Transplant or Direct Sow in the vegetable garden

To transplant or to direct sow... that is the question. What's the best option? This video shares the pros & cons as well as the methods I prefer in my own Ohio garden.
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00:00 Intro
00:37 Advantages to Direct Sowing
03:01 Thrive Market
04:42 Advantages to Transplanting
09:09 Crops I always Direct Sow
10:50 Crops I Direct Sow AND Transplant
15:49 Crops I always Transplant
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[@anthonymilligan8379]

Theres nothing like starting plants in the late winter indoors as when the babies start to sprout it gives me hope and that is always a good thing in these trying times. Thanks Jenna as always

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I agree with this!

[@taravoda2338]

I'm so happy to have found you. I live in Noble County, Ohio. I'm so tired of U-tube gardening channels from southern California, New Jersey, South Carolina, Mississippi, etc. You have my weather, my clay soil, and my resources. I am going to devour your videos. God bless you!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

It’s always great to hear from fellow a Ohioan!

[@jamesgillispie-vc2dc]

Funny. I've been doing the same thing. I'm sioux falls so it's similar. Amazing info

[@megaflux7144]

preach! i call that "easy mode gardening". screw australia too! though jersey is pretty much the same as ohio so i dont get what the problem is there. i saw a channel in cape cod but dont remember what it was.. but yea most of the big channels do NOTHING for people in new york.

[@clarkl4177]

We just put some seeds into trays last week. My grandgirl has a couple of cucs peeking out. Grandguy still waiting on his various seeds 😊😊🌱 LOVE helping them see the wonderful world God gave us💕

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

So glad to hear this!

[@lynnlovessoil]

I use to only direct sow and just buy a couple transplants. Now I start all my seedlings in trays and just direct sow root crops, beans, peas, corn, watermelon and some cucurbits. So glad I learned how to start seeds in trays a few years ago. Especially, with the cost of transplants these days.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Sounds great!

[@marianneyorknkp765carhost3]

I had wonderful success this year with transplanting my winter sown, milk jug starts. Dill, parsley, poppies, zinnia, snapdragons, bachelor buttons, cosmos, cone flowers, dusty miller, stock, cabbage, kohlirabi, flowering kale, alyssum, fox glove, baby's breath & more! I had 70 jugs & all but 2 produced!! I started tomatoes & peppers under grow lights. My tomatoes have small green fruits. We already harvested 2 kohlirabi. I direct sow carrots, beets, peas, green beans, black magic squash, & lettuce. My cucumbers came from The Market on 25A & are blooming with tiny fruit starting to form. I love that you are in my area & your advice is so appreciated! I've garden for 6 decades & Jenna, you have taught me some very good new approaches! Thank you!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I'm so glad to hear this! Sounds like you will have quite the bounty this year!

[@loveisthelaw23]

Milk jugs are amazing!! Great results here as well

[@rachelgalus]

The only things I start indoors are tomatoes, peppers, onions and herbs. Everything else: cucumbers, beans, okra, zucchini, squash, melon, and sunflowers, goes right in the ground.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Sounds great!!

[@Gkrissy]

I have the same chipmunks pressure. Last year, they took my corn seeds and spread it all over my garden. So I actually started corn earlier and transplanted corn which saved it from the chipmunks and squirrels. Even though, I have heard some people say corn doesn't transplant well, I have found that not to be true.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Oh those little stinkers! But I'm glad you had success with transplants!

[@emullinsstreams]

Southern Ohioan here. I've had pansies outdoors all through winter, covered in snow, still have green and blooms when the snow melts! 😂

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Oh wow!

[@nchestercountynews4955]

tobacco, asparagus, okra, Nightshades, brassicas transplant- beans, melons &cucurbits in mounds direct seed, corn direct seed (3 sisters), fall cover crop direct seed.

[@brianseybert2189]

This year I direct sowed all my sunflowers, beans, cucumbers, melons and squash, even bird house gourds and luffa. Do not think I will be harvesting any mature luffas however. I needed to plant a bunch of extras because the squirrels and rabbits tear everything up on a daily basis, really miss my cat. So, I am now just beginning to thin things out. It has been super dry and hot, covering my seeds with leaf mold really helps in retaining moisture, plus I am adding some nutrition and a lot of biology to my soil. I am liking the direct sowing over transplanting these varieties. As always, enjoy your videos! Stay Well!!!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I forgot to sow luffa this year! Does your dog help to scare off any of the critters (she's so cute, by the way)?

