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Squash bugs can wreak a lot of havoc on your garden squash in a very short time - let's find the eggs and deal with them before they get a chance to cause damage! Music by Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/

You can grow a lot of food in pots, even if you don't have a lot of space. Let's tour my container garden on my back deck and I'll show you what I have growing. You can see my full in-ground/raised bed garden tour here: https://youtu.be/MEXdOMPyo9I Music by Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/

Welcome to my vegetable garden! I'm gardening in Connecticut (zone 6) on about two acres of land, and I'd love to show you around my garden. I have an established main vegetable garden, plus we recently built a new garden in our side yard, and between the two gardens, we're growing lots of food this year! To see the video where we planted these zucchini seeds together, click here: https://youtu.be/Sq3YVhqglFM For a complete start-to-finish video on the build for my new side garden, watch here: https://youtu.be/qHZBBp31GBQ To see the progress of my 2023 vegetable garden, watch the playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7uzar6ExqEVECpC_3QcscWN7Ni2b2YwJ Music by Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/

This is a real-life garden, and it isn't perfect. Today I'm sharing my real life and we're taking a look at some of my mid-season garden fails! Music by Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/

Let's harvest some June vegetables! Here in Connecticut, we're in the full swing of harvesting cool weather crops. This will be my biggest harvest so far this year! Music by Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/

Some of my favorite plants to grow are medicinal herbs. Today we're going to harvest and dry some of my favorite must-have varieties, and we'll talk a little about their benefits. All of the herbs we harvest in this video are incredibly easy to grow in the home garden! Music by Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/

Keeping your tomato plants healthy is important to get the biggest harvest possible! I'm sharing my tomato care and maintenance tips for a successful tomato season. To watch my video about transplanting tomato seedlings, click here: https://youtu.be/WYCSLAJ3-n8 You can watch my video about mulch in the vegetable garden here: https://youtu.be/uWI_ZS3uVKU Music by Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com

Welcome to my vegetable garden! I'm gardening in Connecticut (zone 6) on about two acres of land, and I'd love to show you around my garden. I have an established main vegetable garden, plus we recently built a new garden in our side yard, and between the two gardens, we're growing lots of food this year! For a complete start-to-finish video on the build for my new side garden, watch here: https://youtu.be/qHZBBp31GBQ If you're interested in my video on garden mulch, you can watch that here: https://youtu.be/uWI_ZS3uVKU To see the progress of my 2023 vegetable garden, watch the playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7uzar6ExqEVECpC_3QcscWN7Ni2b2YwJ Music by Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/

Mulch can be a garden game-changer! Today we're going to talk about the benefits of mulching your vegetable garden, and then we'll talk about options for mulch. Music by Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/

After being away for a few days, it's amazing to come home and see the changes in the garden! Plants have grown, seeds have sprouted, and some vegetables are getting close to harvest time. Music by Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com

This spring we turned an unused part of our yard into a thriving vegetable garden. I documented the progress as we worked so that you can see the whole process, start to finish! Many hours of work have been condensed into a 20 minute video. To see the VLOG where we first talked about starting this new garden, watch here: https://youtu.be/WDLlBpYXAE4 You can also follow the progress of this garden in my 2023 garden tours. Link to the 2023 garden tour playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7uzar6ExqEVECpC_3QcscWN7Ni2b2YwJ Music by Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com

Let's start some squash and bean seeds! Come hang out in the garden with me while we start seeds and plan the garden details. Music by Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/

It's the end of May, and the garden is really growing! Come join me for the 4th vegetable garden tour of the 2023 garden season. I'll share my garden, plus lots of gardening tips along the way! We planted those potatoes together here: https://youtu.be/jLSogiFZ4lY Music by Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com

Tomatoes are one of the most popular vegetables to grow in the home garden, and today I'm sharing my tips for how to get your tomato plants off to the best start! If you're interested in choosing some great tomato varieties, here are all of the varieties I'm growing this year: https://youtu.be/Fl4UwfK8080 Here is my review of the tomato varieties that I grew last year: https://youtu.be/G_PUP5_rMUU Music by Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com

Well, it looks like we might be getting a random late frost after our usual last frost date had passed! I'm going to do my best to protect the tomatoes that I planted! If you're interested in purchasing the wall of water that I used to protect my tomato plants, you can find a similar one here (I couldn't find the exact product since it's been many years since I purchased these): https://amzn.to/3ogT2Mn (note - this is an affiliate link - my channel may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you - thank you!) Music by Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/

Meet our new baby chicks! We're so excited for these sweet little babies, and I'd love to introduce you to them and show you our brooder setup and some of my favorite products to make raising new chicks easy and fun! Product links (affiliate links - if you purchase through these links, my channel may earn a small commission - thank you! This does not affect the price you pay): Brooder tent: https://amzn.to/41UhUaA Chick heater: https://amzn.to/432q41o Chick waterer: https://amzn.to/45cEJsy Music by Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com

s the perfect spring day for a garden tour! Come join me in my vegetable garden, and we'll take a look at the updates and see how all the plants are growing. To see the playlist of previous garden tours from this year, click here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7uzar6ExqEVECpC_3QcscWN7Ni2b2YwJ We pruned those red raspberries together here: https://youtu.be/gf5_Or-u7F0 Music by Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com

Do you direct sow your cucumbers, or start your seeds in pots to transplant out? Let's talk about the pros and cons of each option! Plus, I'll share all of the cucumber varieties that I'm growing this year. Music by Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com

Let's harvest two very useful medicinal herbs! I'll share how I dry them, and how I use each of these herbs for my family. This herb dryer is similar to the dryer I have (purchasing through this affiliate link may give my channel a small commission - thank you! It will not affect the price you pay): https://amzn.to/3VUcGdo Music by Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/

I got some exciting products in this month's Azure Standard haul! I can't wait to share with you all of the items I purchased for this grocery shopping trip for May. If you're interested in trying Azure Standard, you can shop here (signing up through this link will give my channel a small referral thank you bonus at no additional cost to you - thank you!): https://www.azurestandard.com/?a_aid=b5ef14ce4f Music by Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com

My strawberry plants and asparagus crowns just arrived, and it's time to plant! Join me as we get these plants off to a great start and invest in our future harvest! I purchased my plants here: https://www.noursefarms.com/ Music by Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com

Our last frost date hasn't passed yet, but there is still a lot growing in the garden! Join me on this (very) late April tour of my 2023 vegetable garden to see how my spring vegetables are growing. If you missed the first garden tour of the 2023 season, you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/LTUfXASzDEg You can catch the video where we planted those potatoes here: https://youtu.be/jLSogiFZ4lY Music by Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com

Do you grow flowers and herbs in your vegetable garden? Companion planting is so beneficial for your garden! Today we'll start some seeds for some flowers and herbs to be companions in the vegetable garden while we talk about some of the benefits of making a little space for flowers in the edible garden. Music by Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com

It's time to start planting in the new garden expansion! Today we'll plant potatoes in one of the new raised beds in the side yard. Music by Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com

There are lots of reasons to add a cattle panel arched trellis to your garden - growing plants vertically saves a lot of space, leads to healthier plants and easier harvesting, and just adds beauty and romance to the garden. It's also incredibly easy to install! If you want a cattle panel arch in your garden but don't have a pickup truck, watch this video here: https://youtu.be/0TbULGnI-Yc Music by Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com