32 Beginning Gardener Series All About Squash and Melons

Garden Basics for Beginners This is video #32 in my new Beginning Gardening series! I am really excited to share these videos with you. Each video will be released on Sunday and Friday mornings and will take us through June of this year. Wednesday videos will be on other gardening topics. Here is a list of topics that I will be covering in this series: Garden Basics for Beginners 1. Why do you want to have a garden? 2. What do you want to grow? 3. Site selection-Climate 4. Site selection-Sun & exposure 5. Site selection-Access 6. Site selection-Soil basics 7. Garden beds Garden Beds-Raised 8. Garden Beds-In Ground 9. Plant selection-Garden Planning 10. Seedlings or seeds? Seed Starting-Purchasing and storing seeds 11. Seed starting-What do you need? Lights and fans , watering, heat mats, racks 12. Seed Starting-Soil, Mess Containment, Pots 13. Veggies to grow (basics) for spring, summer, fall and winter- Cole crops, leafy greens 14. Veggies to grow-Herbs and Companion Planting 15. Veggies to grow-Hot peppers 16. How to Transplant Seedlings into Larger Pots 17. Veggies to grow-Peas 18. How to Water Seedlings 19. How to transplant seedlings into the garden and harden off seedlings 20. How to Fertilize Seedlings 21. Veggies to grow-Peppers 22. Veggies to grow-Tomatoes 23. Veggies to grow-Flowers for the garden 24. How to Transplant Cole Crop Seedlings Outdoors 25. How to Transplant Onion Seedlings 26. How to Protect Seedlings From Cold When Planted too Early 27. Edible Ornamental Veggies 28. How to Water Your Seedlings 29. Soil basics- Nutrients-Soil Tests 30. Ways to Extend Your Garden Season 31. Raised Bed Mix 32. Veggies to grow-Melons and squash 33. Hardening Off Seedlings 34. Raised Bed Irrigation Primer 35. All About Tomatoes 36. Garden Maintenance 37. Garden Maintenance-Weeding 38. Garden Maintenance-Mulch 39. Garden Maintenance-Rotating Crops 40. Controlling Pests- What is IPM 41. Controlling Pests -IPM Basics 42. Controlling Pests -Methods of Control 43. Harvesting 44. Using your harvest