Why I Am Starting These Seeds NOW | Companion Planting For Spring

[@epicgardening]

Starting seeds...without me? Jacques...why do you do this to me...

[@Nobadcasts]

The audacity!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

I am just trying to keep you on your toes, but if you are asking I am always ready to get more seeds in!

[@Peoniesandpinks]

Well he did say he’s jealous of your cosmos

[@beckywtube]

I know right? He gets his own KZbin channel and now he's Mr. Independent... Sheesh...

[@barbsoddznendz1896]

🤣🤣🤣

[@debrabray8855]

Yes.. please do a video about starting seeds outdoors. Thanks for this content!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Noted!

[@pihleg]

Second that, I live in a tiny home with no place to start seeds inside and I've really struggled starting them outdoors!

[@NicolaiAAA]

​@@jacquesinthegarden I second this! Although I'm in 6b so what you're able to plant out still may not apply... 😅

[@goducks20101]

I'd go for this type of video also, since I'm limited on exterior and interior space. I'll look into it, but is there a compact/ reach-in type of greenhouse? Lastly, companion planting seed videos are really helpful. Thanks alot for your videos.

[@imafan26]

i don't have a greenhouse and I don't start indoors, so I only start outside. i need to learn more about how to care for plug trays and cells. I have a high death rate so I use compots instead. Great selection. I usually plant marigolds as a rotational trap plant for nematodes. It doesn't work as well interplanted. I use crackerjack and nemagone. it is hard to find seeds of tangerine.

[@sallywatts6514]

Yes! More information on what to do once the seeds are up. How many times to repot before hitting the dirt. Hardening off. And yes on planting in beds

[@anthonym8339]

Yes to all of it. Love the seed starting videos, both in trays and direct. Bring on the tomatoes and peppers! 🌶️ 🫑 🍅

[@lil1010devil]

Yesssss

[@MsKpuff]

Yes!!!

[@007Lehua]

Definitely, living in Beaumont, CA the weather has been so unpredictable, so yes, yes, and yes...the more the better.

[@karalackey3591]

Please do videos for what peppers and tomatoes you are growing! Also would love to see a video on outdoor seed starting! Love the Epic teams’ videos. 🎉

[@jacquesinthegarden]

You got it!

[@earthisflat]

I just recently started getting into market gardening as a career i just started my salad mix lettuce seeds, Sunday is my first day at the farmers market i got shiitake mushrooms, huckleberries Marisol Chile peppers and oranges I'm gonna try to sell, I don't have that much growing since it's winter but when spring rolls around the micro farm is going to be booming and I'll be growing pretty much everything, you and Kevin have been a huge inspiration to me thank you guys so much for giving me the knowledge and confidence to turn my passion into a career

[@jacquesinthegarden]

I love hearing stories like this and that line up of offerings sounds really compelling. Nice unique offerings to get people excited!

[@earthisflat]

​@@jacquesinthegardenyes i know around here in Scottsdale the shiitakes are definitely gonna sell out fast 😅

[@erntaku]

I REALLY appreciate that you continue to openly plant and mention seeds from other venders, post BI acquisition. 👏👏👏

[@jacquesinthegarden]

There are so many great vendors out there, plenty of love to go around and interesting varieties to try! Our BI seed packets are still the best by far though, looking at you Johnny's with ZERO info haha.

[@LovelyIslandVacation-ch6wo]

Most gardeners must hop around seed suppliers because different places have different things so being on the list of companies we all know off the top of our heads is probably the best and seed provider can do.

[@akxdev]

@@LovelyIslandVacation-ch6wo Yeah, never met a single gardener who only grows seeds from a single place. We all shop around and pick the varieties that interest us most.

[@Peoniesandpinks]

I’d love to hear more about companion planting

[@Talula72]

I always love hearing what seeds people are starting and why.

[@tsonja7175]

I plan on seed starting far too soon and having far too many oversized "starts" and needing to expand my operation into other rooms of the house and driving my family crazy and freaking out at the inevitable late frost. I am a chaotic Gardner and don't want peace but plant drama. Winter isn't real and if I ignore the rules spring will arrive sooner.

[@LovelyIslandVacation-ch6wo]

OMG 😳 I thought I was the only one

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Hahaha classic problem we all have!

[@Ellen-ru2fr]

Two summers ago I tried lacy phacelia for the first time, and last summer it grew on its own in the same garden bed from self-seeding. I bought a chamomile plant one year, and it also seeds itself around - so I just watch for the seedlings and move them if I want them somewhere else.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

I have actually been digging up Chamomile and re potting it as well!

