exactly how cold can direct sow seeds get

These seeds are alot hardier than you would think.
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[joannrichardson]

I love the way you are doing shorter and concise I formation. Thank you for the way you describe the weather conditions, which makes it easier to understand when to do things down here in zone 9a.

[earthladyadventures]

I enjoy your longer more informational videos❤❤😊

[ashleydanielle]

I’m in north east Ohio and just put some greens out in the cold frame. They’ve been hardened off and hopefully they’ll do well. If not they grow so fast I definitely have time to start another round. But you’ll never know until you try. The seeds are so affordable that it’s worth the gamble.

[jeffengland]

Another comment: i seed almost everything I grow in seed trays. For me it just does so much better. Putting big plants into the garden has always been so much easier to me! I am buying stronger lights and they do so much better than starting in ground. And I just love starting and growing little seeding indoors!! Thanks again.

[rebeccazody]

Will plant tomorrow- Calendula, chamomile, snow peas. Today I planted 7 containers of potatoes.

[storbert]

I'll be direct sowing shell peas, arugula, and radish tomorrow (3/3), and transplanting 4-week old snap pea and spinach transplants. Potatoes, beets & lettuce (under fleece) will go in around St. Patrick's day. Our weather is being changeable here in coastal NJ -- still very frosty at night, but starting to creep into the 50s during the day. Hopefully we've had our last snow and last hard freeze.

[TrixieJFerguson]

I got 2 green stalk planters for Christmas and I was way too excited. I planted some pansies and snapdragons in them, and some broccoli starts, and I direct sowed beets, radishes, and three types of lettuces in them. I set them up and got them planted sometime between Dec 25 and Jan 1 (I’m in south-central Texas). The first couple of days were really nice with highs in the 50’s and 60’s and lows in the lower 40’s. Then we got a cold snap. I put some really large clear plastic trash bags down over the tops (which covered the first three layers of the 5-layer tower). I had almost 100% germination on all my seeds and have been growing them out since then. I’ve only rolled the towers into the garage one night when we were expecting temps down into the teens and all of my plants are doing outstanding. I am so excited to learn that I can actually grow food in the winter and it’s turned out to be way easier than Spring and Summer gardening. I have had nearly zero pest pressure and nature has been taking care of my watering for the most part.

[jeffengland]

Jeff from East Tennessee. I want to plant cabbage but it’s wet!! This year is kind of different because I am redoing my fence around the garden! This includes moving some dirt to level the ground. Very wet time of the year. So I am up potting this cabbage to keep it on track!!! It is use to being outside every day and night and it is not getting root raped! It looks great!!
Another thing is mid day onions. Man they are slow. The plants that I have grown are ready to plant but I wish they were a little bigger. I can say this start early!! No start early!! Plant early!!! Cover when needed!! Plant/seed all the time!! You will have plants when you are ready. Just give extra’s away. Thanks!!!

[julest]

tat soi (an Asian green) loves the cold

[tdhomestead]

My average last frost in my area is April 2 but for the past 2 years we had frosts around April 18. This year it is starting to look like we may have already seen our last frost but things could change. I did gamble and start potatoes earlier than usual but I am still planning for April 15 as my date to get my tomatoes and pepper seedlings planted in the garden.

[magenta]

Thanks for the encouraging info. I would like to plant my brassicas (kale, cabbage and kohlrabi) in moveable pots now while we have 60s high temps. I will also plant carrots and lettuce/spinach in my towers this month. I have frost cloth to cover or can move if necessary to the garage. I will also pull out my asparagus now from the garage (in a pot from last year). I live in Milwaukee, WI.

[dawnteskey]

Great information, thank you! I'm trying all sorts of seeds earlier this year. I winter sowed certain seeds to see when they come up and I'm already putting all kinds of starts in the ground. We are still having near freezing Temps at night, but it gets up in the 70's during the day.

[juice]

The first seeds I directly sow outside are spinach and radishes.

[rawhoney]

Thank you I'm acclimating spinach as of this morning

[BBettaGarden]

First seed to sow: Peas! P.S. I'm tempted to sow some here in Chicago today :-)

[outsidestuff]

I’m really enjoying your videos! I’m in France about an hour south of Paris. Weather has been pretty similar to what you have been describing for your area.

[backwoodscountryboy]

Some of the old timers in my neck of the woods in South Central Alabama zone 8A they pay attention to the types of trees that are budding like pecan trees or wild dogwood trees and they usually plant certain types of seed or plants according to that. I'm not sure which ones work well with a garden like that so you might just want to ask around some of the old timers if they've ever done that in your neck of the woods. But a lot of Old timers and most of them are dead and gone now always told me they plant according to the trees and type of tree that's budding out

[lauripedersen]

I always direct sow radishes first. It's usually in April but this year I did it yesterday. El Niño is keeping our Iowa winter "warm". Nights high 20's to low 30's, days low to mid 50's for the foreseeable future. I did put them in grow bags in the sunniest spot next to our garage which is basically a microclimate and just in case we get a crazy freeze they can go in the garage. And so it begins.

[DanlowMusic]

I like Fantiful. A thought full of fantasy. My daughter once said Vertify. Which we said it means Certifying your verification. So to double check. New words are good.

[gregbluefinstudios]

Potato is first for me, always. HOWEVER, true seeds? I direct sow peas: Oregon Giant Snow, Snowbird Snow, and Golden Sweet Peas. I don't count my greens, 3 varieties of Lettuce, some Spinach, and some Arugula, as I grow those indoors all winter, under my grow lights. As for when? Truly depends on when the ground thaws enough to work it. I usually add a week or so, just to be sure.