Are you trying to start a vegetable garden? Do you not know where to begin? In this video I will show you the very basics of starting a garden. Will cover the three most important elements of vegetable gardening and a fourth that will help you move along the way. Join me in my teaching garden that’s why I show you the way forward. I’ll teach you how to start a garden from scratch, and what things you should be concerned with in your first growing season. As you grow as a gardener, you will learn many more important lessons that will help you have greater success. But this video is tailored for the ones who have decided to start a garden for the first time. This is basic information, but basic information that is often times difficult to discover online. Join me and let’s begin a new vegetable garden.
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I NEEDED THIS VIDEO TWO YEARS AGO!!! THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP. ….SINCERELY.
Thanks for another great video Scott. I started growing tomatoes in pots last year after watching some of your videos and didn't do to bad until we came down with Covid and I couldn't take care of them. I believe they came down with blight. I am going to start all over again with fresh Miracle Grow potting soil. My question is can I use the old potting soil to put on bare spots in my yard to plant grass seed? Also, do I need to wash out my containers? Thank you for any help you can give me.
Thank you sir for teaching. I have a question. I live in zone 7, Maryland. I can not plant in the ground. I have a raised garden bed on my deck. My question is I have a lot of seeds and I have tried to grow from seed, but my seedlings always become leggy. I have tried the heat light, they are never healthy like I see some gardeners starting from seed. Can you tell me what I might be doing wrong? Thank you
Can you use a water mister in the evening or will it kill your garden
Funny, when you were talking about thinning you said: 'you don't need to feel sorry for your plants' – I felt that. You were talking to me, lol.
This year I'm going to use starter plants…maybe next year I'll try starting some things from seeds. I'd watched some of your videos last year or the year before about growing veggies in containers so I've already picked up 10 of the 5 gallon fabric pots and 3 of the 7 gallon ones with the flaps. Due to budgeting (and crazy weather in the northern panhandle of WV) I'll be buying my plants the beginning of June – I keep going to the local Lowe's and scouting out what is available and asking lots of questions.
I do already have one little plant going though – just before I chopped up some celery to make soup last month I came across a video telling me that I can regrow celery from the bottom of the stalk. So I put it in water and then the weather got really cold and gloomy for several days and I was doubting it would work. But once the sun came out and we stayed above freezing leaves started sprouting. Now I move it around to different windows throughout the day so it can get as much sun as possible and it's doing well. Time to put it in some dirt (I do have a bag of mix) soon. And I've been paying careful attention to the local weather.
Thanks for your videos!
Thank you Mr Scott for your expert knowledge and advice on gardening 👩🌾. I am learning a lot from you and am growing herbs and veggies for the first time 🌺
I do garden. But never hurts to have a fresh up!😜😉😛
This is great. Thanks so much.. this is perfect for beginners and more😍😉🤓
Your great. You make it easy. 😉😘
Wish I had your size land. Thanks 🙏
I've watched this one before, but, there is a lot to learn and refresh my memory.
Great video! Not new to gardening but love to watch all things nature!!! keep these great videos coming!!!
What a pleasant approach! I'm enjoying listening while I putter in my garden. Thanks and God Bless.
Thank you for the video.
I did not have any luck with my tomatoes this year! A lot of end rots! 😢
First time I have heard it called a scuffle hoe. I have always called it a hula hoe
New gardener here up in Conroe zone 8b. Your information is invaluable, thank you for sharing your knowledge. I have six raised beds and the gardening soil to fill them cost a pretty penny. Can I use the same soil each year by just amending over the dormant months? I also started a compost pile four months ago that is not ready to use yet. Thank you!
Hello! Thank you for your videos, they are very informative and I am learning a lot. I just bought a house with a quarter acre in central Arizona (Verde Valley) in zone 8. I have been doing my Sun survey and paying attention to where I get full sun, but that is going to change in the coming months. Since I don't know where the Sun hits on the ground here in the summer as of yet, should I make my first year garden more mobile in containers so I can move them around if I need to? Or is it better to just pick a spot to make a more stationary permanent garden with raised beds this time around?
I'm a little disappointed as I don't have a sunny area to plan in. Going to try some container guarding though.
So many great tips! TQ. I happen to have that HOE😁. BEST TOOL EVER my dad gave me 15 yrs ago! Even works for cracks btwn pavers…if ya don't care bout roots that is😅👍
I'm in zone 5 b in northern Missouri I bpought 8 grape plants from walmart it's still in the 30's ans some 20's at night they all have leaves on them one has vine that's around 2ft tall not sure when I can plant them do I need to clip them or what lol