[@brianseybert2189]

@@GrowfullywithJenna Heidi is not much of a threat, unfortunately. There certainly is something to the predator pray relationship, even in a garden. Without a predator, there are no checks and balances. Since Sakima has been gone, the rabbits, 13 lined ground squirrels and grey squirrels have gone goofy. Live and let live I guess. Oh, Heidi is a princess, and the Mayor of Wilson street sidewalk, nobody gets past without giving her a pet. Stay Well!!!

[@alliepopoff325]

Always so helpful! Direct sow: all the squashes, baby! And cucumbers. Transplants have worked for me in the past, but direct sow works just as well and I save the seed starting space for other things. Starting indoors: tomatoes, eggplant and every kind of flower, even those that don't transplant well. I want that control for flower placement, a bit more of an orderly look. Plus pill bugs do a real number on my flower seedlings. Volunteers: whatever comes up! Sunflowers are the ones I hope for most. Tomatoes I have let grow and been surprised that a hybrid plant's fruit actually produced a result very true to the parent. It makes gardening so fun, letting nature play a role. Hoping some day the abundance of nasturtium seeds volunteer, but 3 years on and it's never happened.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thanks for sharing!

[@cpoco]

KZbin still isn't showing your videos in my feed... but since clicking the bell it does at least let me know when your new videos are out... so I'll keep up to date that way. Since making my greenhouse and being able to start seeds in there I've found planting out gives me the benefit of knowing that what's growing in my veggie patch is actually something I want (I'm still not great at recognising weeds/crops) so that's very helpful in letting me get some crops... that and it is nice being able to have things look a bit less chaotic :)

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Ugh... darn YT algorithms! But I'm glad the bell is working at least! Great point about making it easier to identify what's actually supposed to be growing! Sometimes it's really hard to tell what's a weed and what's a vegetable when they are small.

[@j.b.6855]

While there are costs with seed starting, its mostly up front costs that are spread out over multiple years. Led shop lights are getting cheaper every day and can last 10-20 years. Sturdy seed starting trays can last just as long if taken care of. The boost I get from an extra month or two of growing before the plants can move outside safely is worth the cost. That cost will end up being about $4 a year by the time I have to replace the lights and trays. Thats about the cost of a good cup of coffee.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Great point!

[@krissy1740]

Great informative, expert video again! You are the best Jenna, I follow many gardeners across the globe but your channel is by far the highest quality! A huge extra that you garden in Ohio, like I do. I am learning so much from you, thank you!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Wow! Thank you so much, Krissy!

[@debrascott8775]

My reasons: seed starting is FUN! I get flowers and produce sooner. Direct sowing is a different kind of fun, I do that too!

[@anissaferringer4965]

❤ that attitude!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Agree with this 100%!

[@ezd1023]

I need to rewatch and take notes. We haven't planted anything... We do have Berries on the Vines to pick and my late Mother's Myer Lemon Tree is doing good.

[@krysthanh8932]

that's wonderful ! a woman full of energy and useful knowledge

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Glad you think so!

[@dianak726]

Great video, Jenna. Especially interesting to me because I’ve done a lot of experimenting with transplanting vs direct sow this year. My greenhouse was full to the rafters so I’ve realized with my experiments that I can direct sow several things next year. As long as Ohio cooperates, that is. 🙄😂

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Ohio cooperating is always the biggest factor isn't it!? 😆

[@dianak726]

@@GrowfullywithJenna Why can’t it act right? Is it because it starts and ends with an “O?” There’s a “hi” in the middle, that seems friendly enough. I’m starting to take it personally. 😂 At least I’m about to get a smidge of rain in an hour or so. That’s nice of it.

[@dustyflats3832]

@@dianak726is that why WIsconSIN is in an Extreme drought? Hmmm.🧐. It’s crazy dry-dust.

[@dianak726]

@@dustyflats3832 😂😂 That’s a good one! Welp, we finally got a good amount of rain. Now it’s so muggy I’m about to take up permanent residence in my shower. 🤮

[@danabella6540]

It depends on what seed and time. Some seeds can be sow directly while some plants dont go well when transplanted. there are plants that goes well when transplanted. It defends.

[@flyfishdr]

Had good results direct seeding Siberian kale in late July. Zone 7b Water every day until established!

[@misspimake]

My cilantro comes back every year. Lettuces and peas came back this year too.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Great point! Cilantro will readily self sow if you let it go to seed. I've never had peas or lettuce reseed- that's cool!

