Plan Your 2024 Garden in 10 Easy Steps

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  • Опубліковано 5 тра 2024
  • Want to start a new veg garden in 2024? Or perhaps you've already got a few growing seasons under your belt but you want a few tips on how to improve your layout. In this week's episode Ben walks us through his garden and shows us everything we need to think of to plan the perfect vegetable garden in ten simple steps.
    Follow the steps shown in this video and make your garden the most productive ever!
    For more planning tips, see this video:
    • Plan With Me: Your Veg...
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    • The 8 Best Ways to Gro...
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    • Planning Your Garden
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  • @GrowVeg
    @GrowVeg  Рік тому +54

    If you're interested in the free 7-day trial of the Garden Planner, you can find that here: www.growveg.com/garden-planner-intro.aspx (It's best on a PC, Mac or iPad so you have plenty of room for planning, though we added support for phones in late 2023 so you can also now plan on a phone, or view and edit your plan outside).
    What are you planning in your garden this year? Comment below...

    • @RalfyCustoms
      @RalfyCustoms Рік тому +5

      If you are on the fence about this, do it now, honestly it's been a god send for me and my vegetables this year

    • @cherylhowker1792
      @cherylhowker1792 Рік тому +1

      Only have my phone and tablet

    • @mtn1kitten
      @mtn1kitten Рік тому +4

      I have subscribed to this for several years now and it is worth every penny! Cuts my planning time down significantly, helps me avoid planting things where they won't thrive and the reminders are so helpful throughout the season. Thank you for offering this software!

    • @yaanak.lyonns3992
      @yaanak.lyonns3992 Рік тому +2

      I just signed up for your garden planner, and I have to say it's amazing! So much clarity. I am new to gardening, and your tools to set up the garden are very clear and easy to follow, thank you!

  • @Theultrazombiekiller
    @Theultrazombiekiller 4 місяці тому +42

    My wife and I bought our first house in Texas this time last year and we have a large backyard and 1/2 an acre, or about 23k square feet. We installed a pond and 4 raised beds last year and had a decent little garden. Now, in 2024, we are literally going to turn the entire backyard into a micro homestead. We have designed everything and now have to build and place the following before spring (we have not done anything yet), so 4 months to do all this: 4 more raised beds, 5x 20ft in-ground garden rows for significantly more garden room, a 1,000 square foot wildflower garden with a 20 frame bee hive facing it, 5 peach trees, 5 blueberry bushes, grapes on our gazebo, a chicken coop and run for 6 chickens, a 100 gallon rain collector, an irrigation system for it all, and an 8'x10' greenhouse. 4 months is gonna go by fast.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  4 місяці тому +9

      This is absolutely brilliant! Good luck with it all. It sounds like you'll have an incredible and beautiful homestead there. Love it!

    • @nk-dw2hm
      @nk-dw2hm 4 місяці тому +5

      You can grow edible crops in the chicken run for them, with some protection to keep them from destroying them entirely

    • @VidadeIsaac
      @VidadeIsaac 3 місяці тому +6

      You should definitely record and post your progress on UA-cam, would love to watch I’m also trying to get into homestead stuff so rn I’m in the learning phase

    • @pablopedro8598
      @pablopedro8598 2 місяці тому +3

      Second recording thsi process!!! I’d watch!
      My fiancé and I just bought a home in our hometown, in Louisiana! Perfect gardening climate here in the south. We have .67 acres, I am so excited to just plant something. Y’all have an entire oasis dream planned out it sounds awesome!!

    • @DebRoo11
      @DebRoo11 Місяць тому +3

      Sometimes our plans are bigger than our energy stores lol I'm guilty of this myself. But where there's a will there's a way

  • @user-bo4cp2sg2m
    @user-bo4cp2sg2m Місяць тому +7

    A reminder (as I have learned) is to have a backup plan in your mind just in case. Where I am in Canada (and much of the Northern US), had a Gypsy moth invasion and suddenly my cooler garden spots were gone as the moths stripped every leaf off every tree. I had to race to put together shade cloths and ways to hold them up (I used old sheets which presented some issues). Now this month heavy wet snow took down a large shade branch over another spot so I will have to plant things differently to accommodate that come spring. Nature is always switching things up on us in one way or another so your garden plan will have to also, some times last minute. Great video as always and I'm going to try your garden planner, looks fun, thanks.

    • @DebRoo11
      @DebRoo11 Місяць тому +2

      I'm in Ontario Canada as well. Bug netting and shade cloth on hand is always essential here. Summers in Canada aren't as cool as the rest of the world thinks lol

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Місяць тому +1

      Nature always throws us curveballs!

