Hi Friends! I want to mention that Poppies grow best with some cold stratification. Therefore, if in a warmer climate or if you want to Spring sow them, throw your seeds in the freezer for 2-4 weeks, then sow them out. Should increase chances of germination and success. Also, you can find the seed organizer case, and seed envelopes I showed in the video on my amazon page here: www.amazon.com/shop/hookedandrooted Thank you!!
@@cg3251 Hi there, I will keep an eye on it. I have had another balloon flower, that did seed freely. I did get some self seeding, but not to bad and seedlings were easy to pull out. But you are right, some plants do have a tendency to spread themselves around. Something good to keep in mind.
Judy, I know the feeling all too well. Because I already have plenty of seeds, and wanted to save some "gardening budget" for other things this year, I put the brakes on seed buying. I only bought these 10 from baker creek, and 5 packs from somewhere else that I'll share soon when I do my winter sowing video. Thanks for watching, and start planning where you'll plant those seed babies ;)
Oh! Got my Bakers Creek order today. I also ordered the Spotted Bee Balm. It’s a wonderful native plant and oddly difficult to find in my area….hoping the seeds work well. Also the Queen Lime Zinnias. You e got great taste ❤ Pronounced ag-eh- STACK-e. No “stach” it’s a “stack”! Great plant. Good luck with that variety.
Hi Joan! Thank you so much for your help on the pronounciation. As for the Spotted Bee Balm, I'm also so exited about that one. Hope it does well for the both of us. All of the queen lime varieties are great. Thanks for watching, and for your comment.
Yep...I'm guilty of buying a ton of seeds...got that gorgeous Baker Creek seed catalog in the mail and I totally lost my mind. My Christmas present to myself was a big ole package full of happiness!❤🌻🌞💐🌱 I keep all of my seeds in a huge red binder, filled with clear seed pocket pages I ordered from Amazon last year. I separate my seeds into 2 sections, vegetables and herbs in the front half of the binder and flowers in the back half. I put them in alphabetical order. Makes it easier for me to find and the clear sheets let me see the front of the seed packet and the back without ever having to take the seed packet out of the protected pocket.
That sounds like a great method to organize them Cindy, thanks for sharing. "If it makes you happy, it can't be that bad" sung like Sheryl Crow ;) Have fun!
I was so excited to watch this video. I am relatively new to seed starting, last year being my first time. Purple Hyacinth Bean, Royal Carpet Alyssum and Purple Prince Zinnias. They all grew beautifully and bountifully and so now I am addicted. For this year I took a page out of your book and bought Baker Creek Atomic Purple Gomphrena, Queen Lime Red Zinnia, Asian Garden Celosia and Tip Top Alaska Salmon Nasturtium seed packets. I also ordered Violet Queen Alyssum, and some dwarf zinnia seeds from Eden Brothers. Thanks Steph, for inspiring us and wishing us all, on your channel, a profuse harvest in 2023.
Hi Jolie, Thank you so much for watching! I'm glad to have you. Purple Hyacinth bean is a beautiful trellis. I haven't grown it yet, mostly because I was never sure where to put it. I experimented with a vining/trellising plant last year with the climbing black eyed susan. Maybe I'll try the hyacinth bean at some point. Oh Allysum is great!! another fav. I hope you enjoy the gomphrena, zinnia and celosia, and nastursium as much as I did!
Hi there! I'm glad I came across your channel. I first came across it when I saw your video going through the Baker Creed free catalog. Love your channel.
I like the immediate impact of planting things that have already been started at the greenhouse/store but am tempted to try some growing from seed this year. Seems cheaper and more satisfying 😊
Hi Kristy! I definiteley understand the thrill of the instant impact. But yes, growing from seed does involve a little bit of effort, but certainly saves money. And yes, I can say for sure, you do get great satisfaction seeing blooms or vegetables bloom & grow from a tiny seed you sow
Hi! Thank you for another informative video! I garden in zone 10b and have no frost/last frost date. After researching many credible sites, mid March is recommended to beging sowing. I just received my BC seed hall. Added a few recommendations from your videos! Looking forward to a colorful growing season! 💐
I also learned that lesson about sunflowers last year!! Thankfully I only grew one type of sunflowers. Now that I know better, I'm trying multiple varieties and putting them in a sunny corner facing my raised beds instead of right next to the fence where the sun starts coming into the garden every morning.
Hi Kerri, isn't that so interesting how they do that?! Glad you figured it out and can plan to put them in a better place this growing season Thanks for watching, and for your comment.
