Direct Sow ALL Your Vegetable Seed into the Garden 

I live in Minnesota, USA, zone 4. We've had blizzards with high winds & 2 feet of snow as late as the first week of May & frost on June 1st & frost as early as the first week of September. I direct sow cold weather crops like potatoes, onions, radishes, kale, etc., but have to start warm weather crops like tomatoes, melons, squash, peppers, etc. otherwise there wouldn't be enough time for them to mature & produce. I also direct sow fast growing crops like cucumbers, lettuce, peas once the danger of frost has passed. I really enjoy your videos & have learned quite a few things, even though I've been gardening for 50 years.

Lol... I was just asking myself, "Why am I starting seeds in trays, I'm in a tropical climate" Thanks, Mate!!! 💚💚💚

I've just started gardening and tried to learn from others! But, then it hit me! I don't remember my mom and dad starting anything indoors or in trays. So i directly sowed most of what i planted outside in the ground! They are slowly growing but are growing strong!

When I was a kid growing up in New Mexico, United States, I always started my gardens by sewing directly in the soil and always had amazing gardens full of veggies. After I grew up, I moved to the colder climates of Alaska and tried to grow gardens, and have had absolutely no luck at all. I thought I would try to grow in planters to start since the climate is so much different than what I had growing up and I still cannot get anything to grow. After 12 years, I finally just gave up. I am getting ready to retire and move back south to Texas or New Mexico and I WILL have a vegetable garden again! My new motto is "Go with what you know!" Y'all stay safe out there and thank you for all that you do. You have taught a lot of people how to do things that they thought were beyond their capabilities and that is always a good thing.

It’s so sweet how your voice gets gentle when talking about the seedlings.

I love you so much it’s four am in America and I’m still watching you ❤️ much love even though I’m dieing of insomnia 😁

We had a hard time recently and lost much of our seedlings. I was heartbroken as I put my everything into them after we lost my son at 15 weeks along. Thank you so much for giving me hope!!!!

I "nearly" always start in planters nowadays..., we get severe frost here (inland southwest Western Australia) from May to September..., I direct grow carrots, zucchini, pumpkins, cucumber, melons (sometimes), radish, beetroot, beans and peas..., but I mostly start in planters/seedling trays as I can get a 6 to 8 week jump start on the season. I even put my potato's in 14cm pots to start germinating this year and just had the best crop ever. I will try that again next year..., just put 1 potato in a pot and leave it outside..., doesn't even need to be watered until the shoots start to come through..., and then only sparingly till it's planted. Also, when you plant your tomato (the one in the pot on the vid was perfect) strip the lower couple of leaves of it and bury it another 100mm or so (min) into the ground.., it WILL out perform the other tomato's because it will develop shoots right down the length of the buried stem.

Although I have a similar climate here in Florida, I myself just like to first germinate seeds using a very classic soaked paper towel method, and right after germination I sow the germinated seed, no transplantation shock, and I feel more control over the growth location and better spacing. My preferences are my own, and I don't yet have ideal compost.

WORKED WITH REALLY OLD SEED! :o) I have been slacking on my gardening, and found some 10 & 11 year old seed that I sowed directly into raised bed soil in a half wine barrel, and most of it grew! I had to pull up some as it was too crowded. I wasn't worried about wasting the seed cause it was so old, but I was shocked at how many plants grew, and how well they did. I did have to cover the area with clear (plain, not scented or treated) recycling garbage bags cut open and stapled to some large wooden dowels for support as we got a fluke snow storm forecast right after I already planted them, but I am eating kale, sugar snap peas, and lettuce already, with the carrots slowly coming along. :o) I obviously did this weeks before I watched this video, but wanted to pass on that yes, it does work!!

I've always been afraid to direct sow because I felt like the dainty little seedlings needed a loving caring cosy little seedling tray to start off in. After watching some of your videos, I direct sowed some lettuce, bean and carrot seeds and they're looking super strong, so I might just be a convert :)

BEST. GARDENING. CHANNEL.