[@DavidMFChapman]

You must have an awesome harvest with all those veggies! Here in Nova Scotia, I winter-sow spring greens in early March in a cold frame. I enjoy early salads, and by June that first harvest is done and gone to seed (which I collect). Then in April I start seeds under mini hoop tunnels over my raised beds: kale, parsnip, carrot, radish, spinach, more greens. I direct-sow peas and beans when the soil is warm enough. I over-sow beans because I lose some to slugs. Young plots that survive don’t mind being transplanted to fill gaps. Indoors, I start tomatoes, cucumber, summer squash, and lettuce and transplant in late May. Potatoes go in the ground in early May. By mid-June everything is in but I succession-plant beans for an extended harvest. Whew!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

What a wonderfully full garden season!

[@bwivlog]

plantations and how to plant, thank you for sharing friends

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thanks!

[@yogininamaste]

Thank you, Jenna. I direct seed everything this year as it is my first growing season in GA 7b. Everything is growing well, except eggplant, peppers and some tomatoes. Super slow growth. My season is long enough to make it work but i am considering to do transplant for those slow growth vegetable next year. Also my cool crop such as cabbage , cauliflower, broccoli didn't develop due to warm weather. So that would benefit from transplant.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I'd love to hear how those crops (eggplants, peppers & tomatoes) turn out for you by the end of the season! What a great learning experience!

[@petpawteek8776]

I’m at the point of transplanting nearly everything from seedlings that I started inside. I think the only thing that I direct seeded this year were carrots and radishes. I also did a few sowings of lettuce when I planted out my pre-started seedlings. Two years ago I tried to direct seed a fall bed of brassicas and they did really great! I was surprised because I started those seeds in the middle of August and I live in the south, it’s hot! But I covered with row cover and was diligent about watering and they sprouted beautifully, to my surprise. Last year, the summer was so brutal I could not get seeds to germinate no matter how hard I tried… Likely because I couldn’t keep the soil moist enough. So I am going back to starting my seedlings inside for the fall garden as well. The weather patterns are just way too unpredictable and I guess I’m a bit of a control freak!😂😂😂

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Ugh... I hear you on the weather being unpredictable. But its encouraging that you had success at least once with direct sown fall brassicas. I may have to just take a shot this year!

[@dustyflats3832]

Started broccoli a few weeks ago in open greenhouse and they germinated, but not doing much. I put them on the covered patio and a few more decided to sprout as it was cooler.

[@geirkselim2697]

I did broccoli for the first time this year and I started some inside and directly and the seeds I planted in the ground bolted before the indoor plants even started to develop. The indoor ones got bigger heads and better side shoots. I'm going to start my broccoli and romanesco for the fall inside in july

[@davidaleshire4292]

I’ve tried transplant and direct seeding marigolds and zinnias. Direct sown either doesn’t sprout, or the birds rip them right out. Transplants to be spindly, and birds will occasionally still rip them out. The best luck I have are the volunteers. Go figure.

[@addysbeeandgarden320]

You may be planting them too deep. Don't stick them down in the dirt, they don't have enough energy to get up through the dirt. Try laying them on top of the dirt horizontally and putting just the tiniest wisp of dirt on top.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Volunteers are almost always my strongest plants!

[@davidaleshire4292]

@@GrowfullywithJenna this gives me an idea for a little experiment to start this fall/winter and see what happens come spring. Nerd moment. 🤓

[@davidaleshire4292]

@@addysbeeandgarden320 I'll give that a whirl.

[@addysbeeandgarden320]

It's our new year's day tradition to start our tomato seeds. I start peppers on Halloween because they are so slow to get going, and broccoli/cauliflower on Thanksgiving day for the spring crop. I pot up as they grow so I've got a very healthy root system. By the time mid April (zone 8) comes and the weather is nice, I've got big, healthy plants ready to produce. One thing I did differently this year that worked is cutting a square of thick brown paper from my bags of chicken food (but grocery bags or cardboard would work too), and put the square in the bottom of my pots. It prevented the roots from growing down through the holes. It's a lot of work, but I get my "dirt fix" (as my husband calls it) and have an excuse to avoid household chores like laundry and dusting.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Haha- I loved your last comment. I too prefer the excuse to avoid household chores 😆

[@craigdreisbach5956]

This is wonderful. It could be a textbook in and of itself. My experience is like yours. I tried the double solo cup method of indoor sowing of tomatoes and although I used indoor lights and a fan they all died after thriving early, despite daily attention. They were not over or underwatered. The two plants I have the most difficulty is with parsnips because their outdoor germination in Vermont is 2 weeks minimum and the seeds are more difficult to find, and Lima beans (only can find "ford hook") which seem to require a prolonged growth period, despite pre-sprouting. Thanks for your inspiration. Craig

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

How odd! What variety of tomatoes were they? With parsnips, I had the best luck pre-germing the seed and planting- just like I do with carrots & beets. I don't often grow Limas- but I know my dad has issues with them- they are definitely slow to get started!

