You Must Sow These Seeds in February

[@lotuscodesofthenewearth]

1. Onions & Shallots 2. Garlic 3. Flava Bean 4. Peas 5. Salad leaves 6.Cabbage 7. Eggplants 8.Hot peppers :)

[@goodwifeweaver]

This might sound goofy, but I have pretty bad anxiety that gets much worse in winter, and your videos help me relax probably more than anything else on Earth. Just thinking about getting back in my garden and listening to your easygoing but encouraging voice is just lovely. Thank you for doing this!

[@GrowVeg]

That's really superb to hear. Gardening is such a great healer and always leaves me feeling content too. Happy gardening!

[@laurensvenson-emms5944]

It's not goofy, I'm exactly the same. Gives me the motivation I need when I'm having a bad day to get over the allotment ❤

[@moiragoldsmith7052]

Bless Isla!🤣 I am sure she appreciates the produce💞. Have a wonderful gardening season....and to all.

[@sandralindberg3643]

What fun to get going with February seed starting :) One trick you might want to try (I'd love to give credit for this one, but can't remember where I learned this!) is planting the peas into lengths of plastic guttering that may be left over from a gutter install. Cut the guttering lengths to about 18", fill with 2-3" deep of potting mix and plant the peas into the gutter. You can tape a bit of plastic wrap at the ends to keep the soil from falling out the ends. When it's time to plant outside, make a trench the same length of the guttering and then gently slide the whole length of the sprouted seeds and their seed mix right into the trench. No need to disturb the roots :) It's better to have 12-18" lengths of the guttering to make sliding the material into the trench a little easier. Hope you have fun with this.

[@Waumalu]

I think it was on the channel of Huw Richards 🙂

[@xSunshinex4206]

Susan from "Susan's in the Garden" is doing this as well and is where I saw it first.🙂

[@sandralindberg3643]

@@Waumalu I think you are right! Thanks!

[@GrowVeg]

This method works really well too. Have tried it myself. :-)

[@TransdermalCelebrate]

Yep, works well for pees 👍

[@jjc2323]

I'm an American (Ohio - Zone 6b) and I love how you say vegetable names. I love watching content like this. I already planted my onion and leek seed indoors. I signed up for your growveg planner. Love it! That planning software even impressed my engineer boyfriend!

[@GrowVeg]

So pleased to hear this. And great that we've managed to impress your engineer boyfriend - it must be good! :-) Happy gardening. :-)

[@FreeAmerican-mm2my]

You would think that English people would speak English.

[@tomfu8883]

I am in southern Ohio also we have tomato plants I am hoping to be picking them around mother's day weekend

[@marymcandrew7667]

I moved to the UK from the states, and my husband is still trying to get me to pronounce things like basil, his way! Haha makes me laugh.

[@jjc2323]

@@marymcandrew7667 I have a friend that lives here from the UK. I gave him some zucchini over the summer but I couldn't leave his home until I said "courgette" LOL

[@Sam-lj9vj]

Here in the Netherlands we had a beautiful 39 degrees day today. Sun was shining and just totally perfect!

[@GrowVeg]

Love days like that. :-)

[@Stealyblaid]

Question: Can you do a video about small greenhouse chores and management? Not so much about the plants but keeping it tidy. For instance when watering your seedlings and growing veggies, the mess it leaves behind and how you clean it up to prevent excess algae and molds building up, disease prevention, air circulation, temperature ect. Any tips and tricks would be appreciated! Thanks for all the videos you do they are so much help and always a good review every season!

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks for this suggestion - will definitely consider this for a future video. :-)

[@charlotteoleary196]

Yes I want this too please!!

[@jenkitching43]

I would also like this please Ben.

[@PeterMaddison2483]

I agree, it would be very informative as a new greenhouse owner (mine is 10' x 12'). It would be good to know about putting your greenhuse to bed for winter and then waking it up for the new growing season. It would also be good to know it it's possible to grow anythibg through the winter season, obviously with some source of heat.

