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00:00It's April. It is raining on my face right now,
00:02which I've been waiting for for months.
00:05And it's time to get into our picks for what to plant in April,
00:08featuring myself, Jacques on the team, Meg, Shannie.
00:12So we've got a bunch of different zones covered for you this month,
00:16as well as some in-depth planting tips on each specific pick.
00:20So without further ado, let's get into pick number one for April.
00:24My first pick is one that should be in this whiskey barrel, but it's not.
00:27And it's a shame. And I am ashamed of myself.
00:30Hopefully you're not too ashamed of me.
00:31Let me know if you are down in the comments.
00:32But it's one that wants to grow kind of when you don't want to eat it,
00:36unfortunately. But I have a couple of tips for that later on.
00:39And of course I'm talking about the persnickety cilantro.
00:42The variety I have in my hand is called Slow Bolt.
00:44It's actually from our new Epic Seed line. There's only 40 varieties in this line.
00:48Just stuff that works for beginners. Don't have to think.
00:51Just anything in the line works. You can check it out on our store.
00:53But Slow Bolt is great because cilantro really wants to do what's called
00:56bolting. It wants to sort of go to seed as soon as it gets a little too hot,
01:01a little bit too much light, et cetera.
01:03So Slow Bolt is a variety that's been bred to do that a little bit slower.
01:07But most of the problems that people run into when they're growing their
01:10cilantro is all in the seed starting process.
01:13So let me show you how to do it right in the greenhouse.
01:15So take a look at the cilantro seed. It's actually a little bit confusing.
01:18And this is where a lot of gardeners go wrong.
01:21The seed's actually inside this little ball. So I'll break one open for you.
01:25So you take a look at that. Inside the ball, you've got a seed.
01:29And this is where people have a hard time.
01:32So to germinate a seed needs water to sort of trigger that germination or that
01:37sprouting process. And with a seed like this,
01:40with kind of like a balloon vibe to it with a seed inside,
01:43it has to permeate through.
01:45So what you can do is take a cilantro seed and crack it like I just showed you.
01:50Just kind of roll them between your fingers. It lightly cracks the hull,
01:53allows water to get in quicker.
01:55Normally this is a 12 to 15 day germinator. If you do that cracking technique,
02:00it speeds it up just a little bit.
02:02And you can sow your cilantro in a seed cell if you want to.
02:06Just be careful when you transplant it.
02:08That's why we designed our six cells the way that we did.
02:11So for things that don't like to transplant,
02:14cause maybe they have a taff root or one sort of central root,
02:17we have this fancy little hole here. Look at that.
02:20I didn't disturb any of the root system when I did that.
02:23But if you really want to get particular about it,
02:25I would recommend direct sowing it once. 55 to 65 degree Fahrenheit soil.
02:30You could pop a soil thermometer in the ground or you could just go by kind of
02:34the ambient temperature when spring is here.
02:36Cilantro is such a great plant though. It grows really fast if you want it on
02:39succession, which I do recommend.
02:41Cause even a variety like Slow Bolt will bolt at some point in time.
02:45Just sow them every three or four weeks and you'll have fresh cilantro all
02:49season long.
02:49With spring fully in bloom, my mind is going to flowers.
02:53And when it comes to flowers,
02:54I am always trying to find something that stands a little bit taller,
02:58pokes up above the canopy of all the other plants and provides a pop of color.
03:02Now, most of you might be thinking of sunflowers,
03:04but there's actually another really tall flower that is profuse and blooms.
03:09And it's called the Hollyhock.
03:11Right next to me over here is actually one of my Hollyhocks from last year.
03:14And that is a very important distinction because Hollyhocks,
03:17most of them are actually biennial.
03:19And what that means is that they will produce their flowers on the second year.
03:23So this one from last year did not provide me with any blooms,
03:27but now it's already up. It's looking much more vigorous,
03:30tons of leaves this early in the season.
03:32And soon it will produce a nine foot tall,
03:34at least spire that is covered in flowers.
03:38Now there are some types of Hollyhocks out there that can bloom in the first
03:41year. I actually have three different types of Hollyhocks right here.
03:45There is some special requirements when it comes to starting these from seed.
03:48So let me show you some of those tips right now.
03:50The first Hollyhock I chose for you guys today is the outhouse blend.
03:53And that one has a very funny history.
03:55It's called outhouse because it is a reliably tall Hollyhock that was grown on
03:59the outside of outhouses to help hide them from view.
