My 2024 Garden Plan! Cold Stratification and Seed Haul

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00:00 2024's Garden Plan
08:19 Seed Hauls
1:01:41 Cold Stratification

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[jenniferrosario]

Becky if you have the space instead of 4 beds do 5 of flowers. Do them forming an X pattern in your garden space to help with pollinators, pest and insect control

[jamieglaser]

Becky,
I want to thank you for helping me to keep going with my garden this year. My husband passed away unexpectedly on September 10th 2023 and I didnt want to do anything when it came to my gardening. I stopped watching youtube and T.V because everything reminded me of him. I am so glad I started watching your channel again. So thank you for inspiring me to keep going 😊

[marcidevries]

My 6 year old son grew Atomic Orange corn from Baker Creek in his all orange garden last year. Dried and ground, it made the FLUFFIEST cornbread I've ever made. He was so proud to serve HIS corn bread ❤

[tiffanymarie]

With johnnys and other seed companies that dont have pictures on their seed packets, i save my catalogs and cut out the pictures. Then i staple each cut out on the seeds that i ordered. This helps so much when i am planting directly outside. It takes a bit of time and planning, but when i am planting, i dont have to look on my phone.

[katieauth]

Becky- one thing that helped me get organized this year is organizing seeds in my containers based on start date. I have the same containers as you - so instead of organizing the seeds by type I wrote a date on the boxes and found all the seeds I needed to start at 8 weeks out, 6 weeks out, 4 weeks out etc. So helpful to be able to just grab the box and know everything I’m starting that day….

[justcallmesuzzie]

Becky, I remember my mom, who was a master gardener, cold stratify her seeds by collecting them and placing them in the freezer until the next planting season. Just like you collected seeds at the end of the year last year, she would do the same and the ones that needed to be frozen, she would bag them, label them, and put them in the freezer. I actually still have seeds from her garden to this day over 50 years old.

[bethhelminiak]

Becky, thank you. I frequently find that, when I'm having a crappy day, you upload a video, and it makes things seem a little better. You're so cheerful and positive in your videos, it's makes it a little harder to hang on to the bad stuff that's coming at me.

[julietousignant]

For the poppy seeds, if you still have some snow outside or still freezing outside, but your top later is unfrozen so you work the soil, plant your seeds outside directly! They will grow when it's time!! It's what I do here in Canada!

[WeepingWillow]

I just want to say something... there is something about you and your videos that just puts a smile on my face every time I watch. I think you just have a great personality and also the way you talk is very calming.

[justplaintara]

Put the remaining half envelopes of seeds in the fridge as is and find out which is the best method, damp in a bag or dry in the envelope.
Now is a great time to try both and compare!

[hedykarim]

What a perfect life ! You are blessed to have such a carefree life

[Ashby-mrfj]

The Maximillian Sunflowers do not disappoint! They also come back and the plants get huge!

[emilygardner]

An HOUR about seeds and garden planning. This was such a fun video!!!

[shirleybenson]

Love your homestead. I will live vicariously through you.
Great job!

[zengirl]

Butternut squash is the queen of squashes. Acorn is wonderful also. Cut in half, put brown sugar and butter in center and bake. Yum

[leahwithheld]

Anything that needs cold stratification can be winter sown in milk jugs. Nice and easy, and you can forget about them until spring.

[tinadawson]

I am in NB Canada. My Rubekia comes back every year. It needs to be planted in ground not raised bed. That way roots go down far enough to not freeze. They also spread

[josettereto]

Living traditions has wonderful spreadsheets with this info. It has been very helpful. I laminated and put in my garden binder.

[taketwodevotions]

I roasted a Jarrahdale pumpkin and it was so sweet right out of the oven that I put butter, salt and pepper, Rosemary, and cream cheese in it and we ate it like mashed potatoes. It was amazing!

[uberurbana]

I remember as a child passing this man's garden in a town close to mine. Every year, he had the most beautiful garden that I have ever seen. On the side of his house, he had a spot where he started some seedlings. He had built into the ground the mini hothouses for them....they were built with landscape timbers on a slant, the back higher than the front I assume situated to get the best sun and he had old windows on a hinge to allow light and ease of planting and then transferring to his garden. I thought that was pretty innovative and a great idea so as to not spend a fortune in a hot house. He must have had about 6 or 8 of these mini hothouses. I guess the old guy has passed on now and his beautiful garden is no longer, but what a beauty it was....year after year.