Hi! I'm Vita and I garden in zone 5B in central New Hampshire. I've been DIY gardening for over 30 years and my mission is to teach you how to garden on a budget!
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How do I keep my new seedlings of Guara alive through the winter months? Can I safely put them in an unheated greenhouse safely? You help me so much. Thank you.
Hi there! What gardening zone are you in? Gaura is usually hardy in zones 5-9. You can heel in your plants into the ground, plant the plants out directly in your landscape, or put them in an unheated greenhouse but be sure to give them water in there. Too much water and they will rot; too little water and they may dry out. 😊🌸
thanks for sharing more knowledge even while your busy potting up. Your information is always helpful when learning. I took your advice in previous videos and am saving some annual seeds. I did some moving plants around as well. Were i live a plant nursery would not be practical but every few years I divide hostas in the spring and sell them on facebook marketplace and did sell lots of strawflowers i started from seed this year. thanks for sharing.
You're so welcome. 😊 That's great that you're collecting seeds, moving plants around, and even selling some of your extra plants. Selling plants is a great way to share extra plants that you have and a lot of people enjoy buying from local gardeners versus big box stores. 🌷🌼
Oh wow! I like the variety that you have. I'm looking forward to adding Ajuga to the front of my flower beds next year. It really does have a pretty flower in the Spring! 😊🌼
@@budgetgardeningvita I couldn't find it in my nursery but i saw that a friend had some and she happily shared a small patch. It has spread a lot and now I'm moving it to new places. So rewarding! I guess that's why we garden. Lots of failures but so many successes! Spreading beauty!🌺☺
That sounds like a great task! It always takes me so long to find "forever homes" for plants in my garden spaces. I used to just plunk plants randomly without thinking about it. Now I think I spend too much time trying to plan the proper placement of my plants.😅 Plants are resilient and can be moved many times after all. 💗🌼 Happy gardening, friend!
Thank you, Patti! 😊 I'm glad to be working on the nursery finally. It's a lot of work but it will make next Spring so much easier for me and the plants, too. 🌸
Great minds think alike, my friend! 😅 I love Ajuga as well. I'm looking forward to adding the Chocolate Chip variety to my landscape next year. It's so cute! 🪻
There are so many wonderful varieties of ajuga available. My black scallop have spread slowly but a more recently planted bronze ajuga is spreading rapidly. After watching your video I think I may divide some of it.
I'd love to get my hands on some of the other varieties of Ajuga. You're right in that there are a lot of nice ones out there. It's such a great groundcover! 😊🌼
@@budgetgardeningvita I’d love to share my ajuga and all the things that I’m planning to divide this fall 😜.. you’ve inspired me to redo some things .. dividing is desperately one of them. I have 2 peony that are close to 25 years old, and a lentil rose.. at least 10 years old that I’m terrified to divide .. also a painted fern I’d love to have more of .. and afraid of dividing.. irises.. a 2ft x2 ft patch .. I haven’t divided in 5-6 years. Also in my list to divide.. anemones, geranium, echinechea and rubeckea, Veronica, liatrus, coreopsis, sedum, ladies mental, hosta, heuchera (I have about a dozen or so varieties ♥️☺️)
Thanks so much! Yes - definitely get some mums planted soon in your landscape. Just be sure to get the roots right in the ground, give them plenty of water and to not cut the top growth back this Fall or Winter. Good luck, friend! 😊🌸
I would suggest wild wood sorrel. Pretty pink or white blooms, make nice mounds, don't need to prune. In the ATL, GA are, they died back some in the winter, but not a lot. They are not annuals, and do well in shade, or sun with a bit more water.
I removed grass for another flowerbed and shopping my own yard to plant it. I have started a backyard plant nursery last spring and I have been busy potting up and watering. Feeling completely overwhelmed. My biggest problem is I am located in a residential area so I can’t have regular hours or high traffic volume. I thought maybe next year I can have a plant sale every Saturday or list individual plants on Facebook marketplace.
Shopping your own yard is the best, isn't it? It's definitely overwhelming this time of year when you have a backyard plant nursery. I'm torn between tending to my nursery and tending to my flower / garden beds. I keep telling myself that the preparation that we do now for the nursery will pay off come Springtime as the plants will be ready to go. 😊 Hang in there, friend! 💗🌸
I love your videos! I have a plant sale every spring. After watching your videos I’m going to work on a modified version of your plant nursery. I’ve been potting up perennial divisions now to get a jump start on next spring. Thanks again and happy gardening!