You could try the no transplant Winter Sowing method with poppies. Then you don't have to move them at all. I have a video on this on my channel. But basically you fill a pot with soil- sprinkle Poppies on top and cover with thick plastic. Make sure you have drainage holes and holes in the plastic now you haven't had to move them. And they will bloom in their permanent home. I've had success doing this with blanket flower and snapdragons so far. I will be doing it with Poppies also. I grew black swan poppy. I will have to try that lilac poppy. wow gorgeous. Great video lots of good information thanks
Hi Jane, I will take a look at that method on your channel. Thank you much for the explanation. Sounds like it works well for you. Thanks for watching, Steph
After watching your video last year, we made great use of our local seed libraries!! Another bonus is that the seeds were local and grew really well on our climate. Smells like Rootbeer, that's my kinda of flower !! We're with you on the poppies, but I thought you had to stratify them ? It's awesome that your spring sown ones came up and were so beautiful!! Spring's a coming Steph !! Cheers J&C 🌱🌻🏵🌱
Hi guys! Thats awesome. Such a great resources right?! I have loved the library for years, books, museum passes, and crafts and activities with the kids. And now seeds! Such an amazing place. I hope these become more widespread over the next several years. And yes, that is an excellent point, the seeds are regionally acclimated. So important! Yes, the poppies definitely benefit from a period of cold. If you don't have too much cold, you could mimic/emulate the cold by sticking your pack of seeds in the freezer for 2-4 weeks before you sow them, and it should increase chances of germinations. Thank you so much for watching Jason & Colleen!!
Hi Steph! Thanks for sharing your seed purchase. Also, thanks for sharing Baker Seed Company. I have already made a purchase from them and love what I have received. I too purchased some Gumphrena seeds to try this year. Thanks to you for your video on those. I am going to view your videos on winter sowing and get started on that pretty soon! Thanks a bunch!
Hi Ruth, hope all is well. You are most welcome. I'm gearing up to start winter sowing soon, around 1st week of February in my zone 6. I'll be sure to share. I'm so excited for you to grow the gomohrena. I hope you love it! 🌱
Yay! I finally found another Massachusetts gardener to follow! I garden most of the time on Cape Cod but its only my second season there Zone 7a. I still consider myself a novice gardener but I am absolutely loving it. Last year we started with a blank slate and planted over 220 trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals. This years big project is putting in the vegetable garden. Im so happy I found your channel. Ive been spending all my free time planning and ordered my first seeds yesterday. So the timing of your video was perfect. Thank you so much for this very informative content. Your garden is gorgeous and we have many of the same flowers so it was so fun to see how beautiful your gardens are. I would love to see your seed starting process as that is what Im working on right now. Im off to watch more of your content. Thanks!
Hi there, and welcome! Thanks for indroducing yourself, so great to connect with other local gardeners. I took a look at your videos and your garden is beautiful! Great work youve done in such a short amount of time! 200+ trees, shrubs and perrenials. WOW!! Veggie gardens are so fun! I have one also and it was how I began gardening! First the landscape beds by the front of the house, then I tried my hand at growing some tomatoes, cukes, and banana peppers! I was hooked! ;) Planning is the most fun, an especially good way to pass these cold winter months. Thanks for stopping by, and for you comment. Take care!
Thanks Steph! I grew Gomphrena for the first time last year and it did well. I purchased plants But this year you have inspired me to seed sow! I had never heard of Agastache until last year. I’ll be excited to try it as well! We have a lot of Hummingbirds so this will be exciting to see how they like it.
I think you will do great JoLinda, just follow package instructions, soak seeds overnight, sow to correct depth, and in a sunny well draining location. I'm also so excited about the agastache this year!
Hi Kim! Yes, It took me a long time to finally get one of these organizers. In fact, it basically happened because I couldn't think of one thing to ask for for Christmas, and my husband had to have something to shop for lol. I've been working on storing my seeds in it and am really enjoying it. Michaels sells them, which is where mine came from. However, I also linked some in my Amazon store front. The library is a wonderful resource! Google "seed library's in my area" and include your location, zip etc, and see what you find. They are certainly becoming more common. Thanks for watching, and for your comment. Take care!
Awesome Steph! So excited I got the atomic purple gomphrena seeds from Bakers. Can't wait to start the winter sowing will start a little later this year like very end of my January. Hope you'll share when you do your winter sowing again 😊
Hi Pam! I hope you love the gomphrena. Yes, I plan on sharing when do my winter sowing. I am currently planning on the first week of February for my zone 6. Thanks for watching!