[@calebfuller4713]

Most of it is basic housekeeping, but I will say the best thing I ever bought for my greenhouse was one of those auto-vent devices. It makes a massive difference to temperature regulation and air circulation without having to constantly be opening and closing window vents.

[@northwestgardener5076]

Great news!!! It's time to get my seeds going again. I love this time of year its my favorite,,,, next to spring summer and fall.

[@GrowVeg]

It's just so full of optimism and promise! :-)

[@adelineparinduri]

Poor Isla! Bless your heart... 😍😆😆

[@liZBBM]

I think this video will be rewatched over and over again over the next few days for so many amateur gardener like myself thank you !

[@GrowVeg]

Great stuff Lily!

[@simplifygardening]

Exciting time of the year Ben. Another season just about to go nuts. Hope you have a great year in the garden this year pal

[@GrowVeg]

Cheers Tony, really appreciate that mate. Hope you're all set for the new growing season. I feel like it's approaching WAY too fast - it always seems to catch me surprise! Hope you've got lots of great plans also. :-)

[@SirDydimus86]

Not sure if this will be seen by anyone that matters, but my friend over at 90 Second Mycology (mushrooms), is having his channel demonetized because YT says his content violates their guidelines, is "harmful and promotes drug use." The man teaches a technique that is great for people just getting into the hobby, whether it be for medicinal or gourmet mushrooms. As we all know, when starting a new hobby, getting wins under our belt further drive our intrigue and passion for that activity. Growing mushrooms can be a tricky project as it is often costly to get started, but with this gentleman's technique one is able to get started for a fraction of the price with great success. We are here to learn to be more self sufficient and mushrooms can be used for a variety of things, least of all, food. Please do what you can to help appeal this decision! Again: 90 Second Mycology. Thank you!

[@GrowVeg]

Sorry to hear this. This happened to one of our videos too. Hope he managed to overturn the demonetization decision - very unfair!

[@slomo1716]

Ben your daughter is a mini-me of YOU! What a cutie pie and actress, we know she's really not upset with her Daddy! I tried last year to start seedlings and was a bust experience for me. The only thing that survived were my gourd seedling then only half survived. I will wait until the last frost date and plant my flowers and veggies. Thank you for the wonderful information in this video!!! God Bless!!!

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much for your kind words. Isla is a great actress you're right! :-) Hope this year grants you a really bumper harvest. God bless also.

[@KlairedeLysOfficial]

I can't wait for this new season to start. This winter has been brutal.

[@ladyela9283]

Awe, Isla is beautiful...what a blessing!!

[@GrowVeg]

She is indeed! :-)

[@markhoverd4993]

Broad beans were the 1st thing I grew in my veg garden. I have fond memories of sitting at my nans kitchen table popping open the pods and trying to get the most beans in a pod. I do the same thing with my kids now

[@GrowVeg]

That's really wonderful Mark - so good to pass on that magic.

[@Katya-zj7ni]

Isla’s wee face and shrug when you stole her scrunch😂😂That poor child constantly robbed by dad! She’s a great addition to your wonderful videos sir!

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much - she's a real star! :-)

[@gingerkissed]

Starting some baby greens is a great way to scratch the gardening itch in winter! Will Isla ever join you in your videos?

[@GrowVeg]

She has been in a few. I'll be sure to have her involved at some point again soon - she does love being on camera bless her!

[@dustyflats3832]

@@GrowVeg 😂I was just thinking in the shot where you were installing frost cloth, either she’s bored or supervising.

[@PeterJavea]

Your enthusiasm is blooming infectious!

[@vickigonya9432]

Looking forward to the sewing video. Loving how you share your knowlege,, I am planting all of these thank you! 😊

[@GrowVeg]

That's great to hear Vicki. Hopefully some more ideas in the sowing video for you too. :-)

[@Coolcucumber905]

I am new to planting and have learned SO many tips in this single video. Most impressive was the toilet paper rolls as seed starters 😲! Gonna click subscribe next😃

[@GrowVeg]

Nice one Amanda! And welcome! :-)

[@mikel7180]

3:03 "...and other birds" cue American Robin! Wow!

