December 23, 2024

VIDEO: Best Succession Crops for Summer Planting

💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. It’s the middle of summer and harvests are coming thick and fast! But as you pick and pull some very obvious gaps will be starting to appear. To keep your garden productive for as long as possible you need to plug those gaps with more plants, pronto!…

VIDEO: Mulching to Save Time and Water in Your Garden

💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Hot, dry weather means lots of watering. It takes time and can be costly, but a simple technique – mulching – offers a simple way to conserve precious soil moisture. Covering moist soil reduces evaporation, erosion and weed competition, which means less work for you! Use organic…

VIDEO: Growing Celery from Sowing to Harvest

💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Sensational celery packs a tasty punch and is a prime ingredient in the kitchen. It’s really easy to grow too, whether you choose a trenching variety or the even more straightforward self-blanching type. Grow your own celery and you could be harvesting delectable stems from summer right…

VIDEO: How to Make a Space-Saving Vertical Salad Garden

💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. On warm days there’s nothing more satisfying than a fresh salad, straight from your garden – especially lettuce in all its fabulous forms. But not everyone has the space to dedicate an entire bed to salads, which is where growing vertically comes in! When space is in…

VIDEO: Easy Herbs for Beginners – Basil, Cilantro & Parsley

💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. 3 Easy Leafy Herbs for Beginners to Grow Fresh herbs bring our cooking to life, with three leafy herbs in particular cropping up time and again: basil, cilantro (coriander), and parsley. These leafy herbs are incredibly versatile and exceptionally easy to grow too. In this short video,…

VIDEO: Make Your Garden a Ladybug Paradise

💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Ladybugs (also known as ladybirds or lady beetles) are one of the gardener’s biggest allies. Both the adults and their ferocious-looking larvae are insatiable aphid-munchers, so they’re an essential part of your garden’s natural pest control team. You probably know an adult ladybug when you see one,…

VIDEO: Growing Zucchini (Courgettes) from Sowing to Harvest

💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Whether you know them as zucchini or courgette, these stars of the summer garden are renowned for being incredibly prolific. Get zucchini off to a good start and there’s no end to their generosity – you can even eat their flowers too! In this short video we’ll…

VIDEO: Growing Tomatoes From Sowing to Harvest

💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. With unbeatable aroma, character and taste, tomatoes are a must-have crop in the vegetable garden. There’s nothing quite like a fresh, home-grown tomato. Tomatoes have specific needs to grow and fruit well, but get things right and you can be picking sun-ripened, garden-grown toms within just a…

VIDEO: Fun Garden Activities for Kids During Lockdown

💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. We all know that kids are bundles of boundless energy, so it’s no surprise that the coronavirus lockdown is proving exhausting for many parents! If you’re looking for ideas to keep your little ones occupied, look no further. As a base for homeschooling lessons, art projects, nature…

VIDEO: Lockdown: Gardening Through the Coronavirus Crisis

💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Are you self-isolating or in lockdown because of COVID-19? Join the club! But with the right mindset – and our gardens – we’ll get through this. This enforced time at home is the perfect opportunity to reconnect with your garden. In this short video we’ll share some…

VIDEO: Planting for the Pantry: Grow More in Your Garden

💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. When fresh produce is thin on the ground, it’s comforting to know you’ve got a store cupboard full of preserved foods from your garden. Planting for the pantry means you can enjoy more of your delicious fruits and vegetables for longer, and helps avoid problems with unmanageable…

VIDEO: 5 Tips for Planning Your Vegetable Garden

💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Does your garden plan include everything you need for success? You may have chosen the plants you want to grow, but there are other important elements that are often forgotten in the excitement of planning. In this short video we’ll share five essentials to consider for your…

VIDEO: Pricking Out, Potting On & Transplanting: Step by Step

💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Indoor-sown plants need tender loving care to flourish. Show your seedlings some love and you’ll see them grow into beautifully strong and productive individuals. From moving them into roomier living quarters to making the potentially stressful transition to life outdoors, your plants rely on you for more…

