Why you want to do this with seed starting! Fall gardening tips! Texas 8A

[@CaptainsLady]

Thank you for your tips…God bless!!!

[@terrintexas8725]

So thankful for the rain. Unfortunately, I noticed this evening that mold started on my melons in the greenhouse. Will have to treat and just hope those remaining Kajari melons ripen! Blessings

[@ntxg]

Hi TNT, we will be watching for the same. This will help our fall gardens out tremendously and maybe give us a good fall harvest. Praying for you and love you Jill

[@susanwirt1]

PS. Happy you got the rain! God is good.

[@vivianyerton7937]

Glad to see y'all are safe

[@LMLewis]

I like your idea about repurposing lids for seedling trays, and your potting up procedure is great, also. I start seeds indoors because when they are sown directly outdoors, local critters look on the tender plants as a micro greens buffet. Chard, for baby chard, can be broadcast sown, which I did in early spring.

[@ntxg]

Oh yea! Beware of critters! ❤️

[@RandyFelts2121]

Yeah thanks I have some left over tube lids.

[@backyardveggies]

We had just over 3 inches here in Lewisville on the North side of the metroplex. All my fall crops are looking so much better after the rain and the break from the heat!

[@ntxg]

Yay!!! So glad to hear!❤️

[@lynnerskine3346]

Thankful ya'll are safe.

[@patgrant3741]

Good afternoon, Jill. How refreshing the air is. So glad to have rain, but so sorry for those who endured flooding.

[@ntxg]

Amen and 🙏🏻 Pat! Love ya!

[@renajones9404]

Wow! those blackoil seeds!! 5/10 inch total here in the heart of Texas...in 3 small showers last 2 days. Thankful for every drop, and the temp drop outside! God bless, Jill !!

[@ntxg]

God bless you are a❤️❤️❤️

[@cdg1264]

I’m a newbie to vegetable gardening and I’m really enjoying your videos. I live in Northlake, North of Fort Worth. I’m not able to do much right now. Our place is for sale, due to apartments being built around our property. I can’t wait to be moved and settled so I can get started. Thank you for sharing your knowledge of gardening! Cindy

[@ntxg]

Awe… well I 🙏🏻 you find something soon. ❤️❤️❤️

[@TShirtAndReeboks]

All those look great! Something exciting about starting a new round.

[@melindahester7715]

Those cracks scare me. So glad they,re gone. I watched some video from Dallas. So scary. Hope no one was killed. Oh,wow! You planted birdseed. I,ll try that. I,ve got mixed birdseed.

[@ntxg]

Yes Melinda! They did great! ❤️😘

[@Shesstitchin]

So happy I found your channel! We just moved in a little South of Gainesville. I don’t have infrastructure yet, but I did try out some carrots and radishes.

[@ntxg]

Hi Ss! So glad you found us too! Thank you for watching us! We have a great community. How are you plants looking?

[@Shesstitchin]

@@ntxg just got them in the ground yesterday! The previous owners didn’t have a garden area at all so I’ve been doing lots of deciding and digging.

[@ntxg]

Excited for you ❤️

[@honeybadgers1996]

Thank you for the updates on your fall/winter planting. I’m glad your cracks on the ground are getting smaller. Let’s pray for more cooler days for better gardening🤞

[@ntxg]

Yes, in agreement with you in prayer!❤️😘

[@barlitedotcom]

I do the same thing with the tongue depressor, but I use 2, sliding them down and lightly squeezing them together. Great videos Jill, thanks!

[@mimitodd8781]

So happy you are safe from the flood waters. I am doing the same seed starts. Great tip on the yellow lids! I have plenty of them! Enjoy the cooler temps my friend.😊

[@ntxg]

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[@conniedavidson1807]

Those little babies are so cute. My onions seeds are just starting to sprout. It's always exciting to see those tiny seeds you barely covered turn into tiny green leaves. One of my dogs got into the beet container and starting digging, Not sure if any will come up now. I'll probably reseed it next week if I don't see any signs of life starting. I let my lettuce go to seed in my kiddie pool and tiny plants are sprouting up in there. I'll have to thin them they are so thick. But I may use some for micro greens. Prayers were answered with the rain. May God bless and keep you and yours always.