[@craigdreisbach5956]

@@GrowfullywithJenna Thank you. The tomatoes were Jet Star. Craig

[@anissaferringer4965]

😂 I suck as starting plants indoors--I don't have space, south windows, and haven't invested in quality lights, I forget to water, I start too soon. Soooo I direct sow EVERYTHING I grow except peppers, which I buy as starts and onions. I really want to learn how to grow onions from seed so I keep trying and in the meantime also use sets. I am super excited about your over wintered onions, and hope you make a new video when it's time to plant as a reminder! I have a list somewhere of best varieties, but didn't see those when I was ordering other seeds this spring. 😕 As a picky eater there are plenty of things I just don't grow, but peppers are the only thing I want to grow and can't direct sow.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

That makes complete sense! And I'll try to do a reminder for the winter onions!

[@anissaferringer4965]

Thanks! I am 1 zone colder, but I am hopeful.

[@doctork02]

Thank you! God bless you and your family!!!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Same to you!

[@kimberlyguimond4186]

I started lettuce and kale about a month ago indoors. I have a foot of snow now in the garden so I just harvested it and will just put out seed I. The garden when the snow melts.

[@ellisshelby8579]

I’ve always been a big fan of direct seeding but between the birds, the Rollie pollies, and the cut worms, I decided to do a lot more transplants.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

The critters do make it tough!

[@trishapomeroy9251]

I have had really mediocre germination with beets direct sown. So I this year I started a tray full in the greenhouse to transplant. Just planted them out yesterday, so we'll see how they do that way. I was excited to hear that your holy basil seeds itself year after year. I have started some for the first time this year! It is LOVELY!

[@davidvankainen6711]

Dang! I was considering only direct sowing beets based on S MI experience. After picking my first 2 recently, abiet smallish of avg, it'll be some time out b4 any of the direct sown are as mature.

[@anissaferringer4965]

Last year was my 1st with beets and they did well. I got literally 1 from the set this spring. But last year was also my first success with carrots and this year I had abysmal germination, so I think it was just our crazy spring.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I'd love to hear how they do!

[@mikefrench3800]

Garden sure looking good this year

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

It's slowly coming along... it was struggling at the beginning of the season!

[@mikefrench3800]

@@GrowfullywithJenna We have had a pretty good spring here so far. The humidity and heat are setting in now so hope the fungus stays at bay for a couple more weeks.

[@rg-mi5hh]

It has finally droppinto the forties at night here. We are still trying to plant the garden. Some is in ground. June is crazy anymore.

[@namastenurse]

Jenna, I direct sewed kohlrabi last fall with fabulous results in my central Ohio garden. They were a quick to mature type from Hoss seed. I can’t remember the name right off. I had no issues at all. Every one of them came up and had excellent eating quality. I’m in southern Ohio now. I’m going to have a go at it again. 🎉

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Glad to hear it!! I've not tried them direct sown in fall- I'll have to give it a go!

[@xvsj-s2x]

Great tips Jenna have a fabulous day 👍

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thank you! You too!

[@joannak4640]

I know I'm late to watch this video but I finally did!! 😂🤷🏼‍♀️ You are such an amazing gardener!!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thank you!

[@MJ-ti6oh]

Very good. Thorough and to the point. Thanks.

[@curtstacy779]

Thanks for all the great information. it is a pleasure watching.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thanks for watching!

[@viralprimenetwork]

Hi Jenna, Love this video 😍 A lot of information when it comes to gardening 😍🤩 You always did an amazing job & very passionate. 💯

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@viralprimenetwork]

@@GrowfullywithJenna You're welcome 😍

[@JohnnyZBeatZ]

Keep it up love the gardening videos your awesome

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thanks!

[@jeannamcgregor9967]

I wish I could reliably grow more by direct seeding, but an army of pill or sow bugs are waiting to eat through any emerging stems. I use Sluggo Plus and diatomaceous earth and that helps a lot, but they are determined and will get through any gaps. We have dry summers so I am heavily mulching with straw to conserve soil moisture and that gives the bugs a perfect environment. So transplanting is my go-to.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Sorry to hear this, Jeanna. We have pill bugs here, but they've not become a problem with my seedlings... I have heard of folks using traps for them (either citrus fruit or beer) or creating little collars out of duct tape for seedlings.

