Starting Seeds Too Early - Garden Quickie Episode 46

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

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[@mindofmadness5593]

Wind, Fascinating-makes complete Sense but never occurred to Self. Thank you.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

It really does work too.....gets the plant's cuticle and outer layers tougher and more resilient. Essentially let's you mini-harden them off while also slowing down the crazy lush growth. Cheers, thanks for watching! 🙂

[@mindofmadness5593]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Sure! Once you brought it up my mind went over things I seem and photoed in Nature and it made complete sense. My issue is no indoor space the wife's cats cannot access. [[Ask my bean and chia sprouts]] :/

[@suzi_in_zone6B]

Starting too early and starting too many. My two biggest mistakes when I first started. I didn’t have the money or space to house all those seedlings indoors, but couldn’t bear to cull. The time and energy it took hauling dozens of trays outside and back in everyday to harden them off had me tired before the season even began. 😅🤣 Then scrambling to cover them all when a late frost hit? Forget about it. Now I start 2-3 weeks later on my warm season veggies and I avoid all of those headaches. Thanks to your videos, I started a fall/winter indoor herb garden at the end of last season and started my onion seeds indoor on-time (for once). I also Winter Sow. Those three things keep me plenty busy during the “off-season”, and I don’t have that itch to get to start early because I haven’t really stopped.

[@patriciatinkey2677]

Hi Jeff! I thought South Florida would be immune to cold-ish weather in mid March, but it even went nuts down here! We had 40+ mph wind gusts the last 2 days, followed by today, when the temperature dropped 28 degrees in mid-afternoon! Glad to see that wind helps those seedlings. 🙂 I just potted the green bush beans, red vining beans, peas, lettuce, & carrots outside this week. The potatoes & green onions are very happy, hoping the rest do as well. Sincere thanks to you, Jeff, without your encouraging words along the way, I am sure I'd not have branched out this much! 🍀

[@amyreid9649]

OH I know I went overboard. Have already up potted many plants. LOL and started even more seeds. Doesn’t help when you have a week of 77 then 64 yesterday and today a whopping 25 for the high. So itching to plant, been enjoying the up potting!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Ha ha Amy, that sounds a lot like my world! 🙂

[@buckbeaksgarden761]

I laughed out loud when you showed your large tomato seedlings with a split screen of a zooming toboggan hahaha that's so me!

[@HoeIngandSowIngGardening]

I love the pace of your videos. You are an excellent storyteller. Nice. The weather is so wacky right now. it is hard to not start too eary. Great advice as usual. 🦩🌻🌴👍😀🦩🦩🌻🌴👍😀🦩 - Liz

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks Liz!!! 🙂 Yes, the weather is getting weirder and wilder every year. I stopped trying to analyze and predict and now I just go with my gut. Take care.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@carrolte1 thanks carrol!!

[@rlbgardener6465]

Hello Jeff, excellent info, I haven’t even started my seedings yet here in zone 6b. Our last frost date is April 26th but we’ve had snow as late as May 3rd here before. But I will be starting them in the next week or so, happy growing and abundance of harvest this year.

[@tammyohlsson7966]

I had greenhouse fever! Started way too many! Planted way too early! Frost burn! Good thing I have back ups, lots of back ups! Blessings!

[@tonypalmer8556]

Okay, Jeff I have been crossing off days on the calendar. End of next week and the fun begins. Great Content!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Can't wait Tony!! What you got planned for this year?

[@loygreen]

Just in time !

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Definitely KB!

[@pennyp4187]

Best teacher ever…thanks.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Too kind Penny, too kind! 🙂

[@dn744]

Yep, I started some. Don't mind losses. But I am lucky, as lots of room.

[@OldTimerGarden]

You missed the one thing I do to get more time and that top out the small plants. It encourages more branching as well.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Pruning for sure RBT..good one....tomatoes and peppers and some herbs. For sure! 🙂

[@DerMelissa]

Haha yes...super hard to hold back the dirt urge.Usually my houseplants get "extra" attention this time of year🌱

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

LOL...right? Its just in our nature Melissa, ha ha!

[@timothyshanley1132]

Jeff you friggin rock, thx for the update. Lol I may be In need of these tips soon

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey Timothy...no YOU rock! 🙂 Thanks for the support!

[@Bev437Sqn]

Great information Jeff. Thanks

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks Bev, enjoy the weekend! 🙂

[@snailplumbus1080]

Grow lights are such a lifestyle choice that I need to make soon

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

With the new LED tech, it really is a game changer!

[@kittiew260]

I have been waiting longer this year. Learned this lesson last season.

[@lizadivine3785]

I really love the quick episodes! I feel like 15 or 30 minute videos steal away precious moments of my life.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

1000%! Just get to the point already is what I say!!

[@ES-mc3cc]

Unusual freeze expected in north central Florida tonight. I just moved 46 containers of seedlings from out on the patio into my washer/dryer/workbench shed. Tonight I'll put a space heater in there until I go to bed. The raised beds are another story. I'll have to cover what already came up with straw and old bedsheets. Oh, well; I have plenty of seeds.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

So crazy E S! Hope everything fairs well....let us know how the weekend goes...