04:03So it is a pretty one that is also very reliably tall. Next up,
04:06I got the charters double blend or chatters double blend.
04:10This one's very cool because it has a lot of different colors.
04:12It has a very fluffy structure to the Hollyhock.
04:14So that's another great one.
04:16And then the one that you want to try growing to get flowers in the same year,
04:19especially if you start the seeds early enough,
04:21like right now in early spring is actually the Indian spring variety.
04:26So this is one that is considered annual because it could bloom in the very first
04:29year. Whereas the other two I talked about are classified as biennial,
04:32which means that they will likely not bloom in the first year.
04:35Unless you live somewhere like San Diego that has a more mild season,
04:38it could grow for longer. Then you will have a chance for blooms of biennials,
04:42but otherwise you could get them started in fall and get spring blooms.
04:46If you also want to do it that way.
04:47Now the thing that is true about Hollyhocks is that they can be a little bit
04:51hard to germinate. They've got a pretty big, tough seed coat.
04:54Some people like to soak them.
04:55Some people like to sand them first to just kind of break the seed coat.
04:58Me personally, I don't think it's actually that important.
05:02The only thing I'll mention is that they are actually a seed that prefers light.
05:06And what that means is that in order to germinate,
05:08they need some amount of light to hit the seed.
05:10And so what I like to do is I'll get my seed tray just like this.
05:13I'll pre-moisten the soil so it's nice and wet.
05:15And then I'll place the seed on the very surface and then press it down into the
05:19soil. So we're not burying it, but we are pressing it into the soil.
05:23So at least all the sides are covered in soil.
05:26This is totally applicable outside as well.
05:28If you want to grow them directly wherever you are out in your garden,
05:31just clear the top area. So there's no mulch or big stuff. Water that soil in,
05:36scatter the seeds over the surface and press them in just like this.
05:39And you will get your hollyhocks to actually come up.
05:41Now I have transplanted a bunch of hollyhocks here.
05:44You could see that four out of the six are missing the transplant just fine.
05:47In my experience, I don't really see any downside to it. One final tip.
05:51If you are still struggling to get these to germinate is that you could use
05:54something like vermiculite here,
05:55which is good at retaining moisture on the surface,
05:58but it also lets light through to help seeds like this still germinate.
06:02Typically I'm not a fan of growing grass in my garden. Usually I'm out here.
06:06I'm wrestling with it.
06:08I'm cursing it as a weed and I'm ripping it out of the garden.
06:11But there is one grass that I do intentionally grow every single year.
06:15And that is lemongrass.
06:16And lemongrass is one of those triple threat types of plants because not only
06:21is it absolutely beautiful and ornamental, it's edible, it's delicious,
06:26and it's also medicinal and has been used for multiple ailments throughout
06:30history. So it's got a lot going for it.
06:33And the entirety of the plant is edible.
06:35So we've got our wispier top leaves and then at the base,
06:39they're going to be thicker stalks as it grows.
06:42These top leaves are typically what we use for like tea.
06:46If you've never had lemongrass tea with a little bit of honey,
06:49you're missing out. You must grow this specifically to taste it.
06:52It's one of my favorite teas in the world.
06:54And it's medicinal because it's known to help aid with digestion.
06:58So it's really great to have like before or after a meal just to help out the
07:03tummy.
07:03And then the stalks at the base are typically what are used in the kitchen.
07:08You can definitely start lemongrass from seed if you want to go ahead.
07:12Is that what I like to do? No.
07:13I think it's really tricky to get germinated and get going in time to give you
07:18what you want out of it in the growing season.
07:20So what I like to do is just pick up a starter plant about this size from my
07:24local garden center. And I like to plan it out.
07:27And another thing I like to do is grow it in containers because lemongrass gets
07:31huge. Lemongrass likes to stay pretty consistently moist,
07:35especially when it's just starting out.
07:36So just make sure to keep hitting it with that water when it dries out.
07:40But once it becomes established,
07:43actually it becomes like one of my most drought resistant plants in my garden.
07:47So just keep that in mind.
07:48Also I just noticed that this little tag says mosquito repellent,
07:52strong scent keeps mosquitoes away.
07:54I actually didn't know that because here in North Carolina,
07:56the mosquitoes are born different here and nothing keeps them away.
07:59But I don't know,
08:00maybe if you have a patio and you want to grow lemongrass on your patio,
08:03it's a quadruple threat. It's also mosquito repellent apparently.