A week ago I was completely clueless with gardening haha....I've converted and slowly educating myself...I have a task ahead which now I'm excited about...glad I found this channel... :)

6:43 My mom found a similar bag in my highschool years.

i think youre great.im a gardener too and love all your videos,but you just preety much cheer me up and brighten my day.thankyou for that .youre very positive at these trying times.best of luck with all you do.

Here in the UK we have really wanky weather, so starting off in trays and pots is a good way to start off growing while we wait for the warmer weather and the last of the frosts to pass. This is my second year (last year I grew salad tomatoes and flowers) and I love watching your videos for tips and information about gardening 😁 you rock Mark! 👍

Direct sow only works in your type of climate....we have only a 3-1/2 to 4 month growing season.....so direct seeding everthing will not work for certain crops because the soil doesn't warm up enough to direct seed and harvest before winter sets in again, example tomatoes, peppers etc.

Great video Mark. Direct sowing is good providing you have the temperature and weather for it, SOmetimes not always possible here, the seed will rot off if too cold and if you leave it until it warms the season can be too short. However, there are crops that I do direct sow later such as beetroot carrots parsnips, and some squash

CO, USA, I only ever direct sow (except tomatoes), sometime have issues with snow in May, but the plants are resilient! Great video!

Hello from central Texas! My German grandparents direct sowed much of their vegetables. A few they started in empty milk jugs on the porch where they could get some height before planting. They lived on a farm; everything wanted to eat young plants. On the porch, the bug eating dogs would protect them. Buy fertilizer? Heck no. Put dried cow patties in a bucket in the garden. Top it off with water as you water your vegetables. From time to time, pour some fertilized water out on your vegetables. Got grasshoppers? Put all purpose flour on the plants. I am now retired and live on their farm. I garden and try to live by their examples. I miss them. P.S. Almost everything on their table came from the garden with one exception. They loved green jello. It was served with almost every meal along with fresh sliced tomatoes, green beans and new potatoes, etc. Gotta love it!

Mark mark he’s our man if he says you can direct sow then anyone can!!!!

Just wanted to say that I absolutely love your videos and all the awesome gardening knowledge you spread to the world. Watching you has given me so many ideas to enhance my garden over the past year and your videos have also been an amazing source of relaxation during these crazy times. Thanks for being great!

One tip from a hobby farmer from hot South Carolina USA: I plant a few hundered corn each year and a third was eaten by crows each planting. So the last three years I have been using root training flats for seedlings. I start them two weeks before the time I would have normally direct sow. when the seedlings are 6 inches I pop them out into the rows and never lose any anymore. I also use a large field of land growing weave fabric and NO MORE WEEDS EITHER!!! Start up was costly but no weeding and no plowing and no loss. Cheers and lets get started!

We live in North Carolina here in the U.S. and HOPEFULLY *fingers crossed* we just had our last cold night where it got down in the lower 30's which was just this past Wednesday and Thursday. We wrapped up the tomato plants with fabric and pine straw. And I even used some extra landscaping fabric to put across the rest of our raised garden and stapled the edges to the frame. That worked out amazingly. Thank you for your videos, we actually have started our first raised garden this year thanks to you and we actually followed your video on Hugelkultur when we started filling it.

Hi Mark! Everything you say is correct. I find they both have their place. On a side note, I have to THANK YOU for introducing me to Malabar spinach awhile back. I'm in zone 9b in Florida and regular spinach is tough. I planted it 2 months ago and it's doing great and is fantastic! So thanks for that one!

I live in a cold climate and have a very short growing season, so I definitely need to start from seed or use cold frames. Building a few has been on my 'do to' list for awhile now.... maybe this will be the year lol Great tips on transplanting the tiny guys, thank you! :)

Mark, you are the best, up in Sunshine Coast CANADA! You helped us heaps, love your work and what you do for all us folks, keep it up and stay prosperous :) All our best, much love, Sam and Fam

Thank you for promoting direct sow for hardiness. I'm in the US in an area with erratic spring weather, weeks of warm and sunny, then a hard frost and snow in early May. I'm direct sewing seeds I reclaimed from crops last year, they have proven themselves in this climate and have already handled the fluctuating weather. But when I buy a new pack of seeds with something exciting and potentially fragile, like heirloom melons, I start them inside for control.