[@christophergetchell6490]

I was taught to always direct sow my cucurbits, but this year I decided to do transplants, and I'm getting wildly spectacular results. We're having this really crazy weather here in the northeast with alternate patterns of cold and rainy and really hot and dry. I think I'm going to experiment with everything except maybe brassicas. I always have trouble with the sudden warm spells with those cool season crops!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Glad to hear you're having great results! And I agree- the warm spells definitely make it challenging to grow cool season crops! I keep trying every year because I love growing them.

[@NannaCarlstedt2]

Hi Jenna; Better video than ever! Thank´s for sharing. - Don´t forget to breath in between the lines, makes it more relaxed as a listener...

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thanks for the tip!

[@CyberSERT]

I have heard that cucurbits do better in terms of production when direct sown than transplanted, but this year I did both ways and the direct sown ones were just ravaged by various pests, whereas the transplants have been much more resilient. In some cases, outdoor sown plants that were given a head start have been overtaken by seedlings that I sowed indoors after their outdoor siblings had already had first true leaves.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@esthersdaughterlong8149]

Thank you for sharing all of your knowledge about plant's. I direct sowed green bean's, summer squash, Calendula, and Anise Hyssop. I'm in Florida and use buckets or grow bag's on my patio. We had a long drought here and we're just starting to get some rain. With the feels like temp being over 100° it's sometimes hard to grow anything. Sweet potatoes have done great. I can't get rid of leaf miner's.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Temps that hot do make it challenging! But I'm so glad to hear you're finally getting some rain!

[@marthabourassa7909]

Thank you for sharing! 💚

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Happy to share!

[@emkn1479]

Great and thorough information here! Sunflowers are one thing that I definitely can’t grow from direct seeding-too many hungry critters out there! And I’ve tried nasturtiums both ways, but the ease and success rate of popping a seed in beats out caring for a transplant any day.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

And all those hungry critters LOVE sunflowers it seems!

[@emkn1479]

@@GrowfullywithJenna unless they’re stashing seed that drops from a feeder and end up planting a huge sunflower for me in one of my pots 😆🤷‍♀️ I’ll take what I can get at this point!

[@MyTube3542]

So much information here! Thank you!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Glad it was informative!

[@charlesbale8376]

Enjoyed the video and appreciated the information.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@franksinatra1070]

I follow your method pretty closely but did have success transplanting beets this spring. Onions are the only other root crop I start indoors. I always start my brassicas indoors as you do but as soon as they germinate I move them out into a protect space in the garden since I've been having so much difficulty with those plants under my lights. In the spring they are under plastic and those I've recently started for the fall are under insect mesh.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I may have to test out transplanting beets-- how far along were they when you transplanted?

[@franksinatra1070]

@@GrowfullywithJenna Just a couple weeks but I think they all made it.

[@earthsgardenapothecary7185]

Great video! I am doing an experiment about this myself with cucumbers, melons, and sunflowers.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Oh fun! I'd love to see how it turns out!

[@davidvankainen6711]

Excellent points re: transplanting late season brassica. I was planning to start indoors to await sunshine after other crops have expired. Limited space managed.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Sounds great!

[@JoyoftheGardenandHome]

Even my direct seeded plants I pregerminate, so I'm sure that it's a good seed. Melons, corn, okra and beans are this months push. I've already started my brassicas for fall gardening. They've been outdoors the whole time.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

That's a smart way to do it!

[@frankporterfield8121]

I appreciate your videos. Thanks.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thank you!

[@nkvball808]

Great video- noticed your cucurbits were in smaller seed trays - seeds need to be in 3.5 or 4 inch pots to do well as transplants for root development.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Glad that works for you! But I do find that transplanting at a smaller size tends to reduce transplant shock.

