Top 10 Gardening Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)
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- Опубліковано 4 вер 2024
- Are you having trouble making your garden flourish?
These are the top 10 gardening mistakes new beginners make.
1. Start out too big. Trying too much at one time. Start out with a few vegetables you like first.
2. Know when to start your seeds. Some people start their vegetables too early or too late.
3. Know what grows good in your area.
4. Watering. Some people over water, some under water.
5. Know how and what kind of fertilizer your plants need
6. Pest management. Just because you have pests, does not mean you need to kill all of them.
7. Don't ignore the soil's health. Your plant's health starts with healthy soil.
8. A lot of people don't use mulch. It's very important
9. Know the sun and where it is in your yard and set your plants out accordingly.
10. Plant depth and spacing. Know how much space each plant needs.
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I'm a first time gardener and I've definitely taken on too much. However, so far so good, everything is growing nicely and my kids are having a blast (I really did this to keep them occupied for the coming summer break, hehe).
I'm definitely learning by trial and error but I think that's part of the fun. I'm addicted to gardening now, no other way to put it. I spend most of my day playing in and around dirt, these days. That's the life!
Great video, thank you!
Thank you so much for this information. We started small and our garden ended up being a jungle with a great harvest. Last year our garden went from 40' x 60' to a third of an acre. Before I knew it we had over 70 cucumber plants, 20 watermelon, 8 different types of bean plants (7 each that were all excellent producers), a wall of sunflowers at the north side, and rows of corn. We gave away almost half of what we grew because we had both freezers full (we had to purchase another one) and everyone in my family had their freezers full as well. My biggest problem was forgetting what I had learned the year before so I started notebooks that helped me remember. After losing most of our corn to raccoons I found out that planting squash in and around the corn protected it and we ended up with over 230 winter squash (5 varieties) - ended up giving almost 200 away - we like it but we don't love it that much. We save seeds as well and if there is something at the grocery that I want to try and we like it we save some of the seed to plant in the next year's garden. We also plant our seeds based on the space between plants so we do not have to remove any seedlings. One thing we learn every year is that there is so much more to learn. The neatest tip I have heard of (from a friend in England) is to use paper towel rolls (cut in half and one end cut in 4 places to make a bottom) to start tomatoes from seed because there is more room for the roots to grow and the plants can be planted with the roll degrading in the soil and not harming the root system or it getting root bound if started early. Mother Earth News had an article called the 3 sisters where the Native Americans planted beans with their corn (beans put nitrogen into the earth where corn removes it) and squash around the corn to keep the critters out. We also take soil samples to our county extension to see what we are lacking. It is a full time job but we have the fruits and vegetables we love and know how they were grown (without dangerous chemicals). www.motherearthnews.com/nature-and-environment/the-three-sisters.aspx
WOW, that's more like a farm, not a garden... ten thumbs up
About the spacing, quite a few permaculture and natural gardeners would disagree with that as they like overstocking and get really great results with over stacking. The rest of your advice is spot on. Really like the mulch and use of wood chips. Spot on.
I am new to gardening. Here are some tips I have discovered to make things easier.
1: Start with starts! Sticking a plant in the soil is easier than growing from seed.
2: Visit your local nursery. If it's at your local nursery then you know it will grow in your area.
3: You need good quality soil. A simple mix I have done is: Organic potting soil, compost, and Azomite rock dust. See if your local nursery carries rock dust. If you can't find rock dust then just do the organic potting soil and compost. If you have good soil you shouldn't need to fertilize.
4: Keep it simple. You want to keep everything relatively easy when you first start off. I didn't bother to pick off any suckers off my tomatoes. As a result my tomatoes are small, but they still better than any store bought tomato. Once you get your first decent harvest, it will get you excited to do more next time. For easy pest control all I did was wash the bugs off the kale before eating it.
