Seed Starting Part 2: Seedling Care, Problems, and Pot-Up

Today we try to cover a variety of seedling care topics such as, fertilizing, pruning, problem solving, potting up, and transplanting out in the garden. The idea here is to try to show you guys some of the little things that pay off hugely in the long run!

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TIMESTAMPS
00:33 - Fertilizing Seedlings
04:18 - Plant Care As Seedlings
06:10 - Growth Timing and Seasons
08:00 - Identifying Problems
12:03 - Healthy Seedlings
13:56 - Potting Up
24:15 - Transplanting Seedlings

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[reginaldsugarman]

Jacques which liquid organic fertilizer did you use/recommend

[Gardeningchristine]

I literally decapitated a tomato seedling when I was planting it in, broke the stem about 2 inches from the roots. I ran inside and got a paper sticker label (so it would break down quickly) and wrapped it around like a splint, then buried the damaged part. It didn’t even wilt, like nothing happened. They are resilient!

[olivejuicemomma]

Rewatching this for my second year of veggie gardening. Seed start can be challenging for me. So many ways to screw it up. This is SO helpful; thank you!

[digil]

Jacques as always so much wonderful information. Your a natural born teacher. You explain everything so clearly. Also sharing your hits and misses helps me be a better grower, by accepting my goofs and moving forward. Thank you so much🌻

[Alyss]

That encouragement about not worrying about timing is exactly what I needed to hear right now. Everyone has been saying "You need to get these seeds in NOW!" but I swear I've started my tomatoes from seed in April/May and still got a bumper crop. And I'm in zone 6, so not exactly the warmest place on the planet.

[siobhanmacleod]

I laughed so hard when you mentioned not labeling all your individual pots when you transplant cause you said you would know what they were. However at one point you would move one and then you would realize you couldn’t tell what it was. Lol, I did this with my tomato seedlings. I’m trying 5 different varieties and when I was potting up, I realized after the fact I didn’t label all my pots. I said oh well, I’ll just group the look alike ones together. Then I go to transplant to the raised bed 2 weeks ago and after doing half the bed, I realized I didn’t pay attention to what variety I was planting, so now I have a mixture of Roma, cherry tomatoes, and indeterminates all in one bed. It was hot out, so I’m like whatever, it’s a Russian Roulette of a Tomato bed. 🤷‍♀️😂

[kayjaybright]

Great info! Now I know why my seedlings stall out. Now I need to triage, apply care and rescue them. Thanks for teaching me how to save my garden!

[thevirus]

Jacques! I’m a new gardener and have been attending YouTube University for almost a year now. Just came across your channel! Honestly, your the best I’ve seen! Keep up the great work. You’ve inspired me!

[lisalightfoot]

Absolutely brilliant vlog. So much info. And at the perfect time. And yes the plant tag thing I'm sure we have all done. Thanks Jacques 👍❤️

[rebeccavalicoff]

I loved the bird sounds but as soon as you said something he quieted down. Birds are amazing!

Back to subject, thanks for specific information. You teach in an easy style, easy to follow and understand. You are a great teacher!

[mrstoneybrew]

I don't know how but as I watched it was as if you were speaking directly to me. It's like you had a checklist of the things I worry about or just don't feel confident enough with. This not only gave me great info but a few sighs of relief and boost in confidence. Thank you Jacques.

P.S. This year I labeled freaking everything as I always had done the "oh ill remember as well lol".

[puggirl]

Great series. I've been trying to grow most things from seed and have been applying various tips and tricks that I find on your channel and a few others. I don't use liquid fertilizer but found some free fertilizer in the form of rabbit bedding and poo. A local rabbit rescue near me leaves out bags of their rabbit bedding weekly. The plants just love it. It also acts as mulch until it breaks down completely.

[KatesGarden]

I completely agree, the garden is our playground to try things out for ourselves and see what works. Thanks for the info, I have a lot of seedlings to plant out as well.

[TeamCropDusters]

thanks Jacques, I'm just starting and have no idea what I'm doing but this helps more than you know

[GrizzlyPBear]

Thank you for the encouragement! I am a first time gardener and started my peppers and tomatoes in sterile mix and only just fertilized them about a month and a half in after wondering why they weren't growing well. Started to get discouraged, but I'm trusting the process and hoping they'll grow as we start to get warmer and I look to transplant them into beds.

[TheMangerinoAdventures]

I love Jacques way of teaching. Loads of info, frugal way to make things work in the garden naturally too. Love all the nature sounds too.

[jeaniemario]

Excellent video. I really like your teaching style. Of course, without fail, I have grouped seedlings without tags and said that I would remember. I never remember.

[mnggirl]

I've been getting so discouraged with my seedlings. I live in zone 4b and I fell behind getting started and haven't been able to get everything set how I wanted. Thanks for the encouragement. And for the reminder to fertilize. Thank you.

[Vexxer]

Great video! I started some tomatoes in ~February (zone 10a) using artificial light and then put them outside about 1.5 months ago. They were pretty small, definitely not nursery size! I started using some 3-2-2 liquid fertilizer about 2-3 weeks, and within the last week they grew 3x almost overnight. Great to hear about your process, I'm definitely going to be using liquid fertilizer with my starters more frequently.

[bradymcphail]

Easily one of the best seedling care videos I’ve seen ever Sir! Thank you. Really excellent!