Gardening CareTips for the Backyard Gardener
Gardening Care Introduction

My introduction to gardening care is one of my earliest memories. Although there was a brief period during my early childhood when we lived in the middle of a big city with no space for a garden, we always had a garden and much of the gardening care was up to the children of the family. Since I am second oldest, naturally I had the opportunity to put in many hours in the family garden.

From first grade on, most of our backyard was taken up by garden. I loved the day in spring when the garden was tilled and the rows measured off. It was my delight to help with the planting, but not such a delight to see all the weeds that came up along with the plants. The pesky mosquitoes didn’t help matters any! They made gardening care a chore instead of fun.

As I grew older, I discovered a new way to garden – using raised beds. I devoured many books on gardening and experimented with many different methods, but none has made gardening care easier than using raised beds.

In another post, I may address some of the other gardening methods I’ve tried, but suffice it to say that traditional gardening that requires tilling a large space, only to make paths out of most of it in order to care for the plants, is one of the least efficient and least enjoyable methods I’ve tried.

Raised beds make gardening care much, much easier. The beds can be constructed such that there is no need to ever step into the garden itself, the plants can be grown closer together than you would ever imagine so weeds are minimal, no tilling of soil is necessary and the soil can be customized to the specific needs of the plants to be grown in that particular bed.

My objective with this site is to collect as many helpful gardening care tips as possible to enable you to enjoy your gardening experience to the maximum.

If there is anything specific you need, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

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How to Grow Juicy Tasty Tomatoes
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Container Gardening: Container Herb Garden
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Container gardening is a great way to grow plants, vegetables and herbs without needing a lot of space. Herbs do especially well and can be grown right outside your kitchen door. In this video, you’ll learn how to use an old farmer’s market basket to make a great container garden. Fill it with your favorite herbs and your cooking will be full of flavor all summer long.

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How high do i need to build a vegetable patch?
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I want to build a raised planter for a vegetable patch – what depth should i make it to ensure most vegetables will grow well??
I have a paved garden – thats why i need to have a raised bed instead of just planting them straight in the ground

For a good raised, organic bed you should have 30 to 36 inches available. The first 12 inches in the hole should be finished manure. The next 12 inches should be a rich compost and the last 6 to 8 inches should be your topsoil. This will allow you to grow root crops such as carrots and potatoes. Any other fibrous plant such as lettuce, spinach. collard greens are all going to do fine in this environment. You will need little to no fertilizer as the manure and compost will take care of that. This depth will allow your roots to not have to stop at the pavement level. They need to go 36 inches before they hit bottom. Be careful with your watering as the water will perch up when it hits the paving material. This can cause root rot. That, again, is why I recommend the 36 inch depth.

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Basic Gardening Tips : Common Mistakes When Gardening
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Learn how to start and maintain a garden in this free gardening video.

Expert: Tia Pinney
Contact: www.massaudubon.org
Bio: Tia Pinney is a Teacher Naturalist and Adult Program Coordinator at Mass Audubons Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary in Lincoln, Massachusetts.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

Duration : 0:1:38

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Basic Gardening Tips : How to Create Good Growing Soil
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Learn how to create good growing soil when growing a garden in this free gardening video..

Expert: Tia Pinney
Contact: www.massaudubon.org
Bio: Tia Pinney is a Teacher Naturalist and Adult Program Coordinator at Mass Audubons Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary in Lincoln, Massachusetts.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

Duration : 0:2:25

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What should I grow in my first raised vegetable patch?
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It is a rectangle, 1.2m by 2.4m so I guess nearly 3 square metres – nearly 10 square feet?

Should I start with zucchini and tomatoes because they are probably quite simple? I’ve done zucchini before. What else would go? Strawberry? Basil?

I’d also like to grow rockmelon, watermelon (not sure if either of those will work), cucumber, capsicum and really any other seeds I can get my hands on.

What would go well in that space and good for a beginner?
Lettuce! I forgot about them. I will probably start them in. I also heard radishes is a good idea but I have no seeds for them.

I’m thinking the melons and cucumber will go in my next patch which will be at least twice the size. (I just haven’t tilled that soil yet.)
I’m in Australia so it’s going into summer, btw. Thanks for the answer. :-D

Melons and zucchini take up quite a lot of space, so be sure to allot enough room for them. Try tomatoes, and grow basil around the base of the plants, so you’ll have the makings of a good sauce right there. Lettuce is good for cooler weather; you might have a problem if you’re heading into the warm season, but when it cools off, or if you have a shaded bed, you could do it. How about beans (either green beans or shell beans)? An herb bed is also a good idea because you usually only need one or two plants of each kind to get all the herbs you’re going to need for a year. Some herbs are annuals and some perennials, so set aside a section just for the perennials if you’re going to do an herb bed, and then you can either have another section for the annuals or space the annuals in among the veggies. Strong-scented herbs have the advantage of keeping some kinds of insects away, too.

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Growing Lirope
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Liriope is a great low growing perennial for the front of the border. Liriope is also known as lily turf and should be planted in clumps just before the last frost spring. Lily turf likes to grow in a partially shaded part of the garden that has a moist and fertile soil with good drainage. Caring for Lily Turf Lily turf are fairly easy plants to grow; water regularly in dry periods to keep the ground moist for best results. After flowering ha…
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Coleus

Coleus are beautiful versatile tender perennials, often grown as annuals in temperate climates. Most of them do best in shady settings, but some newer varieties can take the sun. Tuck some into container plantings or use them in borders. If you’re looking for related forums, you might try annuals or foliage plants.

If you’re looking to buy, many vendors carry a wide selection of Coleus varieties. To browse before you buy, here’s a direct link to all the Coleus in PlantFiles.
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Tropical Plants
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Tropical plants are - by definition - grown in frost-free areas, but some of them can be grown in more temperate climates, as well as indoors. Discuss all aspects of cultivating lush, beautiful tropical plants here!

Looking for a book recommendation? Check out the Bookworm for tropical books. If you’re in the mood to buy a new plant, the Watchdog has many tropical plant and seed sources.
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