[@sondraellison3178]

Love your channel! Third year of vegetable gardening and I'm learning so much!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Right on Sondra! You're a veteran! How's this year shaping up?

[@Calornata]

i was literally googling this a couple hours ago!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Ha ha I knew it! ;)

[@YasLoLo7]

Thanks 💜 I will implement everything tomorrow 🙏.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Best of luck! :-)

[@tedscott1478]

Good advice again, as ever👍

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks Ted, appreciate that! 🙂

[@deniseb789]

Perfect video for what I'm going through! Thanks for the info. Love your channel 💚

[@branchingoutpermaculturewi4766]

love the short and straight to the point videos learning alot from your channel

[@anshisalad]

This is such a great video!😄 My weather is pretty wacky around here so this was a great help!🌱

[@patricianelson8]

What if you started your plants on time, but there was a freak frost in May? Yep, that happened a couple of times. Thanks for the tips on the air circulation for hardening off.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

The worst Patricia...seen it happen so many times too.

[@patricianelson8]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms and live in Southern AZ! Crazy.

[@monikas5125]

I keep the temperature at 72 degrees to slow down my tomatoes so far so good

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Smart Monika....it just works!

[@samartinez1988]

Admittedly, I needed a whole pack of squared solo cups for extra leg room lmao. So easy to trim off the corners and you've got a pot!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Ha ha gotta use whatever works Steven! 🙂

[@MK-ti2oo]

Wait, square solo cups is a thing?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@MK-ti2oo we need pictures! Lol

[@MK-ti2oo]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms for real, this might change my life lol.

[@samartinez1988]

@@MK-ti2oo they have squared bottoms, but the top is still round. They sell em in a fifty pack at my local Walmart

[@anchorageprepper9008]

Great tips!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey, thanks for watching!

[@Paul-xz3hw]

I can’t help it😩 it’s so exciting! It’s my fix!🤣

[@CatLNC]

Thank you so much; learning a lot!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Awesome Catherine, thanks for watching and joining the journey with me!

[@Xsksnssjccxghb]

Love your style! Very on point and based :)

[@dianes9416]

Like that you get right to the point. Thank you for informative info.

[@brandywvstrong9673]

Looking through my seeds today. We ended up with about 7 in of snow today. Yesterday was like a warm spring day in the 60’s into a cold 23 degrees today. 😫 🙏🏻💙🙏🏻

[@fishingwithfilitsa]

Great video👍👍

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks!! 🙂

[@Namita.Makeup]

Love all the info here. Thank you!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@Namita.Makeup thanks Namita! Hope it was helpful!

[@Namita.Makeup]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms It really is super useful. I am a new gardener and appreciate all the info presented here.

[@hotsweetlady20011]

LONG TIME NO TALK TY WATCHING

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hi Debbie, hope all is well!

[@grandpagarden1M]

Very good. Good morning

[@cme123tr]

Thank you for this video! What soil do you use when you transplant to a larger pot ? soil for growing seeds or garden soil?

[@EdStaniszewski]

Im in Pa. , its Feb 7 and i am kicking myself now for not waiting planting my tomato seeds. Right now i have them right next to my wood stove ,on a heat mat next to a 6ft high window. Usually outdoor planting time here is mid May. I was thinking about buying a grow light and move them down my basement where it is cooler until May. Do you think this might work?

[@michelerichard5523]

Hi Jeff. I started some spinach seeds a few weeks ago and have them under lites of 4200 L & 5000 K. After a few inches of growth they started to produce flowers. The room is not warm and I have only fed them 5-1-1 once. Last year all my peppers set flowers as well. Very concerning. Do you have any ideas

[@yesterdayseyes]

I started too early, now I shuffle them around trying to make sure they all get enough light

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yeah, the age-old dilemma!

[@ReapingTheHarvest]

Can this work with determinate tomatoes started too early? Or only indeterminate?

[@lsanderfield]

I did... oh wow my tomatoes are getting huge 😳

[@zafrullahrazak4520]

Rewarding suggestion.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

:-)

[@claudiayanosik2833]

Hi , It can be placed on all plants, flowers, etc.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

What can be placed?

[@louiseahrens5575]

I just wish my seeds would sprout. :(

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

You got them on heat Louise?

[@louiseahrens5575]

@The Ripe Tomato Farms yes! Think I got a bad batch of seeds. They did not look great. Thanks for answering!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@louiseahrens5575 dang, sorry about that Louise... Happens when you least expect it sometimes. Been there.

[@lavernejones1973]

Jesus is Alive

[@BP-bx6si]

It's nice to know Jesus loves you unless you're in a Mexican prison

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Does he start his seeds too early?

[@adrianne7355]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I read through every comment, looking for such gems as this. ❤

[@Farmynator]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms He started them 2000 years ago, just in time.