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🗓️ 4 February 2025
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February is a complex month for gardeners in the U.S. Some of us are weeks away from planting, while others are already in the garden. In this episode, Jill shares 7 essential garden tasks to tackle in February, ensuring you're prepared for a productive gardening season, no matter where you are in your journey. With practical tips and resources, you'll feel confident and ready to hit the ground running!
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0:00.0 | Welcome to the Beginners Garden podcast and welcome to February. |
0:05.0 | But as much as I love leaving January in our rearview mirror, February is a complicated |
0:10.2 | month for the gardening community, especially in the U.S. |
0:14.0 | For some of you, you are weeks away from snowmelt and planting. |
0:18.1 | While for me and for others, February is when a lot of prep and some planting |
0:23.0 | starts to happen. To use a baseball analogy, some of us are already on the field taking batting |
0:29.0 | practice. Others are in the dugout getting our gloves, and others are still in the parking lot |
0:34.7 | waiting for the stadium doors to open. |
0:38.1 | Regardless of where you are in your gardening season, |
0:40.9 | today I'll be sharing with you seven garden tasks |
0:43.9 | many of us can be doing in February. |
0:46.5 | While some of us will be doing them all, like me, |
0:49.9 | if you can't, you'll have a head start |
0:51.8 | in knowing what's to come soon. |
0:53.9 | To go back to the baseball analogy, regardless of where we are now, we're all going to be playing |
0:59.7 | the game soon. |
1:00.7 | By the way, before we get into those tasks, if you're new here, I want to take a moment |
1:04.6 | to welcome you to the Beginners Garden podcast. |
1:07.1 | I am Jill and I am so glad you're here regardless of whether your garden space is big or small. |
1:12.7 | If you want to grow your own delicious vegetables, herbs, or even fruit, you are in the right place. |
1:20.4 | Now also before we get started, I do want to thank our sponsor for today's episode, Organic Rev. |
1:25.7 | You may have heard of Organic Rev. It's an organic plant growth |
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