The best gardening & homesteading channels on Youtube
Unlike animals, plants can’t move around to find a mate, so they have to rely on pollination, mainly from insects. It’s how they reproduce. The question is, are your plants getting enough? Our job as gardeners is to help our plants to achieve pollination, so that we can increase our chances of a bumper crop…
More about Kiddie Pool and container gardening on the BLOG: https://rootsandrefuge.com/cheap-raised-garden-bed/ ******************* Hey ya’ll, I’m Jess from Roots & Refuge Farm Welcome to a place that feels like home. A small farm with a big family. We hope you’ll pull up a chair, grab some coffee and visit awhile. There was a time that all…
Companion Planting, Should We Plant Our Crops This Way? Which ones? What plants go together? What plants do we avoid? So many questions. Honestly though, other than a few hard rules and plants to avoid combining together, Companion Planting is not hard at all. You just need to get started. And in today’s video we…
Want to put the ZOOSH in your zucchini? Put some COOOR in your courgettes? Well there are a few tricks of the trade you need to know first. Luckily, Ben, your friendly backyard gardener is here to the rescue with his top tips for growing Perfect Zukes every time! 💚 You’ll need good quality soil…
No space? No problem! This week, Ben takes us step by step through the process of making a BIG impact in a small space. Grow an abundant container garden and have fun repurposing old objects. Fear not! You’ll have tasty pickings in no time! Binge watch these videos! Swat up and get more bang for…
Stores running out of food, prices soaring…gardening can come to the rescue! Take charge of your food security and grow your own delicious veggies! But how do you know what to choose? Here are Ben’s Top 10 inflation-beating crops. It’s the final countdown! Binge watch these videos! Swat up and get more bang for your…
Don’t let inflation give you nightmares. Take charge: Keep calm and carry on gardening! If only we had a magic wand that could magically make groceries cheaper! Well, we have the next best thing – Ben’s top money saving tips for an abundant garden! With over 20 tried and tested inflation-busting tips and tricks, you…
Beat inflation! Go forth and multiply! The cost of living may have gone up, from rocketing fuel prices to inflated food prices, but don’t worry! This video is going to empower you to maximise the yields of your crops through the wonderful propagation technique of division. Yes, you can get more food for free! Swat…
“Eat your greens!” they said…and they weren’t wrong! Kale, (like all leafy greens) are some of the healthiest foods you can eat. Nutritious, delicious… and so easy to grow! What’s not to like? In fact, they’re so delicious that it seems everything in your garden wants to eat them too… Ben teaches what to look…
Want to start gardening and growing your own food, but you don’t know where to start? Well, you’ve found the right video. Or should I say, series of videos. In this 4-part video series, we’ll cover all the basics from seeds to harvests, and tools to terminology. Gardening can be daunting if you are just…
We made it guys! The final video in the series Growing Your First Garden. We’ve covered a LOT up to this point and it doesn’t stop now! In the finale we cover the three H’s of gardening: Happy, Harvesting, and Healthy. Let’s put all that knowledge we’ve built to date to work and see what…
Vegetables need friends too! Nature works in all sorts of weird and wonderful ways, and with a little know-how you can harness the powers of nature to boost and protect your crops as well as wildlife. Ben reveals some of his treasured secrets in this week’s episode. Our team of passionate plant nerds have been…
Its Time To Plant! Today, we’re going to cover all the nuances of container gardening, direct seeding, seed starting, and transplanting. We are 3/4 of the way through the series and the excitement to get that first crop going has never been higher! With a new year brings a new enthusiasm for growing our own…
Calling all leaf-munching, salad-snaffling lettuce lovers! We know you’re out there, longing for luscious leaves of lovely lettuce. We hear you! This week, Ben reveals his top tips for growing your very own long lasting supply of lip smacking, pest-defying, super salads. Lettuce begin! If you love growing your own food, why not take a…
Want To Start A Garden? You’ve found the right video series! In Part 2 of “Growing Your First Garden”, we’ll look at the 3 S’s of gardening: Soil, Seeds, and Spacing. As we advance through the series, you’ll become more comfortable with common gardening concepts and arm yourself with the tools necessary to growing your…
Not got the sharpest tools in the shed? No problem! Ben shows us how to give our tools some much-needed love and affection in four easy steps: Clean, Sharpen, Maintain and Store. In the final section of the video he demonstrates how to make a quick, easy and effective tool store with very basic materials.…
