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 :)

[@autumnberry6677]

Hi Ben, How inspiring for us all. I'm going to plant some Leeks, Cabbage, Onions, Garlic. Can you say when the best time is to plant Sprouts, Broccoli, Leeks, for the Winter.Thanks.🌱

[@GrowVeg]

It really depends where you are. But for me (zone 8), I would sow leeks in March or April. Then sprouting broccoli and sprouts in maybe late May/June.

[@simeonbanner6204]

Tricky thing is most people don't have the warm windowsill with enough light, or at least that's my problem. So starting early is very tricky. I have a heated propagator but without the light seeds can become leggy. With climate change it seems spring weather is now quite warm so onions and things seem to catch up pretty quickly.

[@inheritancegardening]

great video

[@NickSBailey]

I wish I could just grow alliums like this still but leaf miner / onion root fly make it impossible now, even if you put enviromesh over there are usually enough in the soil to ruin much of the crop. I'm seeing if I can avoid the worst by starting them off in modules and pots in the greenhouse this year.

[@GrowVeg]

Hope you manage to evade them this year.

[@gardentogrill970]

Another reason why u should sow onions is the big variety. If I by from sets I get to choose 1 of 3. When starting from seeds. The variety is almost endless

[@GrowVeg]

So true!

[@user-pd8mi7ng7s]

Him: It's February, start your seeds Me: Looks outside at snow storm and 20°F temps with wind chill in the teens. Yeah I'll get right on that...

[@GrowVeg]

Some things can be started indoors to move outside once it's not so chilly. :-)

[@antonia6059]

I like how triumphant he is about getting the toilet paper rolls from his daughter!

[@GrowVeg]

:-)

[@adelineparinduri]

😆😆😆

[@Queen-of-Swords]

I grew sweetcorn in loo rolls one year. Didn't work. Corn just will NOT grow for me!

[@lostpony4885]

It was clearly a negotiated resolution

[@happydillpickle]

I love how excited he is about his peas!

[@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 ❤

[@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. :-)

[@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 👍

[@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.

[@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!

[@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

[@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. :-)

[@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

[@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! :-)

[@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! :-)

[@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

[@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. :-)

[@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 !!

[@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!

[@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.

[@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. :-)

[@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

[@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!

[@wporter3963]

Hello Ben, I had a lot of grey aphid on my sprout and cabbage plants that were sown in the Autumn and doing well. I have never seen or heard of them before and it was a lot of work simply lessening their number, I didn't manage to eradicate them altogether. The plants were very poor as a result. Can you advise me if the prolonged cold spell is likely to have killed them off and what I can do to avoid them this season. Many thanks Wendy

[@GrowVeg]

Yes, a good, harsh cold spell usually kills pests such as aphids and whitefly off. To avoid them this season try encouraging predators such as ladybirds (kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIK0d4dorcyCrLc) or simply cover plants with insect mesh/row cover.

[@MattTrevett]

Man.. you know what I'm growing in February? Potatoes! Didn't get them all when I dug them up last year and would you look at that.. a dozen plants sprouted without any work on my part!

[@GrowVeg]

Hope they give you a good harvest Matthew! :-)

[@DIBBY40]

A tip: I let a couple of lettuces go to seed in summer. They spread seeds everywhere. In the Spring they just pop up on their own all over the place!

[@GrowVeg]

Great tip David, thank you.

[@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.

[@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 👍🏻

[@conservativeslovekids5326]

Thank you for the high quality content

[@AlexasGarden]

You have so much work planned... BUT spring is only 18 days away. Can we get some rest? !😀😀

[@GrowVeg]

Once all the jobs are finished!