[@ntxg]

Amen Connie! So glad to hear that things are coming up for you lady! We are getting ready in full swing now for fall with this break in the heat in the God-given rain praise him. Lots of love to you chat soon Jill

[@christiansingle1]

I am so glad I found your channel. I needed to know how to grow in my area. I appreciate you and your knowledge so much. I went out this morning to look at my rain gauge (first time to check it, I'm bad) and my gauge was overflowing. What I could see was over seven and a half inches. With all that is going on in the world, I am so glad I have that blessed hope. Vickie

[@ntxg]

Hi Vickie! I’m so glad to get to know you❤️! You got a big ton of rain lady. It’s exciting to get to know my community and I’m so thankful for you and your support. Lots of love Jill

[@k.p.1139]

I think everything turned green overnight! The back pasture looks like it has a hint of color! 😃 Jill check your lettuce seeds and see if they need Seed Stratification. Some do and some don't. I know most lettuce will not germinate until the temps are around 65. I can't remember where I read it, but some pop the seeds in the fridge over night- after sowing ( yep dirt and all) and that triggers the germination.

[@ntxg]

I’ll check KP!

[@susanwirt1]

Thanks Ms. Jill. This was just the demo I was looking for. My cabbage, collards are ready.

[@centraltexashomestead-mike4956]

Your seedlings look great. We are going to get started planting seeds this weekend. We will wait until the second week of September to seed root veg. We seed the same yawl do to save seeds. God Bless.

[@laurab8547]

We have 4 pear trees in our back yard and all four of them have been withering in the heat of the summer despite weekly deep watering. But after this week's rains all four of them have perked up and look so much better! I hope next year will be more consistent rain wise. Our pear crop will not be great due to the heat. One tree has only half bloomed (literally) and those pears that have grown are really small in size. The other two trees have less than 20 pears on them each and one of the pears has not flowered in two years in a row so no pears at all from that one. Hope your fruit trees have done better, Jill.

[@ntxg]

Hi Laura, our fruit trees didn’t do anything this year, no pairs on the big one and on the little one most blew off in the wind. Like you I hope we have a normal season next year and I think we will if this La Niña does indeed move out at the end of this year. Praying for your fall garden my love, Jill

[@kcmama91]

I did Peat pods in a tray for the first time ! Hope they work -thank you SO much for your helpful videos

[@ntxg]

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[@sandrarichardson2713]

GM lady---good tips on stepping up the pot size and staying in control of the root size. Do you use any type of fertilizer on these little guys while they are growing...any organic fertilize? I am doing the vermicomposting for worm tea and checking into mealworm frass. Want to get a setup for feeding chickens protein via mealworms. Then use the frass from them for fertilizer also. Thanks for seeing how you handle the 'succession' planting if you want to call it that with the consistent reseeding your pod tray. It's like you have an assembly line set up. Good job. I like it. Have a great day. Jesus bless.

[@ntxg]

❤️ we are using compost tea and minerals lady! No chemicals at all ❤️🙏🏻

[@04DynaGlyde]

Amen for the rain in the Tarrant County area of Texas! Please keep praying for the right amount of rain all over Texas, and NOT too hard of a harsh winter. What are the top 3 or 4 hearty and very nutritional fall garden plants?

[@ntxg]

Hi Carl! For us it would be beets, cabbage broccoli cauliflower.

[@alwaysmelissa7775]

Hi new follower here! 👋😁 I need a second opinion, do you think it would be okay to take shade cloth down now that we have cooler temps in the forecast?

[@ntxg]

Hi Melissa! Yes I think so, your plants need the sunshine now! Thank you for watching and subbing ❤️

[@TheYellowrose21]

I took mine down here in Kaufman county

[@nc8524]

I was going to plant some bunching onions- I have a shallow planter, about 4" deep. 12" diameter. I read they don't need much depth. Hope that's right. I got some Miracle Grow organic soil. Someone said brand might not really be organic. IDK now if should use for veggies now. I'm in North Texas too. Other than Calloways, any other brands you like? I got some last year at HD had a lot of wood chips in it and didn't care for it. Supposedly all purpose potting soil. I'm growing in containers at apt since no land but also have small raised bed at community garden.

