7 Pro Seed Starting Tips

Its Seed Starting Season! Collectively around the world (Northern Hemisphere) gardeners are emerging from their winter slumbers with renewed enthusiasm to get the season started! And for many of us, that means starting our warm weather crops (tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, zucchinis, etc) early indoors to get a head start on planting.

Well today is all about that process. I've got 7 tips to really maximize your success with seed starting and make this annual ritual both easier, and more fun. Happy growing!

2022 is the Year of the Garden! We deserve it after the last little while, and growing our own food and self sufficiency is just the reward we need to get back on track!

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[TheRipeTomatoFarms]

If you're just starting out gardening in 2022, please check out my Amazon Affiliate links below to get the right tools for the job! It doesn't cost you a cent, but this channel receives a small incentive for any items purchase through Amazon. Happy Gardening!

Handy 12-piece Garden Tool Set!:

Hand Pruners:

Watering Can:

Spray Gun:

Gardening Gloves:

[bee-pies-greens]

I live in South Africa and we're on the opposite sides of the equator. But I'm addicted to your awesome videos! I love watching Americans throughout the year as I learn so much from your successes and failures. I am blessed to have very mild winters, but watching what you guys come up with tips and tricks to manipulate your growing conditions teaches me so much! Especially because this will be my second winter growing under grow lights. I don't need to do this at all, but it teaches me so much about how to grow microgreens this way. Well done on freaking awesome videos! Lots of love from a Saffa(nickname for South African)gardener!❤🌱🥰

[purplethumb]

I planted some seeds from a couple of rotting tomatoes eight days ago just for the heck of it. I didn't expect anything at all, but so far nine out of thirteen sprouted. The gasp of surprise and satisfaction derived are just crazy. 🤣🤪

[roberttillotson]

Watching many of your videos, I’d say this one was best and most important, allowing the viewers a successful year if followed correctly from start.

[AJWGBFX]

Wow! Everybody starting to grow their own plants should watch this (2 or 3 times!)

[Mybvllsyourchin]

Dude I love that I found you. Your videos are great!!!! I been messing around for two years and the intro had my laughing!!! So true.

[K-Zone]

I just started my tomato and pepper seeds last week, and the tomato is finally coming up! I've grown from transplants, but this is my first time starting seeds.

[dandavatsdasa]

Really nice effort to touch on essentials for new gardeners and slow learners!

There is a a number of points that may need greater focus and studies.

Radish seems easy to grow in some areas. Certain herbs, certain greens, and certain cruciferous vegetables seem easier to grow.

An expensive soil test kit has to be used before the test chemicals go bad.

Pine needles by themselves may not increase soil acidity.
Shredded pine bark may serve as a substitute for perlite, but may increase soil acidity.

Leaves can be converted into leaf mold more quickly if shredded.

Some seeds probably need very careful handling as well as being nursed round the clock.

Thank you for sharing helpful videos!

[jacquiemouton]

Informative as always. Our summer is nearly over (South Africa) and it was such a good one for me. Enjoy all your new babies and I hope they produce abundantly for you whilst I take a well deserved rest 🥰

[carmellayates]

This presentation is excellent for beginners and also as a refresher .

[thmonkeyresonance]

That "pulling the hair straight up in the air, rubbing your/my temples, sorting/resorting, etc" is so very relatable & on point! (I think this is even mkre so, true for those who have been at this for so long & are now, having to rethink the ways they have been doing things & with the Synthetic chemical concoctions.)

At least, with the few I have spoken with & been in contact with, over the last decade- are collectively, coming to this conclusion.. more so now, with the past couple of years & the events that have occurred, since.

Gary @TheRustedGarden, is doing some amazing work these last couple of years as well!
Keep going, your value in content, integrity in the content your provide & the BIGGEST thing is keeping it that way in the way you present the value, through content! You're doing phenomenal, in ways you may not see yourself.. YET!!

[joj]

Great video Jeff. I’m saving this one to watch EVERY spring. Can’t go wrong with this advice. It will be super helpful with great tips & reminders. Thank you 🙏🏻

[suzycowan]

I have to smile... You had me stuck on imbibition, and I had to look it up, which of course took me down a rabbit hole of information on the germination of a seed, . This would be an awesome and informative subject for a video. Thanks so much, there is so much you have taught me, or lead me on to do my own research. Really interesting stuff and very detailed information which I eventually had to send links to my messenger to read later so that I could finish your video. Blessings to you always and happy gardening.

[nicholasnarcowich]

I am so happy, I had planted some tomato plant seeds & as they started to come up, I watched my little cat Nini bite them :-( so I planted more with some Mint, & They are all starting to come up :-) Mint is so small!!! & I seeded a lot. They are so cute. I even got sprouts from a store bought tomato. This is the first time for that. I may have lots of Tomato, we shall see... thinking of where to plant them all. I love the smell of mint, and the garden in general. The plants have a lovely smell. Well, I hope you are having a wonderful day, Thank you for all your advice,

[donphillips]

I really like that wish I was younger I'm trying to do way too much but I'm learning your great I love to watch thankyou

[VaultDwellerGal]

Great video! I was feeling the stress of starting too late, and your video put me at ease. Thanks a million!!!!

[southerngardenesse]

Encouraging and packed with gardening tips. Thanks!

[suzi_in_zoneB]

Does anyone make garden goals each season? I make a list of 3-5 main goals. One of mine this season is to direct sow more (flowers as well). I’ll always start my must haves indoors, but I want to know I can grow without them. I’ve also winter sown 27+ varieties of flowers in jugs. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤣 Caught flower fever halfway through last season, but I’m unwilling to give up precious space under my lights to have them. Love the comprehensive videos! This is one we should share with anyone wanting to start! Your videos have an ease, but your passion still comes through. 8:52 had me cracking up! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[growingwithpanda]

Brother I do have to say that this is by far one of your best videos absolutely 💯 amazing great job.

[myrustygarden]

I always look at gardening as fun my motto well 2 really 😂😂 grow what you eat and eat what you grow plus gardening should be fun don’t make it a chore 🥰 thank you for sharing Jeff 🐝 safe keep growing 🥰