The same is typically true for Dianthus. Many people think it's an annual and are surprised to find their Dianthus return the following year. I suggest you try buying one and getting it into the ground. It would be a great experiment. ☺️🌺
Thank you for another great video! I am starting to go through many of your past videos to find instructions for particular seed collecting and starting. Near the end of this video, you said that you won’t plant Pansy seeds again, and to just sprinkle the seeds on the ground. Did you cover the seeds with soil? Is it ok to sprinkle now? I’m in central NJ, zone 7a, so not as cold as your area. Really appreciate your videos. Such a terrific resource!!
Hello Vita. So healing in, should I do that with the perennials Ive got in pots on my patio? I have many such as coneflower, blanket flower, veronica, dianthus, daisy, coral bells and more. TYSM
You're very welcome. I hope you're able to grow them from seed. You can also try overwintering a few plants in a garage or similar space that doesn't freeze during winter. The plant should not dry out but should not also be soaking wet during winter. Good luck, friend. ☺️🌸
I had excellent results germinating seeds on a paper towel in a plastic container. Fresh seeds from my garden germinated no problem. My biggest issue by far is that they are so susceptible to fungus and molds. >80% of the plants died after so much work :(. The molds can attack at any time and even grown plants can suddenly start browning leaves and rotting flower buds. If you have fungus gnats indoors I wouldn't recommend germinating these indoors. The gnats go from plant to plant spreading mold spores and kill the vast majority of young plants :(. Growers in the US can easily order a systemic fungicide to help prevent this, but Canadian gov doesn't allow importing fungicides so all our plants rot :(
First time with Lavender this year. I hope the seeds aren't as difficult as dichondra (silver falls). Those are incredibly difficult to germinate. I tried over a hundred harvested from prior season so they were fresh and only 3 germinated. I recycled the soil and they finally germinated many months later in other plant pots. Very very unpredictable plants and they grow ultra slowly to boot. I even tried with a heated mat and still nada until months later.
I have had 4 montauk daisies in my backyard for years. We don't cut them back nearly enough and they are now bushes about 7 feet across and 4 feet high. I am going to give your method a try this spring because we want to move them but we also want to multiply their effect from 4 big bushes to a long row edging our driveway. Thanks for the information!
Thanks for the information. I think I have planted some of my peonies too deep. When I planted mine they haven't bloomed. If I don't get any blooms this next spring I will replant.
I loved this and have subscribed 💜 A few years ago I was at a friend's house that had a gorgeous angel fall tuberous begonia and I took some seed pods. Ive never seen such dust like seed and Im not the best gardener but liked the challenge I grew loads but only 2 made it to full size. I thought one was dead so I put it in the compost heap last year to my surprise it came back to life this year and I now have a fabulous plant I'm about to harvest more seed from 😂 Just a note I'm in Ireland and our weather is awful most of the time. My advice just have a go you never know untill you try 💜
Hi there! Thank you for subscribing to my channel. 💕 What a wonderful story about your begonia plants. You're right - the seeds are really like dust! 😆 I love your gardening advice. Don't give up! Gardening is so much fun and is worth the experiments, trials and tribulations. Happy gardening, friend! 💝🌸
All I can say is wow, you have a large beautiful garden. Last year had one purple, yellow couple red Daliahs. I grew a yellow and red seeds, so many combinations one white flower in front back had stripes of yellow. I dragged my huge pot of Amaryllis in the garage. Have several baby bulbs starting. My two window boxes of year old Amaryllis the bulbs are size of a thumb now. Sometimes snapdragons overwinter themselves. Have some different colors that I did not plant. Have one petunias it's fourth generation. About 5 colors and patterns one plant in a 18 inch pot. Lots of seeds to collect. Thank you for sharing your yard with us 😂😂😂
Thanks so much! I always love hearing about your garden. It sounds beautiful and you always have so many fun things happening. Happy gardening, friend! 🌸
I’m in Zone 7a NJ. I planted lupine seeds using the winter sowing method with success. I didn’t get a lot in the one gallon jug, but enough to have a couple of plants.
That's definitely great success. Lupine plants are so expensive so anytime you can get a plant or two to grow from seed is a win in my opinion. Happy gardening, friend! 🌺
Very nice!!! You have done a great job. I especially like your hosta garden. Did I see a cold frame? I bought one on Amazon but have not assembled it yet...The mosquitoes have taken the joy away from my flower bed gardening.for now.
Thx i just bought a banged up old crispi multi colored echinacia plant it would be great if i could plant my own. I tried before with no success. Im thinking put them in soil and keep in my garage till spring so the seeds dont get eaten by something but theyll experience cold season?? Im in illinois. Near chicago
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