[@ntxg]

Hi NC! Look and see if your bagged soil has ammonium nitrate. If you can find organic potting soil that doesn’t have that and uses poultry manure you should be good and you are correct on bunching onions❤️

[@nc8524]

@@ntxg thank you! Just checked and my MG brand organic raised bed soil has ammoniacal nitrogen .008 . I'm not quite sure what to make of science of it- search came back it's part urea and ammonium nitrate. But my Calloways organic potting mix also has but less at .004 ( got last year, not sure if still good.) My Burpee seed starting mix also has that. Not sure what to make of my findings or how that differs from ammonium nitrate. It does have poultry litter. It all says it's for vegetables anyway! Appreciate the tip on researching ingredients so can try to make best choice- not always trusting labels.

[@RandyFelts2121]

When you broadcast your lettuce seed do you sprinkle some potting soil to cover them? By the way I live not to far from you all Navarro county.

[@ntxg]

Yes just a light covering! Hidy neighbor!

[@meharris0925]

Did you leave them on your covered porch after sowing the seeds? I am getting stuff ready for this year's fall garden. I don't know whether to place them inside where it's cool, on the porch to get indirect sun light (hot), or outside in my little greenhouse with a shade cloth (really hot).

[@ntxg]

I'm debating for the fall garden sister. I think I will keep on porch in shade or under the tent.

[@laurab8547]

Also, I'm wondering about using those tubs for regular potatoes. I was thinking of using 20 gallon feed tubs from tractor supply but those are more than $20 each. I can get the rectangular tubs with the yellow lids from Costco for $8 to $10 each. Should I plant my potatoes next spring in these tubs instead because they are so much cheaper? Would love feedback on this. Thanks!

[@ntxg]

Yes Gal, give them a shot! Costco is fine!

[@sandrarichardson2713]

Hi--not sure if this will help you. But I am experimenting with cardboard boxes that I got from the grocery store...I am using the ones that they get like 6 gallons of milk in. I saw a youtube where some folks were pushing the bottom up and the top down into the box. That makes it stronger. And they were doing a fall crop of red potatoes. The middle of Oct. I put about 4 inches of dirt in the bottom, then put 3 seed potatoes on that (I'm talking about red potatoes---not sweet potatoes.) Then put another 4 inches of soil on the top of them. Each time the potato tops got about 5" above the soil I'd cover them with dirt up to the top 2-3 leaves showing. I did that until the box was completely full of soil. Right now the tops of the plants are about 16" above the box top and full of leaves. I believe this gives the potato plant lots of photosynthesis to produce lots of potatoes. I hope. I will dump the box around Feb....about the time I plant red potatoes again. My goal is to have a smaller crop of potatoes yet a fresh crop of potatoes twice a year. This may appeal to you or not...I don't even know if it will work for me....I am down close to I-10 here in southeast Texas. I only did 4 boxes to see what the return was. But the boxes are free so I thought, why not. Jesus bless.

[@venuscruz6075]

I planted my seeds in trays as such, they came up well, but are super long stems before any leafs....what do I do about this? Plant them deeper in the soil when I transplant them?

[@ntxg]

Yes!

[@pamanderson2956]

I am about to purchase some 27 gallon tubs & soil. You had shown planting seed directly in them, right?

[@ntxg]

Certain items yes! Radishes, lettuce, onions etc. even beans.

[@pamanderson2956]

Searching online & finding expensive plastic bins. Do you mind if I ask where you got yours? ​@@ntxg

[@cinnamongirl9757]

My rain gauge in my garden read 3”

[@PreppinWithJesus]

Can you do a video on Broadcast Seeding please?

[@ntxg]

Yes!, check out my onion video

[@PreppinWithJesus]

@@ntxg do you know that date of that one?

[@ntxg]

It’s 3 weeks ago, Grow Big Onions at home❤️

[@racheleallison5237]

Good morning Jill. Due to your prodding, I've got a nice start on my fall "crop" . We put t posts in around my bins and have chicken wire up. It should keep the rabbits out. It is just so amazing watching the seedlings pop up. God is good and an amazing creator. All the best to you. : )

[@ntxg]

Awe Rachele! So glad to hear gal that you are getting going! God is so good to us. Lots of love to you hope to hear from you soon keep on going

[@donnastafford9799]

Keep hearing seeds are going to be in short supply next spring. Prepare now for next growing season.

[@ntxg]

Yes ma’am! Save yours as well!❤️❤️❤️

[@sccountrygirlhomesteadgard3516]

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[@threasachampagne4673]

Almost 9 inches in Irving.

[@ntxg]

Holy mackerel but glad you got it Threasa!❤️❤️❤️