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I’ve made a few gardening mistakes this spring. So I thought I’d share them in hope that you don’t make the same mistakes as I did. Related Blog Post: http://goo.gl/CJfoya

1. Plan Ahead
I planted some warm-weather plants too early in the spring inside and then when it came time plant some more, I ran out of space and I rushed some of my warm-weather plants out of the grow room. As a result, I had some basil that was hurt, I’m struggling with some of the sunflowers, and the yard long beans from Blake Kirby are having a tough time. I only planted six of them because I knew that this could happen, but think ahead.
Additionally, is if you have grow lights like I do in the grow room, the yard long beans grew tall very quickly and grew into the light. Because of this, I wasn’t able to keep the light down as close to the other plants as what I’d have liked. Think ahead, that’s all I’m suggesting. Map it out and come up with a solution and a good plan that you can have moving forward. Then, take notes so that you know what to do different the next year.

2. Get Lots Of Buckets
Get lots of buckets or something to mix things in! You know us gardeners, we could go pick up some of the leaves out of the flowerbed or go to the store and get soil amendments, and we need to be able to mix things together, mix in some rock dust and some mineral dust, etc… You simply need buckets or another mixing container such as a garden cart or wheelbarrow. You need buckets for storage, especially if you have powered material like a rock dust, or a powdered organic fertilizer and you don’t have storage in a climate controlled environment, you need lots of buckets. Keep your eye out on Craigslist. Another great resource for free items is Freecycle.org.

3. Plant Warm & Cool Weather Plants In Different Pots
This is my big mistake so far this year. Don’t plant cool-weather plants and warm-weather plants in the same pot if you’re still in the early springtime. I made this mistake and planted the lettuce and the basil together. As a result, the lettuce nor the basil have done very well and there’s been a couple basil casualties. If I would’ve planted them in separate pots, I would’ve been able to bring the basil in at night or sooner in the day, and could have left the lettuce out to enjoy some of that cool weather. Again, this all comes back to planning ahead, and it’s something you need to be cognizant of. Now if it was later in the season, you probably wouldn’t have to worry about it so much, but then again, if you’re planting in pots, you need to move your cool-weather plants in the shade and keep some of your hot-weather plants out in the sun.

4. Use What You Have
I reticently made that video on how to make the air pruning pots using what I had. I happened to have hundreds of these old plastic nursery pots at my disposal. You can pick those things up from a nursery or behind a Lowe’s or a Home Depot. Many times, they’re just going to throw them out, but you can take them and make air pruning pots, so if you want to check that out, watch that this video. You can use anything for gardening. I’ve seen people use plastic trash bags to make plant pots out of and they work fine. Tip: Look around your yard and home. If you find something you don’t need and/or will never use again, figure out how to get creative and re-purpose it for gardening.

5. Relax and have fun.
Remember, gardening is therapeutic. I have fun with gardening even when I have failures or make mistakes. Speaking of mistakes or failures, I don’t know how this Vertical Grow Tower is going to work so don’t hold me to it, but I do have a lot of footage and I’ll put together a video to just kind of give you an overall of my thoughts on it so far, but just have fun. I’m having fun doing this, I think you’re all having fun following along and if you have suggestions, that’s what this YouTube forum is for. If you’re watching this video, then you’re on YouTube, so interact with us, the gardening community, and enjoy it.

More to come soon.

God Bless,

Wayne

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30 Comments

  5. Dan Rogers

    Hey Wayne, one of my coworkers was telling me about the jiffy peat plugs growers. You know the plugs that expand in water. You then put your seed into them. I got a small jiffy green house planter for my patients at work. It has 10 spots with ten plugs. I got it because it was clean for the environment I work in. I planted new pumpkin seeds in there 4 germinated and are growing. The remainder got moldy and did nothing. Do you have any experience with these peat plugs planters? If so have you had this problem with them? I'm trying to figure out if it is the jiffy plugs or maybe bad seeds that I just bought.

  6. FringeSniper

    Awesome tips, and just for those who want to start gardening, cucumbers and tomatoes give you the biggest yield because you can pick the vegetable as it ripens and the plant will produce more. Have fun.

