Planting Seeds For Beginners | Collards Greens 

Where did you get the quality seedling trays?

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@@BonnieInBama yum is right

Same to you!

Appreciate it Big Rob. Hope all is well.

Thanks. What are you growing for the fall season?

So far I have dropped Morris Heading Collards, Georgia Collards, and Improved Brussel Sprouts but it’s more to come…I appreciate you asking…Salute!!!🍃🍃👊🏽

Awesome! thanks for watching and the feedback. You have a blessed weekend.

@@7841LISA thank you. Do you grow collards during the fall?

You got it champ

@@SweetLdyK here you go. Did two videos about them: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-E09mFwBtwX0.htmlsi=CF0MhbS284G6N9jt

What animals do you raise? I'm glad you found it interesting in helping with starting seeds, at least. Do you have a garden?

I agree because I’m starting to garden & I never knew nothing about germinating soil

Thank you for watching and subscribing. How long have you been gardening?

Thank you. What variety of collards did you grow? Are you going to grow them from seeds this year?

glad it was helpful

That is awesome. How long have you've been gardening?

@@TheNakidGardeners this will be my first year growing outside. I used to grow medicinal cannabis indoors for about 3 years. But I’m excited to grow my own food instead! Much tastier and more options lol

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Will this be your first time growing collards from seed?

Anytime kinfolk.

Thanks Tammy. Have you started any seeds yet this year?

You’re welcome. I haven’t gotten mine started yet because I currently live in Germany (originally from NC), and I have a couple more weeks before I can get started. But I’m so ready like right now. I think my biggest concern is what to add to the soil.

@@IAmTammyJ Do you know what type of soil you have or what your soil pH is?

Honestly, no. I guess I should also mention I will be growing in grow bags. I have to purchase soil this week. I’ve noticed so many adding perlite, vermiculite, and other things and I guess that’s the most confusing part for me.

We used to use Jiffy mix when starting out. But as our garden grew, we found out that making our own was more cost efficient. We should do a Collard Green challenge. We can call it Put It In The Pot Challenge haha

@@TheNakidGardeners We are down with it !!

You're welcome. Glad you enjoyed the video

Thanks. Have you grown collards before?

@@TheNakidGardeners tried but not much luck...will try again though

Blasphemy I tell ya. Blasphemy!

@@TheNakidGardeners 🤣

Normally they should take about 45-60 days when you can harvest the whole plant. Or you can do a cut and come along and harvest them to the go to flower

Yes! Buy or make a great well drainage potting mix. We started out with container gardening and still do some to this day. It does require more watering (during the summer) and fertilizer more due to most of the nutrients flows thru the bottom of the container from watering. Plus not many beneficial bacteria, fungi, and insects feeding the plants. Make sure you get a big enough container to plant/grow then in.

Awesome! Good luck and happy gardening

come again?

@@TheNakidGardeners I have been gardening for about year

That is correct. l. You can use a dome, but I control the moisture of the flat easier with no dome and allow the soil to dry out once 80% have germinated

@@TheNakidGardeners So a heating mat is not needed?

@pearlbrown177 not necessarily but helps on heat loving plants like tomatoes, egg plant and hot peppers.

Depending on your location. Here i Texas, if you grow thrm in the shade, you can start them indoors now. Otherwise they will bolt and go to flower.

Good luck with the rabbits! Hope you had a good harvest with your garden

Yes, we had our best garden in years. Still facing what to do with all the tomatoes. I used to raise rabbits and find the unpleasant responsibility of butchering much easier than with chickens. @@TheNakidGardeners

To give your seedlings a geeat start without getting leggy rhis this easy setup: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ci3J17F-wIo.htmlsi=2FheGTcEpxhL7glJ

There are some options with growing them inside. 1. Using the Kratky/hydroponics with spectrum lighting. basically lights that has colors to simulate growth, fruiting, etc. 2. In container with the same type of lighting 3. You can use the window but it not respond depending on how much light you can get from the sun. Luckily, green leafy plants do not require much light but should have at least 6 hours of direct sunlight and 8-12 indirect sunlight (IMO only) 4. Keep them outside. you probably have cabbage worms, cutworms, or cut beetle eating on them. a.) Spray some Bonide Thuricide (BT) on your green leafy plants that you are noticing bites on them. Spray front side and back side of the plant(s). Wash off after harvest before eating. b.) If you do not want to spray, plant some things on plants, I understand. Grow some allums or marigolds around your plants to help deter insects.

@@TheNakidGardeners okay thanks I did want to plant some flowers and marigolds are cheap around here!

Great question. I normally fertilize when 80% of the seeds have germinated and have their first TRUE leaves.

Omg, I need a one on one teaching 😂

@@TheJuanisha22 I am sure you are doing fine. What are you needing help with?

Normally 4-6, they should have their true leaves. It will mot look like the first set of leaves that germinated. Thats when you can transplant them into the ground.

Thank you so much I start my seed 11-27 it’s 12-28 is it to early in the year to put them outside

Haha, those seeds tray didn't make a whole year. The Bootstrap trays have been with us going strong. We used them for more than just seeds now being on the farm. Lol, what are you growing this fall season?

If you do it young enough it should be able to thrive. what is the worst that could happened?

Hey stranger. How have you been?

score my fibermgla been killing mee yall rain cold and uuuu seem good !

Do you grow Georgia collards on the regular?

You definitely want some type of lights that have at least 3500 lumens and 5000 Kelvin. I did a make shift grow rack for people that are in small spaces on our Apartment Gardening playlist