Karen shares her experience of growing her own garden, starting with showing her current garden and harvesting a beet. She then explains the importance of having a garden, including knowing where your food comes from and having a connection with nature.
To start a garden, Karen recommends finding a spot with at least 6 hours of direct sunlight. She suggests using a pot or a growing bed, and provides a recipe for a soil mixture using soil, peat moss, perlite, and worm castings.
Karen also shares tips on how to plant seeds and seedlings, including using organic seeds, making a hole twice the size of the seed, and not overwatering. She also explains the importance of labeling the plants and not planting the same species together.
Karen then plants her seedlings and explains how to care for them, including watering and providing enough sunlight. She also shares her reasons for starting her own garden, including wanting to know where her food comes from and taking care of the plants with love.
The video ends with Karen showing the progress of her plants and encouraging viewers to start their own gardens. She also invites viewers to leave comments and suggestions for future videos, including one about seeds.
Here are the extracted key facts:
1. To have a garden, you need at least 6 hours of direct sunlight.
2. A garden can be placed on a balcony, rooftop, or in a yard.
3. Growing beds or pots are needed for a garden, and they come in various varieties.
4. A good potting mix should have holes for water filtration.
5. To make a potting mix, you need a combination of soil, peat moss, perlite, and worm castings.
6. The ideal mix is 16% soil, 16% peat moss, and 50% worm castings, with perlite added for water absorption.
7. Organic seeds are recommended, and they should be labeled as NON-GMO.
8. Seeds need to be kept in a dry place and should not be exposed to humidity until they are planted.
9. When planting seeds, the hole should be twice the size of the seed.
10. Seeds need humidity and shade to germinate.
11. Different plants have different germination times, with carrots taking around 6-7 days.
12. Plants need to be watered daily, but should not be overwatered.
13. Plants should not be stressed, and handling them gently is recommended.
14. Plants can be planted in the morning or evening to avoid stress from the sun.
15. A vegetable compatibility table can be used to determine which plants can be planted together.
16. Plants absorb energy and can feel stress, so handling them with love and care is recommended.
17. A pot with a diameter of around 12 inches can accommodate around 6-8 plants.