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09:12And now let's get back to our April picks.
09:14I'm not going to let this impending heat prevent me from starting one last
09:17succession of pumpkins.
09:19This season I've decided I'm going to grow my pumpkins in these metal raised
09:23beds.
09:24I had some trouble growing directly in ground last season when I grew pumpkins.
09:28So I'm going to provide them some higher quality growing medium.
09:32I've got a high quality raised bed mix in this bed as well as some good aged
09:37compost. But if I'm going to grow in raised beds,
09:41I need a more economical space-saving variety.
09:45So I decided to try the Honey Baby Winter Squash.
09:48This has a compact semi dwarf habit,
09:51which means the vines aren't going to be running all across my raised beds and
09:55taking all the space.
09:57They're going to stay fairly compact and in their little corner.
10:00So I'm giving Honey Baby a shot this season and because it is
10:05spring in Florida and the temperatures are going to get hot pretty quickly,
10:09I am going to be preventative about making sure I scout out any pests
10:14that like to attack cucurbits and make sure to keep the plants healthy
10:19and well-watered so that they can stand up to any pests and disease that might
10:23come their way.
10:23Another tip for success in growing pumpkins in Florida is to try the
10:28Seminole Pumpkin. This is our native variety.
10:31It performs very well in the heat and humidity down here in Florida.
10:36So if you're a beginner grower,
10:37or if you are worried that you're not going to be able to get a pumpkin through
10:42our hot humid season, definitely give Seminole Pumpkins a try.
10:46By the way guys,
10:47Kevin here interrupting Shannie's segment to let you know that if you've been
10:49enjoying Shannie on our channel, she has her own channel now.
10:53We just launched it. We have a full tour.
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10:59at her homestead in Florida with her family.
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11:09So my next pick, you might think it's right around me.
11:12It's all these nasturtiums because I literally can't get enough of them,
11:15which is fine to plant in April and you can do that if you want.
11:18But it's something I'm very excited to master this year.
11:21And it is the world of cucumbers. I have three incredible ones to talk about.
11:25With cukes,
11:26variety is super important because there's stuff that works well for your area.
11:29There's also bushing or vining types.
11:31There's also types that do or don't need pollination by beneficials.
11:35So let's get into it. If you are a small space beginner grower,
11:38Quick Snack is definitely the one to go with for two reasons.
11:41It is highly compact so you can grow it on a patio.
11:44You can grow it in a little container. Anywhere that you can grow,
11:47you can grow Quick Snack. But it is what's called parthenocarpic,
11:51which is a very fancy word that just means that it will pollinate itself.
11:56It does not require any pollination by let's say a bee or something to come by
12:00or even yourself. So that's the easiest one to grow.
12:03If you want to get into the gherkin game or pickling in any way,
12:06I'm excited about Hocus because it's like the small pickles,
12:11those little one inch, two inch, three inch guys. I don't know why,
12:14but I'm very obsessed with that. This one, however,
12:16is going to be a vining plant.
12:17So you're going to want to put it on a trellis or up a wall or something like
12:20that. And then if you just want like the classic English cucumber,
12:23Telegraph Improved has been around since the 1800s and it just works.
12:29So it's like 18 inches long, nice slicer, put it in a fresh salad.
12:33But let me show you how to sow these guys. So this is the Quick Snack variety,
12:36little bit smaller seed. What I like to do if I'm going to sow it in a tray,
12:40most of the time if temps are warm enough, I actually recommend direct sowing.
12:45But if I am not and I'm going to sow it in a tray, I'll do three. Why?
12:48Because I want a little bit more volume out of those cucumbers.
12:53So you just want to sow it, I don't know, about a half inch deep, cover it up,
12:56water it in and you're good to go. But if you can afford to,
13:00I would recommend direct sowing your cucumbers.
13:02The reason why is because we've tried this.
13:03We tried transplanting and direct sowing cucumbers and the direct sown ones
13:08seem to settle in a little better after they started to sprout cause they just
13:12don't have to deal with the transplant shock.
13:14And they actually caught up to the transplanted cucs.
13:16So if your climate can handle it,
13:18direct sow these bad boys and you'll have some Quick Snacks in no time.
13:21With beautiful, warm, sunny days, it's truly starting to feel like spring.
13:24But what's more important for our plants is not how it feels outside.
13:27It's actually how warm your soil is. So I grabbed my kitchen thermometer,
13:31came outside in the morning, shoved it in the soil.
