Planting Spring Gardens: Early Start

Series Summary

Eating homegrown spinach is a special treat, especially when it comes from a personal garden. But starting a garden is no easy chore. It takes planning, dedication and hard work. And without the proper planning, this dedication and hard work may amount to nothing. Knowing when and what to plant in your vegetable garden goes a long way toward determining the success of a gardening endeavor. In this free video on gardening tips, our professional gardener and permaculture authority demonstrates how to plant the perfect spring garden. He discusses where to plant, how to prepare the land and gives advice for combining plants to deter pests. Use clippings to get a head start on a garden of garlic, lettuce, peas, rhubarb, potatoes, spinach, beets and radishes. Plant flowers such as gladiolas and irises to add visual appeal to a garden. Watch this video and get a head start on a spring garden which will be the envy of friends and neighbors alike!

Video Transcript

"Hi, this is Danny Botkin at Laughing Dog Farm. Today we're going to talk about planting the spring garden, and some of the tips and tricks that you can use to get off to an especially early start. Now there's a few things you can think about, and we're going to be showing you a couple of ways, to start with a more robust spring transplant. If you start with seeds in the ground in April, well then you get off to a slower start. But if you can find a way to get propagated root cuttings, or stem cuttings, into the ground, be it with garlic, or vegetables or fruit crops, you're going to get off to a much quicker start. Today we're going to show you some of the tips that you might like to know about in terms of getting that extra early spring start. We're going to cover garlic, we're going to cover rhubarb, we're going to cover lettuce plugs, and we're going to show you how to plant peas, not only from seed, but also from transplant, something not too many people attempt."