I direct sowed most of my seeds this year and in zone 7 it's working out great! I think this is my new way from now on. Save money and time!

This is my second growing season as a gardener with my own home garden, so I'm definitely still a beginner and these videos are super, super helpful. My climate couldn't be more different from yours, Mark, but your tips are still brilliant and useful. This year I'm embarking on more experiments with succession planting, so I've been starting extra seeds in my greenhouse so that they are ready to plant out when the spaces become available. But other than that, it does seem like my direct-sown seedlings are ultimately the happiest and strongest. :)

I live in Wisconsin, an upper state. this year I am doing direct sow. It's still cold out and I have alot of seeds to use. I have a greenhouse so I will be planting extra tomatoes, peppers and I did find celery plants(which I did last year...grew very good) in it. I direct sowed beans,cucumbers and peas, carrots and peas and the carrots were the only thing that was sm. crop. but my grandkids helped in harvesting...probably why . the 3yr.old kept asking to go out to pick beans, he went through the whole group of vegs. he could remember. He loves gardening with me. And I am a beginner. Thanks...I enjoy your videos alot, common sense videos

You are the encouragement and positivity we need right now.

I’m in one of those cold climates with no hoop house. To boot we have a very little direct sun day due to trees. I prefer direct sow, and I’m slowly adopting grow light and seedlings to get a longer season. Direct sow plants do better in my observation. Always learning, always happy to hear more.

I live in an apartment and have my farm 30 minutes to drive away. So starting off seeds in the apartment is both relaxing, enjoyable and makes it easier to simply take the seedlings up to the mountains where then planting into the soil. That also reduces the risks of animals nibbling on the small weak plants.

Yes!!! Thanks4 the reminder4 direct sowing!!I love my mini greenhouse for seed starting in sydney, Australia..we get some good frosts!!

We live in Melbourne suburbs so we do both. Direct sow for most summer crops as soil is warming, and punnets in cold months for brassicas etc. nWe can direct sow lettuce all year round, but it is trial and error. Thanks for your videos. We have learnt some good tips.

G’day Mark, I know it’s going to be a great day when I wake up to a SSM notification!

I do 50/50 ... as it's cooler over here in the UK I have to get seeds started earlier in pots and grow them on in the kitchen, also we have mice up at the plot that love beans, so I have to start those in pots too. For everything else I try and direct sow. Thumbs up my friend. Cheers Adam

Its like you are reading my mind as I'm gardening. I needed this video . Answered some questions i had . Thanks!

We love you Mark. Very glad we have your kind guidance and warm demeanor.

Mark: *throws scarce mix on ground* "I shouldn't have waste that!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I like the idea of a video a day, give us moorrrreeeeeee! 😁

I live in Norway, and grow my cherry tomatoes on my balcony, so I transplant. It's sunny and 10-15c outside now, but still gets down to -3-0c during the night, so I feel like I don't have a choice considering May usually is the earliest they can be outside.. I wish I lived somewhere warmer with a garden so I could grow more!

Hi you rock I've learner a lot from you. I'm east tennessee zone 7. Direct sow in containers. I like fabric air pots. First year. Last year had seedlings. A ton of extra work. Seems good so far. It's been chilly down to the 40s some nights high 60s to 70 s during the day but tomatoes are sprouting already. Growing in pots so when i move to my homestead I can take the babies with me. Thanks for your videos. Love them.

Now this is a Gardening channel! Very lovely man. Great information. I built a hoop house this year. We had frost last night and I currently have peppers in the ground. I like both. Transplants and direct sow when ever I can.

Since I get crazy Pennsylvania weather and it’s hard to tell when the freezing temps are done, I use red solo cups and a fluorescent ballast with vegetative growth spectrum bulbs. Then I harden them off in the windows. I ALSO direct seed for a staggered harvest once the weather warms up.