[@kfetter9046]

Jacques, you are a trooper for putting together this very informative video, even though you are not feeling well. I hope you feel better very soon.😷💐

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Thank you!

[@thehamfamhomestead]

I am in Houston and found a trick for cilantro here is to plant it under my pepper plants. By the time summer heat really sets in, the foliage from the peppers helps shade and keep the cilantro cooler. We had fresh cilantro all summer with no other shade. The variety I planted was the long standing cilantro from Botanical Interests.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

That's a fantastic solution to help buffer that heat!

[@mercurybard9794]

I would love a video on direct sowing - many of the plants I want to grow this year prefer to be planted right in the ground (corn, pumpkins, watermelon, etc)

[@cathymccall9846]

Jacques...... love everything you teach. Bring it all on! TY!

[@ghostdoggtv]

Hard to express how satisfying it is to see Botanical Interests in these bideos

[@Kat-mf7mt]

Love these seed with me videos. I'm in Zone 10 as well and I like to know what is everyone else in my zone is sowing!

[@jennifervasquez4327]

Yes! I would appreciate a video about starting seeds outdoors and the methods you use. I do not have indoor space nor do I have a greenhouse so everything is started outdoors in the elements. Thank you! Love your videos! So helpful!

[@ericatawney4960]

I pinched out my alyssum, and now I have a tray of 72 babies to tend to 😅 Sounds like I better get my nasturtiums in cells this weekend! Thank you so much for all of the great videos and information! You rock!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Haha they also like to spread on their own if you let them but they smell wonderful so how can you be mad at them.

[@rubyoro0]

Wasn’t aware of alyssum pinching.

[@sunniewright3335]

Good morning from Zone 9 (Bakersfield)! I'm giving the milk jug method a try this season, so excited to see how this goes. My sunflowers are always started indoors, paper-towel and ziplock bag method, and they sure do flourish! The rest of my seeds will be started in various methods, just to see which works best! Happy growing from Sunflower's Cottage 😍🌻

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Oh very cool, the bag method for sunflowers makes a ton of sense. Do you just immediately plant them out once they germinate?

[@sunniewright3335]

@@jacquesinthegarden It depends of the season. I have around 20 (?) Mammoth Russian I started last month, they’re in repurposed butter tubs, and they’ll be transplanted next week

[@jackiehorsley9263]

All your seed varieties sound great I hope they do well for you

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Thank you!

[@WilReid]

I definitely lean more toward high tech for my seedlings. I should build a greenhouse, but for now I have a 12x16' shed that is essentially finished inside with electrical, insulation, and drywall. It has just about everything but plumbing and AC. I plug in a heater for 2-3 months and have multiple lights on a timer. We unfortunately don't get much of a spring here in Alabama. We go straight from winter and frost to summer with ground and night temps staying above 55F in just a few weeks or some years less.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Sounds like an awesome setup! The greenhouse light really does add some extra umph but your setup sounds pretty dialed in already.

[@PacificGardening]

Definitely want to see the tomato & pepper video as well as the seed starting outdoors video

[@courtneycullen6289]

The 16 cell would be amazing for most cool season flowers. I am very excited for the new Floret zinnias! I love the epic trays, I have a huge collection of seed starting stuff, but I always do my six cells first.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Good point, some of those slow growing flowers would be ideal in these 16 cells.

[@floweringevergreen3584]

@@jacquesinthegarden Do the domes and bottom trays for the 4-cell seed starting trays work with the new 16-cell seed starting trays?

[@gretahancock4725]

yes the seed starting videos are really helpful- i find the seed starting process very overwhelming as i have trouble narrowing down what to start:)

[@jacquesinthegarden]

That one will always be a problem but hopefully a good one. I can't stop trying new seeds and its become hard to choose!

[@YoliBucknam]

Aloha, Yay, an outdoor seed starting video by you would be a most excellent journey!

[@storbert1328]

Would be super interested in hearing more about your fight agains the root knot nematodes -- I've just discovered them in some of my own beds, and I'm on a mission to keep them from spreading throughout the garden!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

I can make a video on all the options, I have been diving in deep!

[@lyndelgado6138]

I did some research and did a fall cover crop of 3 colors mustard seeds but white was supposed to be the most effective, and then I chopped and dropped it. Then I planted annual flowers n dahlias for that Spring, Checked for root knot nematodes on annual n dahlia flower roots and did not find any. So, I'm gonna plant vegetables this Spring. And Early Girl has always been my most reliable and tastiest variety of tomato. I'm in 10b.

[@maudie6095]

Yes please for starting seeds outdoors! An Aussie here looking at your winter/spring advice for our Southern Hemisphere climate!

