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Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you think critically, think rationally,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,think differently about the world,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my hope is to really reconnect you
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the basis of life, and try to live in a
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,way that is more fulfulling,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,full of happiness, health, a world
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is more enviromentally friendly
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and less environmentally destructive.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today we are talking about gardening.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So a lot of you probably saw my project.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,i spent a year growing and foraging.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,100% of my food, no grocery store,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no restaurant, nothing processed, or packaged,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nothing shipped long distance.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Litterally everything that I ate the entire year
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,came from my gardens and the idea now is not
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get anyone of you to grow and forage
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,100% of your food, the idea was to get you
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to think, to rethink your food,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,question your food and grow a little bit
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of your own food. Even if it's just some
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tomatoes in your backyard, on your balcony
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or some herbs in your window sills or
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,joining a community garden or going
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,volunteering at a farm , my goal through
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this project and all of this projects is
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to reconnect you with your food.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But you have to start where you are so
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,today we are going to go through
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some basics and give tips on helping you
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get started. So this is really geared
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,towards beginner gardening. However some
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the things that we are going to discuss
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are going to be useful for people who have already
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,been gardening for some time as well.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I am going to go through maybe
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,15 or 12 minutes of suggestions and some
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tips and then I am going to take questions
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I might take some questions throughtout
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as well but mostly I ll take the questions
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,towards the end. So I am going to go ahead
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and get started. First, one of my number 1
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,suggestion for beginner gardeners is start
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,small. Now, some of you are going to want
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to start really really big, you want to change
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your life drastically, you are done with
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the grocery stores, you want to grow all of your own food.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's great and if you feel confident that you can do that
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,go for it but if you are worried, if you feel like
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have a black thumb and everything dies
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you just feel overwhelmed, maybe lost,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of my number 1 tips is to start small.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it takes time to learn and in some ways gardening
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is easy but in some ways it's also very challenging.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Specially compared to going to the grocery store and
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,buying all of your food. So what I really recommend
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is starting small, don't feel like you are not being
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,successful if you just have some pots on your balcony
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or you have a small raised bed that's 3 feet by 4 feet,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your front of backyard. Start small and then
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as you have success, than you can expand and each season
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or each year you can grow more and more and more.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So to start small and along the lines of starting small
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I recommend making a plan so like for most things in life
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you make more of a plan, it is more likely to be successful with it,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you know what you are doing going into it
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So before jumping into it, think about it, have a plan
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make a plan, and yeah, the next thing to go along with
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,starting small is to keep a journal. So a lot of things
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in gardening is if you know when you planted something or when you
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can't plant it, it's going to help you be a lot more organized
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a lot more successful with gardening. Just in your garden
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,journal keep track of the basic things like when you planted
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something, when you transplant it, keep track of weather
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is also a beautiful way to connect as well,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be able to go back and look at things and then
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in future years this will help you as well.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So make a plan and keeping a garden journal
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are just some basics to go along with starting small.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now one of my big things is really about seeking local
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ressources. A lot of people when they first start to garden,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their plan is to go to the big buck store like Home Depot or
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Walmart and buy their seeds and their plants,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but that is not my suggestion. My suggestion is to seek
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,local ressources if you can. And now you might seek that Walmart
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or Home Depot is local because it is in your city, but it is not local
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because those materials are being shipped in by elsewhere
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it is not really focused on your particular region.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in permaculture, one of the basic idea is to work with the Earth
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather than against it. Working with the Earth means working
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,within the region or around you not the entire Earth.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you start working with plants, you have to work
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the plants that are growing in your area,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so seeking out local ressources, one big one is joining
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a community garden if you especially are just getting
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,started and not feeling confident, joining a
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,community garden is really one of the most beautiful thing
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and one of the most helpful thing you can do because
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you will be surrounded by community, most community gardens
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have veteran gardners there that you can learn from
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that can share resources, you can see what's growing well in other
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people's plots, you can feel supported, so join a community
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,garden. Along with that, find other gardeners
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you don't have to feel lost, most anywhere you go in the United States,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,around the world, there are people growing food. You might
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not know it because you haven't been paying attention but
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then when you start to open your eyes, you will see
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that there are people growing food all over.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So one great way to do this is drive biycles, walk, drive around
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our community and find gardens and don't be afraid
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to just knock on that front door and say hey I see that you
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are going nice vegetables and fruits, I so badly want to learn, could
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you volunteer with you in your garden and help you with weeding
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in exchange for you taking me under your wing a little bit,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for you teaching me? And this is a great way
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get involved and learn from someone who is local
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and has local knowledge. Another way to do this is
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to go to a local nursery and you know most local nurseries
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are run by people who love plants, have been gardening
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for a long time, for decades and so local nurseries can be a really great
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ressource. And finding local classes, universities and extension
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can be a really great introduction to beginner gardening.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So find out if your local university has an extension
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,program which this exists in all 50 states across the United States.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is what I am particularly referring to with this.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But there are many ways to find classes so
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,check to see if there are classes in your area that focus on local.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then another great thing to do is volunteer at a local farm.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So many small farms need help and are
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also passionate about teaching as well so see if there is
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,any farm in your area that you can go to, you can
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,volunteer, you can learn how to grow foor organically
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at these organic farms and you can get involved in the
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,community. A great way to do that is through Wwoof Inc.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wordwide Opportunites on Organic Farms and that's Wwoof dot net.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you could do this in your area \Nor you can go all over
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the world and how it works is \Nthat in exchange for
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you working on the farm generally\Nit is 5 days a week for 5 hours
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so 25 hours a week you get \N\Nyour lodging covered and you get
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you food covered and you \Nget to learn how to grow food.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This can be a really good experience if