    • @DebRoo11
      @DebRoo11 Місяць тому +1

      @@GrowVeg true that!

  • @user-nn9in1su7w
    @user-nn9in1su7w 2 місяці тому +7

    Such amazingly useful information! I also appreciate how you speak and enunciate. Not too fast tempo and it's clear enough for even my damaged hearing to follow. I really appreciate it.

  • @itomama307
    @itomama307 3 місяці тому +10

    I’m an Aussie living in rural Japan. I’m very happy to have found your channel and to start implementing your tips. I’ve had more failures than successes growing fruit and vegetables here. Love your friendly manner and motivating videos already! 👍🏻🌱

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  3 місяці тому +3

      So pleased you've discovered the channel - a very warm welcome to you! :-)

  • @weekend_art
    @weekend_art Рік тому +4

    Thank you for thinking about us, sad shade gardeners, as well ❤

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому +2

      I feel you pain - a lot of my garden is in shade. You may find this video handy: ua-cam.com/video/9xxaGk31r2I/v-deo.html

  • @jena2122
    @jena2122 Рік тому +5

    This is by far my favorite ad for anything. I am rewatching this video because I am completing an assignment for my marketing class about my "favorite promotion"
    Just adding another comment to help boost your UA-cam stats. I'm loving the garden planner! Thanks!!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому +2

      Thanks so much Jen, we all really appreciate that. Good luck with your assignment - I hope you ace it!

  • @123WorryFreeGardening
    @123WorryFreeGardening 4 місяці тому +3

    Hey Ben! This video is a breath of fresh air! Your enthusiasm for gardening is contagious

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  4 місяці тому +1

      Thanks so much! :-)

  • @andibenson6834
    @andibenson6834 11 місяців тому +9

    Hi Ben. Your garden videos are hands down my go-to for garden planning and advice. I was trying to figure out what it is about your videos that make them so appealing. Very well edited and produced, but I think the thing for me particularly is; No annoying unrelated back ground music. Just a clear explanation of what to do. Big fan. Cheers.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  11 місяців тому +2

      Thanks so much, that is a big honour. 😀

  • @hlane3629
    @hlane3629 Рік тому +18

    Your app made my garden planning a breeze this year! Thank you 😊

  • @lesliescully3544
    @lesliescully3544 Рік тому +1

    As always, you are a wealth of information and inspiration. Thank you.

  • @MrsBullfinch
    @MrsBullfinch Рік тому +6

    Thank you for all your help throughout the year. I am still very much a beginner but am getting there with your help. Every blessing to you and your family for 2023.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому +2

      Thanks so much Sylvia - and to yours. 😀

  • @msmoha736
    @msmoha736 Рік тому +1

    Read my mind today! Thanks for showing us your process!

  • @ThatBritishHomestead
    @ThatBritishHomestead Рік тому +1

    oh my goodness its all about planning! your completely correct! and preparation

  • @sharonjennings1282
    @sharonjennings1282 Рік тому +10

    Your garden is STUNNING! Thanks for sharing this one!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      That’s so kind of you to say Sharon. 😀

  • @jackieo8693
    @jackieo8693 Рік тому +1

    Thank you, Ben! We have a pretty shady yard with not much flat area but we grow what we can.

  • @405OKC
    @405OKC Рік тому +4

    You've gotta be my favorite gardener now 👌💯 thanks for the time you take to help inform us.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому +2

      Thanks so much. :-)

  • @teresajorgenson2308
    @teresajorgenson2308 Рік тому +2

    I love the garden planner- have used it for years !

  • @janinebean4276
    @janinebean4276 Рік тому +3

    The garden planner is making it SO much easier to plan! I love the companion planting, because I want to minimize my use of artificial fertilizer and pest control!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому +1

      Yey - that's awesome to hear! :-)

  • @innovate-at-home
    @innovate-at-home Місяць тому

    This is exactly what I was looking for! simple steps to plan my first vegetable garden? Thanks for the clear explanations and the handy garden layout tip, Ben.I feel much more confident about getting started now.

  • @sandrajohnson9926
    @sandrajohnson9926 Рік тому +2

    Did I miss it?
    We won't be able to put a seed in the ground for 2 & a half months in Mid America, southerly.
    So I start indoors.
    I am debating on a small greenhouse verses a small shed with heat & lights for seed starting. Or a combination of the two.
    Thanks for these tips.
    I will take notes.
    The best to you & yours this coming new year.
    God bless.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      And to you Sandra. A small greenhouse or cold frame can be really handy in helping you jump start the growing season. 😀

  • @happyliving8823
    @happyliving8823 Рік тому +1

    Love all your advice for the garden Ben ❤ Hope you have a wonderful new year, and hope to see many videos next year

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      Thanks so much. More videos on the way!