[@MyFocusVaries]

I watch these videos despite the fact that I only do outdoor winter sowing (I lack the space, equipment and mostly follow through for traditional seed starting 😅). I do get seed suggestion info!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Haha I can sympathize with that!

[@YanickaQuilt]

I am trying winter sowing here in zone 5 B. Many milk jugs in the snow waiting for spring to germinate , it's a case of trust the process I guess

[@jacquesinthegarden]

That is a game I am not familiar with but I can totally see that it is a big time trust the process haha.

[@crature14]

Really enjoy your content everytime Jacques! Thanks!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Happy to hear it!

[@kristynyoung1895]

Love watching your videos Jacques! Can’t wait to see more from you this year, especially as you continue to sow and then harvest and move into the kitchen! I’m getting back to gardening after 3 years off and I feel like I need training wheels! I wish I could have you and Kevin help me plan and design my garden!

[@ellenconforti5693]

Yes I am interested in seeing all your tomatoes you are planting. I just got my Botsnical Interest book and want to see which ones you are going to plant. Also interested in seed sowing outdoors as we are in central Florida and I find it so much easier, weather permitting, as there is less mess on my patio and I can plant them closer to my water source on my grow tables. I also think the seedlings have a better start and are stronger. I am also going to add to my list of flowers to order. I like some of the ones you are growing this season. Florida Gardener Zone 9a

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Florida is one of the areas that should be able to easily grow outside! Looks like there is a lot of interest in this video so it is likely coming!

[@lyndawilliams7873]

I can't wait to get started this year.

[@industrialtumbleweed3849]

Yes to ALL the videos! I started my Kilimanjaro marigolds just a couple of days ago and have 100% germination. I’m very excited to get them in my garden (just up the 15 from you).

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Always feels good to get that 100% germination!

[@stephanieflowers2783]

Yes to a video on starting seeds outdoors!!

[@wcla1958]

aka Cathy B - yes to all, love all your videos and learn so much from you and your experiences. Thanks for all you do!

[@KK-FL]

I am sowing flowers this weekend! I got those black velvet nasturtiums too. Can't wait to see them blooming! And of COURSE we want to know what tomatoes & peppers you're growing!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

I am very excited to see those bloom against my green beds! Peppers and tomatoes will be incoming next month!

[@RobinDavies-b4c]

So funny that your doing (normal) broccoli, cause i just bought the purple broccoli from bi upon your recommendations lol. Love you and Kevins videos always cant wait for another. Thank you

[@jacquesinthegarden]

I do both but I ran out of Burgundy seeds and wanted talk broccoli! Trust me you won't be disappointed!

[@HealyMeans]

hi jacques 🤗 you are awesome! i can binge your videos (and i do) all day long. yes, i learn something from every video. please do an "all the specific plants you're growing" video. tfs

[@ponwajeechrans7372]

❤ the early seeding.

[@lorim4321]

Yes to everything please! Especially to outdoor seed starting. Thank you!!!!

[@st2778]

You are my go-to for all my seed and variety information. I've learned SO much from your videos, thanks so much. I'm located in Zone 9a, and your advice and variety selection is spot on!

[@squashit339]

Yes, I want to see all the peppers and tomatoes you are growing!!

[@joseluislarios6036]

I’d love a video specifically on tomato seed starting with specific dates for guidance

[@lisamorris4232]

Outside winter seed sowing would be great since many of us don't have places to do it inside. We're in zone (formerly 5b) now 6 but still proceed as 5b. Thanks for all your helpful videos, Jacques!

[@sstoba]

I have always started seeds outside. It just works so much better for me. I put them out during the day and in the garage at night. It helps to use black pots and a black tray to help hold heat. Sort of a make shift heating mat. I'm also in zone 10 but in Los Angeles.

[@terrivance8750]

I'm about to start a bunch here in VA Zone 7B via the winter sowing method. 😊

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Nice! I kind of want to try it but it is almost silly to do in my climate.

[@MyFocusVaries]

Me too! In zone 8 in Vancouver Canada

[@Gardeningchristine]

Definitely fun to make money doing what you like to do huh? I also have a job/hobby, but I garden too. Glad you found your calling!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

It is rally nice to be able to not just do it but teach others how to do it as well!

[@anapaulacrawford5837]

Awesome selection of seeds ! Can't wait to see the final results. 😊

[@bublhed]

I prepared some six cells for winter sowing about a week ago. Everything is in a clear plastic tote with drainage holes on the bottom and top. I haven’t tried it this way before but it seems to have potential. I have my peas in gallon ziplock bags attached to the fence. (And yes, shelling peas also!)

