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Sub-surface watering can reduce weeding and watering by up to 90%, resultiung in less weed pressure and more water conservation. In today’s episode I will be discussing 3 different methods of sub-surface watering. Thank you to http://www.growoya.com for sponsoring today’s episode!
Shade is something that is nice to shelter from the hot sun, and it can offer privacy, but it can also ruin your garden by preventing access to sunlight which is vital to your plant’s survival. In this episode I will explain your options to handling shade coming from a neighbor’s tree, and what you…
Halloween is a time when over 1 billion pounds fo pumpkins are thrown at the side of the road every year worth an estimated $100 Million and of that nutrients are worth more than half!
If you have the threat of frost, and there you are close to a harvest but not quite, you can harvest these crops, hang them up in a well ventilated area to finish ripening.
We are having a great year for peppers. In today’s episode we are showing you 5 tips to growing a huge bumper crop of peppers. We will discus varieties, Scoville, watering, fertilizing, and topping with how they affect pepper yields.
Misshapen apples are never a beautiful sight. Many gardeners get frustrated by them since they are not pretty, often pitted, and sometimes even have bug holes in them. In today’s episode, we are covering what you can do about it and what causes it in the first place. Dr. Bronner’s soap – https://amzn.to/3Av9j3F Neem oil…
Saving seeds can be one of the most empowering and money saving tricks in the whole garden. In today’s episode I will be showing you how to save your very own onion seed!  Get your own onion seed over at http://www.MIgardener.com Seed saving playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmT1H52OB8n0qd1F0qDBtTKj4NcSX4EPP
There is no such thing as a dumb question. So when it comes to tomatoes, we get a lot of questions that people fear are “dumb” but in fact aren’t at all! Like the difference between indeterminate and determinate tomatoes, how far to space tomatoes, using baking soda and epsom salt on tomatoes to sweeten…
If you are growing onions, they are very fun and forgiving to grow. There is one thing to do when growing them thst makes all the difference!
Who doesn’t love free plants! Use this trick to get free tomato seedlings from cuttings taken from the thinnings of our seedling trays.
Winter sowing is a very simple way of starting seeds. In this episode we will talk about how to winter sow, the best seeds for winter sowing, and the best time for winter sowing.
What is the best way to store seeds to keep them at peak freshness, what methods are better than others, how old is too old when germinating seed, and do I have a seed hoarding problem? All that and more on today’s episode.
Growing houseplants can be challenging, but also very theraputic. I like to grow them in the winter when everything is cold and dead outside to keep my mind occupied.
We are going to be restoring some garden tools, and in this video I will show you how to do it the way my Grandpa taught me. Sharpener: https://amzn.to/3djU4xK Sand paper: https://amzn.to/3dcNCsu Boiled linseed oil: https://amzn.to/3plLEf8
Core gardening is a game changer for us and we have been using it 3 years in a row now with very amazing success. It cuts watering by 90% and reduces our workload to near zero.
In this video I will explain my strategy for planting out a fall garden. It includes tricks as to which plants to select,
Winter squash can be preserved indoors for 5-7 months. In this episode I show you how you can tell when the squash can come inside with you.
I was called crazy for planting tomatoes in August, but I am here to show you that crazy or not, we are getting a harvest from our plants and at a time when our other plants are just beginning to fade.
Wilting plants is never a good thing, but sometimes it is good to know why it happens so we as gardeners can prepare, and be aware of what’s going on in our garden.
In this episode we will be discussing how your living soil could become dead dirt. I will also show you how to identify dead soil, and how to fix it. Enjoy and happy gardening! Check out our new clothing line! http:www.freshpickedapparel.com
We are completely re-doing our berry bed so we can start from the beginning. It will all be for the better though as we can better select the best varieties for the space and reamend the soil to fix some of the soil quality issues we have going on. Check out our new clothing line!…
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…
We get asked all the tie what the ideal size garden is for the first time gardener. With so many new home buyers this year and so many people taking charge of their food security, many people have turned to starting a garden. But what is the ideal size garden and what materials should be…
We are moving our pepper plants indoors so we don’t have to start them from seed and we can just move the plants back outdoors when the weather warms in the spring. This will give us a 5-7 month advantage and we will have far healthier and larger plants. Check out our new clothing line!…
After 3 years strawberries become big, overgrown, scraggly, messy, and unproductive. We learned the hard way and we paid for it. So in this video, we are discussing how and why you should rotate your strawberry beds. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 650+ varieties of Heirloom & Non-GMO Vegetable seeds $2/pack, fertilizer, garden tools, blog & More: http://www.MIgardener.com Facebook:…
support your melons. Cantaloupe, watermelon, honeydew, doesn’t matter, even squash! Supporting them when growing vertically is important and a vital step to ensuring they can be safely grown to completion. Here is a super simple and cheap way to do it. Check out our new clothing line! http:www.freshpickedapparel.com
Sumer heat and dry weather can spell disaster for seed germination. This simple trick can make all the difference! Check out our new clothing line! http:www.freshpickedapparel.com
It is transplanting time for many, but I so often see these mistakes being made and so I decided to make a video about the top 5 mistakes I see gardeners making when transplanting. Enjoy! Check out our new clothing line! http:www.freshpickedapparel.com
Raspberry plants are a treat. They produce tons of fruit and mature quickly making them great for any garden. In this video I will show you a trick to grow unlimited amounts of free raspberry plants. Check out our new clothing line! http:www.freshpickedapparel.com
Raised beds are a huge benefit to us as gardeners but there are some things to take note of as well as some mistakes I see too many gardeners making with raised beds and this will help you out hopefully have more success with them. Check out our new clothing line! http:www.freshpickedapparel.com