  • @AshWP
    @AshWP Рік тому

    Ben, thank you so much for including the sequence of plants to position (fussy, vining etc). Very excited to use these principles as I plan my new garden space. Thank you for your cheery disposition & for sharing your knowledge!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому +1

      Thanks for watching. I hope you have a gardening year filled with abundance.

  • @oceansoul3694
    @oceansoul3694 Рік тому +24

    Happy New Year 2023 Ben! I wish you and your family the best this year. Thank you for all of the videos, tips and hints, teaching and encouragement and making the time to give so much to all of us. Along with my large kitchen garden I'm making a new 40'x40' in-ground garden and I want to thank you for teaching me a lot of things I'll put to use in it!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому +2

      That is wonderful to hear. A very happy - and productive - 2023 to you too!

  • @theanalyticgardener
    @theanalyticgardener Рік тому +1

    Thanks for sharing this video, Ben. Great information and reminders.

  • @francesbatycki404
    @francesbatycki404 Рік тому +1

    Great info! Happy new year! Grow on, 2023!

  • @Harold_Blackwell2
    @Harold_Blackwell2 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for the 2023 plan!

  • @christawarrington3795
    @christawarrington3795 Рік тому +1

    Ben, your garden is always so inspiring.
    I love the garden planner - I'm in elevated beds so don't use it as fully as some might, but I do enjoy having the rotation, companion, and square foot information for easy reference as well as the plant tabulator. Well worth the cost even for the little bit I use it.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      So pleased you enjoy the Garden Planner Christa. :-)

  • @sharynhughes1061
    @sharynhughes1061 10 місяців тому +2

    Sooo! Helpful and Interesting. Thankyou! 😊👌

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 місяців тому +1

      You are very welcome. Glad you found the video useful.

  • @donnag7095
    @donnag7095 Рік тому +1

    I love my garden panner, going into my 3rd year using it. So glad I found it, I've been gardening for years and used old school paper plan. The garden planner is way better. Thanks for coming up with it! Also thanks as always for sharing useful information on gardening.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому +1

      Thanks so much for that feedback Donna. Happy 2023!

  • @k.p.1139
    @k.p.1139 Рік тому +2

    Happy New Year Ben, family and crew. I'm going into my second year using the garden planner! I'm moving my entire garden this winter and I'm very excited to see how much more I can plant. 🙂

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      Good luck with it - happy gardening! 😀

  • @66REDD66
    @66REDD66 Рік тому +2

    Ben I’m watching this at the stroke of midnight. First video I’ve watched this year. 😁Can’t wait for the new growing season this new year. Best wishes for 2023!! 🎉

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      What an honour to help you see in the New Year. Happy 2023! 😀🎉

  • @Zhornax
    @Zhornax Рік тому +2

    This video comes at a perfect time. 2023 will be the year I'll start a small vegetable garden. Thanks for all these top tips! Happy new year to you!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      And to you - hope your new garden is a great success!

  • @elizabethhayes5723
    @elizabethhayes5723 Рік тому +1

    Happy New Year, Ben! Thank you for all the inspiration and practical tips. I look forward to learning more in 2023. You've already given me a few ideas.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      That's a joy to hear Elizabeth! Happy 2023 to you also.

  • @michael-annhancox7179
    @michael-annhancox7179 Рік тому +1

    Borage is a wonderful bee attractor and it seeds it's self for the next year!!

  • @stampersdelight
    @stampersdelight Рік тому

    Wishing you, your family and all your subscribers a very fruitfull 2023!!!!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      And to you. 😀🎉

  • @Pickles6115
    @Pickles6115 Рік тому +1

    Greetings Ben from across the pond. Hope your holidays with the familily were awesome and hugs to Rosy. I'm going to try this garden planner plus I'm going to grow eveything under the sun that I can lol. Have a blessed New Year and happy, prosperious garden from our familiy to yours.🥕🍆🥔🧄🥬🥒

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому +1

      Thanks Alice, and to yours too. Sounds like you have superb ambitions for 2023. Good on you! 🪴 🍅

  • @jena2122
    @jena2122 Рік тому +1

    I just started the trial for the garden planner - it is INCREDIBLE! The intro video has me so excited! This is our third year with a garden and we've expanded it ti 45' by 30' and this planner will be invaluable. Thank you so much!!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      That's wonderful to hear Jen. I hope the garden extension brings even more delicious garden produce. :-)

  • @donnaebeling3712
    @donnaebeling3712 Рік тому +3

    I didn’t care for the garden planner. I found it better and more flexible to draw my garden plans by hand on paper.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      Thanks Donna. Of course, pencil and paper definitely works just fine too. :-)

  • @yupyup2184
    @yupyup2184 Рік тому +2

    Thanks Ben! I love the garden planner! It's a great help for an inexperienced gardener like me!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      That’s wonderful to hear. I find it very useful too. :-)

  • @Stu-Vino
    @Stu-Vino Рік тому +1

    Great video, Ben, thank you. 2022 was my first stab at growing vegetables, and I'm already planning a slightly tweaked layout this year - keen to grow corn and some new chillies!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      Definitely worth adding your garden - yum!