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Sounds like a great way to setup a budget greenhouse!

[@tylapup7301]

Unfortunately I don’t have room for a real greenhouse at this time.

[@tylapup7301]

(Answered from my phone account)

[@hossenfeffer8383]

So good for the heart to see you starting your seeds! I am hoping to get into my ramshackle little greenhouse next week here in zone 5. Great video as always, Jacques 🇨🇦

[@jacquesinthegarden]

I love me some seed starting!

[@chelseaburr_]

Would love a video on seed starting outside. I don’t have room for a greenhouse and have tried a few different methods trying to get it right the past seasons.

[@trishanavarro4887]

Yes, please. I want it all. I'm so new to starting seeds and need all the help I can get. Thanks!

[@carissalizotte8977]

I have been loving the Asian style eggplants! So tasty!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

They really are the superior eggplant. No extra water and a much nicer texture.

[@debraswank1542]

Happy times right here!

[@ashleyeaves9982]

Would love to see a video on starting seeds indoors. Enjoy your videos!

[@SmokieJinx]

Yes!! Love learning new things!!

[@debbiemusgrove676]

I had never heard of phacelia before. I’m looking forward 6:59 to seeing it in your garden. This will be my first year of trying to grow poppies. So glad you included information on starting them in this post.

[@laurienafe5390]

Yes please do videos on peppers, tomatoes and outdoor seed starting!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

You got it!

[@nevergivingup1]

yes yes please share doing the seeds outside 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽. thanks in advance.

[@murfy6189]

Yes tomorrow and pepper video, love seed starting videos too. I’m growing baquinho, shishito, and Serrano this year

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Those are some of my favorite peppers always reliable and delicious!

[@mai_a_tat]

Would love to see an outdoor seed starting vid! I don’t have much space inside. Thinking of building a mini greenhouse from scrap wood. Maybe a “what you need from a greenhouse video?”

[@Anaturalbeauty]

Yes please do video on starting seeds outside

[@TheHunnyBunnyHomestead]

Yes please do a video for seeds starting out doors please

[@shadowknightgladstay4856]

Just impressed with the preparation to plant so many seeds so consecutively with so much detail or story's with so little cutting of the video.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

This is my favorite kind of thing to do, just talk seeds and plant no preparation needed!

[@barryhoven9861]

Thats cool to know about thyme and Calendula and thyme. That cold really got your vocal cords. Feel betters.

[@randyo6019]

You’re inspiring me to start seedling sowing!! I’m such a failure when it comes to cilantro! I’m working on my carrots, radishes and bok choy from botanical interest right now in my raised beds in Atlanta. Weather’s been nuts here 68 and foggy.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Cilantro can be tricky one thing I forgot to mention is that you can crush the seed and it helps germinate better!

[@stephanierobinson8480]

Would love to hear about all the peppers you’re growing this year!

[@barbaralowry6669]

Would love a video on seed starting outdoors. I'm in Riverside, CA and just do not have an indoor space available to start seeds.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Noted!

[@suevallejo8645]

Yes, any video you do I will watch.

[@purplethumb7887]

Packed with lots of great information. Always fun to watch seed-starting videos. You've motivated me to start my Bachelor Buttons (mixed and Blue Boy), Cosmos, and Nasturtiums. I'm going to do some California poppies too.

[@suzanneharper4196]

YES, please do seed starting with different vegetables! I learn so much😊

[@bonnieharris5916]

I watch every thing you put out. I live in Mexico so more outside starts are better my climate is crazy. Below the Tropic of Capricorn 6000+ ft and dry high desert with heavy summer rains. Oh and terrible soil.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

That is some next level gardening right there. For sure some unique issues to tackle in high desert! Outside starts must help acclimate those seedlings to your more extreme environment over indoor starting.

[@emekasearthgems3376]

Thanks for sharing 💜 I definitely want to see how you start seeds outside. I prefer it that way.

[@gorthaur1231]

I would love an indoor seed starting guide, mine always seem to mold/get algae

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Quick tip would be to bottom water, fill tray with water and let it wick up. Allow the surface soil to dry out before watering again, and run a fan on low over your seed trays!

[@m.maclellan7147]

Would love indoor set up ideas as well. Still winter on the South Shore of Massachusetts! I am in an Apt., but I have a tiny stoop garden and am missing green inside, too ! Thanks for mentioning plants that are good for containers.

[@cathysteele924]

I always enjoy and learn from your content. I would really appreciate it if you could do a video on Kale, including what some call “tree kale.“ I garden in North Texas, zone 8, and a perennial kale sounds very attractive, if it really works. Thank you, Jacques!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

I did a video a while back on some of the kales I like to grow but I could try to adding some more content!