Funny I would say the opposite. The watering techniques in nurseries make for lousy root systems. My seed started plants have fantastic root systems before they hit the ground or container.
purplemutantas starting seeds is easy all my plants starts turn out beautiful
Two from me
1. Do not underestimate wind
2. Transfer your plants (from seed pots to soil) when they are tall enough. Rain causes mud splashes on the leaves if the plant too short. Adding mulch around stems seems like helping.
Great garden tips for beginner gardeners ! I could not agree more with the approach to gardening. I like to tell people to start with what you love to eat. Move out from there and explore over time !
+Alberta Urban Garden Simple Organic and Sustainable my goal is to grow enough greens so I can juice daily, but of course we also love tomatoes, and canning candied jalapenos.
That is a great goal! how is it going so far?
tomatoes didn't do so good. but I canned many pints of jalapenos this yr and last yr. I do have a tree collard growing well and am so proud of it. I ate from it the first time yesterday. I had enough leaves to mix it with a lil cabbage in a skillet and cooked it up. Loved it. I Hope to have more greens growing this spring. I need to get better fencing cuz my chickens like to get in my beds and eat it up!
I personally think this is one of not only one of your best vids, but one of the best and most informative gardening videos I think I have ever seen.
Thank you so much for taking the time to share some of the things you have leaned.
Thanks
Happened to watch two of your videos today and learned enough to make my garden healthier. That is all I hoped to accomplish and you're way of explaining the nuances of gardening simplistically is wonderful. I'll get my garden started now!
you my friend are a wealth of knowledge , personally i have only been gardening for 3 , 4 , or 5 years now ( i think this upcoming year makes 5) , i have already come to the conclusion that gardening is a life long learning experience no matter what zone you live in.
i had beginners luck the first year , second year, the third year it was like ok son , you need to pay attention to this or that, fourth year , it was like son, you need to pay more attention to this or that ...............this year .........i'm sure it will be more of the same ;).
i love it
Great advice....I pick the veggies I like the most,and that's what a grow...I love hot and mild peppers,cucumbers,and tomatoes...and they do great in my done 5,here in ohio...I've had my same size raised bed garden for over 10 years,24x24 feet...I've learned over the years that,like you've said...don't get over welmed with planting too much...I shred my own leaves,and make my own compost,and water with only rain water I save,and use compost tea...and have never had a pest or weed problem...I guess I'm lucky....
Ditto Angie's comment. Thanx for the tips as I have already bought about ten different veggies and fruits but I'm a little more than a novice at this point with a few years of trial and a couple errors behind me. Your tips are surely accurate and I intend to take most of them to practice. I have elected to separate my gardens from a well shined front yard for the full sun necessary plants and my back yard for the less than full sunlight plants which should keep me busy and hopefully successful with the Back to Eden method
@3:00 so true... start small... I had big dreams for my garden but was forced to start small... because I had no money. lol then my brother moves in, he has money coming in he doesn’t know what to do with... and spends thousands on fertilizers, irrigation, etc... and got in way over his head with projects and spent so much effort trying to grow plants without having the understand first.... less is more... I kept biting my tongue watching money get poured down the drain... thinking about it, his one tomato plant costed maybe a hundred dollars... and then here I am, saving seeds... starting them in a cup cake containers on the roof, bringing them in at night, making 99% of my own compost, manually using grey water, growing plants from food scraps (pineapple heads, old potatoes, carrot tops..) etc, lots of time and effort spent ... but I am still at it... I didn’t wear myself out.. When I do get money I know exactly what to invest in because I have the understanding now... did years of research before even digging into the soil... I don’t produce an impressive, brag worthy, amount but I am so happy with what I’ve learned and the progress I’ve made over the years. Having the understanding and knowledge I can plan more and I know what I’m capable of.... I surprised myself how well I can till hard clay soil in the hot sun and work all day... but also how I like to sleep in late and how I avoid gardening when the neighbors are out, etc. lol things like this you don’t realize till when you actually start doing it. But where there’s a will there a way... if the passion is there, great things are possible!
Thank you..i think you have addressed 98% of the problems people have.