13:34I found that all of my soil is in that 60 to 65 degree Fahrenheit range,
13:38which is the perfect temperature to actually be transplanting last month's pick
13:42tomatoes.
13:43But it's actually also the perfect temperature to be starting seeds in the soil,
13:47specifically beans. And this time I'm talking specifically about whole beans.
13:52We've talked a lot about bush beans in the past,
13:54but I think it's time the humble pole bean got a little bit of praise. Now,
13:57the reason why it's important for you to wait for those temperatures to get up
14:00there is that this is a very big seed that if it goes into cold,
14:04wet soil will actually rot before it could germinate.
14:07That is why it's not just important to make sure you're past your last frost,
14:10at least one to two weeks after that last frost,
14:12but also that the soil has actually adequately warmed up enough. Now,
14:16the cool thing that I really appreciate about runner or pole beans is that they
14:20are very productive. They grow very tall.
14:22A lot of them could even get into the double digit heights and feet and you
14:27could eat them as green beans,
14:28or you could let them go full dry and save them as a shelling bean to make
14:32wonderful soups. So I've got three different varieties in my hands here.
14:35One of them is the scarlet runner,
14:37which is a fantastic option if you want to attract lots of pollinators.
14:40But I wanted to show you two of these other ones that are the more classic pole
14:43beans and how you could get more food from the same amount of space that you
14:46already have.
14:47I'm currently sitting on a four by eight foot raised bed that is absolutely
14:51packed with plants. I already have six tomatoes over a dozen lettuce,
14:54entire row of leeks down the middle,
14:56but we could still plant some pole beans and get some more food out of the same
15:01space. And the reason why that is is because even though I have tomatoes here,
15:04I'll be dropping string or netting and those tomatoes will grow pretty much
15:08where they are.
15:09But I have four corners of this bed where I have these posts that are perfect
15:13for growing pole beans.
15:14Now the thing that's different about pole beans and some other things that are
15:16climbing is that they need something to actually wrap up around.
15:20So something that's straight,
15:21like a trellis pole or bamboo stake is perfect because they're able to actually
15:25wrap up it. Something like a trellis net, they can go up it,
15:28but they're not sending out tendrils to grab onto different squares.
15:31They just need a vertical run to go straight up on.
15:34So what I'm going to be doing is I have two different varieties.
15:37They're both new to me. First one is blue Lake FM dash one K,
15:41which is a crazy name for an heirloom. And then we have Kentucky wonder.
15:45Both of these are listed as being delicious,
15:48vigorous,
15:49and can both be eaten as green beans or saved as a shelling bean to use as a dry
15:53bean. So it's very simple.
15:55You just plant them like any other bean that you would.
15:57You could grab something like two seeds for each one of these stakes.
16:00And then you just want to go directly next to the area where they're going to be
16:04growing, push the seeds into the soil, give them a little bit of water,
16:08and you'll have beans growing up those poles in no time,
16:11giving you a whole bunch of extra food for the same amount of space.
16:14If I'm looking at photos of someone's garden,
16:16or maybe I'm touring someone's garden in real life,
16:19there's always one thing that always sticks out to me. If they're growing it,
16:23I feel like my eyes just hone in and feast upon them because they're just that
16:27beautiful.
16:28And that is sunflowers and sunflowers are such a favorite of mine
16:33that I have three to show you today. My top three favorites.
16:37I couldn't choose just one. First, we have my all time favorite,
16:40the Mexican sunflower, AKA to Thonia. And if you follow me on social media,
16:44you know that my garden is always full of these.
16:48And this year I'm actually going a little bit overboard.
16:50I'm planting like twice as many as I did last year,
16:52but that's just the vibe for 2025. I love these so much.
16:56The reason that I love these so much is because they attract the pollinators
16:59like crazy.
17:01The first time I planted these in my garden was the first time I ever saw so many
17:05different species of butterflies in my garden.
17:08My garden actually felt like a little fairyland with all of the
17:12butterflies that this attracts. I think that they are just,
17:16they really love the velvety orange, bright color of these flowers.
17:21I like to plant these in ground because they can get really huge.
17:25So I don't really dedicate any garden bed space to these.
17:28And they seem to do well in ground here, even in North Carolina clay soil.
17:33So they're not like really picky.
