DIY Garden Minute by Spoken Garden

Happy Saturday! It's time to talk about gardening! On today's LIVE, 6/05/2021, we highlight some of your recent video questions and comments, and then dig into what a sensory garden is, what are the different uses, and specific plants you can have to create your own sensory garden. Get ready to smell, taste, and more in your garden! We'll also answer your live questions and discuss our ongoing gar...

You might by now have already bought your fuchsia hanging baskets and are ready to see them burst with different flower colors, BUT do you know how to care for them?   Listen to this DIY episode to learn 3 quick care tips to have have beautiful and colorful fuchsia hanging baskets all summer long. Go to this episodes webpage at spokengarden.com/199 for links to Dr. Earths general fertilizer , wate...

Happy Saturday! On today's LIVE, 5/29/2021, we answer questions and comments, and talk about Memorial Gardens on this Memorial Day Weekend (USA!!!) And there's a lot more, too! If you watch the replay, definitely leave your comments and questions in the comments area on YT. Bulb Coupon: Get 15% off your entire purchase (seeds and bulbs) at EdenBrothers.com. Enter the coupon code: SPOKEN at checkou...

Just like us humans, plants need a steady diet of nutrients to stay healthy. Two types of fertilizers you can use to keep your plants healthy all spring and summer long are granular and liquid fertilizers. But what's the difference and when to use them? Learn the difference between and when to use a granular and liquid fertilizer in your garden. Go to spokengarden.com/198 for liquid and granular f...

On this episode, we answered YouTube audience members questions and talked about flowering herbs, their uses, and our favorites .  We also discuss some other things, including what's blooming in certain audience members gardens, and our ongoing garden projects, and much more . If you want to catch us live at 9am every Saturday morning, you can go to our YouTube main channel page at youtube.com/spo...

You are at your local nursery or box-store to look for new plants to add to your garden. You want to make sure you are buying the healthiest plants possible, so how do you know what to look for? Listen to hear what quick signs to look for when buying new plants at your local nursery! Go to spokengarden.com/197 for see these and other quick signs to know if you are buying healthy plants. Sow your s...

Happy Saturday! It's time to talk about gardening! On this Saturday Morning LIVE Garden Chat, from 5/8/2021, we highlight some YouTube audience members' recent video questions and comments, and then talk about ornamental grass uses and design. This was sooo fun to talk about and share! We'll also answer your live questions and discuss some other things, including ongoing garden projects, what's bl...

Watering is one major container plant care need. Even if you have a watering system and it's on a regular schedule, you still need to check your systems, schedule, and more avoid over watering your plants and promoting diseases and insects. Listen to this quick podcast episode to learn how to properly water your container plants this growing season! For these and other watering tips, go to spokeng...

Happy Saturday! It's time to talk about gardening! On this Saturday Morning LIVE Garden Chat, from 5/1/2021, we highlight some YouTube audience members' recent video questions and comments, and then talk about what ornamental grasses are and the different sizes available right now! Woohoo! We'll also answer your live questions and discuss some other things, including ongoing garden projects, what'...

Whether you have planted containers on your deck or patio, along your walkways, or even at entrances around your home or office, they all need to be spaced correctly so they stay healthy. Listen to hear why these 3 things are important for container spacing. Go to spokengarden.com/195 to see and hear more. Mother's Day is right around the corner on May 9 th and you can get your mother, grandmother...

Join us to talk about gardening on this Saturday morning at 9am, April 24th, 2021! We answer YouTube audience questions on multiple garden topics, take live questions, showcase some audience members current gardens in-bloom, and talk about how to attract hummingbirds to your garden with different plants, and a lot more! Grab your cup of coffee or tea (or other favorite beverage 😉) and download th...

Container gardening is a fun way to keep your garden looking great and to keep your thumbs green, BUT what should your soil be composed of so your plants stay healthy and get enough water throughout the season? Listen to learn the best container soil components to keep your plants healthy this spring and summer! For examples of different container soils, go to spokengarden.com/194 For Mother's Day...

Listen to hear our Saturday Morning LIVE Garden Chat from April 17th! We answer audience questions from the previous week, talk about what Moon Garden are, Moon Garden plants, groupings, plants from Eden Brother and Botanical Interests , along with what's blooming in our garden, projects, and much more. Come join us! Watch this LIVE here: https://youtu.be/pDv27y-1e8I Get 15% off your next Eden Bro...

