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Organic Gardening For Beginners: Tips To Plan And Grow Your Own Productive Garden

by Homegrown Food and Flowers

Organic Gardening For Beginners is a podcast that helps overwhelmed and time-crunched new gardeners start and maintain their own thriving garden.

Join Jessica, owner of Homegrown Food and Flowers and a seasoned gardener with over 20 years of experience, as she shares her tips, resources, and inspiration to help you overcome common barriers to gardening.

Get valuable insight on topics like companion planting, seed starting, gardening planning, summer maintenance chores, growing cut flowers, attracting pollinators, and enjoying your garden produce.

Whether you're struggling with a lack of time, don’t know what to grow, or are simply overwhelmed with where to start, Jessica will show you how to create a successful garden that fits your lifestyle, budget, and creativity.

With a focus on easy, practical tips that you can put into action, this podcast is perfect for anyone who wants to experience the joy and satisfaction of growing their own food and flowers but has questions like these:

How do I start a garden?

How and when should I start seeds?

Which vegetables and flowers should I plant?

What is involved in organic gardening?

How do I get the most out of my garden space?

If that’s you, then you’re in the right place. This is your year to get started. So let’s dig in!

Episodes

055: What To Do In Your May Garden

19m · Published 30 Apr 17:00

It's planting time! Finally, the month of the last spring frosts is here and we're able to plant out so many things.
Tomatoes, peppers, squash, zinnia, sunflower, and so many more summer crops can make their way tot the garden.

📩 Questions? Email me at [email protected]

Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps new gardeners find the show 💚

💻 Website and Blog: Homegrown Food and Flowers
📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/homegrownfoodandflowers/

054: 7 Time-Saving Steps To Get Your Garden Planted This Spring

22m · Published 23 Apr 07:00

You've got a flat of plants, a garden almost ready to plant out, and no time to get it done. Sound familiar? This episode will give you seven tips to help you get your garden in the ground with a minimum of fuss and no time wasted on tasks that don't move the needle the way you want it to go.
-Which seedlings you should buy at this point in the season for earlier harvest
-Why getting a trellis in at planting will save you time later on
-My favorite way to spread mulch quickly
-and a few other tips learned along the way.
Happy gardening!

053: An Easy Plan For Planting One Raised Bed (+ Seedling Shopping List)

12m · Published 16 Apr 07:00

If you're still wondering what to plant, this episode lays it all out for you. Short and snappy instructions tell you how to lay out a single 4x8 raised bed with the right combination and location of your plants so they all thrive and you get months of harvests of fresh veggies, flowers, and herbs.

If you want a more detailed seasonal guide, snag a copy of my Garden Layout Templates that provide a visual guide to bring you from season to season without a bare spot in the garden or your kitchen. Purchases help support the show and your garden. Win-win!

Happy gardening!

051: 8 Awesome YouTube Channels To Inspire Your Garden Season (And Beyond)

25m · Published 09 Apr 11:00

Here is an amazing list of resources during the peak learning time of the season. Plants are going in, seeds are getting started, and these channels will help you learn so much, from composting to self sufficiency to growing flowers in soil blocks.

Huw Richards

Charles Dowding

Shifting Roots

No-Till Growers: I misspoke here and said No Till Farmer, so make sure to search for himm as “No-Till Growers”

Epic Gardening

Growing In The Garden

Regenerative Gardening with Blossom and Branch Farm

Self Sufficient Me

Check them out because I guarantee you'll find at least one new channel to add to your rotation!

051: What To Do In Your April Garden

23m · Published 02 Apr 07:00

050: Super Simple Soil: Seed Starting Mix, Filling Raised Beds, and Giving In-Ground Gardens A Boost

25m · Published 26 Mar 07:00

Soil, fertilizers, compost, and more can all be so confusing when getting your garden started. This episode breaks it down in a very simplified manner that will help you know the next step you need to take to get your garden ready for the season.

I mention a ton of resources, including:
My seed starting recipe:
4 parts coco coir (or peat moss)
1 part compost, worm castings, or a mix
.5 part vermiculite (sometimes more depending on the weather. In warmer weather, I add more because it holds moisture)
.5 part perlite
Sprinkle of azomite according to package application instructions

Mix everything well and moisten before sowing seeds in the mix

JADAM with Huw Richards YouTube video
In-Bed Worm Composting with Angela from Growing In The Garden
Soil Amending Simplified by Jesse Frost of No-Till Growers, an awesome soil scientist and farmer

049: How To Transplant Seedlings Without Killing Them: Hardening Off and Post-Planting Care

21m · Published 19 Mar 09:00

Don't let your seedlings go into shock or die after you spent all that time growing them! In today's episode you'll learn about:

What is hardening off?

How do I harden off my seedlings?

What's the best time of day to transplant

Ways to protect seedlings: row covers, low tunnels

Beginner mistakes

Grab your seed starting checklist here with a full hardening off schedule:
Seed Starting Checklist

Then get your Garden Layout Templates to plan out what/where/how many of everything you'll grow this year!

048: Seed Starting Q&A (+ My Favorite Seed Companies)

40m · Published 12 Mar 07:00

Seed starting is in full swing, and I've been getting a bunch of questions about the process. So this episode will share the answers I've been giving and help you in your own seed starting efforts.

Questions include:
Why aren't your seeds covered?
Why don't you cover your seed trays?
What's damping off?
What are leggy seedlings?
If the soil is too cold, will my seeds rot or sprout once it warms up?
How many seeds per hole or cell?
What if you plant too many seeds?

Get all the answers, and hear which seed companies I regularly shop from. Each one has a specialty that makes them my go-to, from medicinal herbs to a wide choice of flower varieties.
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Pinetree Garden Seeds
True Leaf Market
Swallowtail Seeds
Uprising Seeds

047: What To Do In Your March Garden

20m · Published 05 Mar 08:00

It's March! In the gardening world, that's a big signal to get started with sowing indoors and out.

In this episode I'll have several lists for you, including veggies, flowers, and herbs to start indoors or direct sow, quick ways to get new garden beds up and running before prime planting time, and a few tips to help you have your garden plan ready for the season.

I mention a few resources in this episode, which you can find here:

Garden Layout Templates by yours truly. Check out a bird's eye view of planning out your whole year, plus get sample layouts for five different gardens.

The Self-Sufficiency Garden by Huw Richards
Cattle Panel Greenhouse Build by Mount Liberty Designs

046: Four Seasons, One Garden: Maximizing Your Harvest with Spring Planning

25m · Published 27 Feb 08:00

Spring is such a busy time of year that even knowing where to start can seem overwhelming. This episode breaks down how to avoid that overwhelm and instead learn how to take full advantage of your space and season, starting this spring.

Use methods like succession planting, relay planting, transitioning beds, and overwintering to always have something growing in the garden, whether it's cold-hardy spring veggies or heat-loving summer flowers.

Companion planting will help you squeeze in even more crops by sharing space, such as growing tomatoes up the pea trellis as summer rolls in, or planting lettuce in the spot you just pulled a carrot out of.

To help you out with your planning and layouts, I created a set of Garden Layout Templates that can help you get a birds-eye view of your space and growing season.

With templates for single beds, multiple beds, and container or border gardens, you'll find a cheat sheet that works for your space.

Combine your Layout Templates with the free Garden Planning Toolkit and you have what you need for a full garden year.

Grab your Garden Layout Templates and follow along with this episode to get a clear plan for your season!

Organic Gardening For Beginners: Tips To Plan And Grow Your Own Productive Garden has 55 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 19:41:21. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 29th 2023. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 31st, 2024 22:42.