What you'll learn
Learn how to harness the power of succession planting to keep the harvests going into the fall and early winter.
The struggles with pests and diseases are one of the most common I hear from gardeners during the summer, so I've devoted an entire section to them.
Tips for the best times to harvest vegetables and how to cure some of them for winter storage.
Be clear on how to prepare for your first frost, which vegetables will survive, and what to do to save the ones that won't.
Simple season extension tricks to keep the harvests going past frost.
Checklist and videos walking you through exactly how to put your garden to bed for the winter so you set yourself up for a successful spring the next year.
Requirements
I recommend this course for people who have at least 1-2 years of vegetable gardening experience.
Description
Sure, gardening in summer is fun, but it can also be challenging. It's the season we anxiously wait for as gardeners, but it's often filled with disappointment and heartache. It feels like the weather just won't cooperate, the list of insects that attack us and our gardens is endless, and things aren't working out the way we expected.
In this video series I'll walk you through everything you need to know to keep your garden happy and healthy throughout the summer and fall. It's common to start to lose energy in the summer for gardening, but that's exactly when you can't let garden tasks slide or you'll end up with a garden that's out of control and not producing the abundant harvests you've been waiting for.
There's lots of information out there on garden planning, spring planting, and food preserving, but not much of the specific challenges of gardening in the summer. The struggles with pests and diseases are one of the most common I hear from gardeners during the summer, so I've devoted an entire section to the most common pests and diseases that damage each plant family.
Once the fall arrives you shouldn't hang up your gardening gloves until you put your garden to bed for the winter. Accomplishing some important garden tasks will set you up for a less stressful spring and a more successful season the following year.
Let me help you keep your momentum going throughout the entire season by being your guide through the challenges, tasks, and harvests that are specific to the summer and fall seasons.
In each video I invite you into my urban front yard garden where you'll learn exactly what you need to know for each topic we cover. I live and garden in southern Wisconsin, so my lessons are most applicable to gardeners in US gardening zones 3-7.
I'd love to have you join me!
Who this course is for
This course is for you if: You want to tap into the daily excitement that gardening can bring to your life. You want to make the most of the gardening space you already have by growing as much food as possible. You've been experiencing failures in the garden and you're ready to learn what you're doing wrong. You're tired of putting more energy and money into your garden than you're getting out of it. The hit and miss approach isn't working for you any more. You want real results and satisfaction from your gardening efforts. You're looking for down-to-earth, actionable advice you can use in your garden right away. You love the idea of having a successful garden that feeds healthy food to you and your family. You're looking for a fresh and simple approach to gardening you can use over and over again each year. You're looking for encouragement and inspiration to try new vegetables and new ideas - you want to shake things up. You're ready to take action to have your best season yet!