@@LearnHow2 Great informative video! The previous home owners at my location had planted foxglove in the front yard in front of the window. I saw a humming bird come around a week ago which caught my interest. The plantation area though had become overwhelmed with weeds and some decay and they began to shrivel up. I think a few years without care. Recently though I had a friend come over who'd worked in a nursery and we are cleaning it up and planning to plant fresh soil and foxgloves in the new spring! Can't wait.
Great video, I sowed the same mix yesterday, just researching the details,Goodman and thanks. Are you still knocking out the garden videos,hope your well
This was supper fast and easy after placing the seeds in the fridge for a week. Germination was as little as 10 days and they came fast. I'm to about 1.5 month and they're looking as great as yours.
I can’t believe I actually found this video!! I accidentally planted a foxglove years ago. It was so beautiful I harvested the seeds. I found zero info online - everything read, “foxgloves are very hard to winter.” This video is amazing and easy to follow. Thank you! 💙
Just seen this video, it's a very good "how to" from sowing the seeds to pricking out and planting on. Showing the finished plants in bloom is great. Many thanks.
This video is so good I watch it over and over. Excited, got my first seed pods and revisited your how to video again. Thanks for teaching--awesome instructor:)
Can't wait to see mine Bloom next year. First time growing them and I followed this video to the letter. They're coming on a treat. Thanks for the great video
This is the best video i have come across all the others dont make it clear if to leave foxglove outside in the ground all winter. Thank you for confirming this.
This is invaluable, visually clarifies every step along the way and success rates; no beating around the bush or additional complication, best educational guide I've seen thus far. Its lifespan is a bit of a drawn-out process but a beautiful plant that needs a bit of help re-introducing into the countryside. Much appreciated!! P.s. have you experimented with germination rates through prior dry or moist stratification; "lazy" scattering seeds around directly onto the outside soil; different seed packet brands; same year flowering varieties; and not covering the seeds with a layer of compost as they need light for germination? Just curious to learn about the variations if there's any.
Hi Clark. Thank you for your appreciation. Unfortunately I have not been able to experiment as I have limited time and have to spread it across my many gardening activities. When I retire I would like to do more studying and experimentation. Keep safe.
I sowed some Foxglove 'Alba' Sunday, 6/8 after following your video. Already germinated and still under cover of plastic bag. Just waiting for leaves now and will continue as per your video. Once planted into second seed tray as young plants, can they be kept in a plastic greenhouse over winter, or is that too cold. You are my 'go to' channel now. Learning so much, happy to say. 💐
Ahhh you make it look easy :) I just cant do the thinning out of any seedlings, I sow the seeds, they germinate well and then you have a massive bunch of seedlings that I cant do!!! Thankyou for a good video. :)
Hi Deb. Thank you for your appreciation! Why do you have a problem with thinning? Try sowing more thinly ... 'dilute' the seeds with sand before sowing.
love watching plant videos. I always hear people say water before separating makes it easier, but that's not the truth, and if your using coconut coir separating without watering makes it extremely easy to separate. Well nice video and take care folks
Great video, thank you! I know not to look for foxglove flowers in my small wildflower garden now - I collected some seeds last year from a nearby woodland, hoping that they would flower this summer. Looks like I'll have to wait another year...
Wow, what a beautiful and inspirational video. Exciting! Best part is how you show the plants coming up. I just don't think I could stand to throw any of the seedlings away, however:(
Hi Leah. Thanks for your appreciation. I'm the same, I cant stand to throw away healthy plants ... so I try to give them to friends and family if I can.
I'm so excited to start my poison garden. I already got the foxglove and lily of the valley. Just gotta get the wolfsbane, henbane, belladonna, angels trumpet, etc. Ooooo it's gonna be so cool ☠️🥀
Great video and thank you. Do these need to be planted in spring? I'm in nw Florida and don't know if I should plant the seeds now or wait until later. Help
Hi Leah. If your climate is warm enough then plant as soon as you can after January otherwise for cooler climates (as here in the UK) plant early March. If you plant early then you may get flowers in the same year (September). Otherwise for late planted seeds you will have to leave the plants in the ground over winter and they will flower early in the following year.
Do you need to cut back the first year's foliage in the early spring, just before they break dormancy for their second year? Your videos are great and clear to understand. Thank you.
Very nice step by step guide. Very useful for a beginner like me. Would love if you could include which is the ideal month to start the seeds in the UK.
Thanks to your videos I have my first foxglove in bloom started from seed. Thank you for giving me the confidence to start and grow plants from seed. Looking forward to starting many other seeds following your step by step guide. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos especially growing cottage garden favourites like hollyhock, Penstemon, delphinium etc.
