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VIDEO: How to Sow Carrots Seeds (The simple trick to good germination every time!) | Gardening Tips

February 20, 202025

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…

VIDEO: 10 Vegetable Garden Hacks to GROW Your Productivity in 2020! (Lesser-known Tips)

January 11, 2020November 20, 202125

This video gives you 10 (lesser-known) ideas for you to use to make your vegetable garden or allotment more productive this year. Pre-Order Grow Food for Free: https://geni.us/grow-food-for-free The Idea for quick navigation: 1. Create a monthly planting plan instead of a yearly plan 0:40 2. Make your garden and plants less enticing to slugs…

VIDEO: 6 Sensational Gardening Hacks

December 27, 201928

💛 📖 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: THREE Winter Garden Strategies! Garden Hacks For Beginners – 2020

December 16, 20193

Your garden needs TLC every winter! Use these three strategies to help protect your garden in the winter and to ensure that come the spring, you are hitting the ground running and ready for action when the warm days return! Don’t Prune In The Fall!: https://youtu.be/cM7mkzXWSmc Get those nursery seedling trays so that come January,…

VIDEO: The $9 Container Garden | Growing in Soil Bags | Cheap Gardening Ideas

October 24, 201924

Today I’m talking about some options growing in soil bags Growing Salad Greens with a Storage Tub Greenhouse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IXn2t8GLh0&t=3s Want More Roots & Refuge? Check Out: 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…

VIDEO: Turn Any Pot Into a Hanging Pot! 🤯

October 18, 201927

https://skypots.com/ My friend Ryan Benoit of The Horticult just launched SkyPots, a way to turn any normal pot w/ a drainage hole into hanging pots that you can chain together. You could definitely DIY something like this, but some of the design choices Ryan made I really prefer over a DIY – the sealed flanges…

VIDEO: Garden Hacks: Best Soil pH For Your Vegetables (2019)

September 9, 201928

You should be checking your soil pH. It is often overlooked in the home garden. In this video, I explain soil pH, how to measure your soil pH levels, and how to fix a soil pH problem if it arises. pH, the relative acidity or alkalinity of your soil is often overlooked in today’s gardens.…

VIDEO: Budget Grow Bags – Secret Smart Pots Alternative!

July 4, 201926

In this video I show you a low budget alternative for root pruning grow bags. Smart pots work great but can be expensive. The grow bags I show you are a fraction of the cost and work exactly the same as the brand name grow bags! Give them a try in your garden! Thanks for…

VIDEO: Tomato Bucket System – The BEST Tomato Cages!

June 20, 201911

Let’s take a look at the BEST tomato cages I’ve ever used. If you plan on growing some monster tomato plants, you need to build some monster tomato cages to hold them up. I show you my homemade cages and what I used to make them. We are one step closer having the tomato bucket…

VIDEO: GROWING OKRA IN COOLER CLIMATES

June 18, 2019November 20, 202116

When you think of Wisconsin, you typically don’t think “okra”. However, all things are possible in the Brew City Garden. Let’s take a look at what I’m doing to help my chances of getting a successful okra harvest this year. Thanks for watching!! Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our Facebook group – “The…

VIDEO: Bale Gardening Collab Update – NEW MEMBERS!!

May 19, 201910

Check out the newest members of the Straw Bale Gardening Collaboration 2019! Hummingbird Hill Homespun Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMvYeeBl9lMXqzKYFfUd67g PG Nano Farm Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmDc_GF-wx6bzh8gBf1dnIA Our other participants: Brainstorm Acres Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv4AZmVDrCvkNx6aWKqw5mA Essayons Family Garden Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5I86nDx8QvkKeVtxk2l9vg Be sure to follow everyone this year for our 2019 straw bale gardening collaboration to see experienced and novice bale gardeners…

VIDEO: BLACK GOLD & A MAIL CALL!

May 7, 201911

Check out Little Village Homestead channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGvW4zPgVJgbwKsxdcMXf3A I want to give a huge shout-out and thanks to Renea for sending me some incredible heirloom pole bean seeds! I’m super thrilled to give these a grow in the Brew City Garden this season! Also, check out this beautiful “black gold” that I got over a…

VIDEO: $7 Kiddie Pool Raised Garden Bed | CHEAP Container Garden Ideas | Roots and Refuge

April 24, 201929

Grow Bags on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2XEhDHV The Vertical Planters behind me are from Greenstalk: Greenstalk Planter: This is an affiliate link, use the code ROOTS10 to receive $10 off: http://lddy.no/6xhd The Kiddie Pool I used in this video was from Walmart Want More Roots & Refuge? Check Out: Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently…

VIDEO: 5 Gardening Tips and Ideas that Actually Work

April 12, 201927

I don’t know about you, but here on YouTube there are some weird channels that have all sorts of “garden tips” that are either inconvenient, dumb, or flat out don’t make any sense! I decided to put together just a few from my bag of tricks as a 5+ year urban gardener. Here are some…