[@MysticSpank]

i need to know this for planting out fall crops in mid to late summer. It eludes me to know when and how to sow or seed start indoors cooler weather crops in the heat of summer for a fall harvest.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

There are quite a few videos in my 'cool season gardening' playlist that might help, especially the 'what to sow in July, August and September' videos and the 'What I'm planting now- Fall vegetable garden zone 6' video: kzbin.info/aero/PL4zzslvkscX0DNlXMb4rGYbVxee3HpnmC

[@michaelh7506]

Hi Jenna, Loved this video, I prefer to do transplants then I can control the colors of my flowers and then the placements like you. I get pressure from. Deer, Rabbits, Chipmunks and squirrels, If I direct some sunflowers the rabbits eat the seedlings so I do starts and up-pot them 3 times. The seeds from my petunias that I harvested from last year have some strange color mixes and patterns. I have a petunia with two different kinds of blooms on the plant. One petunia took over the whole 18-inch pot. Growing plants keep me busy since I'm retired now. I direct sow zinnias and marigolds. I purchased a restaurant rack to make seed start yes it's huge 72L 36W 72 H. six 3 ft 6500k led shop lights.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

The rabbits do love sunflowers!! Your petunias sound very interesting!

[@terridee9637]

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[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Great to hear!

[@1Fallguyz]

Love your videos. Wondering how you handle harmful insects

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thanks! My tactics vary depending on the type of insect. Are having trouble with something in particular?

[@bobstrauss9413]

Great video very informative !

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mbryhol9132]

I can’t get the squirrels or chipmunks to leave my sunflowers alone. They dig up the seeds and the east and squash the transplants.

[@earthsgardenapothecary7185]

Toliet paper rolls and DE! I use to direct sow sunflowers, but between the cutworms, squarrels, and birds it was horrible. I started planting sunflower transplants into toliet paper rolls inground, sprinkled DE into and around the rolls, and saw a major difference.

[@chelseekpeace]

Im having a chipmunk problem myself.... 😠 luckily they aren't too bad in my veg garden, but they are digging the heck out of my potted porch plants....

[@hoosierpioneer]

​@@earthsgardenapothecary7185 thanks, I'll try this around my kale that got chewed up.

[@Amanda-cn3pk]

Blood meal works wonders around seeds and transplants. Scares them to death, the squirrels won't go near it.

[@y0k0z00na]

Covering my direct sown sunflowers with hardware cloth and bird netting until 6" tall is working for me.

[@venidamcdaniel1913]

I start seeds they do great. Then I try to hardened them off n think I’m doing it wrong. It definitely a hassle after babying those seedling.

[@venidamcdaniel1913]

Voles decimated my potatoes bed last summer. Only got potatoes right beside marigolds. Apparently. They don’t like those lol

[@abbycole7485]

Are you going to do another “variety favorites” video series this year?? Or have not enough changed? Also, when do you seed & harvest your celeriac? I’m in the same area as you 😊

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I most likely will, but it won't be till the end of the year 😊. I seed my celeriac indoors in February, transplant out in April and typically harvest in July.

[@dustyflats3832]

My Crappy Garden Year: This weather is making it increasingly difficult to get spring crops. WI Z5a is in severe drought. We are expecting rain tonight, it’s been over a month. I have sand and local weather does not tell the weather for here even though we are 20 minutes away. We have had numerous above 90* days and I didn’t appreciate no warning about frost pre Memorial Day. It was awful! I would have covered if I knew. It was well past our frost date and it wiped out many plants. Grapes, berries, garden plants because we were so Extremely warm all year dormancy broke earlier than normal. I’m considering a high tunnel at this point. We are going to be Very HOT today and it’s Not Our first 90s by far. The trees are showing signs of dying. Farmers are looking at marshes, ditches and cutting corn seedlings to feed livestock. It’s DUST! Then there is the pest/rodent/wildlife pressure. I have never seen a vole my whole life until this year. The birds are doing there job, but get reckless and nip heads off sunflowers and deer nip the mature ones. I used fish fertilizer and we couldn’t figure out what rutted up the garden as there were trails and ruts. We got a bigger trap and got a coon that the fertilizer brought in and must have climbed over fence by compost. He wrecked a lot. Then the mole which I haven’t had in Years went along long raised beds, in the beds of new beans, back out and through the carrots, peppers and tomatoes. I’ve been watering SO Much the hose and me are not best buddies. And wherever you water those rodents seek it out. Oh and let’s not forget the all mighty potatoe beetles that thankfully Spinosad took care of because they were Bad! The topping will soon be Japanese beetles and squash vine borers. Yippee. I covered cabbages with netting and there was a cabbage moth inside😵‍💫 It’s been a Crap Year. I almost threw in the towel at that late frost. It missed some things like the flats of extras that I had to use. Many of the tomatoes and peppers are All different shapes and sizes. I got up at 3:30 am today to do some gardening to avoid the heat and bad air quality. It’s Soooo dry the native dry prairie plants are dust. It gets to the point you worry if your overwatering. El Niño (El Nono) can go away as it started months earlier than normal and next year they predict record heat-I think it’s already here. Scientists have underestimated the rapid pace of our declining weather. Big Time! I’m still waiting for peas! It’s been too hot all spring. Plants seem to be stunted. I thought about gutter peas, but it gets so cold at night and blistering during the day. It makes it difficult to impossible to move things along. I’m seriously thinking of not growing certain crops anymore unless it’s under cover. Strawberries baked and then you still have to water them all year. Our May chickens will definitely think the sky is falling IF it rains as they’ve never seen it yet. If we are lucky, as luck seems to be all we’ve got, we will get rain tonight and hopefully a crop. Transplanting crops early here would mean undercover. That’s what I am-an Undercover Agent 😅. We are under attack.🤯 Success: I do have a couple small discoveries this year. I Can grow celery in grow bags in a kiddie pool!!! I fill the 10 gal bags a bit more than half full and the bag blanches stalks. I fill about 3” of water every now and then. They are huge! And we grew radishes under 40% shade fabric!! Hooray!!! The simplest thing to grow and we could never do as it’s just too hot and dry here. Well that’s it for the win.🎉

