Winter-Sowing Ep. 42

[@jramsay8075]

I purchased a few packs of seeds just today. Thanks to you, I now have a plan. This will be new for me, I have never heard of winter sowing. Thank you Mr. Jacobs. Joy

[@dr.allisongunneph.d.6494]

Winter sewing with milk jugs is fantastic! Blessings!

[@wendykleeb2071]

Wonderful ideas! I live in Southern California, zone 9A. Our last frost is in early February. So, between my window greenhouse and my hydroponic system, we have year-round growing. But, I am a widow who lives in a condo. I still love being able to share your life. The winter sowing could work just about everywhere. My motto is, " You can never learn less!"

[@nevaeha4048]

Yes finally someone who makes smooth holes that won’t rip open. I saw this last spring summer and started saving milk jugs

[@amysnipes4245]

Always helpful to know plant zone in each video. If you are zone 4 and I am zone 7, we are not exactly talking apples to apples. Helpful to have this in each vider especially for folks who follow numerous channels. Thanks.

[@donnabigley6708]

You are so incredibly talented. I am so thankful I found your channel. Blessings to you Kevin!!!!

[@AmazingGirl-hd8ke]

I am a newbie gardener from Chicago zone 5B. Will try this method this year. Thank U.

[@christinehillebrand3667]

That`s great ! We life in Bavaria, Germany near the mountains. The climate is pretty chilly. So I always have to buy the plants. I will try this method immediately. Thank you !

[@ResslerMania]

Yes, I have been doing this for YEARS. It really does work. Thanks for passing on the information.

[@marshaburkett4129]

Thank you Kevin! Great idea about the 2 slits on jug w/ exacto knife then cut w/ scissors! I'll remember this tip next Jan. when its time to winter sow again. Cheers to you & your wonderful weekly emails.

[@patriciakaye4999]

You are so smart! And I love your clear and concise instructions. Thank you.

[@CamirrasKitchen]

I make my drainage by cutting an X with a box cutter across the bottom of the milk jug, and I dont do any on the top. works like a charm!

[@esthervolkan6946]

Wow! This is really valuable information for planting in the winter. Thank you so much, Kevin, I love and watch all your shows.

[@dianehall5345]

Hi Kevin- Looked back on this nifty idea. I have saved a bunch of milk jugs for this purpose. Thanks for walking us through this procedure. Mine will be going outside this coming weekend ~ Diane

[@kevinleejacobs1364]

I'm very glad it was helpful!

[@hummerklein2567]

Thank you for sharing this with me I’m going to give it a try

[@amandavhb1630]

I found you when searching for this method but now that I saw your blog and recipes I am so excited! Subscribed!

[@lidiasoares5675]

Thank you so much!! You make it so easy for us to follow!! God bless you.

[@247lovestodance]

This is my first year trying this and have had good success. Not all jugs germinated, but most did. I gave up seed starting many years ago because it just never turned out.... I am convinced.

[@rosesez3428]

As a person who is currently growing tall, leggy seedlings on windowsills, this is some much-needed inspiration to scratch the winter gardening itch in a more effective way! Thanks you. 🙏

[@carleanr4051]

And none of those pesky gnats in the home!🤣

[@TheMzTR]

Tks for sharing this information with us

[@vickieneiswonger1098]

Great idea...I won't have to mess up my house in spring and they will be hardened off...Thank You !!!

[@cherylhale5755]

I used a cheap soldering iron to make my drainage holes

[@elizabethhendriks9030]

Wow! I am so excited to do this! Thank you for this video! the process is simplified and straightforward and included the nuggets that I was looking for regarding when to put these containers out, that they can tolerate staying in the snow, and that they don’t need any extra work and will do the germinating once temperature is right.Thank you so much! Will check out your website

[@kevinleejacobs1364]

You are so welcome! Happening gardening to you!

[@SunshineCountryChickens]

This is perfect for me because we get too much rain Ill just leave the lid on Ive got 20 jugs to seed in the morning thank you so much for sharing your great ideas!

[@cattails1166]

I didn't think anyone else used water bottles as mini-greenhouses for seed germination! :) Thanks for sharing - this works well!

[@shaylajay190]

WELL.THAT LOOKS EASY! ❤️

[@gailroscoe7809]

I really want to try this!

