5 Tips To Become A Successful Gardener - My SECRETS To SUCCESS!

A garden is a labor of love, and there are few things in life more rewarding than your own vegetable garden or food forest full of fruit trees. Every person I meet that sees my garden is thrilled by it and wishes they had one of their own, but so few people these days actually have a backyard garden.

Why do so many people want a garden but not have one? I think it is because the thought of starting a garden can be confusing and intimidating, the commitment can feel overwhelming and the fear of failure is high. Being a beginner gardener can be challenging and it may sound hard to start gardening from scratch.

Never fear – starting a garden is actually EASY and FUN! In this video, I share 5 tips to become a successful gardener that will make beginner gardening easier and less intimidating. These gardening tips are my secrets to success, and it’s why I always find a way to have great garden harvests even in tough years. I want to pass on this gardening advice for beginners to encourage more people to grow big, no matter what size your space is!

If you have any questions about these gardening secrets, gardening for beginners, want to know about any of the things that I am growing in my garden, are looking for any garden tips and tricks, or have questions about gardening and organic gardening in general, please ask in the Comments below!

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Location: Southeastern NC, Brunswick County (Wilmington area)
34.1°N Latitude
Zone 8A

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[julienaturegrowerstv]

Thanks for the tips. Affordable gardening is so important.

[chrism]

I agree. This is one of your very best presentations. Thanks mate.

[carolynsteele]

Good tips! I have gardened for many years and try to find ways to cut out cost like saving seed, extending the harvest to avoid purchasing produce, creating all my starts. I learn so many fun tricks on YouTube like this year when I grew all my summer squash vertically. My driving goal this year is to create enough compost myself that I don’t need to bring in horse manure or purchase compost.

[suzihomeandgardeninnewyorkcity]

I agree ! Just do it ! Things will came together if you start ! Thank you for the upload!

[patfiddles]

This is so true, I really like your “tour” videos and keep putting off the raised bed gardens until “next year”. After your video about the cherry tomatoes, I picked up a couple of tired starters (same variety) from the super market and a few basil plants and put them in containers. That is my garden for 2021 (besides my fig tress- 10 of those overtaking my deck, but full of figs). Certainly not my end game, but enough to make fresh pesto with tomato and mozzarella salad!

[simonadunn]

Thanks for the encouragement! Happy Thanksgiving!

[pd]

You have accomplished a great deal in the span of two years. You put a great deal of effort into the wonderful oasis you created. Very motivating!!!

[TheNCGardener]

Good video! The fun of gardening for me is trying something new, whether it is a new variety or a new way to try to grow something. The experimenting is what makes it interesting. I would add one thing. Do not be afraid to fail. You will have failures but they are just learning experiences. The weather is not always the same every year and neither are the pest pressures. One thing to keep in mind that even if you have been gardening for 30 years, that is basically only 30 times to fail or succeed. Just keep trying!

[brunovirlouvet]

A great video and very useful tips, thanks for this!

[irenesilva]

Omg, Dale interruptions are adorable! 😊

[muhammadsharif]

Excellent very good advice . Thank you.

[toloque]

I learn much from you even i'm in tropical climate and i love figs too. It really help me plan better for my balcony garden. All the best for you, keep the good work.

[debbiefontenot]

Another great video! Thanks for the info.

[shorty]

Great video...and agree...I am using this time to plan, reorganize my Hügelkultur raised beds, pest control and ordering my vegetable seeds, gardening supplies, etc. This time I was brave enough to order my flower seeds just for the experience just to see what works and what doesn't...and Wow amazing on that Owari Satsuma tree it looks so healthy...and thanks for sweet Dale, he is just adorable! All the best from freezing NY a few days ago 22F, ugh, can't wait for Spring!!!

[lorettajoy]

What a great and inspiring video! Excellent quote which i paraphrase: "Don't let perfection become the enemy of good".
For me, i was delaying to plant a real garden because i wanted to move elsewhere, so i kept many small fig trees in buckets, etc. And stored seeds in the refrigerator.
But now, i have planted most of the fig trees right in the ground, had bales of straw for mulch brought here by a farmer, and am getting cut grass wherever possible. I'm also building grow shelves out of scrap wood, and the lights are soon to arrive. That way i can grow food inside during the winter, also.
One more thing: I have been active in a fig forum and several years ago, received cuttings of an unknown variety from New York. This became one fig i actually planted in-ground about two years ago, and not only is it a gorgeous tree now, but i am STILL harvesting figs from it! (Zone 7) And oh, are they delicious. The figs now are not as excellent as those earlier in the year, but i am still thrilled.
Your garden with fig trees is very beautiful, and i love your dog, too :)

[Swanselm]

This was a great video. I really do waste a lot of time trying to do research and by the time I’m ready the season is over & I never do much. I need to start today.

[ashtanga]

Good soil is a multi-year project. Plan now for getting soil for spring, etc. Leaves, compost, kitchen scraps, horse manure.

[janetg]

Another excellent video! Great advice . Congratulations on such an awesome garden. You’ve accomplished a lot in 2 years.
I have only a condo balcony for space. I started out with 2 tomato plants and basil plant. Each year I’ve added more plants, herbs and flowers. Some success. Some not so much. But I enjoy learning mostly from mistakes or problems as they arrive. For me, it’s all about the journey. Thanks for all your awesome videos. Zone 9😎🌵

[jamesbarron]

Speaking of PawPaws I'm planting 7 in my yard today that I've seeded from containers. I hope they survive. It's sand and rock and very hot and dry here. Terrible PawPaw conditions. I'll have to water them alot.

[CIB]

nice, that last tip is pretty good. I'm gonna get the rain barrel and drip hose for next year. I'm growing in New Jersey and we get a decent amount of rain.