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The Best Way to Top Off Garden Beds

The Best Way to Top Off Garden Beds For Spring | Cheap and Easy + Gardening As Exercise

Are you thinking about starting a garden or expanding on what you already have? The most expensive thing about gardening is filling and topping off garden beds with soil. Over the last 8 years, the most valuable thing I’ve learned…

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Space Saving Way To Start Seeds Indoors

Do you have a greenhouse or grow tunnel? Neither do I. But now that we have at least 1 hard freeze every year, I decided I need a space saving way to start seeds indoors. And I need a way…

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How To Easily Get Rid of Weeds in The Garden

I needed a lazy easy way to get rid of weeds in garden beds that I’ve already started sowing seeds in. The garden bed I’m working on this video has broccoli and cabbage seedlings and some garlic on one side…

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Cleaning Out The Garden & Prepping for Winter Planting

Let’s talk about the effects of shorter days and the lack of vitamin D. SAD – seasonal affective disorder – is VERY real and has prevented me from getting out in the garden. Now that the weather is better, so…

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Battling the heat AND the bugs in the summer garden

Battling the heat AND the bugs in the summer garden

The summer garden is bittersweet in SE TX. If the heat doesn’t beat us, severe weather will. If it’s not either of those, it’s the bugs. In this video I am battling the heat AND the bugs in the summer…

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Who’s Ready For Spring Planting?!

Who’s Ready For Spring Planting?!

Today is March 3rd, Sunday, March 3rd. And it’s a beautiful sunny day. And we are done, I think, with freezes so I’m ready for spring planting! I live in zone 9A. In Houston, Texas, actually Cypress which is a…

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The Best Way to Top Off Garden Beds

How to Start a Low Cost No Dig Garden: Quick & Easy

We’ve been talking about starting a garden in the last few videos so I thought I’d go back to the very beginning and show you how to start a low cost no dig garden the smart & easy way. It’s…

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How Expensive is it to Start a Garden?

How much does it cost to start a garden? Gardening doesn’t have to be expensive or hard or even time consuming. Some of the items we buy may be a small upfront investment but there are ways to start a…

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Calling it quits: Know when it’s time to UNDO what you’ve done in the garden

There are times when we have to make hard decisions in the garden and in life. This is an example of having to UNDO some of the hard work put into the garden so that it could actually thrive. Just…

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What Are the Benefits of Gardening? A Comprehensive Guide

Gardening offers numerous benefits, including improving physical health, promoting mental well-being, contributing to a healthier environment, increasing social connections, and providing a source of fresh, organic produce. It also fosters a sense of accomplishment by nurturing plants and witnessing their…

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