How to Find The BEST SEEDS For Your Garden
How to Find The BEST SEEDS For Your Garden
In this video I will explain the most important considerations when choosing the BEST SEEDS for your garden.
Find you agricultural zone:
https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/
Find out how many days are in your growing season:
https://www.farmersalmanac.com/average-frost-datesAverage Frost Dates – Farmers’ Almanac
Disease Resistance Abbreviations:
https://www.johnnyseeds.com/growers-library/disease-resistance-codes.html
GARDEN PRODUCTS I USE:
https://www.amazon.com/shop/urbanfarmstead
My favorite Seed Companies:
(I am NOT associated with these companies)
https://www.johnnyseeds.com
https://www.rareseeds.com
https://www.row7seeds.com
https://www.groworganic.com
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Just a head’s up, the link posted for the average season lengths is wrong (or has changed since you posted). It should be: https://www.farmersalmanac.com/average-frost-dates 🙂
Santa Clara County here: also zone 9B. I’ve gotten some massive korean cucumbers that I grew from seeds that are sold in korean grocery stores. very prolific, great for eating fresh as well as for pickling. Also grew some massive 1.5lb korean squash as well from the grocery store seed packets. Since you live up in Sac, you may want to check with Koreana market =)
I’m very excited to see how the Italian tomato grows
Can you please make a video on citrus tree care over winter?
super informative, muito obrigada!
Wishing you millions of subscribers! Really enjoying your videos, so informative. I’m looking for another property and will have a large backyard and a mini urban farm like yours. Thanks for sharing!
Love your channel! I live on the central coast of California so not too far away from you guys. You have great content and I look forward to your future videos.
Nice video!
HI new member here
Nice job
This was awesome! Thanks for all the tips! Can’t wait ti see what you do with your new yard and excited to learn off of this new channel!
Hai……… 🌹
I certainly hope you don’t tire of this. You are very good.
Thanks for all of this content I’ve been binging all day. I also live in Sacramento so you are giving me a good idea of what can have success in this environment.
What nickname do your colleagues have for you?
I am so stoked that I found your channel!
Firstly, thank you for encouraging supporting local “mom & pop shop’s”!
At this particular time in history, it’s needed more than ever.
I am on the coast, just south of San Francisco (10a), and I am hoping to get a little garden going.
What are your thoughts on greenhouses? We were thinking about getting a greenhouse because of the pest and raccoon activity in our area.
I have been binge watching your channel for the past few days, and I have learned so much already!
Many Thanks🙏
New sub here. As a retiree, I should have a better garden. If only I’ve heard you a long time ago, I’d be an expert by now. I also live in your hometown.
Last year we tried ‘sunburst’ patty pan squash and they were PROLIFIC. They’re relatively compact bushes and the squash grow right at the center. They’re quick to pick and eat small and are a great color and flavor. Everyone who saw them loved them and they out performed all my other squash. I’m in Salt Lake City UT zone 7b
Hi! I love your videos. They are very helpful. Where do you find your Carmen Sweet Pepper seeds at?
Kyle. I was wondering what type of Tangerine tree is next to you in this video
It seems that you know what are you talking about. Nice.
I love baker creek but never heard of the others so thx for the info.
Thank you so much for this video! I’m working on my own yard-to-farm transformation this year in zone 7. I’d never heard of Row 7 before but I’m super excited to grow those little butternuts 🤤
How did the Italian tomatoes grow and store for you? How was the taste?
you could also grow mustards that act as natural fumigants of soil nematodes.
The how many days in your growing season that goes to farmers almanac doesn’t work properly. They must have taken down that page or something. Or it just doesn’t work on my phone.
Hi Kyle, great content. Love all your seed selections and the companies you buy from. Urban Seattle, zone 8, shady yard. My most favorite tomato is Costoluto Genovese. Fantastic taste fresh for sandwiches but it also makes the best sauce. I don’t have to grow two kinds. Reliable and prolific. Add King of Siberia. Amazing yellow. I swear by Queen of Malinalco tomatillo which I also eat crunchy and fresh in salads. Adjvarski is a pepper that is yummy fresh but also makes a very, very good roasted pepper for storage. I have trouble having enough sunny days nor the room to grow winter squashes but Red Kuri never disappoints. So many others. Mostly Baker Creek because I choose to buy from great companies that promote diversity in the seeds as well as their staff.