I am growing cabbage.. I would enjoy knowing what mistakes to avoid as well as helpful hints to not only grow my cabbage but my strawberries as well..... Thank you sooo much!
All good advice. Started out gardening on rental property, but now got our own dirt. Still doing raised beds cause they WORK!!
I loved and saw how you connected your great arm movements with the idea of eradicating all life from around plants! :). Your arm movements are real, do not stop them, any more than you would kill all bugs that may or may not be good in a life-infrastructure.
I really enjoyed your video. I'm a new gardener myself so I'm finding all these tips super helpful, especially the tip about wanting to grow too much - that's me! Thanks for the advice. Keep making great videos!
Angie Wong Thanks
Enjoyed this down to earth video great advice especially about timing ...I started way too early here in Ireland. I had seeds on every windowsill- I even brought the mini greenhouse into the living-room with a growlight. Yes you are spot on with your advice thank you so much
So far. Semi guilty on number one. Number two, committed this one this spring. Think I'm good from 3-6. #7 I do what I can with my means. Good on number 8, also within my means. Good with 9. I completely absorb like a maniac ass well but I haven't
gotten discouraged. Maybe a little overwhelmed but In a good way!
I have to say, that doing something of this length, all in one take is incredibly difficult. The little tangents and personal touches are great, I'm glad you didn't edit them out,they show your humanity. You did a great job and thank you for the information.
Excellent tips! This will be my third year gardening and what I have found is if you want tomatoes, for example, only plant a couple of plants. I planted five and I had more tomatoes than we could eat, can or giveaway. Just remember that you have to deal with your bountiful harvest at the end of the season.
Great video. Thanks for nice video. I think very common mistakes I have made are overwatering, crowding seedlings and not planning the garden space.
On your first tip .. my first summer was successful with tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, herbs, beetroot, and chillis.. all in a 4 x 4 ft garden. Mid north Coast NSW Australia combined with good quality nursery bought garden soil.. = very productive :)
Wonderful video! I didn't think you rambled at all; you were very relaxed and natural. I learned a lot and am willing to give it another shot with just a couple of things.
Janice Woods Thanks!
Very nice video......bless you for taking the time and sharing your knowledge. We all need to share our knowledge...............Thank you
I had to shut down the beginning of the #1 mistake last fall. A friend said we should grow organic veggies to sell. He said he'd fund the project if I did the work (I'd never grown veggies!!!!) but we had to start with 2 acres!!!!!! I said "let's do the two 6x6 boxes this year to learn and go from there." Nope- it was acres or nothing!! Needless to say, I have a small garden on my own to do some learning (6 tomatoes, 1cuke, 4 peppers, and a watermelon!)
Last year I had my first garden in my first home. I started in the winter by renting a rototiller and filling my truck with free manure compost which I worked into the ground. My garden was 12'x30' (4 long rows). I had 6 different tomato plants (8 total) 8 diff pepper plants (12 total), 3 diff baby lettuces (15 total), chard (4 total), kale (4 total), spinach (5 total), green beans, strawberries, beets, carrots, 2 diff eggplants (2 total), cucumbers (5 total).... 3 varieties of corn and a pumpkin patch in my front yard. It was a helluva lot of work but we did it big thinking that for our first garden we'd have a lot of failures. I babied my garden for at least the first month until the plants were established. All of my garden was from seed except a handful of pepper plants. They also survived 3 hail storms in late June. This summer I'll be in and out of town for week at a time. I think I will def use mulch this year to help retain water while I'm gone and use more companion plants (I only used marigolds and ladybugs to help with those damn aphids and other pests!). The good thing about going big for my first year was that I learned what I ate more of and what I didn't really care for after all, I also learned that of all my leafy greens, the aphids were super attracted to spinach and beet greens (tons of holes and eggs laid). I also want to use a timer on my hose, do some vertical gardening (ie: growing cucumbers up poles), and make some kind of cage system to put over my strawberry hill; between my dog and the squirrels, I never got to eat one myself! :) Thanks for the video, will watch more!
