With so many options to choose from, as a beginner gardener it could be overwhelming on what to choose. Some vegetables are more difficult than others. In this episode, we go over what the best seeds to start off with are!
________________________________________________________________________
We do more than, JUST, YouTube!
Check more MIgardener below:
Start growing! Visit our online store for $2 heirloom seeds, custom blend fertilizers, and gardening tools.
We ship worldwide!
Website/shop: http:www.migardener.com/
Our daily blog:
Facebook:
Instagram:
send garden snail mail to:
MIgardener
1426 Oakland Ave.
St. Clair, MI 48079
Our book is out! The AutoPilot Garden. A guide to hands-free gardening – every method and a bit of knowledge that we use to grow big! Check it out here:
————————————————————————————————————
Love what we do? Here is how you can support this channel to create more content, at no additional cost to you!
Shop on Amazon with this link: *
Per popular request, we have created an Amazon Storefront with all our most tried and true Amazon finds. If we wouldn’t use it we would not endorse it: *
*We get a small commission at NO cost to you.
Thank you all so much for watching and Grow BIG!
Perk Up Your Yard With These Excellent Tips.
Ready to begin with your own organic garden? Do you know where to start or how to begin with it? Do you know what products will work for your garden? If you have no clue how to answer these last couple questions, the tips that are listed below are for you.
A great gardening tip is to do all your gardening work minus the watering early in the morning. Sometimes working in the garden can take several hours and it behooves one to not do this at the hottest time of the day. This will help prevent heat related illness like heat stroke.
Find the crops that grow well in your local climate and the soil in your garden. If you try to force a plant that doesn’t like your weather, you’ll end up putting out a lot of work for very little result. What grows well one year will probably grow well next year too, so plant it again.
Use a bar of soap to prevent dirt under your nails. Before you begin gardening, scrape your fingernails across a bar of soap. This will create a barrier that keeps the dirt out. When you are done gardening, the soap will wash out quickly and easily – leaving your nails sparkling clean.
For planting spring bulbs in the winter, decide where you want them to go and dig individual planting holes at the correct spacing. Place some small four inch plastic pots inside the holes with the rims slightly exposed and fill with soil. When spring comes, planting the bulbs is a breeze. Just remove the pots and place the bulbs in the empty hole. Fill the hole with the soil that was in the pot.
Run your fingernails across a bar of soap before you go out to weed or plant in your garden. The soap that collected under your nails will prevent the collection of dirt while you work. Afterward, a simple scrub with a nail brush will remove the soap and leave your hands clean, with much less effort.
A good idea when gardening is to keep a record of progress. If it is a journal form or photographic form of recording the progress of the garden is helpful for the years to come. Recording which types of plants work well, which did not work or what types of soil can help future gardens start without any trial and error of previous years.
If you want your garden to be successful, focus on your soil. In order to protect your plants from unwanted pests, it is essential to have healthy soil. It will nourish your vegetation and help them grow into strong plants that are able to fight off disease and damage from bugs.
If you plant flowers in a container make sure that you water them and feed them regularly, and that the pots have adequate drainage. Because there is limited soil in the pot, you need to pay more attention to the soil conditions. If the drainage is not adequate your plants will result in root rot.
When you are working in your garden, be sure to leave the praying mantis alone. These insects are skilled predators which take care of any number of harmful pests. In addition, these praying mantises do not harm your garden in any way, so let them go about their work protecting your garden from pests.
Put compost down on the soil in your garden about two weeks to a month before you plan to plant. This allows the compost enough time to integrate with the soil. Giving the compost time to stabilize means that your soil pH will be steady enough to test, and your plants will be ready to thrive when you plant them.
Create an illusion of space. If you have a small garden, use color to create an illusion of more space. A background of blues, grays, pinks and mauves will create a misty effect, giving you the feeling of depth. If you use a bright color in the foreground such as red, this will emphasize the effect, as it draws the eye forward.
Do you know how to begin your own organic garden now? Can you now find a place to begin with it? Do you know what will work for your seeds? If you can now provide an answer to these questions, then you have read and understood the previous tips and are ready to grow your own organic garden.
