Vegetable Gardening Without Fear – 2022 Version!

Part 1: Getting Started

Join Extension Master Gardeners Dona Lee and Susan Wilhelm to learn the many aspects of vegetable gardening – including selecting a site, improving your soil, planning your garden layout, attracting pollinators, and obtaining seeds, plants, and equipment. This is the first part of an entry-level, step-by-step course on creating a vegetable garden

Zoom session, recorded February 25, 2022

Part 2: Planting & Maintaining

This is the second half of an entry-level, step-by-step course on creating a vegetable garden. Join Extension Master Gardeners Susan Wilhelm and Dona Lee to learn best vegetable garden practices, including proper watering techniques, identifying and controlling weeds, managing pests and diseases, and harvesting your crops.
Zoom session, recorded March 12, 2021

Chapter Breaks

• 0:00:00 Introduction & Overview
• 0:05:45 Step 1: Pick Your Location
• 0:26:54 Questions
• 0:28:49 Step 2: Prepare & Care for Your Soil
• 0:37:36 Questions
• 0:41:37 Step 3: Plan Your Garden Layout
• 1:08:25 Questions
• 1:10:55 Step 4: Obtain Seed, Plants, Equipment & Supplies
• 1:23:50 Questions

Chapter Breaks

• 0:00:00 Introduction & Overview
• 0:03:00 Step 5: Plant Your Garden
• 0:25:41 Questions
• 0:36:11 Step 6: Water Properly
• 0:45:35 Step 7: Keep Down Weeds
• 0:51:41 Questions
• 1:00:30 Step 8: Control Pests & Diseases
• 1:18:24 Questions 1:24:18
• Step 9: Harvest at Peak Quality
• 1:32:58 Questions
• 1:35:05 Crop Rotation & Cover Crops
• 1:38:44 Nominal Schedule
• 1:39:48 Best Management Practices