  • @aldinadasilva3858
    @aldinadasilva3858 Рік тому +1

    New home, new garden in Nova Scotia, Canada, zone 5. Spent last year making beds and converting an old 8’ x 12’ shed in to a greenhouse. I’m keen to get started but it’s only January 😆 Thank you for such great ideas and information! Happy new year 😊

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому +1

      Nothing wrong with planning way ahead! :-) Hope you have a superb 2023 gardening year.

  • @Ari70771
    @Ari70771 Рік тому +1

    the BEST video out there for planning a veggie garden for beginners. great job!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      Cheers Ariel, appreciate that. :-)

  • @CHEFDINO2012
    @CHEFDINO2012 Рік тому +1

    Thank you so much for your help 🪴🌿🌱

  • @bluestar.8938
    @bluestar.8938 Рік тому

    Thank you Mr Ben : )
    Wishing you and your family a wonderful, fruitful New year : )

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      And to you Mr Blue Star! 😀🙌🎉

  • @markw5779
    @markw5779 Рік тому

    Brilliant sound advise and tips Ben,I Guess as gardeners,we will always learn something new,which I think is fantastic and very welcoming 👍God bless and God willing,a successful 2023 to everyone ❤️

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      Definitely always learning as gardeners - that’s half the fun. 😀

  • @Rumade
    @Rumade Рік тому +4

    My plan for this year in the garden is to set my mum up for success with a more low maintenance space. Making some proper raised beds, and getting a good amount of woodchip in for pathways. I'm getting married and finally moving out for good, so she won't have her personal vegetable grower around any more.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому +1

      Sounds like a very considerate thing to do. 😀

    • @Rumade
      @Rumade Рік тому +1

      @@GrowVeg I'm going to make sure she knows your channel is the best place to go for advice too!

  • @drunkinone5969
    @drunkinone5969 Рік тому +2

    getting ready ready to start again. The old place was so layered in organic stuff, I could grow rocks from a pebble. I miss the asparagus already. Thanks for the inspiring videos. BTW... I just had to log in again for the planner. Since 2015. Cheers and happy gardening.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      Happy gardening to you too! :-)

  • @saramiller3924
    @saramiller3924 Рік тому +5

    This is my 3rd year gardening BIG and I couldn’t do it without your GrowVeg planner. It’s so helpful and I recommend it to all my beginner gardening friends. Thanks Ben!!!

    • @cherylhowker1792
      @cherylhowker1792 Рік тому +1

      Does it work on phones? As I only have my iPhone and kindle tablet
      Down own a laptop or pc sadly

    • @cherylhowker1792
      @cherylhowker1792 Рік тому +1

      Rather have garden then buy a laptop or pc lol
      Buy for the garden

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому +1

      Hi Sara, that's really lovely to hear. Thanks so much for the feedback!
      Cheryl - the Garden Planner may not work on your phone or tablet. It works on iPad OS 12 or later, and it will also work on some other reasonably fast tablets. Phones are not yet supported due to the small screen size.
      You can also use the Publish Plan to Web feature in the Garden Planner on a computer to create a copy of your plan and Plant List on our servers. This can then be viewed from any internet-connected mobile device, although it can't be changed from there.
      The online Garden Journal is compatible with tablets and phones so you can record notes, photos, planting and harvesting while out in the garden.

    • @cherylhowker1792
      @cherylhowker1792 Рік тому

      @@GrowVeg glad I asked before getting or trialling it as wouldn’t be able to use it sadly.
      Will wait till there is a version I can use and then trial it. But it has given me the idea of how I need to work out my own grow space and how to do it on paper as I am quite creative. So that’s good.

    • @saramiller3924
      @saramiller3924 Рік тому +1

      @@cherylhowker1792 Hi! I have used it on my phone in a pinch but its a little harder to use. I use a laptop and then when I have things roughly set I print out the planting schedule. That aspect is SO HELPFUL!! I use the program more in the planning stages of gardening. Then once I am set I print it and use as reference. I am making a UA-cam channel to follow my process this year. I will be making a video showing how I use GrowVeg soon. You can find my channel at HodgepodgeHomesteader. It’s not a fancy channel. Mainly doing it for for friends and family that have asked for help. Good Luck! Happy Gardening!

