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Gardening for Beginners

Welcome

Introduction

#1 – Decide What You’d Like to Grow in Your Home Garden

Start with a Plant Wish List
Figure out the length of your growing season.
Do you want enough produce for fresh eating only or some to preserve?
How much space do you have to grow?

#2 – Choosing the Right Location for your Garden

Start with the Sun
Is the Spot Easy to Access?
How’s the Soil and Microclimate?
Other Considerations

#3 – Plan Your Garden Beds

Garden Bed Size and Shape
Should I use raised beds?
Vertical Gardening
Fence Placement

#4 - Invest in basic garden tools

Quality Matters (8:18)
Garden Hoe and Scuffle Hoe
Dirt rake and leaf rake
Garden Shovel or D Handle Shovel
Garden Fork and Pitchfork
Hand Tools

#5 – Test Your Soil

Sand, Clay, or Loam?
pH - Acidic, Alkaline, or Neutral
Soil Nutrients
Soil Contamination

#6 – Prepare the Soil

Sod Removal
Nutrients to Add to Any Garden

#7 - Choose the Right Seeds or Transplants

Heirloom Seeds
Hybrid Seeds
My Favorite Seed Sources
Which Seeds need to be Started Inside and Which Can Be Direct Seeded? (6:09)
Choosing Transplants

#8 – Plant with Care

When to Plant (18:07)
What Does “Harden” Your Plants Mean?
Plant Families in the Vegetable Garden
Plant Spacing and Seed Depth (12:58)
Companion Plants

#9 – Nurture Your Garden

Weed Control
Watering
Pest Control
Coping with Cold Weather
Coping with Too Much Rain
Coping with Drought

#10 – Enjoy your Harvest

What to Look for in Quality Produce
How Often Do I Need to Harvest?
Processing for Nutrition
Gardening is Food for the Mind as Well as the Body

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