[@RTG-FAMILY]

You should plant and grow Egyptian walking onions. The shoots taste like a cross between chives and garlic, and they will bulb up and reproduce without ever needing to buy more beyond the first purchase. They're cold and frosty hardy also. We went negative 28 Fahrenheit temp with windchill here in Ohio and they all lived. I didn't cover them or anything from last yr. They had very minimal tree leaves that blew on them, but I could still see them all. They do great. This is my 3rd year growing them, or them growing for me lol

[@smile30981]

I love my Sunday morning routine of coffee and Ben's weekly video! I already seeded strawberries, cactus, lavender, rosemary then decided to do an indoor herb & salad greens garden (I have grow lights). Fighting the urge to seed everything else and have to wait until mid-March but today's potting up of herbs & salad will make me happy :) Thanks for sharing your knowledge and can't wait for the "Back to Basics" video to inspire me!

[@GrowVeg]

Great to have made such a good start already. :-)

[@billytingen3567]

I love the channel Ben! Your passion is quite infectious and I do appreciate all the great information you provide. I'm excitedly awaiting spring so I can get my garden growing. Thanks for sharing! Cheers!

[@GrowVeg]

Cheers Billy. Happy gardening!

[@Chris-gy2qb]

That was a timely video to get us thinking about gardening in the brighter days to come. I enjoy watching your videos, it's one of the most wholesome places on KZbin

[@GrowVeg]

That's really lovely of you to say Chris - always a please to have you along. :-)

[@MistyBluemel]

I’m so jealous that you’re already outside. I have 3ft of snow and it was -34 this morning. 😢

[@GrowVeg]

Oh wow - that's chilly!

[@breyon57]

I agree with Antonia's comment. !!! This is brilliant, as always. Looking forward to more this year they help my sanity !

[@Frank-fs5nv]

I over winter my pepper plants after cutting them back and replant them in my spring garden. Simple, easy and productive.

[@GrowVeg]

Smart move Frank.

[@valoriegriego5212]

Howdy Ben! 👋 So much fun now that we can start dropping seeds!😃

[@GrowVeg]

Howdy Valorie!

[@zannahmartell9813]

If you are in the UK. I get the box of Bigga dried peas 39p last time bought them. Sprout the peas in a jar with water, after 2 days pop them on a tray in sunny windowsill. In 4 days you have yummy peashoots. Garlic bacon cut fine olive oil and your homegrown peashoots. Lovely way to get your greens in.

[@GrowVeg]

This is genius - thanks so much for sharing!

[@susanamal7418]

I'm a new gardener, so this really helpful.

[@TheTwistedTraceur]

i bought some seeds online and am exited to begin. the toilet roll is a marvelous idea. i got some onion seeds so ill try that

[@lauraweiss7875]

It’s -20C in the northern half of the US; perfect time for a reminder that Spring is on the way! Thanks for these great tips.

[@GrowVeg]

It'll be warm enough soon Laura - hang on in there!

[@clownstangler]

Buzzing with excitement

[@peterwynn4088]

Exciting bird at 3:05, not often seen over here!

[@MsFresh619]

The same thing happened to my broad beans so I had to sow another batch. I'm getting ready to sow seeds this video can at the right time.

[@GrowVeg]

Hope your next batch do well Kisha.

[@aonirnolaloth]

I was just planning to get started for this year's balcony garden tomorrow. Good timing!

[@Meta-Drew]

I'm glad this came up, I had a very basic garden last year and hadn't really planned what I am going to do this year yet. This gave me some inspiration

[@Gardeningchristine]

Excellent video. Lots of good info without all the fluff. Thanks 👍🏻

[@Alyss93]

Starting onions and leeks from seed tomorrow! Best of luck to everyone :)

[@carolsanborn5332]

You've got some great looking "goodies" in your greenhouse. You are a great inspiration to keep my hopes afloat during this bitter cold month of February. I have lots of things planned for early spring. Cheerio, my good friend👍

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks Carol. Happy gardening. 😀

[@lostincyberspaceIII]

Oh to live somewhere to be able to plant out doors in the middle of winter. I've got a good 6 inches of snow on the ground and I need to get my plots tilled still, so it will have to be my indoor grow box.

