The Beginner's Garden with Jill McSheehy

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Greenhouse Questions Oct 23, 2020

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Today I'm answering questions about my new Greenhouse.

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158 - What's Wrong With My Raised Bed Soil? Oct 20, 2020

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What's wrong with my plants? A more accurate question would probably be, what's wrong with my soil? Today we will talk about what makes up good soil.

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Composting for Beginners

https://journeywithjill.net/gardening/2017/02/14/composting-for-the-beginner/

4 Tips to Choosing Raised Bed Soil

https://journeywithjill.libsyn.com/71-4-tips-in-choosing-raised-bed-soil

Raised Bed Soils Compared

https://journeywithjill.libsyn.com/126-3-raised-bed-soil-mixes-compared

Should I Test My Soil in EACH Bed?

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Soil Testing Article: https://journeywithjill.net/gardening/2018/10/23/garden-soil-testing-a-beginners-guide/

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Q&A Is it Too Late to Plant? Oct 16, 2020

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Today I will help you figure out if it is too late to plant crops in your garden this time of year.

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(96)- Fall Gardening: When and How to Plant with Stacey Murphy

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9+ Fall Crops for the Beginning Gardner

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157 - 6 Simple Herbs for Health and How to Use Them - Carolyn Thomas from Homesteading Family Oct 13, 2020

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Have you ever considered that some of the herbs you are already growing could be useful to you to use for health and even medicinal remedies? Carol of the Homesteading Family is sharing her knowledge of herbs to treat common ailments.

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101 - Medicinal Herb Gardening - How to Get Started

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135 - Favorite Herbs to Grow for Health, Body, and Home

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Herbs and Flowers

https://journeywithjill.net/gardening/2020/05/12/basic-herbs-to-grow-for-health-and-body-care/

Medicinal Herb Gardening

https://journeywithjill.net/gardening/2019/09/10/medicinal-herb-gardening-for-beginners/

Herb Basics Part 1 (Annual Herbs)

https://journeywithjill.net/gardening/2017/05/23/herb-basics-part-1-basil-dill-cilantro-and-parsley-beginners-garden-podcast/

Herb Basics Part 2 (Perennial Herbs)

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Homesteading Family

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Homesteading Family Youtube

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The Pantry Chat Podcast

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Q&A What can I do to Prepare for Next Season Oct 09, 2020

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What can I do to prepare for next season? I'll share a few tips to hopefully help you have a more successful season.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFauqxX2mEU&t=62s

126 Raised Bed Soils Compared

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Garden Jumpstart

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156 - What I'll Keep & Change Next Season Oct 06, 2020

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Have you started thinking about what you're going to do for next seasons garden? Today, I'm sharing some of the things I'm going to continue, some I will change, and some dreams I have for next season.

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5-day 2021 Garden Jumpstart Challenge

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Use Your Kitchen Aid Mixer to Cut the Time it Takes to Prepare Tomatoes for Canning

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Comparing the Sweet Potato Harvest in Raised Beds, Ground Beds, and Containers

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How to Make Soil Blocks for Indoor Seed Starting

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Q&A - Do you pull plants out by the root when removing? Oct 02, 2020

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Today we are talking about how to remove a plant in your garden. Should you pull it out by the root or cut it at soil level?

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9 Simple Succession Planting Combinations

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Succession Planting Ideas

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Maximize Harvest in Small Space

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155 - Summer Garden 2020 - Failures Sep 29, 2020

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How do you view failure? The garden is teaching me to view failure in a whole new way. Join me today to hear what I've learned from this years garden failures.

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Spring Garden Lessons Learned

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9 Simple Succession Planting Combinations

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How Can I Avoid Massive Crop Loss Due to Disease and Pests?

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Pests in the Garden – When do I step in?

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Managing Insects in the Home Garden

https://journeywithjill.net/gardening/2018/06/19/managing-insects-in-the-home-vegetable-garden/

Saving Seeds for Your Next Garden with Phil Kauth of Seed Savers Exchange

https://journeywithjill.net/gardening/2020/08/04/how-to-save-seeds-for-your-next-garden-a-beginners-guide/

Garden Principles I Don't Compromise (and ones I let slide)

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Organic Pesticides and their Uses with Joe Lamp'l

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9+ Fall Crops for the Beginning Gardener

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Q&A: Is it best to grow herbs in containers? Sep 25, 2020

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Is it best to grow herbs in containers? Do they grow as well? Here's my perspective on growing herbs in containers.

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Herb Basic Part 1

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Herb Basic Part 2

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Favorite Herbs to Grow and Use

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154 - Summer Garden 2020 - Successes Sep 22, 2020

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How did your Summer Garden of 2020 end up doing? I'm sharing 9 of the biggest garden successes I had this summer, and what I learned from them.

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