[@tomhartridge1]

Do you have any tips for greenhouses? We have a choice of putting it under the edge of the canopy of a large tree which shades it mainly during mid-day sun. Or putting it to the south of the large tree. But that means the space under the tree becomes unusable as growing space due to pigeon muck. I've looked at your growing tool and couldn't find anything that would help

[@GrowVeg]

Hi Tom. I'd put the greenhouse where it can get the most sun. My greenhouse is a bit shaded, and while that's great in the summer, it does mean less warmth in spring and autumn when it would be welcomed. Also the pigeons poo all over it! So give the greenhouse a sunny spot if possible, away from the edge of a canopy.

[@zielonerabaty]

I sowed an onion for the first time, I'm curious how it will grow.

[@GrowVeg]

Hope it does really well for you. :-)

[@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!

[@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

[@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!

[@aonirnolaloth]

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

[@TheEvolutionista]

I had bad luck with loo rolls molding over very quickly in my small greenhouse (even with a fan), but it does get very toasty in there.

[@drakekoefoed1642]

i would like the plant list in the description. "plant these things..." is clickbait. in minnesota, florida, or cancun?

[@GrowVeg]

I’m in zone 8, but much of the advice here would apply to zones either side.

[@maryward633]

Hi Ben what variety of onions & shallots would you think are good to plant?

[@GrowVeg]

Cold-resistant varieties like Longer or Griselle would be good to plant very early like this.

[@tehwabbbit]

After watching this i sowed my peas this week and already many shoots. In this video you covered both planting out and in trays, do you keep them in those few inch trays or do you tranplant those also? I never know how much soil to give things!!!

[@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).

[@BlueSpoonFarm]

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

[@Gardeningchristine]

I’ve started my alliums, celery, globe artichokes, Asian greens, and lettuces super early this year.(Dec 31) my plan is to experiment on how well they do under different covers, milk jug, plastic tub, cloth cover. I’m just waiting another week or so for the night temperatures to get over 20.

[@GrowVeg]

Hope the early start pays off Christine. :-)

[@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. :-)

[@JamesTDJ]

Love your videos there full of useful information

[@stephanygates6491]

No, flowering does not render the bulb inedible. It is perfectly edible, just doesn’t store well. So, you eat them first.

[@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!

[@thomasucc]

My capitalists father hates when I throw seeds randomly around the back field, peas grow like mad

[@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. :-)

[@lizstokes9091]

Very jealous, I'm buried under many feet of snow 😁 we're still in hibernation mode over here 🇨🇦

[@shezarae8827]

Berried in snow? or go and buy potting soil to dump on top? Two feat of snow here, and it takes several weeks of warm weather for the permafrost to leave the ground.

[@Cloudbusting.]

There is a simple way to clear an overcast sky and improve the local climate using everyday items. The playlist on my channel shows how. 💡

[@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. :-)

[@JoseGarcia-ph2ir]

Question, these days, the soil that is found at our stores here are full of bark and branches and not good in my opinion. What combination of soil do you recommend for veggies? I tried zoo-poo mixed but I was not successful much due to the soil becoming hard and me having to constantly break it up. Thank you.

[@GrowVeg]

I prefer adding garden compost or well-rotted manure to the soil. If you are planting into pots or containers then an all-purpose potting soil is good. If it’s a bit lumpy you could screen/sieve it to give a finer texture.

[@JoseGarcia-ph2ir]

@@GrowVeg thank you for responding, i will surely try that.

[@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.

[@timmanning-LT]

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.

[@purplestonehenge4501]

Hi Ben, great video as always. I wanted to ask you about the temperature in your greenhouse, as I don't have one I will be keeping all my started plants in a hallway outside of my apartment and I am really not sure it is warm enough. Most of what I am planning is set for march because of the more stable temperature in my hallway and only onions, dill and coriander for February. could you give a more specific target or minimum temperatures? 🙂

[@GrowVeg]

The cool season crops (lettuce, peas etc) can be germinated inside the house then kept on a bright windowsill for a few days once up. They can then go outside with a little protection. My greenhouse isn't heated and does get frosted, but it's just that little bit warmer to make a difference. As long as it isn't super-hard frost, you're fine. So I guess brief dips down to -2C would be okay for these crops.

