Time to start the Spring Vegetable Garden!

Tips, Tricks

1. Hi Brandon & Meredith!! I just subbed you guys last week and am getting around to watching you guys vids!! Hubby and I are doing [my] first garden! He grew up on a beef/chicken/veggie farm, so this is new to me! We are in zone 5a I believe, upstate western NY, [by Canada] and I started swiss chard, Brussel sprouts, broccoli, parsley, green beans, yellow beans, asparagus [which I learned takes FOREVER!! LOL UGH!] and planted in bed the corn and a few onions. We have potatoes we are planting tonight [our potatoes eyed up so we are using those and the onions!! No seed taters or onions. I forgot how big our garden is, I should do a vid and tag you guys!! But, thank you so much, your vid has been the MOST help of ones I have been watching so far this year! Chat witchas later!! Thanks!!! .....Pam & Kev
2. Those purple sprouts are gorgeous are those the ones from territorial or baker creek, which variety? pls ty, I'd like to try them. ty.
3. Your top soil will always get hard as long as you leave it uncovered. You need to mulch it to keep the sun off of it.
4. Exciting times in Texas Brandon! Looking forward to another season of growing veggies!
5. Have you ever considered buying straw for weed control? I had a friend from suggest it and it worked GREAT for weed control while adding organic material to the soil. The bright yellow color reflects the soil and can keep some stuff growing into the the hot summer too.
6. I'm in zone 6a. We have a heavy clay soil. For the last 3 years we have been putting in free horse manure from down the street. It has a lot of shavings in it and has helped the soil immensely. Do you have any horses in the neighborhood? 😃
7. Brandon, you are cool. I live in Dallas and my garden does't look anything like yours. i would love to know you and visit your restaurant where you work. I appreciate real people and sometimes that is hard to find in Dallas.
8. Your jumping into Spring and her in Australia we a coming into Autumn (fall) . However Australia is huge, we have tropical to cold temperate.
   I live right in the middle in the Sub tropics a small coastal town called Byron Bay, we can grow all year round here.
   I would look at working on underground compost worm systems in some small area,,and have a small no till area...let the worms do the work.
   But, like you said,,it's all up to you.
   Happy Gardening
   Marty Ware
9. Hey Brandon, how do you protect your garden from the strong winds? I live in Prosper and planted my tomato plants last week. This week the strong winds are killing my little baby starts. :(
10. Tilling is how you get your soil   ready don't listen to others it is what works for you in your area. Your Brussels sprouts look ready to harvest.
11. This is my first spring garden in 8a (east Dallas). What success have you had with zucchini and squash? I had a difficult time in zone 9a on the coast due to the humidity. I'm also a pickler - what cucumber types do you have planned? I'm trying Parisian gherkins this year (a new one for me).
12. Brandon we are growing 10 different varieties of tomatoes in our greenhouse we have four artisan cherry tomatoes and one special beefsteak called pink Berkeley tie-dye. would you like some of those to grow in your garden?
13. Although your doing a great job with your garden you also might want to ck out the Back to Eden videos. Paul Gautche put down wood chips on top of rock. some places will deliver for free. No till, no fertilizer. I am doing a hugelkulture/permaculture as this is easier for me and kinda similar to the wood chip method. I can't see me hauling wood chips to my back yard.
14. So happy to find your channel! I live in the Dallas area and I am planning to start my first garden. Any produce you recommend for first timers? I love all vegetables and fruits.
15. You all are spot on! Beautiful garden and plan. Congratulations. We still have another2 months before we can start here.
16. I enjoy keeping up with your gardening and chicken growing efforts, especially since I had to give up my own garden in the north.
17. If you add a lot of sand to your soil it'll help more than you could ever dream! Of course, keep adding the organic matter, too! Well rotted horse manure and straw and compost are awesome! I also add shredded paper, leaf compost and chicken guano. Best soil EVER! Nice videos :) I really enjoy them! Thank you for sharing and happy gardening!
18. I adopted a community garden row last year that was a weedy mess. I followed your lead and put down landscape cloth to help me slow down the weeds. I did pull out the grass in the middle of the row where I planted turnips. The garden did great! So, thank you! but now I've taken on two more rows of weedy Bermuda grass infested rows and I will use the garden fabric again. I have done it a little differently though. I don't use the metal staples, I covered the cloth with hardwood mulch. I think the weeds (especially the Bermuda) will grow through the little staple holes. I'm also hoping the mulch will make the fabric last longer.
19. challenge accepted...
20. Good plan! Looks like spring is there for you already. Many of us are not so lucky yet.