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In this first season of our new series, 'Grow What You Know,' teacher & master gardener Tashanda Giles-Jones will show you how to kickstart your gardening journey. In each...
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- Pick the Right Location. Picking a good location for your garden is absolutely key. A subpar location can result in subpar veggies! Here are a few tips for choosing a good site
- Choosing a Plot Size: Start Small! Remember: It’s better to be proud of a small garden than be frustrated by a big one! One of the most common errors beginners make is planting too much too soon—way more than anybody could ever eat or want!
- Choosing Vegetables. As a beginner, start by choosing easy vegetables that are also productive. We’ve listed some of the easiest vegetables for beginners below.
- Where and When to Plant. This process is easy if you are simply growing two or three tomato plants. But if you plan to grow a full garden, you need to consider
- Lesson 1: Plants Are Alive
- Lesson 2: Acquisition
- Lesson 3: Climate
- Lesson 4: Exposure
- Lesson 5: Soil
- Lesson 6: Water
- Lesson 7: Nutrition
- Lesson 8: Maintenance
- Lesson 9: Health Care
- Lesson 10: Never Stop Learning
Since they lack faces and (usually) don’t move, it’s easy to sometimes forget that plants are living things. But just like people and animals, they start out as babies, grow into adults, reproduce, grow old, and eventually die. Their requirements for staying alive are also pretty similar to ours. What do humans need to survive? Well, we need food, ...
There are three ways to acquire new plants. You can transplant established specimens, sow seeds, or propagate new plants from existing specimens. I suppose you could also buy or inherit the land that they sit in, but I’m not qualified in telling you how– I myself own no real estate. Transplanting is simply moving a grown plant from one growing site...
Acquiring a living plant is all well and good, but if you attempt to grow it in the wrong climate, then you’ll ultimately be fighting a losing battle. A plant’s hardinessrefers to its ability to survive temperature extremes. Typically, gardeners use hardiness to refer to the minimum survivable temperatures, but it can also be used to indicate the m...
Exposure is the amount of sunlight a plant receives, and getting this right is critical for optimizing photosynthesis and health. Too much light, and the leaves will “scorch,” resulting in a wilted, crispy appearance. Too little light, and the plant won’t be able to make enough food for itself, leaving its growth thin and spindly. Different exposur...
Hope you don’t mind getting your hands dirty, because soil will sully those mitts. It’s also what your plants will be growing in, so it’s worth paying attention to. Believe it or not, soil is alive. It’s a living ecosystem that contains microbes, bugs, fungi, and roots. Along with these organisms, soil is composed of mineral particles, empty pocket...
Water is essential. Plants need it for seed germination, propagation, photosynthesis, keeping cellular functions going, staying cool, and remaining upright. Without it, botanical life – and life on Earth, for that matter – wouldn’t exist. Since plants take up water through their root systems first and foremost, the roots will need access to H2O. Wh...
The glucose produced from photosynthesis provides energy to flora, but carbs alone aren’t enough. Other nutrients are also required. Don’t worry… you’ll recognize these from the periodic table. You’ve got the primary plant macronutrients of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, which are needed in large amounts. Most commercial fertilizers have a th...
Many different practices fall under this umbrella, and all of them will leave your specimens better off in the long run. Pruning is one such practice, and it entails deliberately and manually removing tissues from a plant, whether by hand or via tools such as hand pruners, loppers, and saws. Pruning can be used to achieve many different gardening g...
Being a gardener isn’t all sunshine and roses, although there definitely is some of that involved (especially if you’re growing roses…). Believe it or not, gardening is a battle. A battle between you and all the pathogens, pests, and physiological conditions that could hurt, disfigure, or even kill your beloved plants. Step one in keeping your spec...
This is arguably the most important lesson of all in gardening. Flashback several years to my experience working with the aforementioned knife-throwing lady: at the time, we were both pulling weeds, a near-automatic task that allowed us to talk without doing shoddy work. On a day of nonstop wedding in the humid heat of Missouri, conversation really...
Apr 7, 2022 · This episode of “Grow What You Know” was based on work we do in our [Stewardship Program], an education platform, community, and resource hub that provides education for existing and...
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Mar 22, 2020 · Find out how much food you need to grow to feed a family, easy to grow vegetables for a beginner, the best veggies to grow to building self-sufficiency, and more tips. If you are limited in space, check out our urban gardening post!
Jan 23, 2023 · Vegetable Gardening. 6 Secrets to Starting Your First Vegetable Garden Off Right. Planting tomatoes, carrots, or cukes for the first time? Use this guide to help you plan, prepare, and plant a successful plot. By. Andrea Beck. Updated on January 23, 2023. Reviewed by. Sylvia Duax.
Grow What You Know. Seasons Years; 1 2; S1.E1 ∙ Three Things You Should Know About Soil. Tue, Jan 11, 2022. Add a plot. Rate. S1.E2 ∙ Three Quick Tips to Get ...
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