worms saliva that kills them. Good worms! ❤

[@dee_805]

I love your personality! Feel like I’m gardening with a good friend. Congrats on getting your cold seedlings started! Your onions look like happy babies 🥳

[@YellowDoorUrbanHomestead]

Awww thank you! I want it to feel that way.

[@carleanr4051]

Indeed!💚🪴

[@jesswelsh9838]

I literally was just thinking this while binge watching her videos.🤗

[@thegraciousgardener92]

I use the solo cup method and I plant according to the color of my cups. Usually red-Tomatoes, green - cucumbers, orange - melons, purple-peppers, blue - brassicas. I write the variety on each cup.

[@avidwtchr4]

I am loving the definition pop-ups happening!!

[@YellowDoorUrbanHomestead]

O yay! I was wondering if that was a good addition. Thank you for the comment!

[@GoddessY1968]

Yes it's really helpful since everyone is learning ❤

[@21216tclark]

If you have issues with germinating spinach, try priming the seeds by soaking them for 24 hrs, drain and dry them for at least a day or 2 prior to when you want to plant.

[@carleanr4051]

I definitely need this tip! Thanks 😊

[@njagatlin]

I re-use my tags, also. If it helps, a little acetone and cloth will remove marker ink. Endless supply of tags!

[@YellowDoorUrbanHomestead]

Ahhhh o ok! Thank you for the tip!

[@emkn1479]

Good to know, thanks! I tried rubbing alcohol and it didn’t work so well.

[@juneramirez8580]

Acetone! Will try that when needed. Now that I use pens specifically for gardening the tags are readable much longer.

[@carleanr4051]

I do too!😃

[@emkn1479]

Broccoli is delicious. I love most vegetables oven roasted. Brings out the sweetness and concentrates flavor.

[@MsShirleyOGGardener]

Best spokeswoman 😊.

[@YellowDoorUrbanHomestead]

Thank you!

[@suzi_in_zone6B]

Kohlrabi, kohlrabi, kohlrabi!! It is soooo good! I’m quadrupling the amount I’m growing this year, because I eat one in one sitting. 😅 It never makes it to a recipe, I just harvest, cut it up, and eat it like apple slices. 😂

[@carleanr4051]

Wowww! I can’t wait to try them! I grew some last year but never ate them😢 I ended up putting them in the compost pile. I have some growing now. I’ll try them for sure this year. I wanna know what all the hype is about “kohl-raaaabi”🤣

[@gwencalloway4808]

Hello Asia😊thanks for sharing ❤

[@YellowDoorUrbanHomestead]

Hi 👋🏾! You’re welcome!

[@lenitabruno5736]

Hi Asia! Loving how you make gardening comfortable. Thank you for the seed starting lesson. So much fun! Have an amazing day! Love you friend! January nails are on point! The onions are fine. 😂😂😂🙏🏾💛💛💛🫂

[@YellowDoorUrbanHomestead]

Hi 👋🏾! Awww thank you! You’re welcome! Lol yes they are 🤣🤣

[@RKDivaDP]

Thanks for all the information 😊

[@YellowDoorUrbanHomestead]

You’re welcome! 🤗

[@slackermodenation1653]

I’m seed starting next week! Can’t wait to follow your gardening journey this year. You are one of the channels that really inspired me to experiment. Happy Gardening. Can’t wait for spring 😭.

[@farmermarshall]

I grew kohlrabi because of you & Broke. I don't think that he likes it but the way you say kohlrabi made me curious I love it!

[@Thea-no7yd]

I am so happy that you’re sponsored by Bootstrap Farmer! Literally today (1/5/25) I saw a video with their products and thought “I would buy those but I want to support Asia.” Because I’ve heard you mention them so many times. And now I have a code for you!! Praise God your channel! I really learn a lot and enjoy your uploads. ❤🌿

[@angelramotar6670]

I agree 💯.

[@YellowDoorUrbanHomestead]

Awwww thank you so much. I really do appreciate the support! Very happy to hear the channel is helpful for you 🤗

[@tonikrug4838]

Hi Asia! Im watching from Wisconsin-zone 5b! High five to my fellow urban gardeners ☺

[@dorseygreen7912]

Enjoyable as always! Thanks for the tips on sowing seeds

[@juneramirez8580]

I spent so much money last year to quick start my garden that this year I intend to pay down that credit card as fast as I can SOOO I am doing EVERYTHING I can to reuse everything to save. So I also save used tags. My son made me some raised beds in my shade room (I live in sunny AZ) so I found every empty pot, big and small, dumped them into a huge tub and added perlite, mushroom compost, some of my homemade compost and a little extra fertilizer. Then dumped it all into the new beds. Some of those pots were years old just sitting around or pots that had plants in last season. I feel living in the low desert that raised bed gardening over container gardening will be better for the plants. Our summer comes early here. Our winter has been so warm that my lettuce has all bolted so fast. Thank you for taking the time to talk to us and teach us! Love it!

[@lavernebradshaw8714]

Have checked out Team Benson’s Desert Garden channel? She is in AZ as well! I hope this is helpful!

