Basic Garden Maintenance Workshop

Basic Garden Maintenance Workshop

This is a garden maintenance workshop I held for beginning gardeners on location at our farm in west central Missouri. We covered topics such as soil testing and adding amendments, mulch, pruning and trellising, insect control, watering, weed management, and more.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:20 Soil Testing
05:16 Adjusting pH, Soil Amendments, and Cover Crops
07:30 Mulch
14:24 Thinning Seedlings
18:24 Pruning and Trellising
32:38 Insect Control
47:49 Watering
50:22 Weeding
52:36 Harvesting

Additional Resources:
Blog post on Soil Composition and Texture: https://justgrowsomethingpodcast.com/blog/soil-composition-and-texture-whats-in-your-garden
How to Test Your Soil Texture: https://justgrowsomethingpodcast.com/blog/why-and-how-to-perform-a-soil-test-for-nutrients-and-texture
How to Properly Use Marigolds in the Garden: https://justgrowsomethingpodcast.com/blog/marigolds-as-companion-plants-know-how-to-use-them
Integrated Pest Management: https://justgrowsomethingpodcast.com/episode/integrated-pest-management-in-the-home-garden-ep-228

Let me know what questions you have below!