Organic Gardening Basics - Week 1 of 4

Everything you need to know to get your Spring/Summer Garden off to a great start. The rest of the season we’ll be walking through specific plants/topics together when things are supposed to be done… But in the
beginning I want to give you all the info you need to start strong and learn all the basics of organic gardening!

In this first episode we'll be covering... 0:00

- Soil Type, Problems and Fixes 1:36
- Soil PH & Fixes 8:10
- Fertilizer Basics 15:20
- Watering Basics 19:55
- Pest & Disease Control 26:16
- Weed Control 41:55

MENTIONED VIDEOS
When this video was made, I recommended Wise Orchard Timers, I no longer recommend Wise Orchard. Mine are still doing great, but apparently a couple of viewers have had a bad experience with customer service)



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[milakikyimba]

You're explaining in a few minutes, what took me a whole semester in college and living me in debts. Bravo for this amazing tutorial.

[theresaconway]

Shoots, roots & fruits!!! Finally something I can retain! Thank you

[susanhenley]

You mentioned this 4 part series for us beginners in you latest Q&A video, so I went and found it right away.
I'm learning so much from you, thanks for not making us beginners feel dumb! There is so much to learn.
I look forward to watching the rest of this series 🙂

[hollyp]

I don’t think you realize just how awesome this video is! I’m not an experienced gardener, and I’m learning so much from you. Thank you!

[Inga]

Love the flashlight trick for the tomato horn worms. Thanks for this video

[fabricantdarbres]

Good video! I know this video is from a bit ago, but I wanted to share my experience with dandelions.
I think they are a symptom of at least two things; too compact soil and also a lack of calcium.
When I bought my house 15 years ago, my yard was a mess and there was a lot of dandelions. But I left them grow and I also reduce the amount of times I cut the grass to avoid compacting it even more.
By letting the dandelions die on the ground, they redistribute the calcium they take deeper with the tap root and loosen the ground at the same time.
In two to three years, it created a better environnement and soil. Done, no more dandelions!
My neighbors have a lot of problems like I had with my soil, and for at least 15 years they've been spraying chemical products like pesticides and herbicides to get rid of pests, worms, spiders and ants, and caught 23 skunks two years ago in their yard, yup 23!(the frisky hairballs keep digging their yard looking for worms).
I told them it might solve the problem if they stopped cutting the grass two to three times a week, with a lawn tractor, lawnmower and weedeater... But they prefer to pay for someone to spray chemicals.
Also, about the nutrients! I wanted to mention that I believe using chemical nutrients derived from the chemical plants could also be armful to the soil on the long term. Even though the nutrients are available right now to the plants, and the plants seem to be thriving, most chemical nutrients contains way more salts (which is a result from the transformation process) that will build up into the ground and make it more acidic, while killing some beneficial bacteria, etc. Well, that's what I think! 😊 Grow organic! 🙏 thanks again for the video!

[hischild]

Thank you so much for doing this. I know very little but I want to grow some food so bad! This is a wonderful gift.

[GardeningWarrior]

I rememberwatching this series every week when it came out..i still watch it over and over-even though I am an experienced gardener because hey, we all forget things and because it is such a great series

[dianebrock]

Thanks for your information on numbers etc on fertilizers. Learning a lot can’t thank you enough for all the information on gardening so helpful. Diane from Washington state.

[jessicakirby]

Love the round up segment. That was hilarious. 👏👏👏

[debrajones]

Thank you so much! I’ve gathered tips here and there but so great to have it all presented in such a concise easy to follow manner. I started a note book just dedicated to “Next Level Gardening”. I can stop YouTube surfing and just hang with you!!!!

[jackiebetty]

I love the explanation on synthetic and organic fertilizer

[Junzar]

Weeding is “dummy work” for a genius. Dummy work- something repetitive- weeding, ironing, dishes, folding clothes.. that keeps your hands busy and allows your mind to ponder, think, solve problems. Doing work like this is when a genius has a EUREKA! Moment.

[practicallyplants]

"It's really that simple..." I loved that phrase. Gardening isn't complicated. It really is more about having a routine and learning what works for your area. Everything else is just nature doing what nature does! Thanks for sharing!

[naomisims]

Thank you for addressing things that others overlook for beginning gardeners.

[LindaJMacKay]

Good morning! Rewatching right now! Although Id consider my gardening style organic, Im a novice and have used herbicides/pesticides in the past. 😲 I won't anymore as I have Monarchs who live and breed in large numbers in my back garden! Ive amended my gardens over the 8 years that Ive owned my home. It was heavy clay before, but is looser and workable down to about 12"-16"! I grew cucumbers in that area last summer and each plant grew to about 4.5' tall with a 3ft diameter!! The biggest grew to 6ft tall and they all produced an insane amount of cucumbers (which allowed me to can cucumbers for the first time ever!)🥒🧄

Ive decided to remove all of the grass in the front yard, and place 3 or 4 raised vegetable beds in the sunny areas, and pollinator gardens around the perimeter of the yard with a heavy emphasis on native and nectar plants, such as Milkweed, for Monarch butterflies! But I digress!! It will be a challenge, but fun too!! 😳🌞

Thank you so much for this series! Im all in! 🌞 Wishing you and your family a wonderful warm day, from -33°C Winnipeg 😂🥶🌞 PS...LOVE pulling weeds! 😂

[SylantBill]

Of all your videos I like this best. New Gardners need to know good soil is the key to a great garden

[tynachuke]

Thank you, thank you and THANK YOU very much .
You've gone a long way putting all the titbits together for me.
Thank you very much!

[maryzwierecki]

Roots shoots and fruits. I will never forget. So helpful.

[hollyreilly]

Didn't learn anything new. However, getting old...I love reminders. And I love listening to you. It's inspiring. Thanks.