I try direct sow where possible, but will start seedlings in punnets due to limited space. For example when the tomatoes are finished in Autumn, I can immediately replace them with brocolli which has had an 8 week head start in a punnet. It's a way of maximising output from a small urban garden.

Here in East Tennessee I only start tomatoes indoors early in February and have had great success with it. It gives us a head start in early spring as the weather can be so tempermental here. Throughout the spring and into summer I harvest tomato seedlings that germinate up from our chicken manure compost bins and use them to extend the tomato growing season into fall. We grow tons of em. Bigguns. Every other crop we direct sow. I love your videos Mark. A Big Thumbs up to you Mate.

We rarely have freezing weather, especially after feb. Even so I start plants and grown them in pots until may. People think I am crazy. But the growth I get in pots controlling fertilizer, water and temperature is much better than I get direct sewing. Our average daily temperature is around 65 degrees. BUT just 4 days ago we hadnigh with a low of 31 degrees. I agree the ground didn't freeze and plants didn't freeze, but the cold shock to the plant is far more harmful than the transplant shock they will get next week. I leave my plants outside as much as possible so they harden but they are near the house where I can tend to them easily. I also consider taking them in if its extremely winding or have serious rains. By may our weather is more stable and I can get them in the ground so their roots can grow more. I love the simplicity of direct seeding things like herbs, but for for my night shade and squashes I always grown them in soil and transplant them. OH I use the largest pellets i can find so the roots can grow out into the tray I keep them in. Plastic pots lead to compacted roots at the bottom. Direct seeding then covered crops would be a great solution, I keep wanting to try it. OH the other thing is I don't use raised beds and use green manure. I put down cardboard sheet mucha a week before transplant, and let the rain weaken the cardboard. When it's time transplant I dig through the cardboard and put the plants in. If I direct seeded I would need an area free of vegetation much of the year which I don't think is healthy for the soil. As my grasses die off, think they feed bacteria, worms and funguses that helps my plants grow. Just a theory. I also think the dying plants release nutrients back into the soil.

You've inspired me to setup my own self sufficient garden! Inspiring!

When I was a kid, we only planted directly into the ground. I start my soil amending tomorrow AM. I have two cast iron claw foot bathtubs. Planning to plant pole beans and corn together to hopefully save space. Then I'm planting zucchini, cucumbers and cherry tomatoes. I didn't have much of a choice of seeds since they were free, my favorite price. Thank you for sharing. :-)

Your videos are the best! Witty and informative. I live in Midwest USA. 600 square-foot home does not allow for very much seed starting indoors. I made a little hoop house over my existing concrete block raised beds. Seemed to work pretty well. But, what worked best was direct sowing most of my seeds. The tomato plants that I direct sowed are almost as tall as the two tomato plants my dad bought from farmers market. I’m hoping I can direct-sow peppers next year, because the ones I bought from farmers market experienced transplant shock and aren’t doing well. We’ll see. Please keep up the videos! God bless you and yours during this crazy time. 💕

"dont think i dont" ..classic. love this content. learning things whithout being "told" how..and thank you for your service..its impossible to watch these videos and feel stressed..perfect

I am stationed in New York and I'm trying to start my own garden. I'm currently growing my seeds in trays and it was working well but I have run into some problems as the weather here is still to unstable and isn't consistently warm. Right when i thought it was safe to bring the trays outside the temperature drops and kills halve of my plants. I guess that's the risk I take with trying to get a head start and growing too early. Lucky with starting early, I can just start over without worrying about growing to late.

Dr M: I’m in the UK and I’ve always sown in punnets 1st, but I’m trying more direct sowing now - it’s easier on the arthritic hands too!! Bless you for you excellent (and funny) videos!! And yes, I’m subscribed!! 👍

I direct sow. Don't have the room indoors to produce seedlings first. Am fortunate to be in zone 7 with long growing season, so it is possible for me to sew just about anything directly into the garden. I much prefer it this way.

Watching from Florida! I love your channel Mark. You have taught me so much about gardening and I really appreciate your videos. They are very informative, wholesome and make my day. Thank you for everything you do putting this awesome content out there for us to enjoy!