  • @buildanadventure
    @buildanadventure Рік тому +1

    This was so helpful, thank you! 🌱

  • @gugushabangu4097
    @gugushabangu4097 9 місяців тому +1

    Thank you so much Ben. I had to watch this a couple of times, it's so helpful and educational. My anxieties calmed down about our garden bed design because I have a long narrow spot that has 12+ hours of sun in summer and 4+ hours in winter which is a dramatic shift for what to do between seasons to keep growing crops.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  9 місяців тому

      Glad you found the video useful. Happy gardening! :-)

  • @BillsCountrysideAdventures
    @BillsCountrysideAdventures Рік тому +1

    Ben, watch every video. Love your enthusiasm and great knowledge. All the best From Bill, rural Hertfordshire.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      Thanks so much Bill, really appreciate that. Great to have you along. :-)

  • @emylytle7149
    @emylytle7149 Рік тому +2

    Happy New Year Ben and your love ones, wish you all the best and good health! Thank you for all the hard work and excellent videos 👍👩‍🌾🐰💥
    HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому +1

      Thanks Emy. Happy New Year to you too! 😀🎉

  • @Mrs_Homemaker
    @Mrs_Homemaker Рік тому +7

    I have the grow veg garden planner and it has been so worth the investment. I used it last year and I'm already setting it up for this coming season - even though I can't plant out until basically May!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому +1

      That’s wonderful to hear Samantha. 😀

  • @roelven1282
    @roelven1282 Рік тому +1

    Happy New Year, thank you for all youre tips/tricks and vids in 2022... the year my own food garden went interstellar, (the netherlands, so more or les same weather/climat) i learned alot from the vids you made, and that resulted in a very big harvest. Best wishes for 2023... and hope for more nice content in the coming year.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      That’s so good to hear. I wish you a hugely abundant 2023!

  • @notchamama7571
    @notchamama7571 2 місяці тому

    I had great success trellising honey nut squash and courgette last year! I used hog panel for a trellis!

  • @lyndaturner6686
    @lyndaturner6686 Рік тому +1

    Happy new year Ben, I’ve been growing veg for 5 years now and learned a lot from you. I would just say though to people just starting out , I have to grow on the north side of my bungalow, so only the parts farthest away from the building get about 6 hours in summer and other bits get less, I do have some beds on the south west side which do get about 4 -5 hours, by mixing my crops so beans get the most sun and lettuce get the least I grow a large range of crops, so don’t be put off if your space isn’t perfect.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      Such good advice Lynda, thank you. :-)

  • @ikarine35
    @ikarine35 Рік тому +1

    Hi Ben!
    Happy and healthy New Year 2023!
    Thank you so much for your descriptions.
    I love it! Have a nice evening.
    Greetings from Martina.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому +1

      Thanks Martina - and a very happy New Year to you and your family also. :-)

  • @angelaphan3346
    @angelaphan3346 Рік тому +1

    1st gardener here (we’ve had some patio herbs & peppers before)
    My fiancé built us 6 raised planters- I’ve been planning all winter (and have gotten impatient and have grown in whiskey barrels)
    Safe to say I’ve over planned, over planted, and now impatiently awaiting harvest.
    Thx for your wholesome videos, can’t wait to see your garden this spring/summer!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      Great to hear you're off to such a strong start Angela! :-)

  • @christinebrooks6364
    @christinebrooks6364 Рік тому +1

    Hi Ben, great video with lots of helpful information too. Thanks for sharing and take care 🙂

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      Thanks Christine, appreciate that. Happy 2023 to you! :-)

  • @Theflowerandbeegarden
    @Theflowerandbeegarden Рік тому +1

    Very good video.
    Thank you so much.

  • @rolandferguson1209
    @rolandferguson1209 Рік тому +1

    Great content, high spirits! Good man

  • @KateTheMama
    @KateTheMama 2 місяці тому

    I've been using your planner for 3 or 4 years now and I'm really happy to see you've added a touchscreen capability! As someone who rarely uses a computer I'm literally overjoyed by this 👍

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  2 місяці тому +1

      Really pleased you're overjoyed! :-)

  • @_negentropy_
    @_negentropy_ Рік тому +1

    Very excited to try this planner! Seems to have functions I very much need and have not been able to find in one app. I’ve moved from a south facing condo balcony garden to a north facing residential garden so I’m intrigued to see how this app will help me plan for my new-to-me conditions. Many thanks to you for this channel!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoy the Garden Planner. 😀

  • @phirst55
    @phirst55 Рік тому +15

    Wishing you and your family a very Happy New Year Ben,, and thank you for all the videos you put out each and every year.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому +1

      And to you Philip! 😀

  • @GROOMERS0
    @GROOMERS0 Рік тому +1

    I love using the garden planner! Well worth the cost in veggies!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      Brill, thanks Amy!