  8. Susan Rogers

    Always enjoy your videos, good to know that we learn by our mistakes or we'd keep making them. Which would be why I think I may have finally controlled my itch to plant too early this year, or at least I'm still trying too, lol

  10. Three 6 Teen Boutique

    One word, "Buckets"  That is so true, I have only 2 buckets and I used them for ladders 🙁 ,stools, trash, mixing, and storage.  Buckets for gardening is a must. It is now on my check list for this year.

  12. GoForGreenLiving

    I would call them mistakes I would say experiments that went bad, because if we called them mistakes around here I would be in trouble I'm always trying different thing believe it or not most work well some times. Today was a super blessed day wasn't it Yahweh Rules!   

  15. Blue 823

    Yea…. my beans have gotten out of control and I am no where near ready to put them outside..  the ground is still frozen in some areas…
    I think I started them all a little to early but Im not going to lie its been fun watching them grow and I was excited to get started.
    Live and learn

  17. Misa Bookworm

    Ahh, I know gardening is supposed to be fun and relaxing, and I enjoy it a lot most of the time, but it depresses me a lot when a plant gets sick or dies or starts getting problems or when I screw up and end up killing something. I can't forget the fact that plants are living things, that may not have feelings but that are in fact alive and reactive and even actively doing things! So, whenever one of them gets sick or dies, I feel guilty and feel like I shouldn't be murdering them only because of my ignorance or weather conditions or whatever. :S I know stuff happen and things live and die and all, but it still makes me feel guilty when it's my responsibility, because I wish I could do a better job at taking care of them. xD Plus, up until a little while ago, I had only had ornamental plants, some that didn't even flower, so they were a lot easy to take care AND they are all like part of the family. So, I grow too attached to my plants (even plants that are supposed to live for only a while or that are seasonal or whatever) and it makes me sad to think they'll end up dying or to see them get sick and whatnot.@_@ But… I guess I'll get used to it, in time. After all, I'm very new at all this, hehehe. 😉

    Thanks for your tips and good luck with all the spring projects! 😀

  20. MomMcHan

    I'm a northern gardener… Michigan. Is it too early to start sweet potato slips in a jar to plant in May/June?

  21. CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY

    Hey Wayne – GREAT tips!  I like your humbleness in this video – we've all made those mistakes too, but that's how you learn and refine! I'm all about using what I have!  I like to make it a game to see how little I can spend on the garden and still make it look beautiful!  Things may not be done exactly "right" according to some standards – but who cares?  I'm the one who has to live with it! 

  22. Rainbow Gardens

    Gardening is a strange little thing  and so unlike anything else I have  learned.  Most people have at least 2 seasons (spring and summer) and there is only a short window of opportunity for "hands on" learning.  Personally, I find most gardening books and plant information boring, I have to get out there in the garden and "do it". The Square Foot Gardening book (the only book I refer to) has wonderful charts about what we can plant before the last frost date and when we can begin the seeds for summer crops, all of it is timed around the last frost date (which is different for all of us).
    Sometimes I score and sometimes I do not, but it keeps it fun.  I just plant as many things as possible and hope the rabbits don't eat them, that I don't pull it out by accident, the bugs don't eat it, etc. haha, sometimes I get to harvest it and enjoy what I have grown. :))

  24. Fuzzy Wuzzy Anipals

    Instead of mixing dirt in buckets, I have long flat containers (about 6" deep), so I can get a rake in and use it to mix.

    We also took one of these containers and drilled holes on the top sides, strung rope through, made a wood bar for the front and now I can easily pull my tub full of dirt around even if it is soaked in water…no more bent over dragging till I die. ;0

  26. Gardening With Puppies

    Great tips, Wayne. I can particularly relate to putting plants out too soon. I do it all the time…just get overly enthusiastic I guess. Buckets…yep, can never have enough of them. Hubby's always wanting to throw them out and I keep telling him they will come in handy. lol. Only a gardener would understand.

  27. Jim S

    Good tips!
    Don't apologize for reminding us to thumbs up your videos. I often forget as I think some do. Say it every time: "Thanks for watching. If you enjoyed this, comment, rate & subscribe."  🙂

  28. Willows Garden

    Thanks Wayne for the tips, we are learning everyday, but YT friends and gardeners are awesome, we learn from one another, thanks for the great video!

  29. Wayne M.

    Test Sharing My A Video Of Mine

    Been having issues for months with Google blocking the sharing of my own YT videos… :-/ Let's hope it works now! 🙂

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