20 Gardening Tips That Any Gardener Can Use - Beginner Or Experienced
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- Опубліковано 27 тра 2024
- This video is a compilation of 20 gardening tips assembled from my own videos. When you first begin to garden, there are a lot of things to learn. In this video, I will share 20 gardening tips for any gardener, whether you are experienced, or just a beginner. Over the years I've done quite a few videos that are specifically about the 20 tips listed in this video. I will share links to those videos below, if you would like more information about a specific tip. I hope that everyone who watches this video can find at least a few tips that are helpful. Thanks for watching!
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Great tips Jim and the cat comment was hilarious 😂
Thanks Sasha! They love to help me fertilize 😂
@@MidwestGardener lol 😂
Wow! Those are all fabulous tips. .....Tomato plants from suckers......bottomless basket for petunias! You are a genius Jim! Thank you for all that you do. 👍👍
Thank you for those very kind words, Sherri! I really appreciate it! Have a great gardening season!
Jim, those are all great gardening tips, and I've used most of them in the past. However, I haven't placed jars over plants at night to keep them safe from roly-poly bugs. I love the idea of cutting the bottom out of a basket and placing it over an in-ground planted petunia, which I've also never done. One other thing that I didn't know and found fascinating was that wasps eat cabbage worms, which is great news. If you stop to think about it, this makes perfect sense because wasps are drawn to the barbeque grill because they are searching for protein. I hope you and Mrs. Midwest Gardener have a great weekend! ~Margie🤗💐🐝🌱
Those wasps can have all the protein they want from cabbage worms in my garden....but they better stay away from my grill :) Hope you have a great weekend, Margie! They say we finally have some rain on the way here.
@@MidwestGardener YAY! I hope we also get some rain because it's horribly dry here.🌦☔
I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!
@@MidwestGardener 💚
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What a kind and simple presence you have.
Thank you very much!
I love the idea of the soapy water
Will try it later
Good luck! I hope it works well for you too!
Loved this! The hardening off tip by placing it near the house shadow is genius! I’ll definitely try that next time. I enjoy your channel very much ❤
Thanks for the kind words! Glad you enjoy my channel, Cami! Good luck with your growing season!
Thank you- your voice is so comforting! Advice given is excellent!
Thanks Sylvia! Glad you enjoyed the video!
Awesome info Mr. Jim. This will help many folks out there. Stay safe and have a great week!
Thanks CB! I hope so. Have a great week!
Love the petunia basket idea! Have to respect the realness of this video w/o all the fluff! Happy Gardening my friend 😊
Thanks for those kind words! I really appreciate that! I know what you mean about fluff. I get frustrated with that when I'm watching videos also. Happy gardening to you also!
I always learn so much from your videos! I appreciate this one in particular it was very helpful.
I'm glad to hear that! I'm always glad when people find information they can use in my videos. Have a great gardening year!
The video very helpful you have the most softest gentle voice
Thanks, Lyana! Glad you enjoyed the video!
I love doing that kind of stuff i already grow my own stuff i love it.
Glad you enjoy it too, Barbara!
Good Afternoon Jim - These tips are awesome especially the ones dealing with pests. Sometimes I don't know if they are good bugs or bad bugs so pictures to go with the names help a lot. i grow exclusively in grow bags as I have no yard but my deck is a jungle in summer. I used your tarp method to recycle my old soil with new and it worked great. Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for all the tips!
Good afternoon, Sue! Glad that tarp method worked well for you too. Hope you have a great weekend! We finally have some rain on the way.
What a wealth of information.
Thank you! That is kind of you to say!
The petunias in a basket idea...brilliant!
Thanks Carla!
I love the wisdom of season ppl. More valuable than money!!!❤
Thank you! Hope you have a great growing season!
It’s awesome finding another Midwest gardener!
I don't what you mean. It's always great to hear from other gardeners in the Midwest.
@@MidwestGardener indeed! It’s so different than the 7a area which seems like a large portion. Weeks matter so much when starting each season of gardening.
Hi Jim, I recently moved from Eastern Washington State to rural upstate NY. I'm in zone 5. I haven't used all of the tips and tricks you shared. Thank you for sharing, I love learning something new. Happy gardening, 2023
Hi Shelly! That must be challenging having to learn how to garden in a different state. We are just waiting for frosts and freezes to stop so we can get on with the summer stuff like tomatoes and peppers. Hope you have a great gardening season in your new location!