  • @Legend0222
    @Legend0222 Рік тому +1

    Your description of the different vegetables growing personalities makes me chuckle 😂

  • @Pongen563
    @Pongen563 Рік тому +1

    Learning so much from you sir

  • @user-hb2gx7ux5y
    @user-hb2gx7ux5y 4 місяці тому

    Hi Ben. I enjoy your channel so much! Thank you! I'm in Kentucky. Very humid summers. My favorite big delicious beefsteak tomato is called Supersteak. Most disease resistant variety I've ever grown. Huge, sweet red. And largely carefree toms!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  4 місяці тому

      Thanks for the recommendation - sounds like a winner!

  • @jiggli-Jane
    @jiggli-Jane Рік тому

    Fabulous, informative video! Wishing you & loved ones all the very best for the coming New Year ✌️🤗🙏
    Can't believe that Spring is nearly here eeek! 🥳

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому +1

      Not too long to wait! 😀

  • @RalfyCustoms
    @RalfyCustoms Рік тому

    Happy new year to everyone involved with the channel, here's to a wonderful 2023

  • @almagjim
    @almagjim Рік тому +1

    Love your garden 🪴 ❤😊🎉 I learned a lot ❤ thank you!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      Thanks for watching. 😀

  • @AnyKeyLady
    @AnyKeyLady Рік тому +1

    Happy New Year Ben and Family!
    This is a very useful video for new gardeners!
    I like to print out graph paper so i can scale my beds and draw it out first as our main bed is not exactly straight and we have reused "crazy paving" slabs. We have a dwarf Acer (Japanese maple tree) at one end, so to try and make it straight, would mean some plants would be in the shade. We also have our composter behind it.
    Love your planner as i think it will help new growers with spacing and the charts will help with succession planting timings.
    Santa got me some cool gifts this year! A collapsible X gardening/ fishing stool but that's not all. It has a popper attached gardening bag with tool holders! The bag has thick handles and is made with the study backpack type material. Looking forward for a dry day to fix stuff from the wind and rain, after the artic weather. Will let you know how it goes. It is low about 2ft/ 60 cm i think, perfect for low raised beds.
    I also got a personalised 30cm/12"/1 ft wooden ruler with my name on it but it has holes in it along the middle. I would argue some of the printed "suggested" veggies. It looks pretty. It is stained and a slight reddish wood (I am better at identifying minecraft woods tbh lol). Maybe maple? About 5mm thick. A great gift for a gardener.
    Apparently, Santa asked the Elves to make this 3 weeks before Christmas but we only received it on the 30th. Santa and the Elves are clearly over worked and underpaid with so many people to deliver to now.
    I can probably look them up for links if interested but i think Santa was looking at Not on the high street stuff to give the Elves ideas.
    Anyway, with the bad weather i was put off ordering the framework stuff for the beds so something on the list.
    2022 was very not good with us on a personal level. Christmas wasn't the same and we have felt very down. It has been very hard for us this year.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      Sounds like you got some awesome gifts. Sorry to learn 2022 has been tough. I hope this year is easier - and productive too of course. 😀🌱🫘🍓

  • @lyndastatham6615
    @lyndastatham6615 Рік тому

    Thank you Ben, can’t wait to get started with raised beds. I have enough room for four plus I have a mobile raised bed. Happy New Year.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      And to you Lynda. 😀🎉

  • @chinfuzzchet3616
    @chinfuzzchet3616 Рік тому

    The best accent of any youtube veg gardener! Great info as always

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      Cheers for that. 😀

  • @FrauHollunder
    @FrauHollunder Рік тому +1

    Thanks for your Information and the good english writing below the video. It helps a lot to understand it. Thanks!! A lot!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      You’re very welcome, thanks for watching. 😀