[@myrustygarden]

Oh my goodness Isla is getting to big 🥰 but it’s lovely of her to share. I’ve done some onion, lettuce and a few flowers but holding off as Jan/Feb is normally super cold. Thank you Ben have a great week 👍👍🇨🇦

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much Ali - and you. :-)

[@simpleperrydiselife]

Sorry Isla, but you sure are going to love the tasty biggies. 😄🙂 Our winter is not even close to being over, but I start all my peppers and eggplants in February. It makes a huge difference because when the heat hits, they have already grown to maturity and use all that energy to set fruits. They usually take forever to fruit if I don't do that. Awesome video, as always! 👌

[@GrowVeg]

Great to be able to get ahead like that with those veggies that need a longer season. Thanks for watching - and very happy gardening! :-)

[@vhalleranch]

Thank you for including inches:)

[@hollyashton7009]

We have -40C windchill right now 🇨🇦 Waiting for spring!

[@GrowVeg]

Oh wow, that's fresh!

[@tulipsmoran5197]

I plant my shallots, onions and garlic bulbs in November. They start to root and even shoot up green then go dormant over winter and then very early in spring start to grow. We had -7F temps this past winter with brutal cycles of arctic blasts, rain/warmer temps over and over this past winter here in TN (I'm Zone 7b). I lost only one Music garlic plant. The remaining 18 are fine and growing this April 2023. The 4 elephant garlic are all standing. Nero shallots are robust and now 8 inches high but I did suffer a 30% loss in the Grey shallots. The onions are now growing both yellow and red.

[@GrowVeg]

They are incredibly hardy! Well worth growing through fall planting.

[@happydillpickle]

Thank you for reminding me to plant my leeks! Happy growing 🌿🌱

[@GrowVeg]

And to you too. :-)

[@MsSilentH]

I really like these videos about what to grow during a certain month. It just makes it easier for my brain to wrap around some possible options, and also serves as a reminder! Plus you weave in general tips effortlessly! We are almost done clearing out our garden in prep for the growing season, but thankfully we had finished our greenhouse months ago! (also at 10:19 those variegated leaves, they sort of look like nasturtium leaves? Or maybe something related, what are they?)

[@antoniasalter4559]

Yes, they’re nasturtiums 😊

[@MsSilentH]

@@antoniasalter4559 oh my gosh! Heck, i need those in my life, already love the regular ones, never even imagined they'd come variegated too, thank you!

[@GrowVeg]

So pleased your almost prepped for the growing season. Full sowing and planting ahead!

[@bobbydelcavallo7181]

As always... Absolutely Awesome 🥳🥳🥳

[@conservativeslovekids5326]

Thank you for the high quality content

[@janetrush8340]

So funny, using that sweet girls hair bands. Very good timing with this video. Thank you

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks Janet. I think Isla's forgiven me now!

[@charlotteoleary196]

I tried the toilet roll planting idea as I'd seen it on so many other videos and it was such a disaster. The rolls started to unroll so I ended up with a load of compost, cardboard and stray sweet peas, and the base of them went mouldy. I had packed them into a seed tray like you. I have now bought some deep modules from Containerwise that I absolutely love as there is no chance they are going anywhere.

[@mnossy11]

I tried this last year and it was a disaster too! They started unravelling and then moulding cause of the water!

[@alcogito8287]

I wasn't too happy with them either. I just save the 6-pack modules and reuse them. Cardboard egg trays work pretty well for peas,

[@ffjsb]

I plant onions from seed as early as November in the green house, transferring to bigger pots, and starting other seeds every month. That gives me continuous crops, and they get really big bulbs if you cut them back to about 6" high when young. Doing that forces them to have more leaves, which means more layers in the bulb. I get to harvest earlier that way, so I'm storing less. The later onions can be left in the ground, bedded under straw for later harvest. I do raised rows so they don't get waterlogged in wet weather. I've also found Cilantro does really well in my greenhouse along with lettuce, so I can have fresh salsa in winter.

[@GrowVeg]

This is really great advice - thanks so much for sharing!