VIDEO: My 3 Biggest Gardening Lessons in 2018

December 20, 2018November 20, 202118

What did you learn this year in the garden?! My good friend Steven Cornett over at Nature’s Always Right challenged me to come up with the top gardening lessons I learned this year. 2018 was a huge year for Epic Gardening, with the completion of my urban gardening book (coming out 2019) and an overall…

VIDEO: How to Plan a Low-Cost Vegetable Garden

December 14, 201828

💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Seeds, plants, soil amendments, plant protection, supports – the cost of running a vegetable garden can add up…but it doesn’t have to! You don’t need lots of money to start a garden. With a little creative thinking, it’s possible to grow a successful garden for next to…

VIDEO: FULL Garden Tour & Harvest | Week Five

July 8, 201826

Welcome back, YouTube! Today we are walking through our 10,000 square foot garden here in Central Arkansas (Zone 7b), talking about different heirloom varieties and growing practices. I’m sharing whats working for me, whats not, and harvesting some new crops I’ve never grown before! Want More Roots & Refuge? Check Out: Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our…

VIDEO: How to Stop Tree Branch BREAKING Under Weight of Fruit AMAZING Garden Hack

May 31, 201823

Here’s a nifty organic garden hack tip about how to stop a fruit tree branch laden heavy with fruit from snapping or breaking under its own weight! Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/selfsufficientme Help support the Channel and buy a T-shirt/Merchandise from our Spreadshirt shop: https://goo.gl/ygrXwU Shop on Amazon for gardening: https://bit.ly/2KYWOki Shop for gardening on…

VIDEO: How To Get 2nd Batch of Flowers From Seasonal Plants (WITH UPDATES)

January 15, 201830

HOW TO MAKE YOUR FLOWER PLANTS BLOOM AGAIN-1000% SURE RESULT (WITH UPDATES)-SIMPLE GARDENING HACK..:) DAIZZ’S TIP:-Deadheading is very simple. As plants fade out of bloom, pinch or cut off the flower stem below the spent flower and just above the first set of full, healthy leaves. Repeat with all the dead flowers on the plant.…

VIDEO: Do This And Get 900% More Flowers On Your Plants/100% Success

November 3, 201724

100% SURE RESULT ..USE THIS TRICK TO BOOST YOUR FLOWERING/How to boost flowering in plants /how to make your plant more bushier -learn this simple technique DAIZZ’S TIP:- Pinching plants is a form of pruning that encourages branching on the plant. This means that when you pinch a plant, you are removing the main stem,…

VIDEO: Thriving Backyard Food Forest, 5th Year Suburban Permaculture Garden

August 26, 201724

The Backyard Permaculture Food Forest is now producing hazelnuts, grapes, european pear, asian pear, raspberries, strawberries, eggplants, and the list goes on and on!! Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/user/thepermaculturgarden?sub_confirmation=1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/james.prigioni LAWN TO HIGH PRODUCTION FOOD FOREST: https://youtu.be/7ByAh_0CIW8 CUCUMBERS, Everything You Need To Know! https://youtu.be/2dq2OQsFCjM 5 TIPS FOR BUILDING HEALTHY SOIL: https://youtu.be/7-Tyz7fGeZo

VIDEO: Gardening Tip, Storing Tools In Garden Mailbox Build

August 25, 201717

Today’s gardening tip is using a mailbox to store some of your tools, gloves or whatever else you are using in the garden. Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/user/thepermaculturgarden?sub_confirmation=1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/james.prigioni LAWN TO HIGH PRODUCTION FOOD FOREST: https://youtu.be/7ByAh_0CIW8 CUCUMBERS, Everything You Need To Know! https://youtu.be/2dq2OQsFCjM 5 TIPS FOR BUILDING HEALTHY SOIL: https://youtu.be/7-Tyz7fGeZo

VIDEO: 7 Vegetable Garden Shortcuts: Gardening Tips to Save Time

March 24, 201725

💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Does your garden feel like an endless ‘To Do’ list? Don’t despair – it doesn’t have to be that way! There are ways to make life easier for yourself and speed up the process. Preparing vegetable beds, laying essential paths, raising plants from seed and keeping your…

VIDEO: 7 Gardening Hacks with Plastic Bottles – Simple, Free and Extremely Effective!

April 2, 2015November 19, 202121

Plastic bottles and soda bottles accumulate quickly in many homes however they are an excellent resource for growing vegetables and in particular small-space gardens. And no these aren’t simply 7 different shaped pots, these 7 hacks range from seedling guards to slug traps and seed storage to water reservoirs. Use these hacks to make your…

VIDEO: Gardening Hacks – 10 Simple Tips for a Successful Vegetable Garden

May 23, 201427

💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Growing your own food successfully is a constant process of learning which techniques work best for you and your plants. Often simple bits of advice from other gardeners can help provide shortcuts to achieving success in your garden. In this video we demonstrate ten quick tips handed…