17:35And in order to keep these blooming all season long,
17:38you got to make sure that you're deadheading them. Also, of course,
17:40we have to have a mammoth variety. These are just so fun to grow,
17:44especially if you have kids or even if you don't have kids, honestly,
17:47they kind of invoke this childlike wonder in you,
17:49just watching them get taller and taller every day.
17:52It kind of makes you feel a little bit like the Jack and the Beanstalk or
17:55something in your own garden. They're just really fun to grow.
17:58And speaking of beans,
17:59what I like to do with these is I'll actually let them grow a bit and then I'll
18:03plant some beans around the base.
18:05And then the sunflower actually acts as like a trellis or a pole for the beans
18:09to climb up. So it's kind of like a two for one situation.
18:13And these are the kinds of sunflowers you want to plant if you're looking to
18:17harvest sunflower seeds. So you let these grow,
18:21you let the seeds harden,
18:22you harvest them and you can roast them and then you have sunflower seeds.
18:27And lastly, there's the vanilla ice sunflower. I plant this one every year.
18:31It's so beautiful. It's very unique. Like the tethonia,
18:34it's a branching type of sunflower.
18:36So instead of producing just one very large flower head,
18:41like the mammoth does,
18:42it produces a ton of smaller little sunflower heads and it's very branching.
18:47So it gets like really big and kind of bushy and it's just so
18:52beautiful. To start sunflowers,
18:53you can always just pop them right into the ground,
18:55direct sow them after your last frost if you want.
18:58What I like to do is I like to start them indoors in seed trays just because
19:03slugs really love the taste of sunflower seedlings.
19:06Every time I direct sow them,
19:08it seems like they're always eaten by something.
19:09So I like to go ahead and get them established in seed trays and then
19:13transplant them out. They grow great in ground.
19:16Even here in North Carolina's clay soil, they tend to do really well.
19:21And you can also grow them in containers like a 20 gallon grow bag.
19:26This little structure is one of my favorite parts of my little raised bed
19:29garden. This is my pea trellis or my pea teepee.
19:32I have got some snow peas crawling up here and they were super happy all
19:36winter. I got tons of pods off of them,
19:39but now the spring temperatures have started to really affect the plants and
19:43it's time to pull them out and swap them for something a little more heat
19:46tolerant. I've decided I'm going to be going with bitter melon.
19:50Bitter melon should always be direct seeded.
19:53The seeds should be sown about twice as deep as they are big and they should be
19:57set at least 24 inches apart.
20:00This is going to ensure that the plants really have space to vine out.
20:04Be sure to provide adequate water as the plants are becoming established.
20:08Aside from that, they are the most easy keeper of plants. Like I said,
20:12they're very, very vigorous and grow happily in this area.
20:15This next pick gets an unfair, bad rap.
20:18And usually it gets that bad rap towards the end of the gardening season and
20:21summertime.
20:22When you have so many of them that you are literally begging people to take them
20:25off your hand. And every time you reach in to harvest it,
20:28you get stabbed by a spine, scraped by a spine.
20:31And ultimately you always end up forgetting one of them or just not seeing it.
20:35And the next day you come out only to find a baseball bat sized summer squash.
20:39That is the plant we are talking about today.
20:41And a lot of the problems with summer squash honestly have to do with variety
20:45selection and the way that you plant them.
20:47They don't have to ramble and take over your whole garden.
20:49They don't even have to stab you every single time you harvest them.
20:52So let me share three picks that solve a lot of these issues,
20:55but also can lead to a more compact garden,
20:57saving you space and giving you a bigger harvest.
20:59I have three varieties for you guys today.
21:01Two of them are new to me and one of them is a tried and true classic.
21:04The first one that's new to me is a Trombosino squash.
21:07This is technically a winter squash, a butternut actually,
21:11that's been bred to be eaten as a young summer squash.
21:14So you can eat it while it's young. They end up getting quite long,
21:17but they have a much more complex flavor.
21:19And the advantage of this is that since it's a winter squash,
21:21you can actually grow it straight up a vertical trellis, anything like netting,
21:25anything you grow a cucumber on, this guy will be able to climb it. Next up,
21:29the next one that's new to me is Chiffon,
21:31which is a light yellow style squash.
21:34The cool thing about this one is that it is a early squash,
21:37so it could produce in the earlier cooler months of the year,
21:40but it's also a compact plant. That is one of the key things you want here.