Yes lol I love how the balloon flower looks, mine are purple dwarfs they always just get wider than longer! You would love my moms garden, she has all dark pink knock outs along with a deep purple flower not sure the name and white, she has a black picket fence behind it up against her house. Gomphrena looks really great dried! I have 2 of them rainbow containers from Michael's half off last yr!
Hi Brittany, your mom's garden sounds lovely! I love purple & pink combos in the garden. I love the idea of a shorter balloon flower since I don't like plants that split and flop. So I'm hopeful these work out. Great deal on the photo/seed organizers!
Another free way to get food producing seeds (and plants) is with an EBT card (aka Foodstamps) at participating stores such as Walmart. I always get overly excited when I get my Baker Creek catalog. I circle all my wish list like a kids in the 80s with a toy catalog at Christmas lol. Every year I like to try new vegetables.
@@HookedandRooted I love how it gently spills over so it will soften the lines around my driveway below my Limetta hydrangea hedge and butterfly bushes 🦋🙏
Great video! Thanks so much for sharing! I just bought packs of seeds from Dollar Tree this weekend and they were still 4 for $1. I'm excited to give them a try this spring! :)
woohoow!! DT for the win. I have had great results with their seeds in the past. A very good affordable option. I'm heading there soon for more allysum seeds. Have fun!
So many great tips, thank you and I didn't feel overwhelmed. I decided to order the balloon flowers - I have two purple ones that come back every year and they are so much fun ! I also ordered a sunflower and the polar white zinnia. Last year was my first time growing zinnias and I loved them but a lot of the seeds did not produce anything. The sunflowers were exciting. The best part was I just direct sowed them and they came up - it was very rewarding.
Hi there! yay, so glad your enjoying growing from seed. It really is rewarding. And yes, that happens where some of the seeds don't germinate. I'm sure thats why they give us a few in a pack, just in case. Thank you so much for watching, Steph
I can relate to your sandwich bag seed storage. It works! And, I try not to have too many so they don't go to waste. I find I have good intentions but don't always get them planted.
Hi Eric, it does work, and Its functional. As for seed packs, I agree. It's taken some years but I've gotten much better at being realistic about how many things I can actually grow in a given season. Helps keep things in check when being tempted by seeds. 🌱
You are so welcome Mary, and thank you so much for watching! Keep your poppies in the freezer until your ready to sow them. They like a cold season. So you can emulate that in the freezer until your ready to sow. I'm waiting on snow to get mine sowed.
Great video lots of useful info. Love the poppies but not successful will follow to see when you begins sowing. Love video informative and entertaining
Hi Yvonne, I'm not sure what zone your in, but to increase your success with poppies, stick them in the freezer for a few weeks. They benefit from a period of cold. Then after a few weeks, you can try sowing them outside. Surface sow them, they sit on top of soil, making contact but not buried. They need light to germinate. Hope this helps. Thank you for watching!
Thank you for this information. I watched the video and then rewatched, pausing at each seed type I wanted to order and added to my cart. I also bought the storage unit! I will either have a beautiful garden or a seed store!
I am really looking forward to how the Agastache Strawberry Daiquri and the Chocolate Cherry Sunflower perform for you. I also bought it from BC. Central Arkansas 7b
Hi Jennifer, It will be fun to try them. I'll be sure to document how things go along the growing season. I hope yours do well also. Thanks for watching, and for your comment.
I really enjoyed your video and thank you for the helpful tips. I subscribed and am looking forward to seeing all the colorful flowers grow in your garden.
P.S. I use one of those plastic organizers for my seed packets as well, but mine just has dividers and no interior plastic containers. So I also reuse silica packets that come in things to make sure the moisture level stays low.
Loved the video and all the information that you included. Looking forward to seeing just how well they do in your garden. Enjoy the rest of your day and looking forward to the coming season on your channel.
Hi there, Thank you so much. I hope to continue to share the sowing of the seeds, and their progress through the season. Thank you so much for being here, and for watching. Take care!
Thank you Steph, I watched this last week when you posted it and watch it again today. I love Baker Creek I'm going to order two of the items you had ordered and gave it a try. I just placed my order for mostly vegetables I love their packaging. Looking forward to seeing how they look in your garden.