[@Kate98755]

this is my first year, it's the end of march, our weather is about to become 70's degrees...so the rest of the plants will start germinating. i use a drill to put in the holes, it was very easy..i glued small plastic cups to some tops of the jugs to test....my theory is this would help direct more water in...i labeled the jugs with a number, packing tape over the number, and wrote my journal what is each jug

[@jo-anndigennaro9137]

Thanks for this great idea.

[@ceecee1967florida]

Oh dear... I really need to get to it!!! Tuesday is the vernal equinox and I never quite talked myself into dragging out the soil and making up the 20 milk jugs this winter. I just returned from spring break vacation so no more excuses! ;). 🌺💚🐝🦋☘️🌞

[@caspermanatkentucky]

I have tried planting seeds during the winter too. as a Winter Seed Sowing! thou because I never tried it before. I planted them in December in containers and left them outside. to see what would happen in the spring.

[@verawallace9055]

Nice Cabinets, I try to grow thyme and was hardening them off ,and one day they dissapeared, I will try doing it again with this method

[@irmacruz5876]

Thank you Kevin so much watching your videos has helped me alot during 2020.❤

[@jankuhnert4768]

Wow, this is fabulous, thank you so much. I’ve never heard of this, it’s genius!

[@fredroger1544]

Ur a STAR for AMERICA and the world

[@jennifern2805]

I just sent a Tweet because, now is the time to get busy. 😁 What a great tip!

[@aw3277]

Thanks for the tip on labeling. I have so many styrofoam trays from meat and fruit that I'd like to use. How much soil needs to be below? They're less than 1/2 inch deep. I have a mini greenhouse and would put them in there but have to cover from mice and squirrels. Raccoons would be looking into anything in the garden with a lid.

[@fawadaltaf1]

You absolutley right about indoor which I never see strong seedling. I will try your method today. Live in Ontario.

[@fawadaltaf1]

I just put some flowers perrinials outside. Hope they will get germinate. Also flowering dogwood and redbud tree seeds

[@janettemasiello5560]

Brilliant ! 🪴

[@jacquelinelee9510]

I'd love to learn how you got your boxwood cuttings to root to grow your own. I just took cuttings from a friend's shrub & trying.....AGAIN....to make it work. Thank you for considering!

[@kevinleejacobs1364]

Hi Jacqueline - Boxwood-propagation tutorial is on my blog here: www.agardenforthehouse.com/how-i-propagate-boxwood/ I hope the info is useful to you!

[@mardeahsmith1896]

I'm going to try it now thank you

[@SamGreenslyfox]

I think you’ve convinced me to do this to some of my plants this year for sure.

[@lilyred8120]

Heard to use potting soil. Peat moss doesn't have enough nutrients to sustain the plants until they are put out, unless you liquid fertilize them in the jug.

[@Thankful_.]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! I’m excited to try this! 👏🏽

[@dt8ustotten285]

Thanks for all this info!

[@barbll000]

Planted my first "greenhouse" today - Lupines. I'll let you know how they turn out.

[@dj912sent9]

Barbara Lindberg I want to try lupines and other things as well

[@sk8queen]

Yasss! Yass! Yass! I have a few of those containers and I'm going to ask people to save their milk jugs for me.

[@littlemissy1669]

Will this be good for any seeds?

[@mintcream1186]

How do you water them and how often?

[@kcbabu1885]

Nice Video. Ty Sir

[@redredwine1277]

Thanks, very helpful info. 🌼🌺🌸

[@owl369]

Thanks so much for this excellent video! May I ask, how do you deal with slugs on broccoli once you plant them out?

[@minamoosavian]

watering?

[@lucyhernandez3408]

thank you good idea

[@aroundthehomewithrhondanat8712]

Different subject. I get 30 mags a month and thru them in my garden to kill weeds this fall so by spring they will possibly have killed the weeds and make good mulch. I bought this house not knowing he garden area is full of gravel. So sad.. Do you think the mags are ok to use?

[@jennifern2805]

What a great method! Why isn't the #homestead community talking about this? I may attempt this for rooting figs too.

