Seeds in the Guest Room [ interesting garden opinions] 

Ms. Nuese was on to something. Plants growth happens at night; less heat, stress and water loss. If they are in the correct location (sunny window sill, cold frames or lights) during daylight hours they get all the energy they need and the cycle begins again. She is also some what correct with the shallow growing of seedlings; most seeds do not need so much growing medium. One more thing... forgot what year the book was written but I dare say she might have been ahead of her time with the poking of holes for air. Soil blocks and Air pots are great for strong roots. I will definitely be looking for this book. Thank you Olga this was a wonderful post. My name is also Olga🤣

Her experience makes sense. I’m not a fan of having to baby seedlings so I just use the winter sowing method. It yields similar results to what Josephine spoke of. It also allows me to start seeds whenever I want even as early as January. This method lets the seeds to decide if it’s warm enough to start growing. When it is grown a little you open the top and let the wind buffet them.

Hi Olga! I find that weed seeds are constantly germinating and growing in my yard even thought it’s winter out there 😂 yes, Mediterranean Spanish winters are mild with 15-18*C during the day and 7-10*C at night. So this autumn I started some freshly collected salvia, echinacea and lavandula seeds and just left them outside in a sunny place. The seeds sprouted well, perfectly overwintered as tiny plants and hopefully developed root system 🤞 right now as the daylight hours are getting longer, I notice an active growth.. my aim is to get flowering sages by the spring… 🤞so, I totally agree than moderately low temperatures are absolutely ok for new plants, but the amount of daylight is what makes them grow..

Thanks for this vid !! I just watched in the right moment 😊Here from Tuscany, Italy ! I just plant some seeds in pots and cover them with plastic boxes outdoors. We have -3 ° in the night... let's see what happens and if this theory works.

This method has similar results as "winter sowsing " in milk jugs. I do think it depends on what seeds the gardener is trying to grow whether it would be successful or not.Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant seedlings may not do so well.

In trying this method, I will update that my foxglove seedlings are doing beautifully. Rudbeckia are doing okay. Lisianthus ( germinated in warmth) continued to grow on decently.

Your video makes me look forward to spring. Snow and cold temp here in East Tennessee.

🌱Her practice makes perfect sense!!! I am going to try it this year ! Thank you for sharing ! (I have got to get this book💙 )

I immediately took my seedlings to the basement after I watched this video. It makes a lot of sense. I have a grow light on them. Foxglove and lisianthus. I am planning to plant them out early as a cool season flower. ( Before last frost) of course I will harden them off. But I will let you know how it goes!

I'll start seeds for first time, so i do a lot of research..i think i'll start very simple in a room in house and see what happened. Thanks for sharing this with us!!

Thank you Olga. I just watched Angela (Parisienne farm girl channel) saw seeds of Cabbage Poppies strait on the snow!!!!!!! in the ground. Lots of them! Unbelievable! Let's see what happens in spring. I plan to just do the same in March ha! Cheers

Fascinating!

I'm reading the exact same book right now (thanks to one of your suggestions), and it's a piece of advice that caught my attention as well. I plan to turn off the heating mat as soon as my seeds germinate this year. My seed starting station is in the basement, so it's fairly cool (around 64 during the day). I'll report my results back in late February - early March. Happy January - or what the author calls the gardeners' cocktail hour!

I have a question Olga please. Does Japanese Beetles do alot of damage to your Generous Garden Rose? I'm thinking of getting one. Thank you and love your videos. ❤