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Howdy! Here’s how I made a nice, productive garden in my backyard in southern California. I show how I built the bed using compost, organic soil, hay, gypsum, and bloodmeal and how I grew tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, zucchini, and red peppers.

Reduce your dependency on your local supermarket and grow fresh herbs and vegetables! As soon as the ground thaws and early spring arrives it is time to do your early spring planting. Spring came early this year in Connecticut so I was able to compost work the soil and plant seed by the 20th of March and will continue putting in seed through the end of March. By early to mid May it will be harvest time! For some crops you can do a second planting or after harvesting plant a second crop of a different vegtable in the same patch! With experience you learn to get the most of your bed areas and soil, and importantly always compost yearly. I spend late fall and early spring spreading compost and working the soil for planting.

The Siberian iris should be divided and planted in the fault line of a spring garden. Plant Siberian iris bulbs with the tips in this free video on gardening and farming from a professional organic gardener. Expert: Daniel Botkin Bio: Daniel Botkin is an avid organic gardener, micro-farmer and permaculture advocate who recognizes the timeliness of backyard agriculture and permaculture-style food gardens. Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

Corn will sprout sooner in a spring garden if it can be germinated in fertile soil. Plant corn for spring with the tips in this free video on gardening and farming from a professional organic gardener. Expert: Daniel Botkin Bio: Daniel Botkin is an avid organic gardener, micro-farmer and permaculture advocate who recognizes the timeliness of backyard agriculture and permaculture-style food gardens. Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

When transplanting onions to a spring garden, start with very small bulbs and pair the crop with companion plants. Learn how to companion crop onions in this free video on gardening and farming from a professional organic gardener. Expert: Daniel Botkin Bio: Daniel Botkin is an avid organic gardener, micro-farmer and permaculture advocate who recognizes the timeliness of backyard agriculture and permaculture-style food gardens. Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

Tina and Anais, WWOOFers from Catalonia, demonstrate double digging, a soil preparation technique used in the biodynamic French intensive gardening system, and have a lot of fun doing it!

Gladiola bulbs are perennial plants and should show within two weeks of planting in a spring garden. Find out how to plant gladiola bulbs in this free video on gardening and farming from a professional organic gardener. Expert: Daniel Botkin Bio: Daniel Botkin is an avid organic gardener, micro-farmer and permaculture advocate who recognizes the timeliness of backyard agriculture and permaculture-style food gardens. Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

Mulching fallow beds that have not been planted will enrich the soil and break it up in preparation for planting.Farm and care for plants correctly and safely with these spring gardening preparation tips from an experienced farmer in this free video. Expert: Danny Botkin Bio: Danny Botkin “operates” an innovative, diversified homestead and organic micro-farm in central Franklin County called Laughing Dog Farm. Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

Inoculate pea seeds before planting them in a spring garden. Start planting peas in a garden with the tips in this free video on gardening and farming from a professional organic gardener. Expert: Daniel Botkin Bio: Daniel Botkin is an avid organic gardener, micro-farmer and permaculture advocate who recognizes the timeliness of backyard agriculture and permaculture-style food gardens. Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

Both lime and asparagus require large amounts of compost or fertilizer to grow correctly and healthy.Farm and care for plants correctly and safely with these spring gardening preparation tips from an experienced farmer in this free video. Expert: Danny Botkin Bio: Danny Botkin “operates” an innovative, diversified homestead and organic micro-farm in central Franklin County called Laughing Dog Farm. Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso