The news reports of food supply shortages and rumors of supply line shutdowns have Americans scrambling to to buy seeds and start a spring garden for the very first time.
New gardeners should not be discouraged if they experience some failures and have less than stellar results.
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This is our first time starting from seed… because we have a much bigger garden this year. In the past I’ve bought seedlings. We’re in Michigan so I had to use seeds I already had, no clue what their condition was. About half my spinach never sprouted, my tomatoes sprouted but not my peppers. We’ll see how the rest fares…
Been a gardner all my life, according to my last name anyway.
You do know that the packets of seed do fit in your pockets very easily and they aren't in cages
2nd year gardening, doing way better than last year but still some issues. Dude is right, 3-4 years and you can feed yourself pretty well id gather. Also, imo take advice given by others but also experiment and play with what YOU think will work, as dude says, we all have diff conditions, so what works for others might not for you. gl out there, we got this!
The trick is to kill off all the mice, compost their bodies down and feed them to your plants. Don't wipe out the entire colony, just kill a few families at a time (especially the children, your tomatoes will love it). You need them to keep coming back so you can bio-boil their bodies down into black gold and grow spinach.
Agreed but we must try! Thanks for your channel! 🙌🏼✨
So let me get this straight, no market for produce so;
dump the milk
bury the vegetables
Kill the cattle and despose of the meat
somethings off with this.
I am container gardening and bringing them in the apartment at night. I have vaulted ceilings and high windows. I get a lot of natural light and I have a south facing balcony. I used to have a homestead but with some bad things that happened I had to move to an apartment. I am doing what I can in my apartment. I can't wait to get back to a real homestead.
You can get seeds from what you want to grow. Just buy something you want to grow for example tomatoes or peppers and harvest the seeds. I've found fresh seeds germinate much quicker than packet seeds and turnout better harvest too. I'm no know it all I'm just trying to be helpful. Happy Harvests.
As a long time gardener I agree completely.
what is that wor on your shirt? Is it Hebrew? What does it mean?
You know if we pray and let the LORD lead us no matter what the endeavor is , if its HIS will it will always prosper not matter the experience or wisdom of man. GOD first us last.
Well the dandelions are doing great! Can i eat dandelions?
Just do your research people but this man is right each plant has a learning curve and let alone the environment attacking your crops Ahahha 🙂 keep on growing
Tomato Hornworms got me thinking about bait! 🎣
Don’t over complicate gardening. Research it like anything else and go for it
You sir are point on! This is my sixth year of starting veggies from seed. I've got it finally. But you will have failure 👍
Anybody who is witnessing the events happening in the world right now and whose response to it is “i better plant a garden” is LIGHTYEARS ahead of the people who reject science and have been fooled into thinking the pandemic is fake. 👊🏼💪🏼 make this the year to started gardening. Plant a variety of species and something will likely succeed. Any extra food is better than a food bank line during a pandemic.
You know what the maggot at 8:54 is?
YES gardening is hard work…. Every day work. And yes the pests…. Annoying 😤…. God bless everyone's gardens.
Always look up each type plant that you are sowing or transplanting. Your area zone is important so learn what it is and say if you live in Florida try to find info from people living in similar climate. Say you are planting potatoes. Learn how they grow and what they need. Avoid gimmicks at first as some of these ideas may not work out to well.
In California, our soils are lacking minerals and the water we get in town is hard, with added chemicals
This is my first year growing a garden. I knew there might be problems so I started with a CSA with a local farm, bought seedlings from them and am starting small. By joining a CSA we will have produce this year and are guaranteed a membership for next year. During this time I plan on learning all I can and practicing what I learn. Thanks for this video. It’s helpful. ❤️
7th year….
Curious… Isn't the land supposed to rest on the 7th year??
Best to you and yours
I am a 4th generation farmer. My garden is doing great!!! Hipyahhhh! I also raise chickens and Turkeys.
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Have faith and learn from gardeners on YouTube! Pray and believe, cause all things are possible with God! I’m a first timer and they are starting to grow beautifully! Don’t be discouraged! God bless you all!
We have raised beds and have been buying all our tomatoes, peppers, etc from a local farm in pots and planting. This year, there was no market for these, so it is the first time we are using seeds for everything. But our soil is so rich, we can grow anything. The secret is composting. We recycle all the leaves from our property, and our neighbors too.All the leaves go into a composting pile. Raked in the fall. Turned every other day. By spring we had enough to fill all our garden plots. And that does not include the food compost bin. Also, raise worms.
My experience is that every year my garden teaches me something. Snails? End rot? Birds? You have to react and experiment
Diatomaceous Earth for pests works for me. 2nd year gardener. Year 1 was a learning experience. Thanks to YouTube you can learn quick
For those who haven't started before now, learning food preservation should be done simultaneously with gardening. Start with your canned food from the grocery store as your stock up. Then, learn to freeze food. Go to the farmer's market or where ever you can find vegetables and fruit in large quantities (bushel baskets). Freeze enough for 3 months. Start your garden. Learn canning methods. Use the food in your freezer while you are gardening and learning canning methods. Continue freezing food as well, to replace what you use. It seems over whelming at first, but it really works. Carrots, green beans, corn and tomatoes are great to start freezing. Once a routine for freezing and canning is established, the garden should start coming in. Learn your growing seasons. Gardening, freezing and canning can be done year round. If you do have a short growing season, supplement with purchases from other sources as needed. Oh! and dehydrating is another food preservation method that is relatively simple to learn. And remember, you still have your canned food from the grocery store on hand for emergencies.
