Helpful hints and tips

Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show: Helpful hints and tips

Dad used to say “kid, I learned the hard way, that’s why I’m telling you now so you don’t have to”.  And yet….

I seem to learn the hard way too.  Maybe it’s genetic! Still, I’ll list some helpful hints so YOU don’t have to learn the hard way:

• wear gloves when chopping hot peppers OR make sure you don’t rub ANY part of your body until you’ve washed your hands thoroughly!

• when harvesting, have a wash basin or water source nearby to get the big chunks of dirt off before you go into the house
• have a sharp knife handy
• wear easy slip-off shoes so you’re not struggling with a basket of produce in your hands while opening the door to your home
• start a small veggie garden, you can always make it bigger but don’t overwhelm yourself
• Photograph your landscape.  Take pictures of the things that worked and those that didn’t.
• when digging holes for large plants, lay a tarp down nearby and toss the soil on that.  You can drag it easily across the lawn and it doesn’t leave a mess

Here are a few videos I did when I had my television show “Dig In Minnesota” in 2013…

My vegetable garden looks a lot different and so does the fence garden! I let my herbs flower near the end of the season for the pollinators.

• And have FUN!

Remember, “The Garden is no place to stress for success but to soak up some sun and renew your Spirit” – Teri Knight