[@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

[@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.

[@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,

[@noorarahimi1498]

Now February as you know is different temperature in different places and zones, so would you please also mention the ideal temperatures for when to sow seeds , thank you

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks Noora, will bear that in mind for the next time we do this. For the cool season crops mentioned (peas, lettuce etc) you want to germinate them at room temperature, after which they can be moved to a greenhouse or cold frame or somewhere else protected to grow on until it's time to plant them. Warm season crops would need a minimum temperature of around 50F/10C once germinated, but ideally a little warmer than this.

[@noorarahimi1498]

@@GrowVeg thank you for the explanation, I live in north China and was lucky enough to have a small piece of land in my small garden, temperatures in winter is about 20 degrees below zero and the cold weather stretches to mid May so i can start cold crop sowing from end of April

[@breyon57]

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

[@Alyss93]

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

[@nydaovard5426]

where I live it is still only in the 20's during the day. We still have snow everywhere. Can't grow anything here yet.

[@BcFuTw9jt]

Yeah it's negative 20F here right now with 4 feet of snow. I won't even see the ground here till April

[@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!

[@mikemann2053]

Another great video thanks Ben. Thanks for your help Isla. Inspirational.

[@christophergenther3517]

in terms of pronunciation is 'shah-LOTs' vs 'SHALL-uhts' a North/South thing? 😂😂Alliums don't really come up in day-to-day conversation very much, but I'm not sure I've ever heard the word "shallots" pronounced 'shah-LOTS' in real life. Great vid anyway, as per. Cheers!

[@GrowVeg]

Cheers Christopher! :-) I guess it's a norf/saff thing!

[@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. :-)

[@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. 😀

[@redninjamaster1]

Hi I have been watching your videos for quite some time, I'm just curious could you please do more indoor growing too like if you don't have a back garden or greenhouse etc...:) Due to moving because I was homeless I no longer have a garden/allotment unfortunately.

[@GrowVeg]

Hi Connor. You can certainly grow plenty indoors. I've had great success with sprouts (kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGLFcnuioq6Fbpo), microgreens (kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHSwq6WBftiEe6c) and mushrooms (kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpLSppyeir-Cq9k). You could also grow herbs on a sunny windowsill, and maybe even chili peppers.

[@IngridFranzon]

I love Ben’s videos! But I have a hard time figuring out when to start as I live in Sweden. Latitude is 60.60357 not unlike Alaska/Siberia. We are still covered in snow and ice in April. With a very short gardening season knowing when to start is crucial! We often can’t get anything into the soil till June though I have plastic coverings that help me dare to plant outside in May sometimes. I would love to hear experience of gardening this far north!

[@lillianlamantia9605]

I am in a similar situation to you here in southern Finland 🇫🇮 I tend to go by “planting out” dates and work backwards - seed packets (bought locally) usually have info on when to plant and plant out. You should be able to start later though and still harvest around the same time as the long daylight hours make up for the short season. Very slow germinating things like parsnip needs to be planted in February but most other things will be best waiting until at least March or April or even early May. I am not a great gardener but still try every year. I just plant peas directly into the soil in May when I see local farmers plant their peas or other crops 😂

[@morninggloryfarmstead]

@@lillianlamantia9605 Hey that's smart to watch what others are doing in your area!👍👍

[@morninggloryfarmstead]

Oh Ingrid! I wish I could help. You have a very challenging zone and short duration. I'm in US, North Carolina so vastly different. Do you all use a greenhouse or does that even help? I suppose it would have to be heated. Do you start plants indoors to extend the growing season? Lolly

[@IngridFranzon]

@@morninggloryfarmstead hi Lolly! I have a mini ingested greenhouse in my small garden and yes it helps! So in May I put my tomato plants and zucchini seedlings there so they don’t overgrow inside! And then late May/early June I sow seeds directly in the soil and have a plastic cover which works till there is no risk of frost mid-June. It’s a lottery- but a fun one!

