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So What Is Gardening?

Gardening is an activity that can be enjoyed by a wide variety of people.  Gardening can be done just about anywhere that an individual gardener can find some soil, light and ventilation to grow a plant.  Gardening can be done in large plots of land, in small containers, in hanging baskets, in pots on a windowsill.  A lot of things can be grown in those containers, from flowering plants to vegetables.

First time gardeners frequently have visions of large expanses covered with the plant of the gardener’s dream.  If the beginner wants to experience the taste of fresh vegetables, picked at their freshest, right from the plant, the beginner might envision a large area filled with a variety of vegetables, all at their best.  Those who want to begin flower gardening may have dreams of that same large area, covered in colorful blossoms.  Neither beginner has any idea of the work that it takes to accomplish this gardening task.  The gardener might not even realize that all the plants in that beautiful vision can’t be grown in the same plot at the same time!

Basic Gardening Tips : Tools Needed for Gardening

Learn how to start and maintain a garden in this free gardening video. Expert: Tia Pinney Bio: Tia Pinney is a Teacher Naturalist and Adult Program Coordinator at Mass Audubons Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary in Lincoln, Massachusetts. Filmmaker: Chr…

Container Gardening: Container Herb Garden

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…

It is best if the beginning gardener starts small.  The beginner also needs to plan the gardening tasks. How much time is available to spend on the garden?  How much area is available to grow the desired plants?  Will the plants even grow in that particular area?  Though many plants may have a variety that can be grown in any geographic location, the new gardener must recognize that growing a form of a citrus plant will be more difficult in Alaska than it will be in Florida.  A plant that likes water and a humid climate will not do well in a dry area unless the gardener is willing to do the work required to create that environment for the specific plant.
Basic Gardening Tips : Common Mistakes When Gardening
Learn how to start and maintain a garden in this free gardening video. Expert: Tia Pinney Bio: Tia Pinney is a Teacher Naturalist and Adult Program Coordinator at Mass Audubons Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary in Lincoln, Massachusetts. Filmmaker: Chr…

When starting a gardening task, the new gardener needs to analyze the soil that is available and then decide what needs to be done to improve the soil, if necessary, to make it appropriate for the plants that will be grown.  Some plants prefer an alkaline soil.  Some plants prefer an acid soil.  Some plants do better in soil that drains well.  Some plants aren’t so picky.  If the new gardener doesn’t investigate the soil and the needs of the plants, any gardening activity is not going to finish well.  Anyone who wants to start a garden should find a local garden center and ask the knowledgeable staff what needs to be done for the particular plants in a particular situation.  Armed with the basic information, a new gardener has a better chance of successful gardening.

Basic Gardening Tips : How to Create Good Growing Soil

Learn how to create good growing soil when growing a garden in this free gardening video.. Expert: Tia Pinney Bio: Tia Pinney is a Teacher Naturalist and Adult Program Coordinator at Mass Audubons Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary in Lincoln, Massachus…

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