[@tonyaboyer5723]

What Zone are you in? It sounds like we do the same thing around the same times. I'm in zone 5B Rockford, IL. I direct seed and transplant also, but this is my only 2nd year of doing transplanting, and I love it because like you said the control it gives you.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I'm in 6a, with mid-May and mid-October frost dates.

[@tonyaboyer5723]

@@GrowfullywithJenna Same here awesome

[@irisdude]

OMG Jenna, are those chipmonk skulls on the shelf in your greenhouse??? LOL! Please tell me that one of them is not Alvin. Do they keep the chipmonks out?

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Nope not chipmunk skulls 😆! I believe they are raccoon- they are just some that the kids found in the woods.

[@lindajones9191]

I'm in central Massachusetts, and I'm interested in doing a fall planting of brassicas. When is your first frost date? I'm wondering if I need to start them indoors before you in mid July. Thanks! Love your channel!!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

My fall frost is approx. Oct 15th

[@dennisclayton8442]

Jenna, What do you normally sow in the spot where you had your tomato plants? I was leaning toward maybe a legume? Depending on when I can turn the bed, either go with cowpeas (we are huge cowpea folks here in the south) or if much closer to frost date, Austrian Winter Peas. What about Daikon Radish as a possibility?

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I often end up using winter rye because it’s one of the few cover crops I can still plant in mid-October when my tomatoes come out. But I love the idea of legumes if your timing works out!

[@dennisclayton8442]

@@GrowfullywithJenna thanks Jenna! Cattle panel trellises are THE WAY when it comes to tomatoes. You are 100 percent on the mark there. I am seeing huge success with mine. Thanks for your tips for using those. I’ve used cattle panels for 25 years for all sorts of things livestock related, never thought of using them for tomatoes until I watched your videos. You converted me on those. Thanks for all you share on KZbin! Always very informative and very helpful gardening tips.

[@gailsegal6843]

@@dennisclayton8442 wow, where would I purchase a cattle trellis please?

[@dennisclayton8442]

@@gailsegal6843 I got mine from the local co-op, if you have a TSC (Tractor Supply) or a farm supply store near you, they would probably have them. Sorry, I’m not able to be more specific, maybe do a search on either cattle panels or farm supply near you. Hope this helps, but you would also need T-posts and a post driver as well. I live on a farm, so we have all of those at our disposal.

[@reddiesteady9989]

Do I need to 'harden off' my seedlings if I'm transplanting into a polytunnel and the seedlings are in the polytunnel?

[@superiorinvestments27]

Hardening off is so that the plant won't be shocked in it's NEW environment such as erratic winds and temperature fluctuations of outside.. If the climates are the same no need to harden them.

[@reddiesteady9989]

@@superiorinvestments27 thank you

[@susiemccoy7]

I direct sow. I don't have the space for all the supplies needed.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

A great reason to opt for direct sowing!

[@jennifermoffett9866]

How are you dealing with the recent air quality? Some can't be outside to plant and when I put my plants outside for sun, they don't do well. I'm probably going to skip this year and wait for the air to clear. It's been cold and dry here too. The air was so bad last evening I could see the dust swirling on the road like snow.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

We've had a few bad days and the sky still looks hazy- but it doesn't seem to be affecting the plants too much. I know it's quite bad in many areas-- I'm sorry to hear it's affecting your area!