[@karyhartmann2724]

Kevin, I'm having a problem with winter sowing here in the mountains of north carolina. It is humid and rainy during the cold months but what happens is little fuzzy molds end up growing on top of the soil, any advice ?? Help !!

[@kevinleejacobs1364]

Hi Kary - the same has happened to me. Mold on the soil should not affect germination.

[@priyankahabib8378]

Is it possible to heat loving plants like tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, watermelon, pumpkin, sunflower etc like this?

[@kevinleejacobs1364]

Hi Pryiyanka - Tomatoes can be winter-sowed. More details here: goo.gl/29tGX5

[@meleakua]

What do you recommend if it's a particularly dry winter?

[@meleakua]

The kiddo & I tried this last year in Colorado & we didn't get enough moisture for much to happen, but we did get a few plants to grow!

[@lilyred8120]

You will have to gently water them yourself. Not much. Just keep an eye on them for getting too dry.

[@menesmercer]

My first year of winter sowing. I have been taping the entire side, but your way is easier. I am in Zone 6, would it be ok to just tape in a couple of places? Thanks!

[@kevinleejacobs1364]

Yes, okay to just tape in a couple of places. Will be easier to open the jug later on!

[@bettefreddy352]

Hi Kevin, I was planning on putting my jugs out today but we are going to get 14” of snow this weekend and this would be higher than the jugs. I am concerned that the snow will fill up the jugs and water log them . Should I wait and put out after it snows? Thanks!

[@kevinleejacobs1364]

Hi Bette - If your containers have adequate drainage holes, a mountain of snow won't hurt the seeds. (Most winters, my own jugs are buried beneath 2-3 feet of snow!)

[@richardfilion9750]

I live in Canada (zone 4 B) since i dont use my greenhouse in the winter.it cold in there. Can I put my winter containers in the greenhouse?

[@kevinleejacobs1364]

I would not put the containers in a greenhouse. The goal here is to expose the seeds to the elements outdoors: snow, sleet, and rain.

[@richardfilion9750]

@@kevinleejacobs1364 Thanks Kevin for the info. But just like how we get thru from the elements by planting them and letting the seeds decide when they are ready to germinate. What if I were to duplicate the missing elements like moisture because although I don’t heat my greenhouses in the winter, I can access the greenhouse and duplicate the sleet and moisture etc. I already put a few jugs in the cold greenhouse and I will keep you posted. Meanwhile the other jugs I will create will go into our Canadian winter lol. Thanks again. Regards Richard Filion

[@p.landry8022]

When you want to plant in garden do just pull out from the root?? Or grab the dirt around the plants?

[@kevinleejacobs1364]

Hi p. landry - I tackle the transplanting job this way: www.agardenforthehouse.com/2015/02/how-to-transplant-winter-sown-seedlings/

[@frankcarew239]

Soldering iron for drainage holes

[@dj912sent9]

So you are saying t won’t need hardening off? I see some people tape all around. Does it make a difference?

[@kevinleejacobs1364]

The seeds germinate outdoors. Consequently they do not need hardening-off.

[@littlemissy1669]

When Can I sow bell pepper

[@anuradhakadam7907]

Done have to just leave outside or what

[@lofenoialof5320]

Would small Barbados cherry plants (2”-4”) do well in these gallon jugs ? Or does this method work best for seeds ? Thank you

[@kevinleejacobs1364]

The method is intended for seeds.

[@lofenoialof5320]

Kevin Lee Jacobs Delicious Living do you know of a method for growing small plants that love warmer climates during the winter ?

[@rinogodbout4855]

Clever! Thanks.

[@lizadivine3785]

Can I use seed starting soil?

[@kevinleejacobs1364]

Hi Liza - Seed starting mix is fine for winter-sowing. Enjoy your project!

[@lizadivine3785]

@@kevinleejacobs1364 thanks for the great vid!

[@pastafazool65]

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[@Sandy-mx5fr]

👍

[@sandy-rr1by]

i must have missed if the seeds need watering.

[@kevinleejacobs1364]

Provide water after the seeds germinate in spring. More details on my website here: www.agardenforthehouse.com/2012/11/winter-sowing-101-6/

[@Uvoted4this]

The best method to make holes & carve milk bottle is buy a small tipped CHEAP soldering iron.

[@joyofthings]

Xx🐝🐝