Lazy Gardening: No-Dig Potatoes

In our first video we show you how to plant potatoes under a layer of straw so that they can be harvested with no digging and ...

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Key insights about video Lazy Gardening: No-Dig Potatoes

🌱 Using newspaper on the ground can make gardening easier and prevent weeds from growing.

🌱 Creating a paper grid with holes can help with planting potatoes and onions at the right distance apart.

🌱 Using a raised bed with a soaker hose in the middle can help conserve water while watering the plants.

🌱 Adding straw on top of the potatoes can help protect them and make it easier to harvest new potatoes without disturbing the plant.

🌱 Gluing lettuce and carrot seeds onto toilet paper strips can make it easier to plant and prevent the need for thinning later on.

🌱 Being a "lazy gardener" in the summertime can help reduce the amount of weeds that grow and make gardening easier.

🌱 Using newspaper as a ground cover on rainy days and during winter can make gardening easier.

🌱 Creating a grid with newspaper for planting potatoes helps maintain the right distance between each plant.

🌱 Due to degenerative disc disease, the speaker avoids putting potatoes in the ground and instead uses the newspaper grid.

🌱 Planting potatoes with the help of children or grandchildren can make the process easier.

🌱 Using a board alongside the garden bed helps keep the soaker hoses in place while mowing.

🌱 Adding straw over the potato plants helps with moisture retention and allows for easy harvesting.

🌱 The speaker also uses a similar technique with toilet paper, gluing lettuce and carrot seeds into one-inch holes.

🌱 This method helps eliminate or minimize weeds in the garden.

🌱 Being a lazy gardener doesn't mean not taking care of the garden, but finding smart and efficient ways to maintain it.

Timestamped Summary

00:23 She uses newspaper on rainy days and in the winter to make gardening easier.

01:09 She doesn't put her potatoes in the ground due to degenerative disc disease and bulging discs.

02:07 She shows how to plant potatoes using a paper grid.

03:28 She flips a board over to hold down the paper grid.

04:01 She puts straw on top of the potatoes to allow for easy harvesting.

04:48 She shows how to plant lettuce and carrots using toilet paper.

05:20 She mentions that she will take pictures of the lettuce when it grows.

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Q&A

How old is Marilyn Switzer?

Marilyn Switzer is 60 years old.

What are the difficulties that Marilyn Switzer faces in the garden?

Marilyn Switzer faces difficulties due to having two artificial knees, an artificial hip, and an ankle that needs to be fused.

How does Marilyn Switzer make gardening easier for herself?

Marilyn Switzer uses newspaper on rainy days and staples them together to create grids for planting potatoes and onions. She also uses soaker hoses and straw to conserve moisture and prevent weeds.

What does Marilyn Switzer use to mark the spacing for planting potatoes and onions?

Marilyn Switzer uses a grid made of newspaper to mark the right distance apart for planting potatoes and onions.

How does Marilyn Switzer involve kids or grandkids in planting potatoes?

Marilyn Switzer has kids or grandkids put the potato in each hole, making it easy for them to help her plant.

What does Marilyn Switzer use to plant lettuce and carrots?

Marilyn Switzer uses strips of toilet paper with glued lettuce seeds in one-inch holes for planting lettuce. She also uses strips of toilet paper with glued carrot seeds in two-inch intervals for planting carrots.

How does Marilyn Switzer maintain a weed-free garden in the summertime?

Marilyn Switzer's method of using newspaper grids, soaker hoses, and straw helps prevent weeds from coming up in her garden.