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have the time and the energy
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and flexibility to be able to be all to do that
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then also local books. So when I leaved in
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Florida I started my year of gardeniing
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and foraging, I was pretty clueless. I had grown
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very little food before. I didn't know how much
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,water a carrot needed, how much sun I needed
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in my garden. I didn't know any of these things.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I was feeling pretty lost and what I did is
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I went to the internet and I was just searching every
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,question I had on the internet. How much
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,water for a carrot, how far apart ro plant
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,carrots, how much sun does my garden need, I was
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,looking up all these individual questions and
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,after a few weeks, I found a book that was written
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by someone who lived in Florida
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think It was called Food and vegetable gardening
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Centrla Florida by Robert Bowden. This book was...he was
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a 25 year-veteran of growing food and it had all
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the information that I needed, not just for growing
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,food, but particularly for growing food in my region.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So seek out books that are written for your region
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if you can't find one written for your
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,particular area, find books that are written for the greater
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,region, for example if you are in New Hampshire,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe you can't find one for New Hampshire but
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are definitely books that are focused on the North East
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and these books can be just your absolute best friend
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for your garden because when it comes to
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,beginner gardening, these books can answer most of
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your questions. Today I won't be able to go
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over 99% of what you might want to know but these books
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can have all of that right there in one place.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So seeking out books and the library is a great
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,place to check, check your library whether it's at
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the public library, the school library and see
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if there are books that you can check out.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to talk a little bit about of where
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to place your garden. Where do you put it?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if you have very minimal space don't let
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that deter you. If you just have a balcony you can put
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pots on there, you can use 5 gallon buckets, any
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,container that can hold soil can be used to
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,grow food on your balconies and I have seen some
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very impressive balconies producing tomotoes
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,peppers and all sort of herbs and greens and eggplants,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can grow a lot on a balcony. And you can grow
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on your window seals. If you have neither of those
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but a roof that's flat, you can grow a lot of food
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on your roof, for example an apartment complex.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But some basic tips on where to place your garden
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,first of all where it is easily accessible
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you are easily able to get to
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if your garden is 10 miles away and there
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is also these obstacles to get to it
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's unlikely you will get to it and it will
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not get the care it needs. If it's located
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a place that's really obscure on our property,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,far away, if you have a larger property,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,probably your are not going to get to it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The key is to put it in the most easily accessible place
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ideally where you walk passed it every day
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that you even when you are not thiking
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about it, you see it and you know that you should
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,get in it. So an easily accessible place, also where
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is easy water. Whatever gardening you are doing
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there needs to be water. So having an easy access
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to water. And especially for beginners full sun.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So again when I started I didn't know the basics
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of how much sun and things like that, but generally
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you want to have full sun and in colder climates
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like in the North East or the Great Lakes region,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know most of these areas, full sun is 6 to 8 hours
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of sun per day on your garden location and
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Orlando Florida, that is very hot, we could do with less
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hours of sun or maybe 5 hours per day. So you do want
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,full sun for, especially for beginner gardening.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The more experience you get there are plants
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can work with that don't need full sun
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but with beginner gardening, I would recommend
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,full sun. So, let's see, one of my biggest tips is to
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,start with the food that grows very easily.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I dont recommend doing is walking down
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the grocery store aisle and say: oh I love pasta
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I want to grow wheat, anb I love blueberries
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I love mangoes...don't think about what it is
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you love the most, instead figure out what grows
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so easily in your area that even someone with
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a "black thumb" will be successful. So talk to
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those local gardeners and ask them: what is the most
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,successful crop? what grows well every year?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what produces so much that you could never
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eat all of it? For example, a lot of people,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I see this with zucchinis, I see people, it's so
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,common, these giant zucchinis, and I remember
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I was in Port Townsend, WA, there were
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,jokes about how people would have to leave
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their zucchinis at other people's doors to
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,try to get rid of them but nobody wanted them
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because everybody all had so much. So some beginner
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,plants to start with, raddishes are one of the easiest ones
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also they produce the fatest so a lot of raddishes
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,produce in just about 30 days. So It really can
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be beneficial to have these fast producing ones
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to give you that boost of energy and feeling of
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,success. Greens can be very easy so kale, collards and lettuces.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Greens can be a very easy place to start and they are very nutrient
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dense. So I highly recommend starting with greens.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Peppers are also often considered
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a beginner plant to grow , hot peppers I have had
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,easier time with them than bell peppers
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but peppers can be a really easy one
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then herbs, now and easy way to start is buying
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,herbs in small pots at the store and then planting
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,them and letting them grow much larger
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so some herbs can be hard to start with seeds
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but some are very easy to start from seeds
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cilantro for example is an easy one to start from
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seed. But herbs can be easy to grow, you can
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,use them at every single meal, they can add a lot
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of value to your life, so really some of my best
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,suggestions for starting are greens and herbs, peppers
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and than tomatoes. But there is always you know
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,differences depending on where you are as I read
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ealier people watching us now you are tuning in
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from all over the world and all across the United States
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so it's going to be different areas, Florida where I grew, for example
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,large tomatoes didn't grow so well because it was so hot
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so humid that they were more likely to get blite or pest
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we had to grow really small tomatoes
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the variety that I grew in Central Florida
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was called Everblade tomato and they did
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,extremely well. Let's see...okay...so the next tip
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to plant at the right time so what you can do
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is you can find a regional planting schedule and you
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,may have the questions: oh..and the other really
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,easy one I want to say is raddishes, I grew Daikon
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,raddishes that grow really big, zucchinis can be really
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,easy as well. Those are just a handfull of easier plants.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the big one is planting at the right time.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you plant kale in the middle of the winter,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you are going to have a hard time with it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Florida, if you plant kale in July when it's so hot
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you are going to have problems with it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the key is to plant at the right time.