[@BrightestBlessings7899]

We are getting fresh snow today. I started scallions, shallots, red globe onions and Kelsae onions on a dedicated seed shelving without the heat mat. Strawberries are growing a heat mat. A was began on January 05th. Garlic are planted in October 20th here and are under about a meter under snow!

[@GrowVeg]

Oh wow! The garlic are hardy souls aren't they!

[@lizzydrippin7283]

Nice energy, concise, friendly delivery...practical and helpful...good ideas...I've subscribed..Thank you

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much for subscribing Lizzy - a warm welcome to you!

[@Pashaailesi]

Absolutely brilliant video. I am very new gardener 😅I need to learn everything by one by🤞thank you sharing helpful videos with us 🙏

[@GrowVeg]

You're very welcome - thank you for watching. :-)

[@stephenhope7319]

Thanks Ben, timely advice again. Last weekend I got my tomato seeds into pots and on the heat pad in the garage. They can come inside when they sprout up a little and make way for hot pepper seeds. You really should stop stealing from your beautiful daughter, bad Ben !! :)

[@GrowVeg]

Great job there Stephen. Spring is (almost!) sprung! :-)

[@craiglawrance5342]

sowing peas works fine in smaller tray cells. Their roots are strong and drop nicely into a no-dig plot. cover with thermacrop covering to protect from any frost and they thrive here in the UK

[@lostinfens]

Been using toilet roll holders for several years now I even get friends & relatives to save theirs. Great for peas & beans also good cut in half for starting beetroot & other veg. This year trying chickpeas for the first time. I like the idea of growing peas for pea tips, I'll give that a go, cheers.

[@GrowVeg]

Good luck with the chickpeas - that should be a fun project!

[@missberty]

Always love your videos, but the star of this one for me was the American robin. Never seen one in the UK, you are in the UK aren't you Ben?

[@davidfradley8798]

I was scanning the comments to see if anybody had already asked this question. Only 28 sightings in Britain since 1952 or something close. Unless it was added footage. This would be a rare sighting indeed.

[@GrowVeg]

Hi Gail. Indeed this was stock footage - not seen locally! It would have been quite something to see this!

[@stephaniecreech1541]

I’m in zone 9b in south Texas. Sowing has commenced in earnest! Praying we don’t get a surprise frost before March. After that we should be good to go!

[@pauhy5601]

@GrowVeg, greatful of you sharing your knowledge on peas,pest control,proper by ways to start & the time of the season/zone?. Additionaly on the other greens was nice to know,too.

[@GrowVeg]

Hi Paul. I'm in zone 8 with mild-ish winters (still get plenty of frosts but it's not very cold for weeks at a time).

[@hobbygardeninthewoods]

You are my favourite resource for gardening!

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks Tereza. :-)

[@fionamcormac7786]

Thanks nice to see u ben . Thanks for sharing . Yes . Best to start from seeds .

[@hanzketchup859]

Ben ! Cheers , so great to see you ! I planted some Tokyo onions today ! You read my mind . Cheers !

[@GrowVeg]

That's brilliant - those beauties will be a real treat when it's time to harvest. Enjoy!

[@tim-ClassicVWLT]

I planted some Broad Beans in the Autumn for the first time. The warm weather meant they got too big and yes, the very cold spell did for them.

[@lynnpaul6591]

Just saw a segment on vertical growing with water on panels that had red and blue lights that can be moved like in library

[@handsome_duck_hcr2]

I was scrolling through YT on what to watch and i found this. Thank you

[@GrowVeg]

Glad you chose this video Nicolas. :-)

[@79klkw]

Excellent video, it's exactly what I was looking for, thank you! Also, love the cockapoo, I once had a cockapoo, and she was adorable, loyal, and loved watching me, too. Happy gardening to you!

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks for watching. Rosie says 'woof' (hello) too.

[@happydillpickle]

I love the toilet roll tube idea! Thank you. I have my kids to thank for that too, because they don't like my toilet jug 🤣 My fava beans that I planted when you made the winter fava beans video actually survived. They're a Lebanese variety, so I wasn't sure they'd make it, but I left them in pots on the outside south west facing windowsill and just two of them got a little frostbitten, but the rest are looking happy. Going to start some more too, to compare how well they do.