Hi, Mark. I enjoy your channel and appreciate seeing the things that you are able to grow. Our growing season in western WA is typically 154 days +/-. My seeds are started indoors with heat mats and grow lights to avail myself of as much growing time as possible. What I am able to grow, is different than what you are able to grow. I suspect everyone does the best they can for the area in which they reside. Thanks again for sharing your journey with the rest of us. Best wishes from Kate in Olympia, WA -- 4/19/2020.

I'm fairly new to vegie gardening so been watching a fair few videos to learn. One I watched showed how to grow seedlings in toilet rolls, then when the seedling is ready to transfer into the ground, the whole thing is planted as the toilet roll will rot away quickly enough for the plant's roots to be able to spread. I haven't tried it myself. Thx for your videos.

I'm in South Florida, I have been direct sowing pretty much everything for a while now, and I prefer it. The seeds seem to sprout faster, they don't suffer transplant shock, and best of all, it is so much easier!

I agree with you in general! I started gardening during the pandemic and I was just doing direct sowing because that's all I really knew about. It has worked well for me! I'm in a temperate climate where our last frost is the end of March, so I have a good growing season length. The two caveats I have found for sowing in seedling trays: plants that take a long time to fruit such as peppers and seeds where you are unsure about the viability. The third caveat is: if you are getting antsy for spring and getting into the garden it gives you something to do.

Yep direct sow is the way to go! This autumn sowing has been the best sow far🤣. Learnt my lessons, ie. Slugs and snails. So when they first sprouted i put down snail pellets. Once the seedlings are less vulnerable to their attacks I'll stop using it. Except for the cabbage, because those little buggers love to bore their way into the hearts. Also for tomatoes i prefer to get them started in pots in august (last month of witnter) inside. We're going to try cardboard pots. Saw a video on YT. Hopefully that will avert the transplanting shock due to the fact that you plant the pot with the tomato plant.

when just starting direct sow to get the fastest start. then plan transplants for when seasons change. some things grow so well that there really is no need to protectively raise in trays. but you can gain weeks of production through those same seeds and trays. tomatoes and many other plants benefit from having their stems buried at transplant. they grow more extensive root systems

You, my friend, are a complete joy to watch. Thank you for what you do.

Hi Mark, over in the UK its more practical to sew in trays and plant out with some veg but I can't thank you enough for the crowd planting tip! I can't belive I've spent all these years sewing in rows and spacing stuff out like it says in the textbook. You've completely changed how much produce I can grow! If your ever near Derbyshire uk, I owe you a pint. Cheers mate. Rob

I made the mistake of starting my seeds indoors too early. Not one made it to the garden. But I now have 6 raised beds with direct-sown seedlings and I’m happy with that.

For an English perspective, which says that nearly everything should be started in module trays to maximise the growing season and avoid pests, see Charles Dowding’s point of view

You tube sent me here from "Maritime Gardening" He's in a much colder climate, but many more hours of winter sunshine, even direct sowing tomatoes in May, (under cloches) My perpetual spinach always does best if it self seeds on my plot, any transplant bolts... I am amazed that Garden Centres have the absolute cheek to sell trays of parsnip/carrot seedings, knowing full well that they will be a disaster !

Beginner gardener here and one great advice I took on was just to start. That is what I did, built a garden bed and sowed directly and also sowed into tiny pot plants for transfer later on. To my surprise the carrots I sowed directly have all shot up nicely so this will be my preferred method. Thanks Mark and you got a big thumbs up for your channel and videos.

Oh my, it is so nature, i like the fresh food from the garden. Warm greeting from indonesia.

Anyone else in the US with insomnia 😂

This year, i"ve direct sown a handful of radishes, lettuces, carrots, onions, beetroots in a small patch of my greenhouse : super strong and healthy growth. I'm thining them simply by picking early lettuces and radishes, same with carrots and onions soon. Best salads ever! Many Thanks from south France!

