If you’re still staring at snow, don’t be discouraged! Kevin, and give you 5 of their best tips to get a head start on the growing season.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Intro
00:28 – The Obvious One
07:03 – A DIY Build
08:35 – Protection!
10:43 – Milk Jugs?
13:02 – DIY Hoop House
14:17 – Overwintering
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Why do I keep thinking it's 2023? Stuck in seasons past over here…😛 – Kevin P.S. The grow light in this video isn't launched yet, but it'll be here once it is: https://shop.epicgardening.com/products/epic-seed-starting-grow-light?variant=42203625423044
I definately donot have palm trees in my area. Onions, peppers and woody herbs, the rest can wait.
hey, guess where im from.. lolll question if you have a grow light, after cultivating how long you have to wait so that the plan grow more vegetable. Im new to your channel and im doing a Epic marathon. Thanks guys.
I really want to try and direct sow my brassicas this year, because the last times I've attempted starting them indoors, even my bright south window isn't enough and everyone gets all leggy. 😭 The trick is figuring out when to plunk them down. I'm going to guestimate (as temps have been all over the place here) and then use milk jugs as mini greenhouses to keep them at a better temp. Fingers crossed this works!
Edit: OHHECK A ZONE 6B PERSON DOING THIS VERY THING! Or close enough at least, haha! Heck yeah!
I brought one of my peppers in for the first time last Fall. I cut it back, took off all the leaves and set under a grow light. It grew new leaves, flowered and gave me 2 jalapenos. Since then it is just basically stayed the same. I hope it does ok going outside come warmer temps
Oop, 2023? Kidding, it happens lol!
I've failed with the overwintering my peppers but i have managed to do it a bit differently
Basically when everything starts to die in November i start sowing my plants that need quite some more time to grow up and make the best use of the growing season
So i start sowing peppers for example in December/January
The plants i keep indoors (i only grow a few plants so they don't take up much space) and when they can move out in april/may they are almost ready to bloom already
Very informative video 🎉 thanks to u people of epic gardening. What I'd really like to see as for a video: If u are living in an old building and have some sort of wind coming thru, so that it gets too cold for plants and /or pests, invaders destroy the plants no matter what… What I'd like to see is maybe some tips?
I have tried so much with my plants and even the hardest ones are easy to kill in my room. I usually have the issues of pest, invaders, not enough light as my room is on east side (where sun fastly moves in the mornings so not enough lighting) and windstreams bringing most problems too. My. Room. Ain't build perfectly for my plants to rotate in secure space so maybe some. Isolation tips? I'd be happy 😊
Why is it that the seedlings can survive in a cold frame but not in a cold greenhouse? Or can they? I have a greenhouse without any heating system. I am thinking of building a cold frame to grow and protect my young seedlings in my allotment.
Hey where do I put the Jalepeno plant during the winter if I don’t have a greenhouse? I’m in the UK so it gets COLD! 🥶 Thank you! Oh and also, do you ship to the UK please?? Thanks
I love working on my property.
Thankyou
Pots with QR codes to scan with your ph. Like ubiquiti port finder augmented reality.
Could have plant date, name, add strike rate, feedings.
Merg it with your planning app.
In saying that, i'm ramping up growing a bit more has anyone got a good market gardening app, ideally that has a one off cost I can host rather than a slow bleed from a subscription
With pepper over wintering how cold can they get? Or how cold do they need to get to not push growth?
I've moved climates, soo many new bugs and pests without frost here 30°c outside, it's a learning curve growing under cover. Temps go through the roof.
The last place was a mild -4°c up to 20°c extreme of 26° a handful of times. 1000km north and 30° seems the new norm 🤯
Yes we use logic and centigrade 😂
0 freezing, 100 boiling not willy nilly numbers 🤣
Great video! So helpful! 🌱🌱🌱
Some really fantastic advice, you taught this old gardener a couple of things!
I thought I was overkill when write the dates, complete name of seedling and the back of the tag I write shade or full sun and how tall so that I have reference when I'm ready to transplant into in my garden. 8:35 such a great idea!
Please please please make it sunny. I have had 3 weeks of clouds. I can’t take it anymore☀️❤
Eric, I love your videos! I just placed an order from your shop to round out my seed starting supplies. But…..I love the privacy screen behind you at 0:15 in the video. Where can I purchase???
2:42 I think you said it right the first time “de chee-ko”, at least according to google. I always have to make a huge point to label as I plant.
I ALWAYS trick myself into believe I'll just remember my seeds and don't need to label. Last year when they went into the ground I actually just put some question marks on my boxes. 😂
Is there a cold frame venting method that doesn’t need the wax piston? I don’t trust I’ll be able to prop it open every day, and I can only find the pistons for $129 and don’t want to spend that much.
I am already stating some flowers & rosemary that I want earlier bloom on as well as trying to establish perennials this season. No veggies just yet, but soon my super hot peppers, Cole crops and onions. Love winter sowing as well for a ton annual flowers.
My tip read seed packets or research seed variety. I am finding many flowers do require light to enhance germination. Be sure your aware seed variety needs.
PS tall order my area to promise 1 month of full sun 🌞. Living in an area that gets 65 days on average full sun
Be aware of the clamp down to control others being self-sufficient by growing their own garden. Since when has growing own garden and farm been deemed carbon footprint vs. private jets, weapons used in wars, spaceships, rockets, and satellites blasting holes through the ozone layers, and so on that leaves the biggest carbon footprint? Yet, tribal/family farming and agriculture has been happening since Biblical Times. It's about control. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfPXUoq-6OE
These were great tips. I think I'm going to try the frost fabric and cage method to start my squash early. My estimated last frost date is February 15th and I usually don't plant my frost tender plants out until March. I have squash vine borers problems and haven't gotten a single squash since I started gardening. I'm planting them in a different spot in my garden since vine borers overwinter in the soil. I'm planting them out in early February and protecting them with frost fabric and then insect netting until I start getting squash. I will have to hand pollinate but it's worth the extra work to me.
Being under several inches of snow here in southern Colorado this was fantastic info for myself. I’ve got spring and gardening FEVER! Ugh
Thank you for your content!
Great video and I really appreciate how you have other zones covered with colleagues like @thecottagepeach
I’m loving the Epic jacket!! Will they be available some time?