Heck, 50 years ago my grandmother grew a beautiful garden without all this new stuff. Let’s go back to that. I will continue to save my seed and do it the way she taught me.
I’m doing what my grandfather did and have been for 50 years now. My son is hard headed and has to do it his way. Inevitably he says it your soil dad 🤣😂 yes but 😂😂 it’s how when and where I grow my soil and it grows my plants.
Yes but your grandma worked that garden a couple hours a day every day. She used commercial fertilizer and they had pesticides back then that killed everything including the animals that wanted a taste of a leaf lol. Nothing wrong with treated seeds.
I’m a small container gardener and never use a whole pack of seeds at a time. Most all my seeds are started inside under lights and I always have good germination. Since treated seeds don’t store well. Id rather sort thru the tiny non-treated seeds instead of wasting half a seed pack each season.
I have learned my lesson with buying seeds! Never again buying "cheap" seeds! My seeds from Hoss and Holmes (bulk) germinated almost 100%! Yes, every know and then even those guys have an occasional issue, but rarely! I actually like using treated seeds when I can. I am a big fan and would love for Hoss to carry more treated seed.
Thank you for the explanation of why things don’t work out. A small change in weather, growing in a different bed, etc can cause a bad germination. It is tough being a farmer.
I went through exactly what you are describing this spring. I planted a few weeks early and struggled getting any corn or zipper peas up. I waited a few weeks and planted the same seeds from the same bags and had at least 95% germination. I just got to impatient. Thanks for this video.
I bought Hoss Tomatoes for the first time this year. I planted 4 varieties. After planting each with 12 of each breed w/2 seeds in each pod. The Red Snapper had 1 seed germinate. And I'm protecting it with my life cuz that's the one I want the most.
I feel your pain James. I bought 10 Red Snapper seed from Hoss. Three germinated. A pathetic 30%. To me germination rate should be 85%+. I used a humidity dome and heat pad to keep seed at 85 degrees. I'm assuming bad (expensive) seed. At least the three that germinated are doing well.
This was my first year with grow lights and heat mats and I am a fairly new customer at Hoss Tools. I found one of their you tube videos and I was thrilled because I am in 8b and it gets really hot and humid at my house too. I watched their videos and studied their grow guides and bought their onion and garlic starts and seed potatoes and seeds and their calcium nitrate and organic fertilizer and now my family thinks I am a plant whisperer!! I haven’t had a problem with any of their seeds. They germinated almost 100% under the lights and in ground. In fact, I quit planting 2 or 3 seeds per hole. I hate pulling up the extra lil plants. I am so glad I stumbled upon that first you tube video. They also have great customer service! Thank you Hoss so very much for teaching me how to grow my beautiful garden!!
Another good one Greg. I too wish you guys would carry more treated seed. Lord knows we're dealing with more issues in the soil these days than they did "way back then". I know you know I had an issue with my corn not germinating. I was back and forth with you about that. I almost knew it was all those all of a sudden cool night temps down in to the 40s here in N central FL. I couldn't believe it, but true. Thank God I had some started in the house.
Man this is a great subject!! Here in southwest Mississippi we can Not plant untreated sweet corn. I even tried untreated corn from y’all twice. Both times I had to disk up what the crows didn’t eat. We have hard red clay soil and treated seeds are a must!! Even with treated seeds we have to constantly spray for fungus when plants are young. Most people that are buying seeds from you are amateurs and want a crop of whatever while using things like dish soap. If the commercial growers had to use neem oil or walked around picking bugs off this world would starve. I am sure there are places that people can grow with little to no fungus or bug pressure but not in the deep south. I do not use anymore chemicals than I have to but it’s hard to watch an acre garden get eaten up because we have our heads up our asses. Yes, treated seeds does help with fungus and cures more problems later that have to be dealt with with whatever means the gardener chooses to use.
I'm in SW Miss. too and am just about to give up trying to grow sweet corn. Fixing to try again but I definitely can't plant my sweet corn seed in early spring anymore. I can grow almost anything else...but sweet corn is difficult now for some reason.
@@cst270 yes you are right about not being able to plant early anymore. About mid April is as early as I can get away with it anymore. It’s been like that for the last three of four years.
I'm not going to lie. I've held off because of the cool wet nights planting tomatoes, peppers and sweet potatoes here in zone 6A. I'm actually running late but I feel like I'm doing better than most.