I'm in upstate NY also.
Jim this is what I want to see good garding love it
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
The blue fabic type walmart grocery bags are perfect for growing and you can use baby swimming pools with holes around two inches from the bottom...
Thanks for the tips!
Good stuff! I really appreciate the collar protection idea because it allows for earlier planting! Thank you!
Thanks Octavio! Glad that tip was helpful!
Lots of great tips. Love the petunias in basket trick. May it be a great growing season ahead.
Thanks a bunch, Mary! I hope we both have great growing season!
Hello jim this is my first time watching your video,
And i am so amazed, i always save my tomatoes seed and replant
But what i love is that you show how i can use tissue rolls to plant seed,
Thanks so much
Yes i use plastic container to plant in
I order some grow bags,
I will subscribe to your channel
Thanks
Thanks you very much! I appreciate that!
Great tips Jim. Good to review these tips every year.
Thanks Bob! I just thought of another one. Don't plant too early. It got down to 26 degrees here this morning. I hope it doesn't go lower.
We're not gardening here this year but the warm winter had everything blooming and leafing out and we got a hard freeze a month or so ago. Everything died back and it looks like a few of the plants and even trees might not have survived.
Hope you didn't lose too many plants. We just had a hard freeze here a few days ago too.
This’s such a wonderful video. Thanks for adding in the links of the full videos as well. Hope you having a lovely weekend. Cheers!
Thanks a bunch for your continued support! Hope you have a great weekend!
Your voice is super soothing
Thanks Jennifer!
Curb discards, I pick up ice chests for pots, open drain plug for drainage, works great, I grow my herbs in them & they have a handle to move it with.
Thanks for the tip.
I’ve learned so much from you. Thank you for what you do.
That is very kind of you to say! You're welcome, Jaime!
Great video! Love all the tips, its inspiring me to grow different crops in containers
Thanks Tasha! Hope everything goes smoothly if you decide to try it!
New sub , great information , stayed for the calming voice!
Thanks for the sub! I really appreciate it!
Thank you for all of the tips! I really love the grape and soap tips. I never thought about the tomato soaking them to grow roots. I started companion planting this year to hopefully this will eliminate some of the pests this year. 🤞🏾Thanks again!
You're welcome, Michele! Glad you found some useful ones in there.
That was so relaxing, thank you 😊
You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!
YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!!!
Thank you very much! That is very kind of you.
@@MidwestGardener I absolutely mean it! I'm a gardener in Barbados and your presentation and the content are both flawless. I mean... after watching, I left feeling better about my garden and the world. It's like I have a mission. Thank you.
@@kerrybelgrave8594 Thanks Kerry! I really appreciate that! I hope your garden in Barbados does great for you!
This was such a helpful and interesting video! Thank you!
Thank you very much, Stephanie! I'm glad you thought so!
I use soapy water when I bring my peppers in for the winter. Works like a charm. Have you ever tried burying the stem of an eggplant? I have heard they do the same as tomatoes.
Good to know about the soapy water and overwintered plants. I haven't tried to bury the stem of an eggplant. I might give it a try sometimes if I think about it.
Just stay away from Dawn dish soap. It's toxic.
I don't think I know what a cut worm is. I definitely didn't know wasps feasted on caterpillar, worms. Great tips and information.
Thanks! You are lucky if you've never seen a cutworm. They will cut tomato seedlings right off at ground level. One day you have a plant, the next day it is lying on the ground dead.
California here, a lot of cutworms here. They are fat little (under an inch) dark in color , usually with grey and some purple as well. Glad you haven’t had a problem with them.
@Pat Sternburg
I get tons of worms or caterpillars from the white moth or butterfly. I fight them all growing season. I'm in Pennsylvania and we're starting to get something called a Spotted Lantern Fly too. And our neighborhood has a family of groundhogs. I think I have them handled this year.
Great tips, Jim. Have a wonderful day.
Thanks Eric! Have a great day!
These gardening tips are a game-changer! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching!
You are awesome love your knowledge depended on my mom but O. S . Growers are gone nice to see your video helping others...😊😊😊
Thanks for the kind words, Debbie! I really appreciate it!
Thank you so much for your wisdom and knowledge!!!