This is my second year growing food and last year i did exclusively indoors started and did not do well at all... I was only able to grow tomatoes and beans... This year i planted straight into the beds and ive been growing so so much! So... Outdoors for us... We live in FL

Stuart Little: "kale, yuk!. That's for new age hippies. Give me good old cabbage any day."

Direct sow is best because of the wind, sound daft ? Well if you can't sow direct outside then use a fan to provide wind as it stops the seedlings becoming 'leggy'.

You were right. I like many people thought that that was the first step2 gardening. I had a paradigm shift. Thank you😮

I'm in the U.S., zone 8, I start my peppers, tomatoes and other warm weather plants indoors and set them out when the weather warms up. I put all cool weather crops directly in the garden beds and much prefer it to transplanting, but I love my tomatoes and peppers, so I do whatever it takes to get them. =)

I always direct so where possible because of the reasons you've given less shock on the plants, but little seeded plants I like to buy like strawberries I planned a whole packet of strawberry seeds directly not one came up I don't know whether it was too deep or what so little seeds I like to buy in punnets🤙

while I prefer to direct sow, we just can't do it here in Tas with many things. if I waited until it was warm enough here to direct sow many summer crops such as tomatoes, corn, cucumbers pumpkins etc I'd never get anything. we just don't have the time. as for mini greenhouses and that, they only work if they're not portable. in order for the ground to be warm enough to sow summer crops here, your little greenhouse would have to stay in one place to help warm the soil enough for things to germinate well before you wanted to sow the seeds. Cold climate gardening in a place like Tas just isn't conducive to direct sowing for many things. On the other hand direct sowing cool weather crops like the peas beets, carrots, brassicas onions, garlic etc all of which do best here in autumn and winter, works a treat. I'm just about to put in the garlic but won't do the onion seed for another month or so. the other reason I sometimes don't direct sow even if the conditions are right for it is space. I've very limited to space and if I want follow on crops I don't have the space to succession plant straight into the ground. I need to raise them in seed trays so that by the time they're ready for the ground, there's space to put them in. My leeks are a good example of this. I would normally direct so them but I've germinated them in seeds trays and they've just popped up just this week. the reason I couldn't direct so them is we've had such a crappy season and everything has been so late maturing, what would normally be out of the ground well and truly by now is still in there and I'm only just starting to harvest so there just hasn't been the space available to direct sow the leeks. at the same time I couldn't leave them to sow until there was space as it would be too late to get them going so I started them off in seed trays to ensure they would be ready when there was space and will be planting them out next week. while I agree direct sowing is best a lot of factors have to be considered when deciding whether I direct sow, such as time of year, what I want to sow and space.

Where we live in NZ is mostly subtropical but we live in a valley & get a few frosts so I start my seed off in pots & trays. And because we live on the edge of the bush we have a issue with mice & rats eating the seeds when direct sowed. So I recycle the toilet roll cardboard. Fill them with seed raising mix & plant seeds into that. Then I can transplant the whole roll straight into the garden when ready. The cardboard breaks down into compost feeding the plant & it’s not disturbed. It works so well.

Without having too much luck with getting seedlings purchased from the big chain store to do well, we decided to direct sow this year. We will give it a go. Thank you for the video.

Except for tiny seed, I germinate the seeds first prior to planting in place to get it going within 24-48hrs

Does anyone else seriously say goodday along with him every time? 🤣🤷🏼‍♂️

I live in a frosty area and bought tomato seedlings in early or mid spring. I transplanted them straight into the ground with a stake right beside them. I got cheap buckets and made stake sized holes in their bottoms, turned them upside down and impaled them on the stake whilst also covering the tomato plant to put them to bed in the evening. I weighted the bucket down with rocks around where the stake came up up through the centre of the bucket to stop frost where it wasnt sealed. It also helped ensure the bucket contacted the soil around the upside down rim to prevent frosty air going in from under. By the time the plants outgrew the buckets the frost threat was minimal and the plants thrived and produced earlier than they otherwise would have.