[@kristenhughes648]

We also live in Ohio. Do you have any tips for growing corn ? Ours only have a few pop up.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Great to hear from a fellow Ohioan! You might find this video helpful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZ24iamcp9aFgrc

[@kristenhughes648]

@@GrowfullywithJenna thank you so much. I'll definitely watch it. Love seeing people do videos in our state. It definitely helps to see how someone else is doing it.

[@chelseekpeace]

Jenna, when is it the right time to start brussel sprouts seeds for a fall crop? Asking from the Ozarks 😊

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Hi! I talk about this at 18:05 😊

[@chelseekpeace]

@Growfully with Jenna I totally sent that before you answered this exact question 😬 lol thank you for all you do, your garden looks amazing 👏 😀

[@MarkLada]

I've tried direct sowing cabbage and broccoli in the summer a couple of different times.. The germination rate was poor, and the plants that did sprout got massacred by insects before they even had a chance to grow.. I bought transplants from the local greenhouse both of those years.. I had terrible problems with my bush beans this year.. I planted three different times and still couldn't get a good stand.. I dug around looking for rotten seeds or dried up sprouts and could never find a single bean seed.. I did a germination test on the seeds, and they all germinated.. So I replanted again, and this time I watched that plot like a hawk.. Two days after I planted, I witnessed a chipmunk going straight down the middle of a row of beans, digging up the seeds and stuffing his cheeks with them.. I have a vendetta against this chipmunk now.. I told the hawks if they take him out for me I'll feed them all the fish they can eat..

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

OH! That little stinker!! I've though about getting a game cam for the garden for just this reason. I'm glad you were able to figure out the culprit though. Also- thanks for sharing your experience with direct sowing cabbage and broccoli.

[@torimiller7702]

What garlic do you recommend for zone 6b. Thanks Tori

[@tbone9194]

I took your advice and placed hardware cloth over my potatoes. But I have a question: Is the hardware cloth to be placed right on top of the soil during the potato growing season? Or to be removed once it starts showing grow?

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

HI there- I mentioned placing hardware cloth under potatoes- in the bottoms of raised beds to keep voles out. Placing it on top will not keep voles out unfortunately.

[@allthingsgrowing]

What is the white powder fertilizer are you using?

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

It's this plant food: www.gardensalive.com/product/vegetables-alive-fertilizer

[@allthingsgrowing]

@@GrowfullywithJenna ty. Do you happen to have a video that covers just that? Fertilizing, when and where, how much and exactly what plants you are using it on? We come from an area of town that is stuck in the old ways. We are on 60 acres, have a rather large garden that we are attempting to revive due to years of tobacco and hay cultivation. Dealing with a lot of clay which we are broadforking and adding all organic soil to as well as making compost. The people here are stuck in old ways and say we don't have to fertilize at all. And yet we know that certain plants are considered high consumers of nutrients. Any knowledge you can share would be great. We are just getting started. So speak slowly and draw it out in crayons. Lol

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

@@allthingsgrowing This video might help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGPIqZqvn9-la8U

[@allthingsgrowing]

@@GrowfullywithJenna really good video. Ty for sending

[@williamsherry5009]

I direct sowed corn this year never again i did so much better starting them indoors last year

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Wow- that surprises me! But good to know!

[@williamsherry5009]

@GrowfullywithJenna surprised me too lol that was a first time growing corn for me

[@leahwithheld783]

You accidentally misspoke when discussing your “always transplanted” herbs. The first time you said you direct sow basil, thyme, parsley and oregano. Then you said you start them indoors and transplant. Just FYI.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

😳Oh no!! Thank you for pointing that out. I transplant them!

[@martinengelbrecht5384]

Seedling are a waste of money.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Why do you think so?

[@martinengelbrecht5384]

@@GrowfullywithJenna cost a lot of money to buy in, you learn very important skills growing from seed, rather climatise your plants to your conditions, the shock of transplanting can result in a loss of two weeks. Sometimes planting direct a week later than growing in planting trays, results in the direct planting overtaking the plants grown in trays. I find sowing seed and covering it with hardboard for four days ensures good germination. Making buying plants externally a waste of money.

[@voiceofmanywaters3720]

I transplant many of my garden plants from seeds that I sow myself because I have slugs and other insects that often kill the plants before they get their leaves.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

That’s a good reason to transplant!

[@voiceofmanywaters3720]

Thanks. You are good at teaching the way of a green thumb!!! + making Nasturtium tincture makes a highly effective antibiotic for several ailments. Check it out:)

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I will check that out- thanks!