[@juneramirez8580]

​@@lavernebradshaw8714 oh yes, I have been following her for a few years now. She has the most beautiful , producing, townhouse low desert garden I have ever seen!!! Everything looks so healthy and she grows foods she uses for a year or two at a time.

[@lavernebradshaw8714]

@ I love ❤️ what both these ladies are doing! They are a wealth of information!!!

[@michaell1032]

Nice nails,,

[@angelramotar6670]

❤ I am so thankful I can follow along with you.

[@Gardenofglory-l6v]

Happy day happy gardening ❤❤

[@SteffaniesJourney]

I’m gonna start seeds this weekend if it’s not too cold. I save all my tags, I use a label machine so the names don’t fade. I think I’m going to winter sow some flowers too. Thanks for sharing!!!

[@lakivaonline2274]

Love your videos. I am starting my Garden this year. Zone 6A

[@YellowDoorUrbanHomestead]

Thank you! O yay! That’s exciting! Congrats!

[@Psalm.146]

😁 That reminded me of the swarm of gants that i had accidentally overwintered in my kitchen a couple years ago. 😂

[@pameladavis895]

I love it! You are about helping people!

[@angelacalloway8125]

Hey Asia😊

[@YellowDoorUrbanHomestead]

Hi Angela 👋🏾!

[@TOMMYBITESHOMESTEAD]

Hello hru? I’m starting some seeds tonight. I like to add steam wrap to the top of my containers when I start because it creates moisture and helps retain water from watering the bottom. I tend to forget sometimes

[@YellowDoorUrbanHomestead]

Hi 👋🏾! I’m doing well, I hope you are as well! I used to go the same. It works amazingly!!

[@TOMMYBITESHOMESTEAD]

@ went to Lowe’s last night for more seed start mix. I may have to make my own so I can finish it up today

[@TashiaPlants]

You definitely got me thinking about planning for the Spring. I’ve already started marking up my calendar.

[@shweetpotato]

I think I need a greenhouse just like yours :D NOICE :D

[@YellowDoorUrbanHomestead]

It’s really nice to have especially while it’s so cold lol.

[@laydbak46]

Hello Asia,thank you.

[@YellowDoorUrbanHomestead]

Hi 👋🏾! You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@twobgardening1]

This reminds me to get my seeds out and see what I want to plant this spring. I've never had luck with onions seeds, but I've always direct sowed, going to try your method. Thanks for all the helpful videos. Oh and I'm ordering the colorful bags to grow in, goes great with my raised beds.

[@YellowDoorUrbanHomestead]

Awesome, happy to hear that! You’re welcome! O ok, thank you for the support! I hope you love them!

[@myrahclemens1983]

I've never had much success with starting seeds. I will try your method, and hopefully, all will be well❤

[@YellowDoorUrbanHomestead]

Sorry to hear that. If it helps it took me a few tries to figure it out. Glad to hear you plan to give it another try!

[@BountifulArdath]

Asia!!! It's cold!! Just like you're not a fan of the cold, me neither. It's a whopping 29° (and feels like 17°, what is that?!)! My goodness, I don't wanna go out there to winter sow, but I am determined to do it this year. Jeez!!

[@pkharris]

I'm excited about that heater setup. I don't like the cold either. 😊

[@kbjalen27]

Hey Asia, I hear you all are getting snow... Stay warm

[@YellowDoorUrbanHomestead]

Hi 👋🏾! It’s already here and it’s not supposed to stop completely until Tuesday morning I think. 😳🤣 Thank you!

[@kbjalen27]

I will keep you all in my prayers 🙏🏽

[@sharonmaresh]

I bought Bootstrap Farmer seed starter trays from MI Gardener during their Black Friday special days. I can't wait to plant! I live in zone 4b so I'll just keep watching you for awhile. 😊

[@YellowDoorUrbanHomestead]

O yay! I hope you love them! O ok, stay warm!!

[@chelseaapicella4412]

All the broccoli, cabbage, kohlrabi seeds look the same because they are - they're all the same species (B. oleracea) that has been bred over thousands of years to develop these wildly different cultivars! Broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, cauliflower, and kale can all cross pollinate. I thought this was so fascinating! (Also something to keep in mind if you're trying to save any of your own brassica seeds and plant them near each other!).

[@jesswelsh9838]

I'm loving all these videos!!❤

[@TOMMYBITESHOMESTEAD]

Your dome serves the same purpose for keeping it moist

[@lindaholmes6411]

Thank you for all this good info

[@jannasteeleyoung290]

FUN !!!! Wish we were neighbors, we are so much alike , you got me all EXCITED, getting up after your show and start planting some of my seeds , YAYYYY! 🎉

[@grandacres427]

it's the CUTE hoodie for me 😍🐔 tyfs

[@heidiDonato]

love the video way to much snow here to start

[@deborahtheodore5407]

I plant my collards and leave them in the ground until I get tired of them

[@YellowDoorUrbanHomestead]

Mine bolt in late spring. Where are you located?

[@peaches454]

Thanks for telling us how you fry broccoli. Wanted to try it.

