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We added something to our podcast: What's new and good? We start out just telling you what's going on in our lives. Let us know if this is something that would interest you to keep hearing! Sorry it was late this week, I was learning video edits on the fly!
Today is a Meet Your Food segment on Gardening!
Liz has just joined a garden club. The big takeaway from their February meeting was to limit their garden disruption at that point, but her Master Gardener neighbor has now started cleaning out beds. Liz has trimmed her roses and cleaned out her potted plants and any diseased leaves while leaving plenty of mulch and doing her spring fertilization. Even if there are some leaves already on your roses it isn't too late to trim them yet!
Liz and I have two different foci with our Gardens. She tends to do more beautiful gardens, I would like for my gardens to be beautiful, but I just focus on function.
Most important tool to garden might surprise you: a journal!
What Jenna tracks in her journal:
What vegetable/fruit/herb, the varietal, if she started it from seed when she planted it when it should germinate, when it sprouted, where she started it (on a seed mat, etc), where it is planted, and how it does and any special notes. I also have notes about the conditions of the different areas of the yard.
We do not have a relationship with the Great Big Greenhouse, but you can visit their website here: https://www.meadowsfarms.com/great-big-greenhouse/
Each type of plant is like each person, they are different! The key to keeping clear on what the best way is to care for each plant is to have a good reference. Also, just as humans can have better health than others, the same can be said of plants. Without a good reference, gardens can get complicated quickly! Jenna recommends checking out GrowVeg on YouTube. (Not an affiliate at the time of this recording.) They have an amazing online digital garden planner with a journal function for a small fee! https://www.growveg.com/
Overall: small, simple, sustainable steps! Plants generally operate based on making sure they survive, so conditions that tell them the end of life is near will cause them to produce seeds and unless that is the part you want to eat, you should do what you can to avoid them going to seed.
Hybrids get a bad rap, but if you are starting out, use them! (Sometimes, I still do!) They've been bred to be easier to grow and the food from them will still be fresher than anything that you could get at most grocers. Also, when getting started consider starting with plants instead of seeds because then they are past the most tender part of growth.
Links: www.yourgrowthmattersllc.com
Instagram: @growyourself757
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GrowthMattersLLC/
Music Emotional Inspiring Epic Trailer by Coma-Media via Pixabay Disclaimer: Nothing in any episode is to be considered medical advice. This podcast does not constitute client privilege. Unless otherwise noted, none of these links are meant to represent any relationship between Your Growth Matters, LLC and the linked companies or their content.
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By Jenna JacobsWe added something to our podcast: What's new and good? We start out just telling you what's going on in our lives. Let us know if this is something that would interest you to keep hearing! Sorry it was late this week, I was learning video edits on the fly!
Today is a Meet Your Food segment on Gardening!
Liz has just joined a garden club. The big takeaway from their February meeting was to limit their garden disruption at that point, but her Master Gardener neighbor has now started cleaning out beds. Liz has trimmed her roses and cleaned out her potted plants and any diseased leaves while leaving plenty of mulch and doing her spring fertilization. Even if there are some leaves already on your roses it isn't too late to trim them yet!
Liz and I have two different foci with our Gardens. She tends to do more beautiful gardens, I would like for my gardens to be beautiful, but I just focus on function.
Most important tool to garden might surprise you: a journal!
What Jenna tracks in her journal:
What vegetable/fruit/herb, the varietal, if she started it from seed when she planted it when it should germinate, when it sprouted, where she started it (on a seed mat, etc), where it is planted, and how it does and any special notes. I also have notes about the conditions of the different areas of the yard.
We do not have a relationship with the Great Big Greenhouse, but you can visit their website here: https://www.meadowsfarms.com/great-big-greenhouse/
Each type of plant is like each person, they are different! The key to keeping clear on what the best way is to care for each plant is to have a good reference. Also, just as humans can have better health than others, the same can be said of plants. Without a good reference, gardens can get complicated quickly! Jenna recommends checking out GrowVeg on YouTube. (Not an affiliate at the time of this recording.) They have an amazing online digital garden planner with a journal function for a small fee! https://www.growveg.com/
Overall: small, simple, sustainable steps! Plants generally operate based on making sure they survive, so conditions that tell them the end of life is near will cause them to produce seeds and unless that is the part you want to eat, you should do what you can to avoid them going to seed.
Hybrids get a bad rap, but if you are starting out, use them! (Sometimes, I still do!) They've been bred to be easier to grow and the food from them will still be fresher than anything that you could get at most grocers. Also, when getting started consider starting with plants instead of seeds because then they are past the most tender part of growth.
Links: www.yourgrowthmattersllc.com
Instagram: @growyourself757
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GrowthMattersLLC/
Music Emotional Inspiring Epic Trailer by Coma-Media via Pixabay Disclaimer: Nothing in any episode is to be considered medical advice. This podcast does not constitute client privilege. Unless otherwise noted, none of these links are meant to represent any relationship between Your Growth Matters, LLC and the linked companies or their content.