Hi thank you for the video. A quick question do I have to cut back this flower after it loses its flowersb or can I just leave it. Looking forward to your reply
Zara Zara cut your stems with the dead flowers intact and let it dry. The stem will become brown. The stems contain ‘pods’ of many foxglove seeds as the plant is a ‘self seeder.’
Mine have gone crazy😳huge leaves plant base taking over other plants, should I move them to a area of their own so they can reseed themselves without overtaking other plants xxx #wild plant seeds packet.
Question: how long did it take from the seedlings to get the bigger leaves? Just wondering when I move them to the new tray for spacing. I’ve been growing mine for about two months now and they’re just now starting their second set. I’ve been coming back and forth to this video periodically to check how I’m doing. 🤭 Oh - and that rain hitting the cover in the background was very soothing. 😌
Thank you so much for this awesome explanation. I just watched a video before that one and they said don't cover the seeds, because foxglove needs light to germinate. Could this be different with the brand of foxglove? I planted last year some seed and the package said the same, do not cover seeds with soil.
Thank you Sir for this gentle and concise video......exactly how many of us love to learn, no frenetic stupidity or horrible music!, love from new zealand ex pat. Xx
Don't breathe in the pollen? How do you avoid that if they are growing in a border what if the wind blows will will the pollen blow around? Just never grown these before and they look pretty but the toxic side is a bit off putting
They are ok over winter in the ground but for pots I think freezing temperatures could kill the roots so I would keep them in a light, sheltered spot and surround the pots with something to protect from frosts (straw, mulch, bark for example). Keep safe.
Sizden öğrendiğim yöntemle yetiştirdim ve bahçem çok güzel oldu. Sonra bir şey daha keşfettim, artık tohumdan ekmiyorum. Uzun gövdenin yanındaki çıkıntı filizleri alıyorum, onları toprağa dikiyorum. Sonraki yıl onlar da çiçek açıyor. Hiç çiçeksiz kalmıyor bahçem.
Damnit.. i didnt realize they were 2 year plants. I live in Texas 9a. its hot all year. IM starting seed now in peat pellet, they should be able to put i the ground in march when all frost threat is gone. is it possible they will flower first year? with a long season? for instance, today yesterday it was mid 70' 60's night. we have High 60's-70s this week 2 days of high 30's then high 40's. we get like 8-9 months of warmth.
Great tutorial, thank you. I have a question, if you could help please: I've just bought the seeds and it's late january, so it's winter here. I can't wait till mid summer to plant them, lol. What happens if I plant them in a tray now and move them to the garden in april? Will they did? Must I really wait till mid summer?
I sowed foxglove indoors in mid feb/22. Do I have to wait until Sept to plant out? Can I not plant out in mid May June, July etc. I'm in east coast of Ireland.
My foxglove seedlings aren’t looking so hot. I’m starting them indoors under some good full spectrum LED grow lights, but they’re very tall and leggy. They’re over an inch tall with only the first two leaves on them. They fall over when watering with a spray bottle. I thought a fan would help them strengthen up, but I’m not sure if that will dry them out or hurt them. Any pointers? Should I trash them and start a new tray of them?
Hi Billy. My experience of Leggy plants is that the light has been too weak or to little light. The plant grows tall to try to reach the light and then cant support its weight. This often happens indoors in winter months when light is low so I suspect your LED light is not up to the job. I would start again trying to give them as much sunlight as you can. Keep safe.
@@LearnHow2 Thanks for the advice! Do you think more hours per day of my current grow lights would make a difference? I’ve been doing 12 hours on and 12 hours off. I’m wondering if maybe 18 or 20 hours on per day would help, or do they just need more light during that 12 hours.
@@CountTrader Plants need a light/dark cycle to grow properly. I think going up to 18 hours would be ok as it replicates a summers day but also give them 6 hours dark to 'rest'. However I think more light in the 12 hours would be a better thing.
What zone are you in? I’m in Canada zone 6b and was wondering if my young plants will flower the next spring after the winter here ... which is upto about -10°C.
Hi Karina. I live in the UK where winter temperatures get below zero deg C for several weeks and can get as low as -10. The plants survive this. Keep safe.
Please help I got up to the step where they just popped up from the soil. .I watered it and 6 hours later they turned from a green to a yellow color and half are gone (probably fall into the soil) will they grow again or do I have to plant more seeds and start over
Hi Gjulshen. Do not over water - the soil should only be moist (not wet or else the plants will drown and rot). Never place in direct sunlight until the plant is well established - the hot sunlight will cause the small plant to lose all its moisture and it dies. Big pants have lots more roots so can draw water out of the soil so they can cope with sunlight.
