Are we on the same brain wave?! Organization and seeds all the way 😁 And yeah I have a giant spreadsheet I have been running for 10 years with lots of notes on what died and why in the garden 😂
Sitting here on a Sunday morning with a cup of coffee, while I have some free quiet time with the fam still sleeping, this is a great video and I laughed out loud at least twice. A keeper!
One thing that helps me with really small seed to know where it's being sowed is to mix your seed with sand. I put it in a glass cheese shaker and sprinkle this where you want to sow it outdoors. Credit goes to Martha Stewart. Really enjoyed your video today!!
There are only 5 GMO plants in the entire world, and none of them are available to the public .It really irks me when people get on this non GMO kick in catalogues .
The BEST VLOG channel station whatever it's supposed to be called but you call it you are down-to-earth you are real you gave us through information you are not begging for money it's just a great Channel and we enjoy watching you! Thank you for taking your time 2 in lightness about reality as planting and the beauty of your flowers once that's done. Truly it's a pleasure to watch you and learn so much, have a wonderful day
I just subscribed because you are the first RU-vid gardener I've seen who actually understands that GMO is not an issue for most plants and that it is more complicated than often thought. Thank you! Reason is in short supply on the internet.
Nice video. I went to these photo boxes a few years back. I trialed the 4x6 size like you used. They were ok for most seed packets but if you are like me using seed packets from Europe they are a lot larger. I have switched to the 5x7 boxes. They hold those larger packets and you can fit the US packets side by side and get a lot more packets in the space. Check them out. SOW on!
Erin, as always, thanks for keeping it real! I enjoy your videos for the information you pass on but LOVE that you’re a normal person like the rest of us!
My lord. You are my long lost sister. Seeds. Gardening. Organizing. Gardening. Fall "nesting". Gardening. And yes--I WAY overdo the seedstarting as well.
Sugar Magnolia and Sugar Daddy peas are pretty nice! The Sugar Magnolias are purple and quite sweet. The Sugar Daddy ones are green and very sweet like Sugar Snaps! :)
Here’s a tip for you: if you want to take labels off easily, aim a hair dryer, on the low setting, right at the label until the label can be pulled off easily.
Funny girl...."...better!" Love it! Also love seeing your sweet helpers!! Aren't they just fun!!! Merry Christmas, Erin...hope you guys have a blessed and cheery time!
For someone relatively new to seeds, ie. Me 🤗 this was incredibly helpful. If I can’t keep my head straight and organized I would never keep doing it. I love the little paw creeping in. You have the best helpers! 😂
LOVE the storage solution and I have to say I Love you, your videos always make me smile and give me a chuckle. thanks for sharing and giving such great inspiration and content!
3 years into experimenting and learning gardening - wife says "obsession" - and I'm swimming in seed packs. I stumbled into these same 'photo organizers' at Amazon and they've cleaned up my seeds act, for now. Time will tell. Now moving on to my new drip watering system with controller. Spouse remains skeptical. I WILL engineer this!
Has anyone ever told you you remind them of the comedian Kathleen Madigan?! I'm so thrilled Laura from Garden Answer recommended you! Your seed organization is brilliant. I'm a beginner flower farmer and I'm totally stealing this. Thank you for what you do!
Great video. I love how the storage boxes are repurposed for seeds. Fabulous idea. And the labels will make finding things so much easier. I love nasturtiums too and they are also edible. The flowers have a peppery taste :) I ask the kids if they'd like to eat a flower.
I used to have tons of seeds. Now, at 71, I find that the few I have I rarely plant. Reason? Oh, I can't do much gardening anymore. I do have a Few seeds though and they are kept in their individual packages in a large manila envelope. Your way would have been so great years ago. Loved seeing someone else saying, "No." NOT to a child.
I absolutely love your videos because you're so relatable! I purchased a similar case last year at Michaels, now I need to dust off my label maker and start organizing. Great information with a sprinkle of humor is a perfect way to start the day!
My husband was in the room when I watched this and he said "It's like you're the one talking!" when you were explaining your brains calendar. 100% accurate lol.
My husband is a farmer and grows soybeans, corn, fields of sunflowers, and cotton. I don’t know about the sunflowers but I know all the rest are genetically modified. I know it isn’t good but it is our living and he is a several generation farmer. Well I am a nurse but he pays the bills and I buy plants lol!! We live in Alabama. I have been binge watching your channel and I enjoy it so much!! Love your passion for gardening!! I love it too! Other than direct sowing I haven’t ventured into seeds before except I did the milk jug last year and they all took and turned out so well!! Bought light shelf at gardeners. Already used some plant lights!! I have over 200 houseplants so I enjoy using Tropicals a lot in my garden spaces also!! Which I love huge leaves and we have beautiful big banana trees that bear fruit but it gets cold before they ripen. We also have the elephant ears and caladiun. Now I need to grow some of your wispy leaf stuff!!
