Early Spring is a great time to open part of your garden and get the season started. Here are the basic chores I do to start the season.
0:00 5 Chores for the Early Spring Garden Intro
0:41 A Must! – Move Mulch to the Side to Warm the Soil
1:56 Organic Mulch vs Compost – It Differs
2:35 Treat for Pests Early – Snails and Slugs
3:25 Pick One Space to Clean Up – Not the Whole Garden!
4:07 Assess Keeper Over-Wintered Plants – Kale, Collards, Spinach
4:43 How to Assess Kale & Collards Stems
5:20 5 Days Later – How the Kale, Collards, & Spinach Looks
5:37 Quick Garlic Trim
6:07 Assess for Insects – Whiteflies on My Kale Already!
7:10 Quick Look at Over-Wintered Horseradish
7:51 The Space is Now Cleaned Up – Don’t Get Distracted
8:39 Pause & Appreciated What You Accomplished
9:28 Quick Fill of Beds that Need Soil
11:13 Example of Putted Down Organic Granular Fertilizer
13:52 Thoughts on Compost, Organic Mulch, & Fertilizer
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10 Comments
Zone 7a 💯 🔥🔥
Will over-wintered brassicas tolerate being transplanted right now?
In light of false spring weather, is it really a good idea to remove the mulch? The plant could be tricked into terminating only to die in the following cold weather. 😬😬😬
I'm really hoping todays snow and cold wind will be the last for the year. Alas, zone 5b. I've started most of my seeds indoors already, woohoo!
It’s going to get down to 16 tonight in SE Michigan, so maybe not time to move mulch just yet. And it might be wise to ADD mulch to the crocuses and strawberries coming up prematurely!
I really like your channel, as you’re not afraid to say things like “treat for whitefly and slugs”. Sure, the natural predators will get them, but not before they get my plants!
Great tips, Gary! I got inspired to go do the same in my garden now
What brand of water soluble fertilizer did you use on your spinach and kale?
Excellent video, thank you for all the tips!
Normally here in North Alabama, I have lots of things growing in ground this time of year. But due to health reasons, I'm starting over with a blank canvas this season. I'm really looking forward to it. I already have peas, onions potatoes, carrots and radishes growing. Plus, many different seedlings in the house.