[@GrowVeg]

Glad your fava beans pulled through. :-)

[@christianerardt3705]

Great advice, thanks for that. Let's start a great and abundant new garden year. 👍🏻💚🌱

[@GrowVeg]

Absolutely!

[@Dawn_Grows_Veg]

I am excited for the growing season after watching this. I did sow some chillis, sweet peppers and aubergines yesterday - I do have a heated propagator and grow lights, so fingers crossed for germination lift off. The suggestions for Feb sowing are really helpful, thanks Ben for another great video.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks Dawn - happy sowing!

[@ihopeugrow]

In 2018 I planted a variety called Precoce A Grano Violetto. Great tasting fava! They were mowed over in June, they grew again from ground level and I ended up with another crop (not as much as spring harvest) in early fall. They were mowed again and came back up right away. Love this so much I have been saving dried beans in case they decide not to come up. - Zee, N. Cali zone10a

[@GrowVeg]

Wow, that's incredible!

[@yesyoga]

Ben is adorable! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼✅💜

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks! :-)

[@ivetalambert2371]

Aw, wish I would have so big greenhouse 😔 I'm pottering along in my smaller one and every plant will go in to allotment. Thanks for video and this year I will be trying early to put seeds in.👍🏻

[@GrowVeg]

It is lovely to have, but a smaller greenhouse gives the same result. :-)

[@Haidersdiygardening]

You doing very well i seen your full video very nice

[@GrowVeg]

Thank you. 😀

[@lucybarnard3954]

I love your enthusiasm for growing it’s really motivating x

[@jackiehorsley9263]

everything you planted looks great, good luck on the garden season I hope everything does well

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much Jackie. Hoping it will be a wetter and cooler summer than last year - but not too wet or cool!

[@myatruax7628]

Love how passionate you are! My dad and I just started germinating our seeds in our little greenhouse. Thank you so much for your dedication and inspiration!!🌱

[@GrowVeg]

Great to have got started already. Happy gardening to you and your dad. 😀

[@theclumsyprepper]

You're lucky you can start sowing now Ben. I'm in the windy, west parts of Ireland so have to wait until late March - early April before I can start sowing anything. Learned that the hard way. I'll be giving broad beans a miss though. I grew them last year and they're the vilest thing ever.

[@GrowVeg]

Oh dear, sorry you find the broad beans so rancid! There are lots of great recipes - but I appreciate they're not to everyone's taste! Happy gardening. :-)

[@naturalskeptic1840]

I grow pea shoots from the dried peas from the supermarket.

[@GrowVeg]

That's a great way to do it.

[@BlueSpoonFarm]

It was -7° F here in central New York. We don't plant outside in February. Jealous in NY!

[@laurieanne9712]

Always great tips & perfect timing!

[@liZBBM]

I have learnt a few tips this week with your vids Thank you

[@JamesTDJ]

Love your videos there full of useful information

[@Badger.07]

My rhubarb tried to put out some leaves since it’s been mild, it’s supposed to be 22F tonight had to cover it

[@khoitran2380]

Hi Ben, I love your channel, watch it everyday. I try to follow your hints and tips however sometimes difficult as I’m in Melbourne Australia and we are different in seasons to where you are as such it would be good if you can advise eg, early spring, summer autumn etc rather than Feb March etc… that would be fantastic if you can incorporate that into new videos please. Thanks kindly, Khoi.

[@GrowVeg]

Hi Khoi. Very good point! I do usually state early spring etc. But we decided to be month-specific in this video (for my part of the world anyhow!). But yes, for these you're looking to sow late winter - so around August in Melbourne.

[@khoitran2380]

@@GrowVeg thank you Ben, very appreciative of the reply. Love your channel !!

[@hoosierpioneer]

Thanks for the refresher. I want to start more earlies this year. Still too wintery here but I need to get some areas set up before planting.