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But maybe you are one of those people like me that have green fingers and everything you plonk in grows.
Just an FYI, if you can't get seeds in your area, Amazon is selling them. You can buy them individually or gigantic seed banks.
We trippled our garden space for this very reason.
I am worried because my daughter took some space for her own and planted seeds from a grocery store pepper. She planted several varieties of dried beans she got out of a 15 bean soup mix bag in the pantry. She traded some pepper seedlings with a neighbor and received some heirloom beans in return. She sliced a Kroger tomato, buried them, and has 23 nice looking plants. Did her potatoes this way too. Took Idaho, Yukon gold and red bliss out of the potatoe bin.. She buried turnip and carrot tops, which should flower and go to seed soon, she said.
Her stuff looks very strong and healthy. But I am worried that we should have used those beds for more traditional gardening methods with heirloom seeds.
I have the other two planted with vegetables and millions I have grown in the past. But will hybrid seeds give anything useful?
To garden is to fail.
I absolutely do not buy this argument of closed schools and restaurants, and no markets for milk, meat and produce. Folks are still eating 3 X per day, just not allover the place. They are eating at home, and some are very much struggling to make ends meet.
SO WHY IS ALL THAT FOOD BEING WASTED, NOT GOING TO GROCERY STORES, AND FOOD BANKS ??????
I think all that waste is downright criminal. It is absolutely wrong. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT.
Folks need to support their local economies, shop local, and look for your local farmers and your local sources of whatever you need. ALSO EVERYONE NEEDS TO GROW THEIR OWN GARDEN. Watch the videos and go practice in the yard. Because one day, it just might be very essential to feed the family. If you have no money, plant your own pantry. Dry beans, popcorn, sprouting and green potatos. Garlic cloves, a thump deep and a handspan apart, early in spring or late in fall. Regrow your vegetables, lettuce, celery, onion roots, green onions, leeks, bok choy. Carrot tops and turnip tops. Look it up on YouTube. Let them go to seed, and you will have viable garden seeds.
If there any seeds among your spices, try and grow some of these as well.
Grow any old seeds you might have, most will do just fine. Just will take longer to sprout. Keep them moist, using a spray bottle from the dollar store. Don't overcrowd the seeds when sowing, just to thin them out later. That's a waste of seeds.
Happy gardening to all, everyone and everywhere.
Honestly I have to agree with most of what he has to say. Gardening is 1/3 science and 2/3s art. And all of it is localized it's not like you can grow the same vegetables in your area that you would buy at the store. And there are as many ways to garden as there is environment diversity. You can do it just about anywhere if you do your research. But like he said it takes time and experience to get the results you envision. So don't get to down about problems try it anyway do what you can now, big or small, success or failure all of it is learning how to live your life better then you did before.
I've watched 1:52 of this video, and I'm going to form an opinion based on that! JK. Yes, it's hard, and yes, you should still do it! Most things worth doing start with a learning curve.
I watched this when you first posted and I wondered what would happen to my garden this year! 😂😂 Sure enough, my peas and beans did not geminate and had to replant, I still only ended up with 2 pea plants and only a small number of chioggia beets that still aren't doing well. Onwards and upwards to next year!
What is your email? I have the plans to build a bio reactor by dr. Johnson @ nmsu. It's a no turn composting system that gives you living dirt. Better than boogie brew. Your welcome. Peace. Gary M.
You have to watch the video just to see the worm horns have a headache…bhhaaa!..
This video is not disheartening; it's information that many of us need to hear as we wake up to reality and swiftly shift our focus and sensibilities. Overly romanticizing homesteading doesn't help anyone so I really appreciate your vids. Moving forward, our eyes need to be fully open. Continuing to carry Disney-esque ideas about reality is a path to disaster… which we should all be able to discern quite easily at this stage. Flush those mainstream sentimentalities, stand up straight, take a deep breath… and step into a whole new adventure. It's going to be tough, but it's also going to be spectacular BECAUSE it is tough.
I'm a second year grower, my first year was not so good but I'm proud of my self for sticking with it. I'm in fl and so far I started with seeds, which is new to me and so far ok. I am glad you mentioned asking others plus expecting some failures. I know I have a lot of learning and growing to go with my gardening but I'm in it for the long haul. But the one thing you forgot and it's so important is Yah. In my opinion HE makes all the difference I have always referred to the Father as The Master Gardener. So I always ask Him to bless what I'm growing and for His wisdom and knowledge. Thanks for the tips
Ecclesiastes 11:2
“Divide your portion to seven or even to eight, for you do not know what misfortune may occur on the earth.”
The best time to start a garden is the same as the best time to plant a tree – today! 😊 💪 The most important part is to get started!!!
Here in Mo had crop failures hv farming background raised on dairy raised kids on dairy but alot has changed our summer was very intense so spring crops and fall crops do better
I hope a lot of people have taken this to heart and learned to grow food. I've had outdoor gardens for many years and still have crop failures often. Some years it's bugs, some years it's weather, some years it's trespassing cattle. The last couple of years I've been doing a lot of indoor gardening.