Beginner gardening tips for starting a successful garden | Gardening 101 | Gardening Australia
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 27. 07. 2024
- Jane gives some of her best tips for those starting a garden for the very first time. Subscribe đ ab.co/GA-subscribe
Think like a beginner gardener and donât be afraid of asking questions for help and advice. Everyone needs it and gardeners love to share it.
Starting a garden is exciting! Itâs easy to want to run out and buy everything all at once. But this can be compounding any problems that lie ahead. If you canât say from experience what works in your garden, how will you know all those plants in your shopping trolley are going to work when you get them home? Itâs best to start small, try a few plants first and see what survives. Some plants may die, but that helps you learn what suits your garden.
Community gardens are a great place for budding gardeners. Jane meets Isabel Robinson at a garden in St Kilda and sheâs interested in growing her own food. Janeâs first piece of advice is to know your area and your soil. The community garden is near the sea and has very sandy soil so it needs additional nutrients in the form of compost each year, in late winter or early spring. Itâs best if the soil is friable which means that it falls apart easily and has a crumbly texture. This provides space and oxygen for the roots to grow. If the soil is compacted, then fork it over, add compost, as this will help.
How much room do you need to plant? Think about the final size of your crop and read the instructions on the seed or plant label as these estimations of size are accurate. If you choose one large tree, then it will dominate. Weigh this up against planting lots of different smaller vegetables.
Think about seasonality. Sometimes planting lots of one vegetable, such as zucchini, results in lots of zucchinis all at once. Succession planting means sowing a small number of the same vegetable at intervals of a few weeks. That way you will have a longer, more continual supply.
How to bring in the bees? Jane suggests salvias as they are easy to grow and will bring in the birds and the bees. They need pruning once the flowers are finished but they are easy to prune, so thatâs a good way to learn this technique.
How to decide where to plant something? Take a photo to show experienced gardeners or to take to your local nursery for advice. If it has a label, it will give the height and width, and often the conditions required, so take note of that.
Donât overwater. Beginner gardeners often lavish attention on their gardens, killing their plants with kindness as they over-water and over-fertilise. Too much water can suffocate the roots, and lead to fungal infections. Research where the plant grows and what environment it likes; does it grow in the desert (cacti) or in a wetland (pond)? If your plants suddenly start to look crook, with yellow and brown leaves drooping and falling off, think about if youâre overdoing it with the water.
If you apply too much fertiliser, these nutrients simply wash away, unused by the plant. Really high amounts of fertiliser can also accumulate into toxicities. Different plants will have different needs, deciduous plants like a top up in spring (grapevines at site), natives donât need much and annual veg want it every couple of weeks.
Dealing with dead plants. Every gardener loses plants. The trick is to learn from the experience. Janeâs biggest tip for beginner gardeners is âdonât be afraid of making mistakes. Every mistake means a lesson learned. And the more you learn, the better gardener you will become. So go out and enjoy it.â
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Filmed on Boon Wurrung, Bunurong & Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country | St Kilda, Vic
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Oh Jane is so beautiful she reminds me of my grandma who passed a few years ago... they absolutely loved gardening ad their garden was so beautiful... I recently found pictures of me as a child repotting pot bound plants with her. Made me cry. Watching this lovely lady helps me relive those memories. Thankyou so much
So sorry for your loss and we're so glad that Jane brought you a little joy this week.
I like it intercrop marigolds in with a lot of garden beds to attract đ and deter pests. And they are pretty.
What a sweet lady â€
Fantastic.
I like work in garden.vagetabels flowers đ» fruits and etc
Jane's a treasure.
Yes, she is. A wealth of knowledge.
Absolutely!!!
Yay!!! Love your guys are amazing!!
Thanks for watching!
I love gardening my back yard and front are full off flowers even though my parents say your buying to much I will be getting native trees and hydrangeas canât get them any where
The silverbeet and the spring onion. They are so good. I add them to many meals. Straight from the garden there's like a extra element to them. Eating with them as ingredients is like a super food. Shelf produce is nowhere near as good. Peas are easy too, I chose snow peas this year and have more than I can use.
The ending statements were really powerful! Also put a massive smile on my face đ if I could send a photo of me in the yard right now, I would. Pleasant weekend to everybody thanks for the great content Gardening Australia đŠđșâ€ïž
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Even as someone whoâs been gardening for years, this is great advise.
This looks fantastic, I live close to this community garden and I think that I should come and say hello. I recently started and apprenticeship in gardens and maintenance but I unfortunately have very little room for my own plants.
You absolutely should Jasmine! Thanks for watching.
I love this channel
I really struggle with gardening, I have some succulents but I kill everything else because I can be inconsistent (because of mental health stuff) ... I'd love a video on what other plants can handle my style (also I am renting so they need to be in pots or movable)
Hey, I know your comment was a fair while ago, but thought Iâd chime in.
I really struggle with lots of gardening tasks for the same reasons.
My suggestions would be to chose plants you are really passionate about or interested in. I struggle a bit with succulents and ornamentals, partially because their needs are inconsistent and partially because when Iâm not doing too well I either feel like they donât need care or that aesthetic plants are âpointlessâ (they obviously arenât, just my brain being unhelpful). I think itâs maybe because when I havenât brushed my hair in god knows how long, aesthetic maybe isnât my highest priority. đ
My suggestion is plants that need regular care, but are going to be ok if I forget them for a few days here and there. Iâd also suggest productive plants, so that there is a goal. I currently have (all in pots) some spinach, zucchini, herbs, potatoes and tomatoes. Iâve also put them and everything I need to care for them close together in a spot Iâm in every single day (same areas of our courtyard where I feed the dog and go out for a smoke). Some will succeed, some will fail, but I enjoy the pottering when I have the energy.
Rosemary might be a good option if you want to branch out a little, itâs useful, hardy (once it settles in), and pretty happy in a pot.
Raising from seed has also helped me a bit, as it keeps me involved and they change every day. Sucks when the happy little seedlings Iâve been loving, suddenly struggle though.
Hope you are well and all the very best.
Why my australian red apple seeds can not grow and sprout here in Bali??ha..ha...
Good old days grow your own f/veg great show people đđđđđđ
Thanks Leslie!