A Complete Guide on How & When to Seed Start Annual Garden Flowers Indoors: Save Money!

I cover how to determine when to start different annual flower varieties indoors. I show you how to plant small, medium and larger seeds. I discuss watering, fertilizing, container selecting and lighting and highlight 2 big mistakes people make.

0:00 Introduction
0:22 Difference Between Annual and Perennial Flowers
1:28 Determining When to Start Annuals Indoors
7:00 Planting Annuals - Small Seeds & Larger Seeds
17:00 Watering
18:16 Quick Comment of Fertilizing
18:48 How to Use Grow Lights. How Close & How Long On

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[jewlstime]

I so appreciate how direct and to the point you are!!

[blommfleuriste]

I will be growing my first ever flowers this year, inspired by your "make money gardening" videos. Will try my hand at selling veggies/herbs/flowers plants to the neighbors this year and I might sign up for the local farmer's market in future years. Thanks for the inspiration!

[ArkansasWoodcutter]

You have saved me a lot of heart ache. I was going to start some flowers this weekend. After watching this video I’ve adjusted my schedules. Thanks

[caragrandlegardens]

I came back to this video. Learned a ton and I’ve grown flowers for years. This year I have two sons getting married and I want the flowers. It’s gonna be a great year.

[caragrandlegardens]

I’ve been growing flowers for years, but I learned from this video. Thank you.

[janetleeharrison]

I have my seeds picked out and was going to start them TODAY, but now I'm going to go back over them after watching this! And, I've decided to watch your upcoming Perennial seed starting video before I plant anything. THANK YOU GARY!!!

[wallstreethomestead]

My wife is planning to start her own flower plants this year, so this video is very informational. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.

[yassineelhamdi]

The way you explain things is simple and easy to understand and remember. This is the reason I bought your book and I really love it. I recommend it to anyone how wants to start a garden the correct way without any headache. Thank you again I really appreciate your content

[BBettaGarden]

So glad I watched this video. I didn’t realized that you don’t really want the flowers to start blooming indoors. Thanks! 🦠🌱🌿💚

[metalrabbit]

Totally new information to me about annual flowers. Thanks.

[militarymummymackin]

Came here to find out one thing and all I needed to do was click the chapter! I love that.. To the point. I can come back when I need the rest of the video. Very well done thank you

[davidklein]

Marcia Klein here. After watching this video I just ordered a bunch of your flower seeds to start indoors here in Mid-Michigan. We a very very cold right now. Love your videos. Happy gardening!

[mylazydaygarden]

This is perfect timing on this video. I was going to start my annuals this weekend, but now I know to check the germination and blooming time on all of them first. Thanks so much Gary. This is my first time growing annuals, so I would have been disappointed had I messed it up. I’m looking forward to your perennial flowers video. Though I’ve grown those before I’m sure I’ll learn something new. Take care. — Cindy

[mariemcfarlene]

Gary I received my seeds...I ordered last Thursday and I got them on Monday...thank you.

[croninscott]

Hi Gary! Some of these annuals are considered cool hardy and in our zone (7b) we can start them in the Fall or early spring (6-8 weeks before the last frost). That's how the cut flower farms do Larkspur, Snapdragons, sweat peas, and a bunch others. Lisa Mason Ziegler (The Gardeners Workshop on youtube) has popularized this method. It's pretty interesting and you get more bloom time on some of your flowers.

[stephenluna]

I've been struggling with my flower seeds, thanks for doing this video

[SLM-oihv]

Did you see my face when you said 'let me go over this slowly" - i think you were talking to me!!!!

[PopleBackyardFarm]

good information. I love learning more and more about gardening.

[stevieb]

that is so smart, thankyou so much Gary, thats exactly where i've been going wrong, i've been leaving them in my little growhouse for weeks on end after germinating because i had nowhere to put them

[dragancurak]

Gary u have everything for gardening. even voice, I am learning so much from u thank you very much for explanation and putting on your professional expertise.if and whenever u in Adelaide South Australia u have free sleeping and food and drink, all the best mate