Hi Steph, this year will be my first year of starting flowers from seed. With the price increases of 6 packs, 4" and 1 gal containers every year, it's time to start my own. I appreciated seeing your seed gathering from your own plants with the information about not getting exactly what you originally planted the second time around. I like the plain packets and the stamp you bought!
Hi Heidi! Yes, I agree the price of everything, including plants is up. I do still enjoy buying a few plants each season, but I have to say growing from seed can be so satisfying, and definitely a money saver. Thank you, I also enjoy the stamp and seed packaging
🤣🤣it’s a shame, but the spotted horse mint or bee balm grows wild here so much I’m battling them in my wildflower meadow. You will love the pollinators though. I also have purple prairie bee balm and last year the wildflower meadow was literally shaking with pollinators! Z5a WI, sand, desert like micro climate and I ignore them. Poppies I WS them and they were terrific and reseeded and have tons of new plants by fall, can’t wait to see them this year. I transplanted in clumps and said sink or swim and swim they did! Trying some really pretty purple and couple others. I’m an over achiever in saving flower seeds-seriously I have a tub full. Then I found a whole paper bag full when setting up grow shelves.🤪. It doesn’t matter if they don’t come true here as any thing that flowers is welcomed. I am interested in 3 colors of zinnias to see if they come true, yellow, rose and pink that looked like roses from afar. You are so tidy, mine are in paper lunch sacks with a date. For veg seeds I keep in binder with photo holders in dark with rechargeable dehydrator. I like the binder for ease of seeing them. Love the reviews great to see!
The seed binder sounds like a cool idea for storage also, Thanks for sharing. Oh lol good to know about the bee balm! I'll see how it goes. I'm very interested to see how it grows, but if it gets out of hand, i'll have to remove it. Now I know to look out for that spreading, Thank you!
My balloon flowers did not come back last year so am hesitant to even start from seed but I will see your outcome this year, and then decide whether I make the purchase.
Great video! Curious about what you do when you have mulch down already in your beds but you want to direct sow little seeds like Poppy. I feel that I should dig away the mulch and then put a cup of soil down and spread the seeds in that area (to get it level with the mulch surrounding it- otherwise I would have a divot) then leave the mulch off of the newly sowed seeds, right? Thanks for your help and I can't wait to see your garden in a few months.
Great video! I'm still learning and I feel like you explained a lot of information really well and I definitely learned some things. Great ideas on how to use glass jars! I'll be stealing that, thanks! I bought too many seeds from mainly Baker Creek this year (and a couple from Eden Brothers). Some veggies and some flowers. For flowers I also got Agastache (the three color kind), and I bought coreopsis, leprechaun gold columbine, scarlet clover, borage, calendula and snapdragons. I'll be trying winter sowing too on a few of those!
This is great information. New to your channel. I'm having a hard time figuring out what out of the $500 🤫 worth of seeds is best to winter sow. Just trying to research but it's almost February and I need to get busy this weekend now that we are already 5 weeks into winter. I'm in zone 8b here in the PNW and that too throws me off. What may work for someone else in a zone 8b may not work for me. Like Texas and other SW states have zone 8b but are way hotter climates. It just gets confusing. Do you recall where you got the seed stamp off Esty? It's so adorable. I did put the ones you have on your Amazon store in my cart till I can find my own stamp. Much cheaper in the long run. Thank you for sharing.
Hi Mary, wow lol that is quite a haul. I'm sure there's lots of good candidates, when in doubt we can always ask google. Most perrenials are great candidates for winter sowing, and cool weather spring flowers (snapdragons for example, and perhaps bachelors buttons), however, I would wait until your last frost date is near for any summer annuals such as zinnia or cosmos Hope this helps. In your zone other than the summer annuals, you can probably already winter sow most things. Just be sure to keep your containers moist if you don't get much rain/moisture, and also, if you do get things that germinate quickly, you will want to be sure open up containers that may get too hot for the type of plant your growing, to give them air and not let them get too hot (greenhouse effect), and also, if you have some that aren't frost hardy, be sure to protect them if you get an unexpected frost after they have already germinated. Hope this helps.
Those are some beautiful new varieties! My poppy planting in the snow last year was a total fail so I will just try direct sowing them early spring! Did you wait to plant them until after your first frost?
Hi Mya! Mine were 50/50 in snow. Mostly because I forgot where I planted some things and trampled the seedlings. If you do it in Early Spring, say in like March, just keep your poppy seeds in the freezer until you sow them. That's what I did and had success with a very early Spring sowing.
@@HookedandRooted okay thank you! I normally still have snow all the way until mid April so I’ll probably plant them as soon as the snow melts and keep the seeds in the freezer!