I wish I knew this when I first started growing fruit trees! If I knew the 5 things I share in this video I would have saved years of time and frustration. Learn from my mistakes and spend more time harvesting. MY FAVORITE GARDEN PRODUCTS 🧰 💯 → Merch: https://jps-store-5.creator-spring.com → Birdies Raised Beds: COUPON…
Today, Ben and I are going a little tomato pruning in the garden. Tomato tie tape: https://amzn.to/3i1zo1m Tomato Pruning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmKK136KH7Y&t=135s Rooting Suckers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZfOkKxxZoE Our NEW SHIRTS are available for Pre-Order: https://www.b-unlimited.com/collections/roots-and-refuge NEW stickers from our shop: https://www.rootsandrefuge.com/shop Order my book, The First Time Gardener: https://amzn.to/393lzZZ Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arootsandrefuge/ Our website: https://www.rootsandrefuge.com Greenstalk…
Planting A Garden For The First Time Can Be Confusing. One of the more debated topics, even among seasoned gardeners, is whether to Direct Seed your crops, or use Starter Plants. As if planning out your garden in 2021 wasn’t hard enough! I firmly believe that both planting methods have their place, and in this…
In this episode, we are comparing some popular options of bagged garden soils to find the best one for your specific gardening application. This will prevent you from overspending, or underspending on garden soil and selling yourself short. We will also go through which bagged soils work best with each application and why. _____________________________________________________________________________________ We…
Seeds vs Starters, How Should You Plant Your Garden? everyone has their preference on how the plant and grow their vegetable gardens. But have you ever wondered what is the best way to plant your favorite crops? Should you be direct seeding plants that have a limited window to grow before the cold fall nights…
Shopping the nursery for seedlings can get a little pricy, so here are some of my absolute favorite tips to get the MOST for your money: 1:45 Separate seedlings planted in the same cell 2:33 Buy the smaller tomato 3:12 Check roots for damage and root circling 4:13 Same pot, same price, so choose the…
Growing your own food is a hugely exciting journey! But it is important that you are armed with the right knowledge so you don’t fall into any pitfalls along the way and to also help guarantee fantastic vegetable gardening success. In this video, I share my top 15 vegetable gardening tips every beginner gardener should…
If you’re just getting started on your first garden, it’s important to have early success. These 5 groups of crops are extremely easy and fast to grow, so you can have your first successful harvest and build your gardening confidence. 1. Microgreens 2. Pea and Sunflower Shoots 3. Baby Lettuce 4. Baby Root Crops 5.…
Carrots are one of the more difficult things to grow in the home garden because germination can be tricky. Today I’m sharing a simple trick that helps with the germination of carrots every time! Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com My Articles in Do South Magazine:http://dosouthmagazine.com/?s=jessica+sowards Our Music is by…
In this video, I outline 7 key weekly habits that I am going to use this growing season to make sure everything stays in control so I then have more time to relax and enjoy the garden because it is my escape from a busy world. I will also share why it is so important…
Today, I’m going through Baker Creeks new catalog and talking to you, the new seed shopper, and sharing some of my tips of navigating the world of seed shopping. This is NOT a sponsored video, these are just my honest opinions! My favorite seed companies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0UiiOCGZGc&t=305s Seed Starting 101 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV4yju06I54&t=744s Luke’s 87 Year Old…
Let’s grow some strawberries! In this video, I want to show you that anyone can garden. There are few easier plants to reap the gardener’s rewards as the luscious ever-bearing Strawberry plant! I’ll show you from start to finish how to prepare your garden bed with compost, then potting mix, and ready the surface of…
Fall Garden Planning Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4dtS_fZCUk Tomato Harvest Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pDFaxKC21A&t=664s Varieties Mentioned in this Video: Redmon Cactus Zinnia Stained Glass Coleus Tanya’s Pink Podded Bean Golden Marconi Pepper Criolla de Cocina Pepper Ichiban Eggplant Haskorea Hot Pepper Habenero (NOT Habanada) Sugar Rush Peach Pepper Old Alabama Red Okra Chrysanthemum Melon Mini Red Bell Pepper Kajari Melon…
It can be tricky to know where to get started, so I’m sharing my 5 top crops for first time gardeners. I feel these are the best beginner veggies because they are fairly simple to grow, and will give you a good basis to learn about gardening from, while still getting the feeling of success.…