You're welcome! Thank you for the kind words!
Wow you taught me so many things in a short time! Thank you!!
You're welcome, Janice! Glad I could help!
Thank goodness fr plastic forks ordering now !
They do come in handy in the spring.
Thanks so much Jim for sharing these wonderful tips
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Great tips!!! Give us more! 😂
Thanks! I'm working on it, but it might take a week or two.
Absolutely not rushing you at all! Your just a wealth of knowledge and tend to agree with what you say! We all can get much more from sharing our experiences and learning the variable around growing. As I think I'm narrowing things down I actually feel like my knowledge is expanding. And it's more about adapting our skills depending on what variables were thrown and at what season and climate. Having more tricks in our pocket help us to learn quicker. By the next season I forget a lot!!!
@@gointothedogs2 Thanks for the kind words! That is one great thing about gardening....there is always more to learn. I learn things every year, and probably forget a few too :)
That was a big tomato , oh yea that sucker trick i did it and they are producing just as well as the main plant !!!
Well done on getting a sucker to produce fruit! Most folks don't even know you can do that. I think Giant Belgium produces consistently large tomatoes better than any type I've tried.
That basket of petunia is awesome! I'll copy your idea. Thank you !
You're welcome! I hope yours comes out even better. Good luck!
Great tips! I'm always rooting the tops of my seedling tomatoes that snap off. They're very brittle plants and prone to tangle with one another, but luckily they're also very adaptable. I'm planning on rooting suckers of my cherry tomatoes around the solstice, hopefully for good tomato production in September like you mentioned. Last year, my plants sort of fizzled out by the end of summer.
I like your plan. That's a great way to get some late tomatoes. Lots of tomato plants have a tendency to fizzle out toward the end of summer. Good luck with this season!
These are all very useful tips. Thanks.
Thanks a bunch! Glad it was helpful!
Hearing you really reminds me of my daddy!
Aw, that's nice.
Hi Jim! I’m new to your channel.
Great tips!
Your voice is very soothing.
Thanks for sharing!
Hi! Thanks for the kind words, and for watching!
@@MidwestGardener You bet.
These are great tips and ideas! I wish had known the plastic cups to stop cutworms! I lost some cauliflower transplants because of cutworms! Using this idea for sure!
Thanks a bunch! Glad I could help!
@@MidwestGardener You’re welcome.
Great fantastic tips❤
Thanks! Glad you think so!
Great tips!
Thanks Chris!
Thank you. Excellent.
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for sll the tips! I'm starting to garden again after quite a few years and my garden area has to remain fallow for a year to reclaim it--I'll be "planting" plastic forks soon!
Good luck with your garden!
Great tips! Thank you
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
I absolutely love all your videos. Great advice in this one. Thanks!
You're welcome! Thank you very much for watching!
Great information as usual Jim.
Thanks Nikki!
Great tips, love the petunia basket trick. Thanks for sharing
Thanks Nilda! Yes, I thought the petunia in the basket trick worked out really well.
Great tips ♥️🏴
Thanks Pateicia!
Thank you for your knowledge
You're welcome! Thank you for watching!
I bake spaghetti squashes…..and freeze the squash strands(minus big seeds)…..for later spaghetti dishes. I bought a small extra freezer 4 years ago from Lowe’s to put extra prepared things into. Was the best $250.00 Ithat I ever spent!! I fall back on those various frozen/stored foods very very often.
Ahna Atlanta/Ga
I like the way you think. Producing food to use later, is one step in becoming self sufficient. Well done! I agree about the freezer. We have a chest freezer that we get lots of use out of.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and keep your videos coming please.
Thanks, will do!
I so much enjoy your videos and your mildly meditative voice. I’m chuckling.
Your ideas are so do-able!! I haven’t had many caterpillars on things….but when I find them…..I pick them off and put them in the open outdoor birdseed trays. Moments later…..caterpillars…Gone! And I shove any lost roaches over into the soapy water. Those are the few roaches who did not visit the ‘roach hotel’….you know. I will try out the sweet potato idea.
And yes…..for the great idea to freeze extra cilantro/basil, etc. I planted some of tomato suckers but….maybe they did not get enuf nutrition. I use Dr. Earth fertilizer for veggies…..but I have heard that I need to increase the middle number(phosphorus) for tomatoes. I’m learning. I’m subscribed since way back in time. Keep those videos coming.