  • @darlenebradley6756
    @darlenebradley6756 Рік тому +2

    I am focusing my garden on kitchen staples such as tomatoes, potatoes, beans, peppers, pumpkins and other easily preserved vegetables and/or herbs that will lend themselves to canning or dehydrating. I'm also planning a few fun things that just look interesting, like bird house gourds and some seasonal treats such as melons and popcorn.
    I watched the video on money saver crops. I have not had much success with any of the squash that you featured (except the pumpkins) as powdery mildew was a real problem. I do plan on having a small number of those this year, and experimenting with 'organic' vs 'enviro-nazi' methods of managing the problem, as well as trying some resistent hybrid cultivars (however, I prefer heirloom varieties so I can save the seed). LOL!
    I will be testing a 'natural' milk based spray vs a copper sulfate approach and see which one is better. I have found that -- generally speaking -- so-called organic products end up being two or three times as expensive, and half as effective as the much maligned 'chemical' alternatives. (Never mind that EVERYTHING can be broken down into it's chemical parts, and there are some very 'natural', 'organic' things in nature that are quite toxic....but I digress.)
    I love your channel and passion! And thank you for mentioning the pollinators! I am also a hobbyist bee keeper (I think the fancy term is apiarist). So many people blame chemicals for the demise of our bee populations (and that is partially true) but, even more so, it is a problem of habitat and available forage. Our bees are starving and have no place to live as land is cleared of 'weeds' and trees. So, plant those flowers or we humans may also starve! Without the pollinators there is no food!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому +2

      Thanks Darlene. Let us know how you get on with your powdery mildew control methods, will be interesting to hear. :-)

  • @kangtani_indonesia
    @kangtani_indonesia Рік тому +1

    a very fertile and spacious plantation garden, thank you for sharing information about agriculture and plants

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      You are welcome, thanks for watching. :-)

  • @jaytoney3007
    @jaytoney3007 Рік тому +1

    Happy New Year! The artic storm devastated my winter garden with temps ranging from nighttime lows as low as -12C to daytime highs of -5C. It was too many days of subfreezing temperatures. It survived the worst part of the storm, the first three days, but on the fourth day I woke to heavy damage, and the fifth day brought 95 percent devastation. A few odd plants survived, and weeds. Not a single weed died in the freeze-just my garden veggies. It has been 42 years since a storm this severe hit our area, Talladega Alabama. Next year, I'll try rear round gardening again. Also, I will be adding a 3.5m x 3m x 2m poly tunnel greenhouse to my garden with three raised beds 244cm x 60cm x 24cm inside it. For now, I am pulling weeds, and covering the raised beds and grow pots with a thick blanket of leaves. In about a week, I will be ordering Albion Strawberry plants for my GreenStalk tower, and purchasing lumber for the greenhouse base and raised beds.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      So sorry to hear the winter storms brought so much devastation. You guys had it cold! Spring not too far around the corner though. 😀

  • @mary_samuelson
    @mary_samuelson Рік тому +1

    Thank you! Just the right amount of information. Not too much. 😅 As a beginner Gardner, I get snowed under pretty quickly with all the tips and info.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      So pleased you found the video helpful Mary.

  • @laurastout1827
    @laurastout1827 Рік тому +1

    I can't wait to start planting again. I started growing swiss chard. I love it

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      Love chard - it's awesome!

  • @theweatherisaokay4964
    @theweatherisaokay4964 Рік тому +1

    Again enjoyable and informative video to watch. Missed my garden days and your videos really helps.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому +1

      So pleased this video helps. Hope you manage to get out into the fresh air and enjoy the flowers nonetheless. :-)

  • @susanvonrauensteinbreuls6058
    @susanvonrauensteinbreuls6058 Рік тому +1

    wow learned a lot thx

  • @mabelmbah5738
    @mabelmbah5738 Рік тому +1

    Merry Christmas and happy new year !

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      And to you Mabel. 😀

  • @phyllisreed1353
    @phyllisreed1353 Рік тому

    Happy New Year to all. Thank you for video.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      And to you Phyllis.

  • @annesgardens7
    @annesgardens7 Рік тому +1

    Awesome information!

  • @theglowinggreengoddess
    @theglowinggreengoddess Рік тому +1

    Woohoo! Gardening for the first time this year. I can't wait. Thanks for these tips.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому +1

      You will love getting to explore gardening. Such a life affirming skill to have! Enjoy!

    • @KitchenGardenTours
      @KitchenGardenTours Рік тому +1

      Thats awesome! I have been trying to garden for a few years now but I still am learning so much. Do you have any specific goals this year?

    • @theglowinggreengoddess
      @theglowinggreengoddess Рік тому

      @@KitchenGardenTours to grow my first vegetable and eat it hehe 😋

    • @KitchenGardenTours
      @KitchenGardenTours Рік тому +1

      @@theglowinggreengoddess hahaha that’s a valid one!