[@Lunarclaireity]

PLEASE!! To all of the 👆 (but especially outside) just incredibly curious and would LOVE to do it if possible 🥰 thanks so much for yet another awesome video ♥️

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Noted!

[@angelicaivelisse]

Yes to ALL the vids you suggested!

[@ObsessiveAboutCats]

Have you ever tried papalo? It is supposed to be a heat loving substitute for cilantro. I am trying it for the first time this year. Epic Gardening has a blog post on it, but videos are rare.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

I have tried it before but found the taste when raw to not be what I was looking for. Maybe when cooked it is more similar but I am not sure.

[@wandakelly2173]

Yes on the all tomatoes and all peppers video😊

[@lorealtolbert8211]

Yes. Interested in a video on starting your tomatoes and peppers. Love your videos.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Coming soon!

[@moomoocho1196]

I would love to see a video, grow along with Jacques! And any videos you want to do 👍

[@veronica2081]

Yes I would love a video on how to sow seeds outside! I have a tiny home and don't have a greenhouse. My seed trays are taking over the kitchen so any help on sowing seeds outdoors in southern California would be very helpful! Love your videos!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Haha sounds like a much requested topic that will for sure make it into the rotation this coming month

[@sandrasherer8779]

So excited, growing the white marigold this year 😊

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Looking forward to seeing that one in bloom

[@JenniferRogers-q2z]

I love all you videos! I have learned so much from you. Only thing I haven't seen is you saving seeds for the next year and how you do it. I understand advertising seeds from other companies but some of us can't keep spending money every year on seeds.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

I can try to cover it more but I usually just do it in passing. Most are pretty easy, like with flowers it's just saving the flower heads once dry and then separating the seeds some like tomatoes are more complicated for an ideal collection. Here is a short form video on how to save tomato seeds for example! kzbin.infol2hQHNphPSo?feature=share

[@backyardgrocerygarden]

I LOVE the ease of how you explain things. Thank you for taking your time to create this video!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Glad it was helpful!

[@JWDicus]

The genus you mentioned, Phacelia (Fuh-See-Lee-Uh) includes some really beautiful native species that occur in the wild in your area that you could look into for your native garden too. There are something like 200 species in North America, but obviously some do better in your climate than others. Phacelia parryi is one of my favorites from San Diego, which I encounter every year while doing botanical surveys or butterfly surveys in S.D. Co. Also check out Phacelia minor, commonly known as Canterbury Bells, which is awesome as well. Just wanted to let you know that there are a handful of local native species that for sure would do well in your garden. If you like that one so much, I highly recommend you look into some of the others, because they are truly a highlight out of the hundreds of wildflower species I encounter in your area during my spring field work season. Cool to see you discovering such a fabulous genus, Jacques! You are just seeing the tip of the iceberg with that Phacelia in this video. I am stoked for you to experience many others in that genus. Keep up the great work!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Woah that is really cool to hear! I have seen the Phacelia Parryi in the wild and I would have not guessed that it was related. I am going to be looking for that and the Canterbury Bells.

[@beinggreen24]

❤❤ I’m starting my seeds this weekend

[@entenknew]

I see what you’re doing here. Great jump start to the coming season.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

That's the plan!

[@jenjoy4353]

Looking forward to seeing the results of this seed sowing.

[@Dimples117]

Feel better

[@bronowiczj]

Great video! I’d love to know your pepper and others selection soon!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

That should go out next month!

[@jordancarr2894]

I grew peach Melba nasturtium and Kilimanjaro white marigolds last year! The marigolds are tall and lovely but they’re actually pale yellow and not truly white. The peach Melba were also quite yellow with some bright orange in the center, instead of peachy-pink-orange, but I liked them both.

[@SuperCallie93]

Small side note: bolting cilantro = coriander seeds. So depends on what you want from the plant if it should avoid the heat

[@jacquesinthegarden]

The fresh green coriander is so delicious as well

[@kmhuey1]

I just started a bunch of sweet peppers. I want to try a bunch of varieties and pick a couple to keep around. A couple for eating and a paprika variety.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

I had a lot of fun making paprika last year so I plan on doing much more this time around

[@SplitComp]

Excited to watch! In Ohio here.

[@Amanda-cn3pk]

Love your seed starting videos!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Glad you like them!

[@melissagoodwin2602]

Definely would watch the video of starting seeds outside

[@SaintVincentTheDogg]

These are my favorite videos- would love to see more on starting seeds outside 🤙