Back To Basics Ep. 2 - Picking The Right Seeds

In this episode of back to basics we will be discussing smart seed shopping, learning about why it is important to pick smart varieties, being realistic with your growing season, the space you have, and heirloom vegetable seeds!
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[Selfsufficientme]

I'm such a sucker for trying new heirloom seeds I just love it!

[AnimeShinigami]

my friend Julia who has a homestead and runs the local community garden heard me raving enough about Dragon's tongue bean and decided to try them. They worked great for me in my small space container garden they tasted great and they seemed to sell at the market. One morning she came out to her field and there were deer, plural, rolling in it.

[CaliKim]

I always tend to over purchase seeds, ah the joys of a seed addict! Love seeing Sindy on the vids!

[LSFprepper]

It's been over 4 years I'd love to see what the shop looks like now. This is my first year gardening, and I started LATE in the year with 4 tomato plants and 2 pepper plants. Since then I've added more tomatoes and peppers, carrots, zucchini, turnips, beets, and so much more. I've been saving seed from everything I can get my hands on including (yes, store bought produce. lol) friends and families gardens, estate sales, etc. So I started off this year with 6 varieties, and now just months later I have almost 200 varieties of seed. (this does include flowers and wild plants that i've gathered) First step to dealing with a problem is admitting you have one. I don't have a problem at all. ;)

[liznotslow]

Rutabegas are very tasty if you boil and mash them with lots of butter and cream. My family calls it rutamousse! If the flavor is too strong for you, you can do a mix of rutabegas and potatoes. Also, you can slice them very thin, coat them with a batter, and pan fry them. Yum! Also good in soups. Very versatile to me!

[Growyourheirlooms]

Weird, I just started some Black from Tula last week. One thing we always discuss in our spring club is the fact that beginners are always picking varieties that have not been tested in their area. Not just accounting for weather, but disease and pests are a factor in picking a variety for your particular location.

[RiverPlaid]

I am a brand new gardener. I am so excited. I'm glad I found your channel. Keep up all the great work.

[bethanysworld]

I plant them all, even if I have to hang them on the ceiling. ALL. I want them ALL!!!

[cartershank]

just recently started watching your videos and I have really enjoyed them! I have grown up gardening since I was very young down here in Nebraska, and now I have moved to a larger city. A coworker of mine has decided that she wants to get a garden started and asked me for help. Looking forward to your next video about building raised beds, because that is is going to work best of her. Looking forward to the next video!

[libbykat]

Great tips about 1:1 ratio and versatility of plants, also the length of growing season was something I hadn't considered. Thank you!

[janiceb]

You said it; it's so exciting. Got to remind myself to just breathe and pace myself. I only purchase a few packets and a few transplants every year. I get seeds from fellow gardeners,  and save seeds from previous seasons. Plus, I have ordered seeds from this great source, MIgardener :) Also, there are two local libraries near me that offer seeds. One is a seed lending library "club", but the one I went to today, just gave me about 25 packets-free! Love this video, thank you so much for sharing some of the qualities of different varieties... very helpful.

[sarahsmith]

Just received my seeds from you both! Super excited to start these beautiful heirloom varieties!!! What I don't end up planting in the garden I take to the community garden, take to plant trades and I do sell a few here and there!

[menard]

Really enjoying this series. I am a recovering seed addict also.

[annayoder]

Blue lake bush and pole beans are awesome don't need a lot of seeds. I do 2-10' rows and get 3-4 harvest out of them huge producers usually get 2-4 bushels pending on weather.

[heavymechanic]

When I started gardening, I chose just a few varieties and tried to master how to make the best of one type and not looking for some heavily promoted hybrid guaranteed to grow like dandelions... I started with Blue Lake 274, Royal Burgundy and two other bush beans; both of these do very well where I live. Last year, I grew Leeks for the first time ever, today I picked one and it was very tasty for March... Right now, I am trying to grow three new varieties of beets in early spring and two onions. I'm surprised they survived the noreaster last week, but have high hopes or may need to drop some more seeds as needed... BTW: I had a 1.5 oz row cover, doubled it and covered the new seedlings.

[paulrobinson]

I've been planning a garden and where to plot them. I thought about making acronyms for the seeds, rather than use their full name (Especially as I am using Excel to make the plots... my current acronyms are still to long, but hadn't thought about something simpler. See you use names such as TOM1, TOM2, etc... was a great idea!

[marthathompson]

On the setting limits, being realistic with space and growing seasons I’d like to add being realistic with time. It’s very easy to get carried away at the beginning with planting, forgetting that it’s ongoing and you just started living projects that don’t wait for you. If something needs picked, watered or weeded, it doesn’t matter to it if everything else needs attention, too-or if your kids sports season is going on. You have to think about that in advance-when this comes due to pick, what else is going to be happening?

[LuvThyMind]

In this series, are you going to cover raising seedlings indoors or are you going straight to direct sowing?

[peggylee]

I LOVE THE BACK to BASICS!!! for a beginner, this is so important. Thank you!!

[juliehoran]

Hi Guys! My husband and I started growing a vegetable garden 3 years ago to teach our kids (then 10 months and 3 years old) how things grow and get them excited to eat healthy. The first 4x8 garden has now grown to 24' x 24' and we love it! Luckily I have found your channel and it's helping me fix my pit falls! I LOVE YOU GUYS! Thank you for teaching me, so I can hand down your knowledge to my kids! We have recently moved to Crown Point Indiana and will be starting a whole new garden there. Any tips on picking the right organic soil? Locally it seems like no one knows where their compost comes from and I want to stay away from as many chemicals as possible. Thanks for your help! Can't wait to try Trifecta Plus this year!!! I am currently on your wait list. :)