Oh yeah most important part of all my rambling, I grew dahlias for the first time and I am hooked!! Love them all but especially the peachy colored one!!
I didn't think you were stupid, but I was confused by your statement that they were alphabetized. 🤣 I figured you must have been talking about the packets inside the cases. I love that you came back on camera to explain and then fixed the "problem" LOL. Thanks for the super helpful video.
Me, two weeks ago. I got the multi colored version and used different colours to group. I.e. all my root veggies are in the orange. Used my labeler to make nice little labels.
I'm so glad you had the wager with Laura with Garden Answer which gave me the gentle nudge to come visit and follow you! I love this idea!!! I'm going to try my hand at my own veggie garden seed starting this year (likely just tomatoes and peppers). I'd love more info on the dwarf tomatoes... same size fruit smaller plant - seems dreamy to me!!! Tomatoes take up SO MUCH SPACE in my garden. But, I can, so I need them! :) Happy New Year from Nebraska!
8:10 That is me! 2 packs of this....3 of that, good grief! This is the first time your channel came up on my feed. Subscribed. I need to organize my seeds. So motivated now... thanks!!
Loved the video, wonderful job. My husband got a real kick out of your reference to 3M making labels or adhesive that can peel off, he is a retiree of 3M and did much reach and development on this subject. Thanks for the great tips on organizing an overwhelming task.
Sol-U-Mel takes the label residue right off and it’s non-toxic! I help people buy it from a US based wellness club. I have my storage bin and I can’t wait to get this project done 🤩💓 Thanks!
STICKERS THAT DON'T COME OFF...So annoying, I started using those same photo storage containers last year after using those wonderful "Seedsaver" boxes. The big reason I changed to this current system was package sizes are often too big and I hated folding them over all the time. It wasted space and made going through the seeds more difficult than it needed to be...that and the smaller boxes didn't offer enough volume for my voluptuous and every expanding seed collection. So that label...If the hair dryer doesn't remove the glue, use rubbing alcohol or an oil of some kind that can be washed off. P-touch machines...so handy. I'd not tried mine for tags...I think I need to this year. My handwriting is abysmal sometimes and especially on small tags. BTW...I love your cat trying to help out...haha. Great video.
So I did this today.......I love the system so far, and decided that I don't need to keep seed from 2006.......I tossed anything that was more than 5 years old, and there was a LOT! LOL!
There is no such thing and TOO MANY SEEDS started. :) I need to get some. Basil just smells like summer to me, no garden is complete without it! I need to try that cucumber, my favorite is Baby Persian or Green Fingers. (same cucumber different name from seed companies) Now you have inspired me to actually organize my seeds. Love these boxes it is a great way to keep those seeds.
Hello from NH! I'm am currently using the same exact storage system as your original set up, and I have the same problem - no room! I'm going to switch over to this new system! Thanks so much for sharing and making this video! Cheers, Tim
Very cool to see other people have come up with the idea of using these photo storage boxes for seed packet storage... I had the idea to do this a couple years ago and purchased two of them for this purpose and they're now packed full of various seeds. I'm considering buying another one for all the new seed purchases this year - curse you Baker Creek on your great selection and free shipping on seeds! Green beans... I like the French Filet-type too. I've grown Slenderette for several years now and they work really well for fresh eating and canning. My wife and I added Velour filet-type green beans to our garden a couple years ago (they're actually purple colored before cooking) and found that the purple color of the beans makes them easier to find/pick on the bush, contrasted against all that green foliage. BTW - I'm a recent subscriber and love your channel! I came for the Dahlias and stayed for everything!
One of my biggest pet peeves...stickers that don't come off...ugh! I have those same organizers and my seeds right in front of me as I watch this video! I too got the idea from Homestead and Chill! And you literally just described me, so good to know I'm not the only one who has this problem :)
Same gardening brain! The storage box is also sold at Michaels Craft Stores (45% off coupon this week too) 😆for those that can’t wait to get started (Like me). Baby oil helps remove the glue from labels as well.