[@dustyflats3832]

What is your frost date? Yes! I’m succeeding with lettuce, spinach and micro greens! I got a more powerful set of lights from same company as old ones. More kelvins and brighter, whiter more blue spectrum light. Last I heard U.S. lettuce crop was damaged in CA from flooding and I read pathogens they’ve been fighting. Prefer my own anyway. I’m trying shallots this year to see how they are. Lol, I never think of peas or beans as starts. Testing tomatoes, peppers, onions in winter sow jugs outside to see if it affects production. It’s been oddly warm this month until today and now we will go the other way-we’ll below zero F. I will wait until mid feb, maybe March to WS. Trying artichokes for first time in the north. Good thing there are great garden channels to watch as the seed packet said nothing about vernalization. Crimmeny, I have them in the fridge for 2 weeks then once growing I have to get expose them to cool/not freezing weather in order for them to produce chokes😂🤣😂 They better be worth it! Do you think artichokes would work in winter sowing? I put a couple out just to see.

[@GrowVeg]

My last frost date is around mid to late April. You can sow globe artichokes from late winter, up to a couple of months before your last frost date. They need warm conditions, so don't start them too early unless you have a warm position to grow them on.

[@lililleo]

I was shocked to see such peppers! Kudos and good luck! I didn't see a video about those on the description, though.

[@GrowVeg]

Hi Andrew. Well spotted! I've now added that into the description. Here's a link to the hot chili peppers video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmrTn3WKnamlhLc

[@YasuTaniina]

Sown right now in Britain, so sown in like mid-late March here. We also have like 3-4 ft of snow

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

i have just started sowing! I cant wait for this season! I am so excited. You know this year I am most excited about my cold crops! which is very unlike me! what about you?

[@GrowVeg]

Looking forward to growing some different varieties of tomatoes - and I always look forward to the climbing beans!

[@priscillajoseph765]

Welcome back Ben, good to see you and listen to your garden planting tip and suggestions but most of all the practical part of your video. Love it all!

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks Priscilla. 😀

[@darlenebradley6756]

My last frost date is May 15 so anything that needs to be started 6 weeks early will not be going in the pots until later...but I love your suggestions! I have started sweet potatoes for slips and am anxiously awaiting some seeding mats. I used a very small mat last year, compared the results to a tray without a mat, and it did seem to make quite a difference. I've ordered 2 more for this year. I did a quick inventory and found that all but one of my subscribed gardening channels are from UK content producers like you! I use the paper rolls almost exclusively, and learned that trick from -- you guessed it! -- a British gardener! This year, I will give the newspaper kind a go. I first learned about no dig gardening from a Brit, too. I just love your green house and have that on my wish list, but it will be some time before that becomes a reality.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks for watching Darlene, appreciate it. I hope you have a very successful gardening year. 😀

[@maxg971]

4:10 had the exact thing happen to me and i also already put new ones in 🥰

[@GrowVeg]

Hope these ones do well for you. Spring almost here!

[@toniedalton5448]

Great ideas !!! Can't wait to try them. Gonna start my tomato seeds next week. Had no idea I could start shallots now. Thanks for your hard work !!!

[@toniedalton5448]

PS I always think of Anthony Hopkins when you feature Gaga beans lol

[@GrowVeg]

Cheers for that Tonie. Great you're getting your tomatoes started - they appreciate the longer growing season. :-)

[@karenpeters3546]

Hi Ben, I’ve never really grown any beans other than Broad beans but would like to experiment this year with dwarf French beans and possibly also runner beans. Would you be able to make a video on the best way to grow each type please, including how much space they need and the best way to support them? I have limited space so it would be good to see which type yields the most produce for the space. Can’t wait for spring! 😊

[@GrowVeg]

Hi Karen. Do check out our previous videos on growing beans - plenty of ideas there, including clever ways to support climbing beans - thoroughly recommended. :-) kzbin.info?search_query=growveg+beans

[@diannafoster7916]

I love how you used the rake for straight rows, I always thought using sticks and string was too complicated but now I know a way that makes more since

[@GrowVeg]

Mark up spacings in permanent on the rake handle, so you can use it as a measuring tool too.