  • @abbycole7485
    @abbycole7485 Рік тому +4

    I got the garden place and love it!! All I wish was an easy way to create “in ground rows” rather than create a “garden bed”
    I’ve spent a lot of time in this garden app and can only use it on my pc, as I don’t have a tablet big enough. I like that you can do the companions, it lists companions, and spacing, as well as print both the chart and the list of the plants.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      Glad you are finding the Garden Planner useful Abby. 😀

  • @douglaspearce1187
    @douglaspearce1187 Рік тому +1

    Happy New Year from down here in South Africa.
    Best to you and yours and thanks for the excellent content. 😎

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому +1

      Thanks so much Douglas. And a very happy New Year to you too. 😀

  • @bizzhat
    @bizzhat Рік тому +1

    again, awesome video. good ideas all over!
    personal exp at planning:
    > plans abundant due the ever changing situations/ crappy accidents along the way, such as unmovable plants (decade old berry bushes) blocking entire areas, bees building a damn nest under the highbeds, aggressive hornets or wasps being wasps, strong winds and invasive weeds.
    > yes. oh the joys of gardening. I'll be looking forward to your other videos - good ideas there.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      Thanks so much. Gardening brings plenty of surprises and challenges!

  • @jackiehorsley9263
    @jackiehorsley9263 Рік тому +1

    those are all great tips ben your garden looks great I hope It was a successful one In 2022 I am looking forward to It being a successful one for me as well In 2023 I hope you have a happy new

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      Happy New Year to you too Jackie! 🌱

  • @TheGDChap
    @TheGDChap Рік тому +1

    I have two plots of 9ft wide to 2ft deep on the verge of the back garden. One is protected by a conservatory, the other at the far end of the garden gets the most amount of sun, even with it being north facing. So not a huge amount of room and not ideal placement and yet just with a little planning last year I had a bumper harvest and this year I have 10 main crops to grow outside, as well as the regular tomatoes, aubergines (first time) inside the conservatory and plenty of flowers in and amongst the plots. First time using a propogator station and a cold frame which should be interesting to see the result of them both.
    This will be the first year I am doing everything from seed as well so its going to be an exciting year, even if some of it fails, its worth a go regardless. I cannot stress enough how joyful it feels to conceptualise the garden of your dreams (and budget/time) and nurture it along to enjoy!
    Thank you for all that you do Ben, you certainly inspire this budding gardener!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому +1

      What a lovely comment, and thank you for your kind words. I think starting everything from seed this season sounds like a superb idea and I’m sure you’ll be richly rewarded in bumper harvests! 😀

  • @lolarubio8339
    @lolarubio8339 Рік тому +1

    Feliz 2023.
    Y le felicito también por este vídeo, me ha resultado muy interesante.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      Thank you! 😀🙌

  • @CoastalGardensNW
    @CoastalGardensNW Рік тому +1

    Hi Ben hope you had a great Christmas brilliant video I do find it's more guide lines I tend to just plant what I can where I have the space I do find this the be much more sufficient stay safe and all the best in the new year

  • @HortiHugo
    @HortiHugo Рік тому +1

    This great, so much tips and hints -well done 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😊

  • @pobo6113
    @pobo6113 Рік тому +1

    I would have loved to use the garden planner. I tried, watching the how to video several times. I’m not very good with computers and all I have is my iPad. Thanks for the free trial though.

  • @austinlivingston8472
    @austinlivingston8472 Рік тому +2

    I have used your garden planner for over two years now and it has been extremely beneficial in so many ways. Do you ever have plans of making a mobile app that would allow that access on a cell phone as well as a computer? It’s already a great product, but that would take it to a whole different level!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому +1

      Hi Austin. So pleased you are enjoying the garden planner. There are plans at some point to make it more functional on a phone, but not in the near future. I agree it would make it even better!

  • @taja6950
    @taja6950 Рік тому +1

    Another great content, thanks!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому

      You're very welcome - thanks for watching. :-)

  • @maxibake9323
    @maxibake9323 Рік тому +1

    These are Great steps to take, to Garden well this Year. Looking like nothing but Frogs will grow with all this Rain. Lol. TFS Ben, take care, & Happy New year to you and yours too. 🎉❤️🙂🐶

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому +1

      And same to you! 🎉🙌😀

    • @maxibake9323
      @maxibake9323 Рік тому

      @@GrowVeg 👍🎉🥂🤗

  • @smile30981
    @smile30981 Рік тому +1

    Happy New Year, what a wonderful way for me to start of 2023 with your video! Grateful for all the knowledge you have shared as I have learned so much. Going into year 5 with the Garden Planner, I love it! Got it open on another page right now as I see if I can copy your nasturtium tower for this season. Have you ever grown them over an arch? That's how I currently have it set up. Thank you!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Рік тому +1

      Thank you for your kind words about the Planner. :-) I've grown nasturtiums up towers/obelisks or just sprawling about but not really over an arch - that would be a stunning effect also I'm sure. :-)