21:44If you are struggling with zucchini rambling and taking over your garden,
21:48a compact plant is going to stay nice and dense throughout its entire growing
21:51cycle. So you don't end up with a huge mess of a plant. Now, the final one,
21:56the one that I love and will grow every single year is Emerald Delight.
22:00It's kind of unassuming. It just looks like a standard green squash,
22:03but it tastes really quite delicious.
22:05I find that it's more nutty than a standard zucchini. It has less spines.
22:08It's more resistant to diseases. So it's not going to stab me.
22:11And the cool thing is that it's also compact and open.
22:14So it's got a lot going on. So when it comes to starting your summer squash,
22:17you can actually transplant them,
22:19just so them in a three inch four cell or a six cells, even just fine.
22:23If you transplant it quickly, but I like to go directly in ground right now.
22:26So what I'm going to do is I have a bunch of compost here.
22:29Squash absolutely thrives on organic matter like compost.
22:33I'm going to work it a little bit into the surface of the soil here.
22:36And then we're going to make a little mound, just like that.
22:38We're going to take our seed and I'm going to be placing two seed in each mound
22:42like this. So I'm going to just go a little bit off of each other,
22:44maybe an inch or two, go ahead, cover them up.
22:47And now we're going to have a wonderful squash plant come out of here.
22:50Now in this space,
22:52you can actually keep it confined by simply growing it vertically.
22:55You can grow regular squash like this vertically.
22:57All you have to do is place a nice deep sturdy stake next to the
23:02plants, tie it to this.
23:03And now this squash plant will never get any wider or further than this stake.
23:08So my next pick, I actually am surrounded by,
23:10but I'm still tricking you a little bit.
23:12Cause you don't know if this is an onion, a leek, a garlic,
23:15and I'll spoil it for you. It's the world of onions.
23:18I'm going to fire some varieties right into your brains,
23:20but before I do, remember short day onions,
23:23intermediate or day neutral onions and long day onions.
23:25These are the three categories.
23:26We have a couple of videos going very deep into how to know what onions to
23:31grow. Cause if you grow some of these picks and you do not live in an area where
23:35they'll do well, you will cry. So good rule of thumb,
23:39the more north you are from the equator, the further you are from the equator,
23:43the longer day onions you should try. The closer to the equator,
23:46the shorter day onions you should try.
23:47The ones that have worked for us here are Texas Early Grano.
23:52Cause we're pretty much on the same line as Texas here.
23:55This one works really well for us. That's a yellow onion.
23:58Then Italian Red of Florence.
24:00This is more of like a slightly smaller bulbur and you can grow these in
24:04bunches. Then I've got Zebrune, which is another nice one. This is a shallot,
24:08but you can grow it pretty much in the same fashion. This'll grow anywhere.
24:11This is a bunching onion. So you just plant like eight of these,
24:1410 of these in one seed cell. So for one of our six cell trays,
24:18you could plant, I don't know,
24:19a few dozen of these at least and get a nice amount of bunching onions.
24:23And then I love this one, Flat of Italy.
24:26So make sure you grow a variety that works for you,
24:29but mix it up with shallots, with bunching, and then with red, white, and yellow.
24:34And I'll show you how I plant a few of these right now.
24:36So say I want to sow the Texas Early Grano.
24:38I do recommend sowing these indoors because you just need a lot of time for
24:43these to mature. So I've got a few seeds here. For a big bulbing onion,
24:47I'd just make a depression like this and I would do two seeds per cell.
24:51So one, two, one, two, and then one, two, like that.
24:55If I was going with a bunching onion, like this white Lisbon,
24:59I would triple this. I'd go six, six, and six.
25:01And I'd let them bunch much like I'm letting these ones bunch right here.
25:06And when your onions do sprout,
25:08if they're a bulbing onion and you get a couple per cell like this,
25:11you can actually wash the soil off here and then plant them all separately.
25:14This is actually a nursery hack as well.
25:16Sometimes you'll get them like this at the nursery, but they're a bulbing onion.
25:19You're like, well, this'll never grow, right? There's like 15 in the same spot.
25:23Wash them off and then plant them deep,
25:25maybe somewhere around here or so.
25:28And you will multiply your harvest by 15-fold sometimes.
25:32So onions are so rewarding to grow.
25:34They're used in just about every type of cuisine.
25:36These picks as well as every other pick that we shared with you in this video,
25:40you can get all the seeds at shop.epricgardening.com.
25:43And if you want more monthly planting guides,
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25:47Good luck in the garden and keep on growing.