5 Gardening Hacks for Seed Sowing Success
Tips, Tricks
What could be easier than sowing seed...? Well, it turns out that quite a lot can go wrong! From problems germinating to incorrect spacing, sowing can be a bit hit and miss! How many times have you popped seeds in the garden and waited impatiently for your seedlings to sprout, only to have them mysteriously fail - or accidentally weeded them out because they didn’t appear where you expected them to? In this short video we share five top tips from the pros to improve germination rates, save time and make sowing easier, giving your seedlings the very best chance for success. If you've noticed any pests or beneficial insects in your garden lately please report them to us at http://BigBugHunt.com If you love growing your own food, why not take a look at our online Garden Planner which is available from several major websites and seed suppliers: http://www.GrowVeg.com http://gardenplanner.motherearthnews.com http://gardenplanner.almanac.com and many more... To receive more gardening videos subscribe to our channel here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=GrowVeg
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Video is so much I never thought of simple fine seeds planting, its so amazing and learningful. Thanks for the video
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I just bought parsely chives and basil seeds hope it will grow
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Hi from Texas, USA!! I am a complete beginner. I thought I would use my house as a greenhouse and start growing cool weather crops inside. Can you put together a video for people wanting to grow inside but not a window farm?
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enjoyed your video thanks for the tip on starting seeds I like the tolit paper idea
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For small seeds use a chopstick with a small tip made of bamboo...I dip it in water to wet the tip then dip into the seed or just touch the one seed I want and then push it into the soil to the desired depth and turn it a little to release the seed stuck to it. I mostly use this method when planting in pots. Great for exact spacing.
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I love these ideas! thanks.
I found that using an old spice jar with the holes on top work great to sprinkle the seeds. use a size that is best to let a few seeds out at a time. I like to plant carrots in a 8"-10" wide row and sprinkle the seeds onto the dirt. if you have seed leftover and threw the seed pouch away, you can label the jar. -
I'm so excited to try the toilet paper and paste with my kids. Anything to make gardening with them easier is great!
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Omg I will always cherish this info chap! It is so useful
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Great vid man, I will take this advice to heart, my new passion
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I've started to used ice cube trays lined with wet cotton wool to germinate seeds.
Just started so i don't know if it's going to work yet. -
Thank you! I have learned a few useful tricks from your video.
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Great video with fantastic tips!
Question - how do you make those awesome drills in the soil? -
As a disabled gardener, seed sowing is one of the tasks I dread. Now I can prepare all the seeds for my garden while standing at the kitchen counter...and a quick roll out of the TP onto the beds won't hurt my back as much Fabulous idea...THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! This method will also help me stop over sowing, therefore saving both seeds and the unnecessary "murder" of all those extra baby sprouts I feel so sad pulling. Simple idea, but GENIUS.
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To avoid all the bending and kneeling I use a long cardboard tube, like the ones from a empty roll of gift wrap, to plant my seeds. I walk along the row dropping seeds, like corn or beans, into the tube. They roll down the tube and land in the row where I want them. This is best with larger seeds of course.
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Most helpful, thank you.
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Wow. that's awesome. thank!
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great Ideas, thank you...
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favor traducir en español,gracias
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This is a great tip for those of us with lots of direct sowing to do! If you're creating a lot of seed tapes, you can mix the flour and water, pour it into a ketchup dispenser (the $0.99 kind used by hotdog vendors), and place drops of the flour slurry on the paper tape at the desired intervals. I find it's far faster than using a paint brush!
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I love these hacks! Definitely sharing! :)
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