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The Beginner's Garden with Jill McSheehy

122 - 5 Ideas for Planting Edibles Outside the Garden

The Beginner's Garden with Jill McSheehy

Jill McSheehy

Gardening, Garden, How To, Education, Organicgardening, Home & Garden, Leisure, Homegardening, Beginninggardener, Vegetablegardening

4.4734 Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Have you thought about planting edible plants outside of your regular garden space? Whether fruit trees won’t fit in your garden, you want herbs near your kitchen, or want beautiful and edible plants in your flower gardens, I have thoughts for you. Today, I’m sharing 5 ideas for planting edibles outside your garden space.

 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

As you're planning your garden for this season, have you ever considered making use of spaces outside your regular vegetable garden for fruits, vegetables, and herbs?

0:10.8

As I've learned over the past seven seasons of gardening, there are benefits and drawbacks to adding areas outside your regular planting.

0:19.0

There are some things I have learned not to do and some

0:22.3

things I have learned to adjust. And hopefully by my experience, I can help you know exactly how

0:28.1

to utilize the spaces that are outside your vegetable garden to grow even more vegetables, fruits,

0:34.2

and herbs. Hi, I'm Jill and in 2013 I started my first garden, having no background, knowledge, or

0:42.3

experience whatsoever.

0:43.3

Now I am embarking on my eighth season of growing my own vegetables, fruits, and herbs,

0:48.3

and I'm proof that you don't have to have decades of experience to grow your own garden,

0:53.3

big or small. I certainly don't know

0:55.5

at all, but I can share what I've learned and bring guests along who can offer much more

0:59.7

wisdom than I have. I'm so glad you're here at the Beginners Garden podcast today. Let's dive in.

1:06.1

Today we're going to be talking about the pros and the cons of growing fruit, vegetables, and herbs,

1:12.4

and even some flowers outside your regular vegetable garden.

1:16.3

And I'm also going to give you some ways that you can utilize these spaces to make the most of them.

1:22.6

I'll be talking about things I've done in the past, as well as some new things that I'm trying for the first

1:27.8

time this year. But before I get into that, I do want to let you know, if you're listening to

1:33.4

this podcast episode, when it drops on February 11th, we are only one week away from my free

1:40.3

masterclass, the full season garden masterclass.

1:44.6

And in this masterclass, I'm gonna help you understand

1:47.6

how to eat fresh picked, homegrown vegetables

1:50.4

in the spring, summer, and fall

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