Having just found your channel, I am enjoying catching up on past videos. I am not a seasoned gardner, but really enjoy planting. Since I am renting and looking to move into my own home within 6 months, I don't want to plant in the ground. Can I plant seeds in containers? Thank you for all your information!
Hi Nikki, Thank you so much! Yes, you can absolutely do seeds in containers. Shorter variety zinnias, marigolds, even some shorter cosmos like the sonata mix do well in containers. As do nastursiums, allysum, celosia, and gomphrena! You can also do salad greens, and herbs really easily in containers. Happy Gardening!
I want to grow from Baker Creek this year (never have before) but cannot seem to find any discount code for a first time buyer. kind of a turnoff. I have my cart ready to go after much deliberation over which seeds. I need lots of pollinator flowers and I wanted a few rare beans. and corn. At least it's free shipping to USA but still....may go with another seed company altogether. Good luck with your seeds! I heard baker creek is one of the best!
Hi there! Yes, there are no discount codes. However, I have found that of all the seed places I've ordered from, the fact that they have free shipping really makes their cost of seed packs really affordable. MI Gardener is another good resource.
I’m excited about my Bakers Creek seed order, I did go a little seed crazy again this year the same as every year. They always have the most unique seeds, excited about trying the Majorette Double Champagne Hollyhock. Which is a dwarf variety of hollyhock!
Hi Kat, sounds like powdery mildew, or possible some fungus due to too much moisture. Maybe try again, in a bit sunnier and well draining soil spot. They are really easy, but too much overhead watering can cause some foliage issues.
I had the same experience with poppies. Now, an unexpected experience was that I transplanted one and it "died" but then it but I didn't dig it up or moved the pot... next thing, it came back.
Last week you talked about using a tote the same way as using the jugs I'm interested in trying this. Do you still get the greenhouse effect with more air inside the tote compared to the jugs? Will the water still bead up inside the tote? Condensation tells me the method is working like it should. This is my first time. Will the tote save space?
Hi Vicky! While it did work well for some friends I know who used this method, it did not work so great for me. A couple of things I think were to blame. 1. my pots inside the container were too small. With not much soil in them, they dried out quickly, which brings me to reason 2. the holes on my lid might have been too small and not allowed enough water in to create condensation and the moisture needed to keep those small 3-4" pots moist. I can see how it would be a great option since its essentially a "Portable Greenhouse". I would have to try some other things to see if I can improve upon my first experience to see if it is something that could work for me. For now I've been happy with my recycled water jugs and will use those again this year. My clear tote is now in the garage storing my overwintered dahlias. If your on Instgram, my friend Maureen @parsonspeonies is the one I learned about the tote from. Another one of our gardener friends here on RU-vid, Roxana @soilandmargaritas was also successful with wintersowing in a tote, and I beleive she might also have a video about it. Hope this info helps, and here is the video of mine I where i reported back on how the tote worked out: Take care! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-i6ZuqtjlzT8.html
Hi Mardi, It will be fun experiment! If that was the only zinnia you grew, there is a good chance it will still resemble the queen lime red. In any case it will probably still be a very pretty zinnia. Thanks for watching.
Yes you can! In fact its the only way i've gotten lupine to grow. It does great with winter sowing. You wont get blooms typically until year 2, at least that has been my experience with them. Also, when you plant them out, they like poor soil, so don't amend with compost or fertilizer. Just plant them out in a well draining sunny location. Good luck!
Hi Christine, I haven't heard of them going bad in plastic? The most important thing that I'm aware of to keep seeds viable, is to keep them, cool, and dry, and out of too much light. In general, the viability of seeds decreases over time. But stored well, they can last a long while.
@@HookedandRooted thank you . I bought a bundle of seeds this year and I don't have room to sow all of them. Good to know they could be viable next year, if I store them appropriately.
IT WAS NICE TO SEE YOUR NEW SEEDS,BUT WHEN SHOWING THE PACKETS PLEASE PLEASE STOP MOVING THE PACKETS AROUND. IT MAKES IT HARD TO FOCUS ON THE PICTURES.
Hi Barbara, unfortunately when I was distracted talking about the seeds I was unaware I was doing that. Which is the reason that while I was editing the video, I included the screen shots with plant name and photo that was on the seed pack. You can pause on those scenes to review the plant name and photo more closely. It can be incredibly difficult to be aware of all the nuances when filming. Thanks for the feedback.