VIDEO: 5 Essential Veg Garden Tips for a Succesful Start to Spring

With spring just around the corner (finally!) and so here is a collaboration video with Liz Zorab where we highlight 5 tips to ensure a successful start to spring. We also have two bonus tips at the end which are to do with slug control! Check out Liz’s awesome channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe0Ha5QljsCV5UqIkobBrcQ Instagram: @huws_nursery Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HuwsGardenNursery…

VIDEO: Rainy days and Garden Planning Sketch | VLOG

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VIDEO: On the brink of an EXCITED freakout (When Do I Start Seeds?) | VLOG

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VIDEO: Sowing Seeds: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know

💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Growing starts with sowing. Give your seeds the best possible start and you’ll have lots of delicious harvests to look forward to! Get ahead by sowing seeds on windowsills or in greenhouses, tunnels and cold frames while it’s still too early to plant outdoors. In this short…

VIDEO: Planning My 2020 Gardens Part 1

What will my 2020 gardens look like? And why am I against tilling? Figure this out and more in today’s 2020 garden planning episode! Watch Part 2 Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0lV52CVtR0&feature=youtu.be Get the shirt I was wearing and support the show: https://teespring.com/stores/als-homestead Follow me for updates on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maplehillchickens/ Some links here may be affiliate. Thanks for…

VIDEO: Planning My 2020 Gardens Part 2

Now it’s time to lay out the raised bed, cabbage patch and more! Watch Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Po2UczzGEs&feature=youtu.be Support the show and buy the shirt I was wearing: https://teespring.com/stores/als-homestead Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maplehillchickens/

VIDEO: Preparing for Abundance (Garden Planning collab with Byther Farm)

See Liz’s video about Abundance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3WgIQ6KNjA Follow my friend Liz here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe0Ha5QljsCV5UqIkobBrcQ 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 our friend Daniel Smith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvBpcMe9OjXGnjLgPuLGQPw Email Us: rootsandrefuge@yahoo.com To drop us a line: PO Box 850 Vilonia, AR 72173 To have…

VIDEO: Growing Microgreens from Sowing to Harvest

💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. At this time of year, the urge to start sowing for the coming growing season is almost irresistible. But it’s too soon for most crops – or is it? Bursting with nutrients and packing a punch of taste, microgreens can be sown right now for a harvest…

VIDEO: Top 10 Money Saving Crops

💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. When money’s tight, growing your own nutritious fruits and vegetables is an empowering way to stretch precious budgets that little bit further. But which crops will save you the most money? From rapid-growing vegetables to plants that produce almost more than you can eat, there are fruits…

VIDEO: 6 Sensational Gardening Hacks

💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. From making your own plant food to protecting plants from the elements, there are simple ways to achieve more in your garden with less. Whether you want to make pots for seed sowing, get your shed in order or even concoct a batch of organic weedkiller, there…

VIDEO: Green Christmas: Grow Your Own Gifts

💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. We all love the idea of a white Christmas, but this year let’s dream of a green Christmas. It’s easy and fun to make environmentally friendly gifts that don’t cost the Earth. And as gardeners we can go one step further and grow our own unique gifts.In…

VIDEO: How to Plant a Bare-root Fruit Tree Step by Step

💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Bare-root trees are much less expensive than pot-grown plants and are available between autumn and spring, while the plants are dormant. Handily, this is also the perfect time to plant a fruit tree! Trees planted during this rest period have time to settle into their new growing…

VIDEO: Give Pests the Boot!

💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. How do you boot out pests while boosting beneficial bugs? Finding the right balance can be tricky. Tidying up the garden for winter is a balancing act. You don’t want to leave hiding places for pests, but equally you need to give beneficial bugs a safe place…

VIDEO: Gardening Without Plastic

💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Plastic permeates every aspect of our lives, including the garden. But as the world wakes up to its addiction, just how easy it is to ditch plastic while growing and storing more of our own food? From sowing seeds to protecting crops to low-tech ways of keeping…