I am so glad I found your channel!! You're knowledgeable and funny! I love it. My family is easing our way into the more sustainable lifestyle and I'm looking forward to learning how to feed my family with your help. I love your humor. It's really refreshing!!

I'm in a cold climate and am just arriving at the same realisation. My seedlings grown under lights / heat mat just never seem to thrive, yet the volunteers growing out of the compost consistently do well. It's actually demoralizing! This spring I'm going to try direct sowing and using cloches made from 15L water cooler bottles. I'm hoping the large bottles will both heat the soil, and protect young seedlings from the army of slugs/snails.

Direct seed in my garden in Maryland.

Here in the hillbilly hood of east Tennessee I like to take sticks of firewood and old windows and make cold frames. As the plant grows you can add more sticks of wood. This next year we are getting fancy and doing a makeshift green house with straw bales and cattle panels and plastic. Have a excellent day.

Growing in the far north of the US. We MUST start many seeds indoors period. Tomatoes and peppers especially. Short growing season. We have from may to mid October.

Direct sowing is OK but is far easier to start in pots. You can control the soil much better, you can control the moisture/temperature/sun exposure much better and the biggest advantage of sowing in pots is that you can do it months before the last frost date. And by doing so you can prolong the growing season :)

I always try to get a head start indoors. Living in central Illinois is a little difficult. We could have a snow storm in April.

Your channel is pure GOLD Mark thank you sooo much for all the information you give us, as well as entertainment!!! I will share it with whoever will watch, you will be at 1 million subs before you know it lol!!!

i am stuck at home with only a balcony, cant go outside and wishing that one day i will have a house with a garden but thats not realistic so yeah your one of the few keeping me happy

I have a very short growing season and unfortunately I do have to start my seeds inside. If I want to have fruit from my plants like tomatoes then I must start them inside. Luckily tomatoes are so forgiving. But there are some crops that I just can't grow. I have a very difficult time with melons. They don't seem to transfer that very well and I get lots of vines but the fruit doesn't have time to mature before the frost comes then the whole thing is a waste of time and effort. Plants like kale and spinach I am able to start underneath Garden fabric. But growing in the cold does have some benefits. I'm able to grow probably three cups of kale and spinach and lettuce and I can overwinter many things right in the ground and pull them all winter long as I need them. For instance I plant my fall carrots and every time I want a carrot I just go grab one and I don't have to worry about storing them. The same is true for rutabagas turnips and beets. It sucks when you have to start plants inside because you can never mimic the Sun. You end up with leggy plants even with grow lights. And I don't know about anybody else but my seedlings are a Target of my pets. I can't tell you how many times I've grown a flat of seeds to come home from work to find my cat's got into them and ruined the entire tray and weeks of growth. Then when you bring the seeds outside to get them accustomed to their new outside conditions I have to struggle with birds and squirrels that pluck them out and want to eat the tasty fresh greens, or the rabbits. Growing is a challenge for everybody. But I will take my cold growth area any day over dealing with the python I saw in your garden in one of your videos! That would have scared me right out of the yard and I would have never gardened again

I sow all my seed in napkins!

I love watching your videos. You have inspired me to start gardening in raised beds. I haven’t grown vegetables before but after watching your videos we have created one raised bed to experiment with. We have learned so much from watching your videos.

I live in zone 6, in the middle of the US. Our last frost usually doesnt happen until the 10th of April, and spring has a lot of false starts here. Currently it feels like spring out here (in February) but its going to likely get cold and wet here -- maybe even snow next week. I have to transplant out if I want anything to survive. I have my seedlings grow under lights on shelves in my laundry room until after the danger of frost.

I'm only starting out again, have tried to grow veg in the past and epic fail. I have brought myself vegtrug felt raised garden bed, they are $39 ea and got two in purple and brought a table so i don't have to bend (arthritis in back)

I pretty much direct plant. Never have much luck with seedlings, also too much of a process.

This channel is beautiful! Started my garden a few weeks ago, it's looking great thanks to your advice. Thank you!

I live in a warm climate like you (Florida) and I direct sow most everything I plant. I like that my tomatoes do not have to suffer from transplant shock.