You have your container full of plants already placed for this coming year on your patio, deck, balcony, or other space, BUT you might be worried about your container's water drainage. Listen to hear three ways to maintain and improve your containers water drainage. Go to spokengarden.com/193 for other ways to improve your container water drainage. For seed sowing, and seedling transplanting and t...

Listen to hear our Saturday Morning LIVE Garden Chat from April 10th! We answer audience questions from the previous week, talk about different staking and support structures for your tall or climbing flowering plants, along with what's blooming in our garden, projects, and much more. Come join us! Watch this LIVE here: https://youtu.be/Mqioy1AmXRg Find our LIVES and other garden care videos on ou...

Are you thinking about starting to grow plants in containers this Spring? If so, that's really exciting and you might be asking yourself what is the difference between growing plants in containers versus growing them in the ground? Listen to hear what the differences are! Need a great tool to sow your seeds this spring, or thin and transplant your seedlings? The you need The Little Dibby ! Made by...

Listen to hear our Saturday Morning LIVE Garden Chat from March 13th. We answer audience questions from the previous week, talk about early spring-blooming container plants and types of containers that would be perfect for small spaces, along with what's blooming in our garden, projects, and much more. Come join us! Watch this LIVE here: https://youtu.be/q-qAWhtJFNc Find our LIVES and other garden...

If you have a new raised garden bed, you need to site or locate it properly so you can grow amazing plants and flowers. Listen to hear these 5 tips to choose the best location for your new raised garden bed! To plant your seeds fast, and thin or transplant your seedlings in your new raised garden beds, check out The Little Dibby! Made by Gardeners for Gardeners. One Tool, Two Ends, Many Uses! Go t...

On this episode, we are live on YouTube which aired on Saturday, March 27th, of 2021. We answer audience questions from the previous week, including Gladiolus bulb planting and staking questions, and highlight 5 different spring-planted, summer-flowering bulbs that you can buy right now and get ready to plant soon. There is also what's flowering in our garden right now, our weekly video roundup, a...

Strong seedlings make for beautiful plants later and fertilizers help us do this. But, "when should I fertilizer my seedlings", "how do I fertilize my seedlings", and "what should I use to fertilize my seedlings"? Listen to learn more and go to this episodes webpage at spokengarden.com/190.     Get your seeds planted and your seedlings thinned, or transplanted by using The Little Dibby! Go to spok...

Listen to learn what peat pots are, which plants to grow in them, and what other circumstances you can use them around your garden! To see examples of peat pots and how to plant in them, go to spokengarden.com/189 and watch our YouTube Video #Short .     You can find out more about how plants grow, what they need and soooo much more in our new book " The First-time Gardener: Growing Plants and Flo...

Your seedlings are ready to be transplanted, but you aren't sure which transplanting tool use. Listen to hear about these 3 easy-to-use seedling transplanting tools! To see examples of these three tools , go to spokengarden.com/188 and watch our YouTube #Short video. You can also find more about   the Little Dibby   at our Etsy Store at etsy.com/shop/spokengarden For even more specific seed sowing...

Your seedlings are growing and almost ready to be planted in your garden. Before you plant them, though, they n eed to first be hardened off so they aren't shocked or harshly stressed, or they could be irreparably damaged or die. Listen to hear our 3 great reasons to harden off your seedlings. For examples of these three reasons, go to spokengarden.com/187 and watch our YouTube Video #Short. For e...

Today, I want to tell you 3 mistakes to avoid when caring for your seedlings ! We all want our seedlings to be healthy and strong, but what mistakes should you avoid? Listen to hear what 3 physical signs to look for to avoid these mistakes. For examples of these three mistakes to avoid, go to spokengarden.com/186 and watch our YouTube Video #Short. For even more specific seed sowing and growing in...

After your seeds have germinated, do you know when they are ready to be transplanted? Listen to learn what 3 signs to look for to know when your seedlings are ready to be transplanted. For examples of all three of these signs, go to spokengarden.com/185 right now!   For even more specific seed sowing directions and information, pre-order our book " The First-time Gardener: Growing Plants and Flowe...