8 Common Planting Mistakes To Avoid For Beginner Gardeners

Most Planting Mistakes Are Avoidable! And this is fortunate because mistakes at the planting stage of vegetable gardening are fatalistic in nature for a crop's success. If you can avoid the most common of planting mistakes as we prepare for our spring gardens, your chances at unlimited bounty increase immensely!

In this video, let me show you the 8 most common planting mistakes that new gardeners make when planning AND planting out their gardens. In 2021, it feels like there's a lot at stake and a lot of pressure to get things right. Well let's start our gardens off with a bang and avoid the easy mistakes that can hurt or chances at a great gardening year!

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[miaeliz]

Thank you so much for sharing! Sending love from Scotland, looking forward to this upcoming Spring and summer 😊

[plzhd]

Thank you! Am FREEZING in Georgia! I’m ready for 90 degrees weather! Oh, and practice what I’m learning from ya!

[derekcox]

You made such great points here my friend! Not that I’m a long time gardener(just 6 years now) but I’m 100% for the mulching being an absolute must. I hardly weed anymore since my 3rd year of gardening when wiser folks than I told me first, what is mulch, and then second ...always do it! So grateful for that wisdom! One other thing I’d mention for new gardeners is to just start small. Find a few plants you enjoy and give it a go! No need to overwhelm yourself and get discouraged just because you bit off more than you can chew in the early days of your gardening adventure. 😉🙂

[jeffmartin]

Very good vid! all A plus info! Glad I subscribed

[pameladeweese]

thanks for the pep talk, so needed it

[TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Please check out my Amazon Affiliate links below if considering a purchase. It doesn't cost you a cent, but this channel receives a small incentive for any items purchase through Amazon. Happy Gardening!

12-piece Garden Tool Set!:


Hand Pruners:


Watering Can:


Spray Gun:


Gardening Gloves:

[dachnyy.kreativ]

That's great! Thank you very much.

[jamescobleii]

I'm on gardening group awesome group ppl love watching and discussing gardening related topics

[GardenIdeas]

Good ideas to sharing 8 comment mistake for beginner garden work, it value information to me and all people around the globe, i should learn something new from you, wishing you good luck in garden job

[DanielW]

I can finally relate to you wearing all those jackets cause I live in Houston and we’re going through a below freezing storm. Yesterday for me it snowed an inch and was 18 Fahrenheit ❄️🥶

[ixedtea]

Amazing video I cant wait to start growing my own food

[homernextdoor]

Another great vid! My Carolina Reapers are loving the heat mat/LEDs! 3 inches tall and starting 2nd set of true leaves! Your dressed like your here in the Kootenays lol ! I guess the island is getting the cold arctic air too Eh! Hope all is well! 😁🇨🇦

[Pubgfetiz]

Lol.. that sounds like me .. Thanks to you Jeff 🤪 ....
Yeah right: fortunately, I bounce back with extra plants. Still a challenge with #2-6-7... otherwise I’m will ruin my caring and babying (FROM seed to Transplants)
Thankfully I have some extra’s.🙏🇨🇦

[KerriEverlasting]

Ok. Here is the greatest gardening lie ever told:
I don't need to write it down, I'll remember what seeds I planted there...
😂💖

[jtcowboy]

Man, you look cold! Thanks for the tips. I'm one of those guys that have made all 8 mistakes! lol Stay warm, Jeff!

[johnmccoy]

Anything more to add place it in the comments? Dude you nailed it. Top shelf where mama hides the cookies. Excellent video!

[yolandariera]

Greetings Jeff, question regarding weeds, I recently moved and my backyard has bugs so I’m utilizing the yard by sections clearing areas out little by little. The weed Is cut then utilized for mulching wouldn’t I be transferring the bugs? How should I manage this situation? Thank you in advance for your answer(s). Bye, God’s Blessings!

[Donna_G]

I don't make mistakes. When it comes to gardening, I prefer "learning experiences." In 2019, I grew in fabric containers, like Smart Pots. I could plant more in the fabric pot than I could have if the pots were plastic. The plants don't get root bound in the fabric pots. That's one thing that I learned. Last year, I didn't grow a garden, container or otherwise. I did consider setting up an indoor garden; but, don't really have the space. Maybe for sprouts, I do.

If I were allowed to put out my fabric pots this year, there are things that I would do differently from 2019. I would trellis the cucumbers rather than let them sprawl.

I'm still learning about bell peppers. I'd love to be able to grow them; but, over the years, since I've lived in Washington, I do not have much success. Tomatoes, on the other hand, are the easiest for me to grow, especially Early Girl. They seem to do really well as long as I give them enough water.

[kittiew]

Question for you. Do you get a ton of weeds using fresh grass cutting to mulch? It scares me to mulch with grass. I have never mulched my in ground garden & have had success without it. This year I want to try as I am putting in raised beds and drip irrigation. But worried about excessive gras weeds. Thanks for help & great video.

[ramonebrown]

So I am confused about when to transplant outside. I have a 3x5 indoor grow tent with a light. My tomato and pepper seed packets said to start 6-8 weeks before the average last frost. I am in zone 9B and my average last frost is Feb 30th, March 1st depending on the source. I started my plants 5 weeks before the last frost and some of them are already 8 inches tall looking like they are ready to go outside now. I have also read not to transplant tomatos outside until night time temperatures are consistently in the 50s. I am just seeing contradictory planting advice, can I plant after my last frost date, or do I have to wait until night time temperatures are in the 50s.