[@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! :-)

[@cdogallen7143]

Love your vids. In the process of planning out my garden for the year and might get my aquaponics system up and running again

[@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!

[@kateholcombe]

Anyone know where this garden is? Watching the video I was instantly sidetracked by the American robin at 3.03 - supposedly very rare in the UK?? So.....back to the video......

[@GrowVeg]

Hi Kate. I'm in southern England, but we include clips/pics of creatures from all over, as the advice is for all areas. It would be pretty amazing to see an American robin here in The Cotswolds!

[@nicolasvandermerwe9628]

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

[@GrowVeg]

Glad you chose this video Nicolas. :-)

[@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.

[@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!

[@Gingerhomeandgarden]

So what is your growing zone??? I am in Indiana USA and zone 5b so I wasn't sure your zone if you have zones. Mothers day weekend is my last frost date (not exactly mother's day weekend but as a rule it's right about then so I just look at weather date then..

[@GrowVeg]

My last frost date is around mid to late April. I'm in zone 8.

[@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!

[@growmiezhomiez8760]

maybe try using toilet roll tubes or paper towel tubes cut in half instead, so u dont go knicking your daughters arts an craft supplies mate! Cheers and good growing from Ventura, CA, USA.

[@GrowVeg]

Not a bad idea! :-)

[@sudhirchopde3334]

If sowing in a heated greenhouse why not start then indoors and n matter what the weather (wevver,) outside

[@terrinegron]

Poor Isla, but yay seedlings!

[@slaterdomain]

Would you like more onions? Or is that'shallot?

[@GrowVeg]

Very good! 😂

[@jennifreesjourney7565]

Hey I’ve been growing since November and a couple of days ago I spotted my first BUDS just grew them on my table next to my south facing window I’m in Edinburgh so not a freezing winter so far but lots of frosty mornings

[@GrowVeg]

Nice to have the lighter days again - spring not too far off!

[@josephanthonypuccio4704]

I see a lot of greenery around you… not everyone has a green February… Just saying… -Jersey Joe

[@fionamcormac7786]

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

[@maxibake9323]

Thanks for your invaluable information Ben, going to start sowing in the next 8-10 days. Hopefully, if we remain frost free.👍🌱 Take care & keep busy everyone. ❤🙂🐶

[@RTG-FAMILY]

Pea shoots... I never ate those before or knew you could. I'm assuming just mix in salad or something, right?!

[@GrowVeg]

Yes absolutely - they're great just mixed in with salads.

[@janicealderson4329]

Ben - my fava beans did survive so far just one or two collapsed have sown some green manure between them Phacelia tanacetifolia. I am hoping the frost won't kill them both now. Bit concerned about growing peas as last year they caught heavy rain and went like mush. Thanks for the cabbage tip I still have some in the ground not doing well. Just sown a load of stuff in the small polythene tunnel - toms, peppers and aubergine; squash and calendula, lemon balm, valerian ect. I built a cold frame but decided to grow directly into it however not enough soil and a rock at the bottom will have to add more soil and compost to a level before i can use it.

[@GrowVeg]

Sounds like you're already off to a great start Janice.

[@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. :-)

[@landlhoneycombhomestead3174]

Hello Ben... I love your videos and your accent as well.. what zone are you in? You have a great Love for gardening and I just love it and educational.. thank you for the work and effort you put into these videos.. Have a great day.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks for the kind words. :-) I'm in zone 8.

[@vmakar2860]

Sorry if you covered this already, but why “peat-free” mix for the peas? I realize that peat harvesting is horrible for the environment, but is there something specific to pea seeds? I’m Trying to use more alternatives, but it’s hard to find

[@GrowVeg]

Really I mean peat-free mix for everything. Never use peat because of it's impact on the environment. So choose a peat-free mix (peas aren't too fussy - any all-purpose/multipurpose mix will do).