Another great video…you mentioned storing seeds in a cool dry place but didn’t get too specific. My dad always save his in the refrigerator…is that the best place?
Kyle, do you ever get reprimanded by the state of California for your water consumption? My sister lives just a little southwest of Sacramento and gets in trouble with a garden much smaller than yours.
Do you have a link for you muncher/greenhouse Cucumber or something similar?
I just found your channel! I am gardening I Canada, but you have so many great ideas, and I have found some inspiration! Thank you!
Sonoma County: Its been a few years since I’ve grown but I have a great garden going this year. Multiple tomatoes, peppers, radish, watermelon, carrots, cucumbers, potatoes, turnips, green beans, basil, strawberries! Its going to be delicious!
LOL eat something at a restaurant… *cries*
As a kid i had a small garden in a shaddy corner of my parents garden. I always bought seedlings. Now i have my own garden (iam 22) i have still bought quite a bit of seedslings but iam trying to get different crops from the seeds. Today i planted my first Corn outside, my tomatoes are just comming out of their little seed shells. Next month iam going to start my beans and some other vegetables. If all goes well i want to only buy seeds next year. It would cut costs quite a bit down and would be way more fun gardening from seed than seedling.
Sac County 😄👩🏻🌾 heard about you in a Facebook gardening group!!!
very informative! Thanks for sharing. And I look forward to see your transformation 😀 I grew up the Sacramento area so this is very fun 😀
Zone: 6B.
First Fall Frost: October 2.
Last Spring Frost: May 14.
Growing Season: 140 days.
This was good information. Thanks for showing us how to find it. This is also helpful for someone with a shorter growing season, because it’s helpful to remember not to compare my garden with yours. You have twice as long a growing season as I do! Your first frost is two months later (December), and your last frost is three months earlier (February) — so you have five more months to grow food outside than we do here! This is helpful for perspective. Good video.
Awesome job Kyle!
Thank you for the high quality videos!
Want to start working with seed and your video was very informative. Thanks so much!!
So happy I found you I live over here in Los angeles county your videos are Awesome and very very informative please make more videos I shared u on Facebook and with my friends too🥕🥬🍅💛🌱💚🍓🍅🌶🌽🥒🥦🥔
Tomato: Brad’s Atomic Grape. Very good flavor, I prefer lower acidity. Weirdest tomato I have seen. I’m in El Dorado Hills but they were grown by my son in Orangevale.
Hi, just found your channel! You are exactly what I need. Your content, knowledge and talented presentation manner is just perfect for me! We have just purchase 4 acres on French Australia and starting our garden from scratch 😳 due to covid I have ordered 20 fruit trees online. They are in serious need of you visiting Australia 😜. I was so pleased to finding your channel, I just had comment on how much I have learnt from you sharing.
They all will grow dumbass you garden so small makes ur brain small. Can’t see how powerful a seed is….. If only you have an acre or actually been gardening for over 10 years stupid you don’t know what real gardening is
I’m next to you, in Solano county. My favorite tomato is Big Rainbow, dinosaur kale is easy, and rainbow chard.
I’m in Austin Texas and wanted you to know that I love your videos and I shocked to learn you were a fireman love that you take the time to grow a garden for your family and thank you so much for your service and stay safe out there.
I love how concise and to the point your videos are. So helpful! I am going to redo our southern side yard into a food garden and your videos are making that happen! Thanks Kyle!!
How’d those smuggled Italian tomatoes end up storing this fall and winter?
What seeds do you recomend we grow in Cleveland, TN for a beginner gardener like me (this will be our first garden)?
I’m south of walnut creek, zone 9b. I’ve had trouble starting seeds in the past (germinate well, but then they stop growing), so I’m game to try again. I’d be interested to see how you’ll start your seeds (indoors or outdoors), and any special equipment you use (like grow lights, or just a bright window). Thx for the seed recs!!