Emily Casares If I did not have a fence my dog(s) would eat everything. They really love Carrots, Tomatoes, Zucchini, and Strawberries. I used a timer with my soaker hose under my mulch last year and it worked great. (just check the soil to make sure you are not over/under watering.)
Emily Casares If I did not have a fence my dog(s) would eat everything. They really love Carrots, Tomatoes, Zucchini, and Strawberries. I used a timer with my soaker hose under my mulch last year and it worked great. (just check the soil to make sure you are not over/under watering.)
I think the 2nd and 3rd tip are right on and probably happen often. I myself have started seeds too early in anticipation of spring. But I think you can grow more than 2-3 crops even if your are a beginner. Just learn and research and read a lot. Experience will teach you. I also agree with over and under-watering your plants happens a lot. Good video.
Your information were very helpful, helping me to make it easy.
Nice Video. teaching loads of information in a small little video. Thank you
Great Tips!
very nice thank you
that is one thing I love about gardening is that if you make a mistake there is always next time to try again
That is so true! Also a lot of gardening is preference, and it's not an exact science; it's an applied science! :D
so true
Clearly some people do know how to garden and the practices and habits they need to produce healthy nourishing fruits and veggies.
Thanks for this! Super helpful information!
Thank you for this video! I learned a ton of stuff and will view again next spring. Sadly, I have a tomato hedge but will definitely space them next next year.
thanks for the help
perfect video! at my stage of growing , 2 nd season - plus living in fl another challenge, with heat know ur diseases an bugs
great video.... much appreciation
Great Video Mark!!!
Hey, hey, GROW THINGS !!
thanks for sharing
You have been very helpful,God bless you.
I agree with just leaving the bugs alone. If there is life in the soil then it is healthy soil. Actually you can use peanut shells and bark like mulch to cover the soil.
Thank you!!!
Thanks for your cool tips
The top 10 list doesn't start until 2:45.
As a new gardener I enjoyed the video and would recommend it, plenty of good points.
Thanks!
great suggestions and I like the way you present,
+Sophie Duggan Thank You
Very good info, thanks for sharing.
Yeah... I've definitely made mistake number 1 and already feeling overwhelmed/discouraged. Also, I didn't give myself time to get everything I needed to even make a garden before I tried growing seedlings of all kinds. Mostly flowers and tomatoes (I don't even like tomatoes but my mother does) I have, but by the way they look I can already tell I've messed up. They are a bit leggy and the stems are brown, and from what I've seen they aren't supposed to be skinny and brown. Also, this one dude who was supposed to come till my garden up hasn't and it's going to be too hot to do it soon, I don't have anything to test the soil with, I only have some small garden tools, no pruning shears, hardly anything and I rushed into it thinking "Oh itll be easy to grow my own food, I won't have to spend so much at the store!" Aaaaaaand still spending much at the store, and failing when it comes to growing things. So I can tell I'm just going to have to scratch these and try when I actually have the funds to get what I need to get started right. :/
Also dig your channel. Keep it up, lots of like minds out here.
I'm up in Anchorage, Alaska and this is my first year growing a garden. What veggies did you grow when you were here? I'm thinking Brussels, cabbage, kale & beets. Too ambitious?
Not too ambitious at all. I grew those. I also grew a tomato varieties called "Alaska" and "Siberia" outdoors. And I grew a lot of warm season vegetables in my greenhouse. The long days are a blessing. Denali Seed carries a ton of veggies that grow there.
Very helpful. Thanks for sharing.
Ok you're saying don't do to many plants, bad mistake. well I am one that has to show myself I can do this. I promise you I wont fail. This is going to be the very first garden I have ever done and I am so excited I believe I have over 12 items I going to grow and I can promise you I have done over a weeks worth of studying. I am also planting 7 fruit trees as we just bought a beautiful acre in the urban city I will post you a lovely photo of my start up and then send you a report to remind you that not all is going to fail. also I never get overwhelmed so now were talking about personality types. are you sure you want to combine that with gardening?
great job!
