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Beginner Gardening Mistakes to Avoid
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Jun 13, 2025
Starting a garden? Avoid common pitfalls with our guide to Beginner Gardening Mistakes to Avoid! This video covers frequent errors new gardeners make and offers tips to help you grow a thriving garden. Perfect for green thumbs just getting started, these tips will set you on the path to gardening success.
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hey are you looking to start a garden
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this year and maybe want to improve your
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results from last year in this quick
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video I'm going to take you through the
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common mistakes that you can easily
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avoid by avoiding these mistakes you'll
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be on your way to a more Bountiful
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garden with
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ease this is Tim organic backyard
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gardening is focused on helping you grow
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more food with our tips and tricks if
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you like gardening and want to grow more
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food subscribe to this channel over the
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years I've helped many new gardeners and
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have seen common mistakes that are
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easily avoidable so let's get into
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it number one starting too big starting
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with a large garden can be overwhelming
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start small to ensure success and it
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reduces complexity one or two 4X 8T
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raised beds are a perfect start and are
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manageable once you have success expand
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after the first growing season in the
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fall for each New Garden area that you
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establish you want to make sure that
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you're investing in the soil and
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amending it with Organic compost or
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manure this can be costly for large
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garden areas at
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first mistake number two starting with
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too many different varieties it can be
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exciting to plant many different crops
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but the more varieties you introduce the
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more complexi it adds start with only a
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handful of vegetables that you really
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enjoy
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eating stake number three trying to
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start all transplant indoors on your own
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it can become overwhelming trying to do
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everything on your own I recommend
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buying some transplants at a nursery to
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ensure success herbs and flowers are
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perfect to pick up at a nursery and it
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reduces complexity by starting them
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yourself if you only need one or two of
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these plants for example let's say
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oregano or Rosemary it may be the same
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cost as buying a pack of seeds than
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buying a plant or two at the nursery and
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it reduces the amount of work you have
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to do
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mistake number four not having a garden
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plan having a garden plan increases your
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success dramatically you'll know when to
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start your seeds indoors when to
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transplant them out how much to grow
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where to place everything this is
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something a lot of new Growers struggle
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with putting
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together my plan my garden service makes
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it really easy for you to plan your
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garden a few simple steps enter your ZIP
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code draw your garden layout select what
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vegetables you want to grow and how much
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space you want to allocate to each check
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out and then we'll send you an email
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with a PDF that has a visual schedule
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for each vegetable you selected a
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getting started guide a grow guide for
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each vegetable selected and your garden
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layout updated with optimal plant
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placements for maximum yields five not
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taking notes make sure you take notes
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with pictures of your progress
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throughout the season you can then
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reflect back on them in the next growing
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season and adjust accordingly you can
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easily take notes with your phone in the
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Notes application
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document what you did when with Lessons
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Learned for next year six not using
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mulch mulch is very important because it
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keeps moisture in the soil it gives
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organic matter for earthworms to Feast
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on it adds organic matter back into the
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soil and it suppresses
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weeds in this example I'm using wood
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chips from a stump that was ground up on
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my property you also can use straw Dead
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Leaves or unfinished
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compost you have questions while you're
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starting to plan your new Garden leave
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them in the comments below and I'll be
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sure to help you out also do you have
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any lessons learned from previous years
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put them in the comments below so we can
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help each other
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