Ahna. Atlanta/USA
Thank you very much for those kind words! I really do appreciate it! Also, thanks a bunch for staying with me. Good luck with the upcoming season!
Good advice.
Thanks Carol!
Thank you for these tips.
You're very welcome!
Had a lot of my plants last year cut at steam, THINK it was pill bugs - gonna try the jar trick
If you think it was pill bugs, it's worth a try.
Lots and lots of good info. Kiddo paid alot of attention to this one. Thanks for the share!
Thanks a bunch! I think Kiddo is way ahead of the game already, since he's learning so much everyday from his parents.
Throughly enjoyed this video. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching!
Great video!!!! Love all the tips together!!
Thanks a bunch! Glad you enjoyed it!
Use a garage sale blender to blend died bugs to put on plants to ward off or warn off other bugs.
I've never heard of that one. Thanks for sharing it.
Great tips. Thanks.
You're welcome, Jim! Thanks for watching!
Thanks Jim, great information
You're welcome, Steve! Thanks for watching!
It is great and very useful tips😊
Thank you again!
Thanks! I'm glad you found it helpful!
Great video
Thanks Ken!
Excellent video with tons of good tips!
Thank you very much!
Great video!!! Lots of great tips for new and established gardeners. Thanks for sharing.
Just to keep you updated, my one Bundaberg plant died and the other one is dying. I don't know why, no apparent insect or disease damage. They just shriveled up and died. 😢😢 They did produce a lot of delicious tomatoes. I have 2 plants starting to produce and some seeds sprouting. I'm going to try again.
Take care and have a wonderful week.🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
Thanks Shirley! That's very disappointing about the Bundaberg Rumball plants. At least you got to eat some first before they died. That is the way gardening goes sometimes though. Hope the rest of the season works out better for you!
@@MidwestGardener Thanks. I think it's just the heat, they are next to my fence and it gets quite hot there. I'm planting the next generation away from the fence. Maybe they will do better there.
Good luck! I hope they do better.
Great tips as always! ❤
Thanks!!
Thank you.
You're welcome!
Great! Thanks
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Thankyou. Think I will wait until after the chives flower though. ❤
You're welcome, Sharon!
Thank You so much, Jim!
You're welcome, Daniela!
Tyfs!😁👏🏾👏🏾
You're welcome, Cynthia!
Thank you! I didn't know about wasps and cabbage worms. I might grow peanuts again this year.
You're welcome, Rose! I've been thinking about growing peanuts again too. Not sure if I will find the time or room though.
Thank you! This is so helpful!
You're welcome, Betty! Glad it was helpful!
Great knowledge! Thank You!
Thank you very much, Patricia! You're welcome!
Thank you for sharing this information with us
You're welcome, Shelia! Thanks for watching!
Wow …GREAT tips .. thank you 😊
You're welcome, Kathy! Thanks for watching!
Dustbusters are my go to for insect control. Best $30 ive ever spent. Keep a container of soapy water near the garden and save yourself a lot of time.
Thanks Todd! Good point on keeping that soapy water handy.
Thanks for the video and tips
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Great video thank you sir
You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!
great video! and very practical! im definitely growing more tomatoes this year. thanks Jim!
You're welcome, Jeremiah! I haven't got any tomatoes in the ground yet, but it won't be long. Thanks for watching!
Great tips, thanks for sharing
Thanks Karen! You're welcome!
Beautiful video. To the point. Appreciate your work. Earned a new subscriber. Keep it up 👍🏻
Thank you very much! I appreciate that. I'll do my best.
😊❤ thanks
You're welcome, Patricia!
Thanks the forks (or broken stick better)!
You're welcome! Glad I could help!
Cool.
Thanks Carol!
Great video, thank you for sharing.😂
You're welcome, Judy! Thanks for watching!
Love your simple but very useful tips.
Please tell me which end of a sweet potato will sprout slips. I don’t know which end should be dipped into a jar of water. Thank you.
Thanks! Glad you found them useful. Sometimes it can be hard to tell which end is which on a sweet potato. Usually it is the narrowest end that goes down.
If you put tomato plant Root ball on bottom of pot, then fill in with mix. Much shorter plant and stem roots grow very fast.
Thanks for the tip!
@@MidwestGardener anytime. Blessings to all of you.