Waiting patiently up here in NE Ohio to plant my King of the Garden pole limas. Ive never grown pole limas, so I got 1 pack which consisted of 25 beans. It says explicitly not to plant until soil is at least 65, preferably 75 degrees. Its been very tempting to not wait, we have had a few 80 plus degree days, but my soil isnt warm enough yet. Knowing they require a long growing season and our first frost is usually around the first week of October , I'm getting inpatient, but I dont want to plant now and have my seeds not germinate. In the future I will look for a treated variety. Thanks for the reminder on certain seeds require warmer soil.
Hoss seeds are just a good quality product! I’ve been using them for several years and always happy. I started picking green beans, muncher cucumbers, and cutting zinnias this week. Love supporting Greg and Sheila because they are really trying to get everyone up and gardening. Happy gardening everyone! 👩🌾🥬🫛🍅🌻
You should be very proud of your seed department, as I’m sure you are. Every seed pack I’ve bought from hoss. Which is quite a bit, has always been basically 100% germination rate. I drop one seed per cell in the seed starting trays and I get pretty close to 162 if not 162 plants from a 162 tray.
I have found that getting 'starts' instead of seed increased my yield! The Hoss plugs I got are doing great. I don't have the proper environment in my home for the seed starting - even though I bought heat mats and lights. It just didn't work for me. But my Hossinators and Red Snappers are doing great outside now. My flowers, squash and beans that I seeded outside are growing great, too.
If given the choice, I would buy treated seed. I want to remove as many variables as possible. I’m in my sixties and I remember corn being treated when I was a kid. So this isn’t something new. Legumes such as beans being treated with inoculants, or seeds being treated with fungicides just seem like common sense good business. If one company is selling green bean seeds that are untreated, and another company is selling the same variety that is treated with inoculant, I’m going there to buy because they are saving me the time and money of having to buy and treat the seeds myself. As far as fungicides, why wouldn’t you take advantage of knowing you have a better chance of getting getting superior germination rates the first time, not having to worry about early planting.
This was the 1st year all my seeds germinated and I was very happy...then I had some people come help in my yard and they pulled up all of my seedlings when they were weeding...😢
I would prefer treated seeds. As a matter of fact I have your treated seeds I either planted this spring or will plant in the fall. I would love to see a lot more treated seeds. As you say it changes nothing in the plant or the fruit. Give me treated. I am 67 years old and know things have changed since me and my dad gardened. With being new to raised beds ( so I do not have to bend over) and growing bags for potatoes from in ground and also raising my own plants I am on a step learning curve again.
This was a rough year for starting seed. I got dollars store seed,feed store seed and Hoss seed. But I have got everything to germinate my second go around except the Hoss tobacco seed. Imma order some more and try again though.
Maybe a lil early on the peanuts ? !! I never plant my peanuts until mid May and I’m in Louisiana Been growing for over 50 years and never had germination problems. Cucumbers and squash do not like cool souls I’m guilty of forcing them lol. This year it bit me in the tail end. I had to replant
According to a 2013 Iowa State University study, treated seeds can remain healthy for years if kept in a cool, dry environment. The length of time seeds can be stored depends on several factors, including the amount of energy they store, how much they use during storage, and how much they need to develop from germination to their first leaves: Moisture: Seeds should be completely dry and brittle before storing. You can dry them at 100°F for six hours or spread them out in direct sunlight. Temperature: The cooler the temperature, the longer the seeds will last. You can store them in a refrigerator or deep freezer. Humidity: Reducing humidity can help prevent mold and premature sprouting. Darkness: Keeping seeds in a dark place can help them last longer. Airtightness: Store seeds in sealed glass or metal jars to keep them safe from rodents and fairly airtight. You can also put dried seeds in a paper envelope to absorb any moisture and then store the envelope in an airtight container.
Well the bottom fell out this year. About 6 of my 300 Seminole xr seeds came up, 0 of my crimson sweet seeds came up, about half of my butternut squash came up, all from Hoss. Planted around 4/21 this year and had good moisture. Must be quite a few of your customers having issues if you’re putting out a video about it. I’ve had pretty good success from your stuff in the past though…
Knock on wood, I have never had any bad seeds from HOSS. Always 90+% germ for me. My Bailey II peanuts are growing like crazy. All my garden seeds for the past few years have come from HOSS and does very well. Treated or untreated does not matter to me.
Have you contacted customer service to see if we can help? We have not had any issues with our corn seed germinating this year. While we never say never, we want you to be completely satisfied. Please shoot us an email and let's see if we can help trouble shoot for you.