Yes sir I did that over water and under water thank you I use my own compost cause the soil I bought is just trash glass,sticks,plasters the
I grew everything all at once and succeeded. I think it was just luck honestly, the first year. That experience of success threw me right into growing a veggie/fruit garden every year. I do agree with all your tips though. Great video!!
Thanks. You're one of the lucky ones :-)
+Grow Your Heirlooms I agree, a pure stroke of luck. :)
Thank you for your help Mr Gardener. ;-)
Great video!!! Thank you very much for this very helpful information for a beginner like me :)
thanks
GREAT VIDEO MY FRIEND ! : )
Great stuff, find your stuff interesting.
Like your videos very informative. I grew some huge hydro lettuce easy on my channel. keep up the good work
There is no thumbs up or down total. Good video.
nice video. thanks for the upload
Yes very good suggestions!! THank you!
I have a small tractor and till gardens for people as a side business... I always tell new gardeners too grow what they like but for the first year only a 10 x10 or 10 x 20 foot garden... I tell them to keep it small the first year that way they can keep it watered and weeded real good without making a full time job out of it... 15 to 30 minutes every other day is all that size garden takes to care for it properly... Also read and watch internet videos... I have about a 95% call back for tilling the next season with about 50% wanting a larger garden...
Wise advice!
I've violated rule number 2 before. Started my tomato plants way to early. I had to re-pot them twice before I could get them into the ground.
Thank you SO much for sharing your wisdom and cheerful encouragement! ^_^
Thank you for the info. I like you.
I just started some gojis from seed in a seed starter kit. Do you recommend transplanting them in the yard when they are 2-3 inches tall? Or would you recommend transplanting to larger pots and still keep them in the garage or shady areas in the garden?
Thanks!
Any tips for keeping mulch in the bed? Ours tends to blow away fairly quickly and it is becoming too much of an expense to keep it on the beds, constantly replacing what has blown away in the wind.
Use wood chips for mulch.
#Excellent video!
Great video, cheerz
Love your vid! However, you may consider editing your closed caption text which is so very full of mistakes! btw Neem oil and Dr Bronner's Sal Suds soap can be used, diluted, for all pesticide needs.
Wow, Very nice!!! thanks for the tips. Where is this place?
Also good to see your smiley presentation !!!?
Thanks
I got like 30-40 plants thanks you sir.
all really good advice defiantly subbing! =)
Defiantly subbing? Did someone tell you that you can't? ;)
Looks like you might have problems with critters ? I have chip monks and squirrels that are hard to deal with any tips ?
For new gardeners, garlics or spring onions are the easiest thing to grow, just stick it in soil.
Thanks
My first garlics failed. Either in a pot over winter that stayed too wet (plastic pots stink, in my opinion, even if gravel is added to the bottom), plus not enough light, or when i put them in the ground, the clay was too hard, and the heads never really matured. For me, on a partial sun/partial shade site in Virginia with clay soil, parsley was a more easy fit. I did compost the soil, but the amount I could dig in was limited by the height of adjacent construction (the edge of the deck - I had about 1.5" to the edge)), so I am sure there was not enough compost dug in. I am slowly building the soil, but, as far as I can tell, light and root space/soft soil are very important to garlic
***** Thank you for that information. I will plant some onions and garlic; I eat a lot of them both.
Grow Your Heirlooms I really like the fact that you do not mind others sharing their knowledge as well.
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I think your expectations might be the issue here,… just stick the garlics in the soil or ground and tell them to grow LOL. Don’t give up, stick more garlics in the ground and see what happens. Good luck!
Is July to late to sow or get any harvest from my small plantlets ?????. I have a green house would that help????
Another really good one is knowing what type of gardening you are doing. Beds, pots, elevated beds, ground, etc.
Good point
grow big or go home!!! organic growing is easy and works itself :)
Yep
I am moving to a house that has very little space for planting a garden but have a whole bunch of seedlings that are just several weeks old that I am going to take with me.