Great video with lots of good ideas and the motivation (which I really, really needed) to go thru my shoebox of seeds before I order more. Oh, and I just use a swipe of alcohol on the sticker and they come right off.
For zinnias, I use two plates and a wet paper towel. I put the wet paper towel with the seeds in between the two plates. I wait two days and then plant in individual cells. Almost 100% germination rate every time. However, zinnias like tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers have an optimum time. They like it warm to grow robustly. We had such strange spring weather that seedlings started early languish on. Now everything is growing like weeds.
You should grow the purple sprouting broccoli! I grew it last year and it was amazing...it produced from May until frost. It was so pretty and it produced a lot. Do try it this year!
Thanks for the share, I just started using seeds late summer and felt very accomplished with the results of some of the seeds , but I still have a lot to learn. My space is limited so I’ll have to be selective, but looking forward to the challenges.👍❤️😊
Hello, I garden in central Wisconsin and I'm ashamed to say I didn't find your channel until last year. I've been enjoying it very much. I grow Seychelles Pole Beans and highly recommend them. They are an AAS winner and I heard about them from Gary at The Rusted Garden. I grow several varieties of pole beans and last year the differences were very evident. I grew Seychelles, Fortex, and Monte Gusto. I had a problem with Japanese beetles and the Fortex plants were their favorite ( I also don't like them frozen as well.) The Monte Gusto is a yellow pole bean; they are a slender bean and very easy to see for picking. They were the 2nd favorite of the beetles. But the Seychelles were hardly bothered by the beetles. They grow a beautiful deep green, straight, almost shiny pod and freeze very well for me. I was harvesting beans until frost. I'm going to be looking for your new storage container because I like organization too and my plastic shoe box is not cutting it.
This is a marvelous idea, and I have ordered a case from Amazon. Will order more to sort generations of photos my parents always kept in boxes. As for the sticker … No smokers in my house, but I always keep a little can of lighter fluid on hand -- it's what my mother used to use to remove gum from my hair. It's better for sticker removal -- and less expensive -- than Goof-Off or any other commercial product, and leaves no greasy residue after your sticker comes off. I also use it as a dry-cleaning solvent when we get any kind of grease on our clothes.
Awesome idea. Michaels stores carry those. I find their labels come off easy. Doesn’t that aggravate?!? Your animals are just too cute. Lol. Thanks for the organizing fun. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Inspiring. I always get driven to get organized in every area this time of year, which leads me to being overwhelmed and nothing gets organized like it should..lol. I've never grown lettuce or started anything from seeds, it's a little intimidating. Maybe I'll try this year
Hoards seeds? Oh, but it's not hoarding if you are planting them and growing things! It's more like investing in the future...and saving on groceries if you can eat what you grow. And giving your future self flowers that would have cost hundreds of dollars at a florist. And if you would regularly shop at a garden nursery, you're saving big time because you're spending just pennies per seed instead of dollars for the young plants.
Love this idea and I love your channel. I’ve been storing my seeds in binders (in trading card holders), but the binder is bursting at the seams (not holding all my seeds), and I love the idea of grabbing one container with cucumbers or whatever, as you suggested. Also love how dry these containers will keep the seeds (I live in the Pacific Northwest). I am also in full-on organization mode - I have made my garden plan for my dahlias and have been making plant labels. Looking forward to the continuation of your dahlia series.!
Hello from south Mississippi (garden zone 8b). I just subscribed to your channel and thanks to you I just spent $20🙄. Actually, I think it’s a really good idea. Thank you for sharing this idea and I look forward to watching more of your videos.
Thanks for the storage suggestion! They photo keepers were on sale this past week at my Michael’s so I picked one up and I LOVE it! Now I just need a label maker 🤣
Zinnias grow like weeds here in Tucson, Az. Hot n little water for those guys! I’m going to adopt that little photo/seed box organization! Love it! Thank you for sharing! 🌵🌵🌵
I do the same containers but organized by beginning of the planting month and type. With the planting month being most important. There might be 2,3 or more seeds in the sleeve but they all get planted ar the same time.
Loved this video. I hate labels that don’t come off easy too! Would love to see a video of your seed growing set-up, brand preferences, tips. Will be my first year growing from seed!
My brain seed choosing, seed starting, gardening for 3 months canning and freezing for 3 months, home cleaning and remodeling For 2 months, holiday month.
You’re hilarious and i can really relate to everything youve said. I also hate labels ( and just got yelled at for hoarding Goo-B-Gone inder every sink, lol) I also cant fight my natural “inclinations.” Love your video!
