Urban Vegetable Gardening #4: Planting Tips

Vegetable gardening fans, time to plant! Loni shares some tips & tricks to getting the most out of an urban vegetable garden.

This article is a summary of a YouTube video "Urban Vegetable Gardening #4: Planting Tips" by Blossom Flower Delivery

💡 Filling up the planter box with lava-rock allows for proper drainage.

💡 Adding amendments like ground-up eggshells, coffee grind, and chicken manure to the soil provides additional nutrients for the plants.

💡 Loosening up the soil and spacing out the plants allows for better growth and easier maintenance.

💡 Building a cage or taking off the legs of the planter box can protect the vegetables from animals.

💡 Burying tomato plants deeper and removing lower leaves ensures that the energy goes into producing more tomatoes.

💡 Micro-irrigation is a great option for watering the plants, especially if you travel and cannot water daily.

💡 Growing plants in raised planter boxes makes gardening easier and more convenient, as you don't have to bend over.

💡 Planting more plants than recommended can still yield successful results.

💡 Tying back growing plants and sharing recipes with others can enhance the gardening experience.

00:28 The speaker mentions that they have had over 1200 downloads of the vegetable planter box and designs and they are excited.

01:03 The speaker mentions different amendments that can be used in the soil, such as ground-up eggshells, coffee grinds, and chicken manure.

01:40 The speaker lays out the plants in the planter box, including tomato plants and a yellow pepper plant.

02:03 The speaker adds chicken manure to the soil for added nutrients.

02:18 The speaker mentions that they usually have help with planting, but since their spouse is behind the camera, they don't have help this time.

04:36 The speaker adds more potting soil to the planter box and discusses their technique for planting tomato plants.

06:19 The speaker demonstrates burying the roots of a tomato plant deeper and removing lower leaves.

07:08 The speaker encourages viewers to share recipes and photos of their vegetable plants.

07:18 The speaker mentions a tomato salad recipe on Stark Silver Creek and wishes viewers a happy gardening experience.

The lava-rock is used to allow for drainage in the planter box.

Ground-up eggshells, coffee grind, and chicken manure are some options for amendments.

Set the plants and space them out accordingly based on how many you want to fit in the box.

Yes, it is recommended to remove any leaves that will be buried deeper to ensure that all the energy goes into producing tomatoes.

Check out Stark Silver Creek for a great tomato salad recipe and other gardening tips.