Is it better to plant vegetables (tomatoes, capsicums, zucchini, watermelon, butternut squash, and silverbeet) in a small patch of soil with compost mixed in or in 2.6 gallon (10 litre) buckets? I have about 3 of each plant. Otherwise have you got any other ideas in which a poor student, without a car, could make a garden in such a small area? Cheers.
Red Deer start with the gallons then once they out grow the pots transfer them into the ground
I do not have a green thumb, I don't have a lot of shade in the front or the back of my house and before I give up and get all plastic plants, I'm hoping that someone could help me out. I have various plants and flowers, I have been able to maintain the roses, but the vinca and caladium are potted and the coleus are in the ground. Well winter took all of them out and now I am not getting any new growth for the summer :( I am going to try plant food and watering if that doesn't work I may have to start over. Please help.
You are hilarious. Thanks for your insight.
Is there a fertilizing video(what, where, when)? I've just started attempting to amend lots of clay soil and composting and I'm concerned about 'over' fertilizing.
Now that I just read Irische's comment about weed seeds in compost, I'm scared!! If one doesn't pull weeds before spring, does that mean it's too late to compost those cuttings?
***** Heavy clay soils need to be turned, drained and aerated regularly. You can turn the soil in autumn (the fall) with a garden fork or mechanically with a rotavator/tiller, frost will break down clay (overwinter). Soakaway drains fitted at lowest points in garden will minimize water-clogging. Adding a mix of 50:50 sharp grit & compost into planting holes creates aeration for roots (of any plant). There's no quick fix for a clay soil, weeding is a regular job for a serious gardener. Once big weeds are pulled and burned, hoe soil regularly to promote aeration, drainage and minimal weed-growth. Burning weeds or infected plants/trees ensures less unwelcome seeds will germinate. The best fertilizer by far is manure. (chicken and cow dung manure has been used for centuries by farmers, not much need for a video, you'll find).
writerNB I disagree, Mulch is the best answer for clay soils. Turning soil disrupts the beneficial fungi and micro organisms that live and thrive. You want good soil, mulch is the answer. I've turned decomposed granite into black gold in 2 years with mulch only. Never turn the soil.
i feel so sorry for potted plants that just get 'spot-watered' near the stem
in my first year of gardening i made a bad mistake. I threw some weeds that had gone to seed into my compost pile. now when i use my compost i always have this weed growing wherever i place the compost. :(
HAHA well at least something is growing. :0
How deep is the pot to grow sweet corns?
+Backyard Garden I don't grow sweet corn so can't answer that. But I would suggest you don't grow it in pots.
How deep do tomatos and watermelon need to be planted
hey quick question that may be a silly one. i am a beginner at gardening and just put down some compost sheep manure by biomax from lowes. i plan on letting it sit for a few weeks till i start planting some veggies. now my question is, is there any dangers to having compost manure in with veggies where it can make you sick? ive tried looking it up and can't get a good answer
jack d Manure MUST be composted properly first
Grow Your Heirlooms thanks for the quick reply! It says composted sheep manure so I assume it's been properly done. I am very new to this so bought it from a hardware store.
What is good in all this things is ur tshirt
Can you use lake water for watering ?
Yes, it will be highly nutrient rich.
If it isn't polluted
This is the Slavoj Zizek of gardening
Gardening is a voyage, not a destination.
true, and thats not just about this.
its a solid life philosophy.
If you're doing it for the experience and the quickest road high production
Need advice. I heard of a old timer talking about how he used to have a garden like the American Indians. He said he would plant corn , peas and pumpkins together. The the peas would grow up the corn and the pumpkins would give the ground shade which would reduce watering. Have you or anyone ever done or heard of this before?
It's a great idea. A layering type effect. That sounds like it would work.
Thanks called the "3 sisters" and it works, you can also grow pole beans in place of peas.
My dad did this. not peas though.... they mature before corn. he would grow corn and green beans. squash for ground cover. worked really well.
But what u say is so interesting
Idk why but I definitely immediately trust any old guy talking about gardening who calls it "THE UA-cam"
HAHA thanks