[@YellowDoorUrbanHomestead]

You’re welcome! It’s delicious!

[@thepipingbagbakery4399]

Onions look great!

[@billspruill7961]

DANG I was wondering bout dem nails out there playing in the dirt wit dem lovely nails

[@YellowDoorUrbanHomestead]

Lol for the first week or two I cover them up. After that it just is what it is 🤣

[@YT4Me57]

I'm near you.. It's absolutely FRIGID (in the 20s) and I have no greenhouse. Not sure anything would survive in February in my Greenstalk planter. 😮 But that seed starter kit looks inviting anyway. 😂

[@The_Dirt_Mother]

NAIL CAM!

[@ericataylor9063]

Great information. Thanks for sharing

[@denesestanley7011]

Great video. Thanks ❤

[@odomshomestead]

Great information happy gardening

[@MsJKGardener]

Great tips! Good strategy on what to start first!

[@mixmix3499]

Have you tried a shade cloth? If you put all the bolt-prone veg in the same spot, maybe you can use a shade cloth to cover them once it starts getting hot. Commenting early on, not sure if you addressed this later on. Also, I think I watched so many of your videos, I thought i was subscribed 😮. Well I am now. Lol

[@YellowDoorUrbanHomestead]

Hi! No I haven’t I don’t really have enough space to leave them any longer so I just let nature take its course. I appreciate the tip! Lol thank you for subscribing! 🤗

[@mixmix3499]

@YellowDoorUrbanHomestead you're smarter than me. I just start too many plants and keep buying containers and compost to accommodate them. I cringe when i need to thin out by cutting the weaker seedling, so i just pull it and find somewhere to plant them. And I try to hold them until the bitter end😅. Happy gardening!

[@crocketp]

😂 I use my nails to pick up seeds too

[@YellowDoorUrbanHomestead]

Lol it’s kinda the only way I do it now with the smaller seeds 🤣

[@KoolCatsConrad]

Great post

[@melindah1418]

Hello Asia thanks for sharing this video. I am going to start a few collards. How long do you leave the light on for your inside seedlings?💖💖😍💚🌹🌱

[@YellowDoorUrbanHomestead]

Hi! You’re welcome! O yay! I’d estimate maybe 14 or 15 hours.

[@aetreus88]

i want to try guerilla gardening where i plant food crops in random places and see if they grow

[@doublemdespo2785]

Sweeeeeet ✊🏾😎🍊🌶🫑🍅🫛🥬

[@Harmonylovess]

Great video I always look forward to your videos Which variety of onions do you have short day long day ?

[@YellowDoorUrbanHomestead]

Thank you! I have all three varieties. However, in my area short or intermediate is said to be best.

[@SuesSecretGarden3]

👍🏽🖐🏽😊

[@wretchedrue7859]

Virginia zone B although they keep calling it zone 8A. I sow my greens right in the bed at the end of February then thin them out. I use barrels that I got off of FB marketplace cheap, fill them with water, and use them for thermal heat in my little greenhouse. Do you have the space for that?

[@lajoyw9690]

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[@mrslsix]

Hey Asia, what is your coupon code for Bootstrap Farmer. I'd like to support you and order my seed starter trays.

[@iwanttobelieve5970]

Your onions, you just need some circulating air and it’ll go away. If not, it could kill your onions.

[@YellowDoorUrbanHomestead]

Thank you! I have a small fan that’s in the mushroom tent. I don’t have anything growing in there right now so I’ll move it downstairs.

[@MonicaSmith-i8k]

Thanks 👍🙏👍🙏 i'm seeing 😁😊 2025 09 01

[@izzyguerrero3909]

You were given by some one early cabbage

[@YellowDoorUrbanHomestead]

The variety that says early takes 60-75 days and that’s too long for a spring planting for me.

[@SavingGreensHomestead]

Hi…I just finished watching your video…I know that your video was sponsored but I know a better tried and tested way to handle fungus gnats that is cheap and easy…I use play sand to top off my trays…the sand not only prevents fungus gnat infestations it also eliminates damping off and mold…on my channel i have a playlist called Gardening With Sand that has a collection of videos that gives the details…I no longer use sand just as a topper but I now use it as my sole seed starting medium which is reusable….please check it out…I’m all about easy gardening too ❤

[@YellowDoorUrbanHomestead]

Ok thank you for the tip! I’ll check out your channel!

[@RealLifeGardening]

I just started my channel today and uploaded a video that’s gonna be up tomorrow I would love and be honored if you give it a look see. I started some seeds as well can’t wait so excited first time gardener zone 8b

[@YellowDoorUrbanHomestead]

O yay! I’m so happy to hear that. We need everyone sharing! I’ll check out your video today. Nice, I’m excited for you!

[@RealLifeGardening]

@ no thank you Asia you’ve really been an inspiration for me and my garden journey

[@slackermodenation1653]

I’m seed starting next week! Can’t wait to follow your gardening journey this year. You are one of the channels that really inspired me to experiment. Happy Gardening. Can’t wait for spring 😭.