19 Genius Vegetable Garden Hacks You Can't Live Without!

Easy vegetable garden tips that will boost your harvest, get rid of pests, and make gardening easier.
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[@cynthiacollins2668]

Parmesan cheese shaker works great for a diatomaceous earth shaker too & it already has holes.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Great tip!

[@GoingGreenMom]

I use ketchup bottles for DE too.

[@thesoapymitten]

Yes and parm chz lids fit mason jars too. 🙂

[@moirad6579]

🐓🌱🌱🌱Grocery store roast chickens come in plastic containers that make perfect domed seed starting trays 🌱🌱🌱🐓

[@MelyndaVang2023]

oh this is brilliant. I love it. I'm going to buy more rotisserie chickens this weekend for spring break.

[@debbybrady1246]

I actually use some of these hacks. I like learning new ones. One I swear by is using the plastic party cups to start my tomatoes. I fill the cup to only 1/3 full, plant the seed and then add soil as it grows. This gives the plant lots of rooting area and makes for some stout plants to put out into my beds when the weather warms. I also use cottage cheese or yogurt containers cut up for plant tags.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Happy gardening

[@dianeharbauer4506]

Do you put drainage hole in the cups or just carefully water. Was thinking about using yogurt cups too, thank you kindly for your time

[@debbybrady1246]

@@dianeharbauer4506 I cut small holes in the bottom.

[@user-ph1cb8fe3z]

Poke some holes in the sides of the cup with a 🧷 safety pin will keep your soil from getting overly moist.

[@jankrepp846]

I use old plastic mini blinds for plant markers and I write on it with a #2 pencil. The writing never fades

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Great idea happy gardening

[@theresakoch3738]

I’m making some tomorrow.

[@Eternal-Student]

I don’t think I have ever seen so many fantastic tips. Thank you! I am going to read the comments now!

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

You are so welcome! Happy gardening

[@nikkitobin8356]

Glad I found this channel... The comments section is AWESOME 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@MelyndaVang2023]

I actually spend HOURS reading comments, copy and paste all the ones I like...add it to my word document of useful ideas. I am that determined for my first season to be successful. That also makes each learning video go so much further. the better the teacher, the better the audience. It's like free networking without any effort at all so many thanks to all the people commenting. If you think that nobody is reading them but the KZbinr, know that I am reading it diligently. So thank you all. I feel so blessed to be among the best people on earth. You guys rock!

[@rossallen5818]

One thing I like to use for plant tags is taking old horizontal blinds that are being thrown out, and cutting them down and writing on them. If you are using a seed starting tray with a humidity dome, put them to the second row, so they don’t impede the placement of the dome.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Great tip!

[@junegemmuahh6847]

Same

[@demetrajohnson2245]

I use a small tarp to pull everything

[@T_is_for_T]

Me too! It makes raking leaves a lot easier, too!

[@TerryChrist541]

For my seed packets that are left open after using them are folded in paper towels with some powdered milk in them. It keeps all the moisture out of the Little seeds.

[@shurmabrathwaite4724]

The sponge hack is my favorite. Thank you😃

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Happy gardening

[@MelyndaVang2023]

I agree. Nobody has given that tip yet so far and I have watched thousands of videos. so Kudos on this neat tip.

[@moirad6579]

🐿️🐿️🐿️🍅 Squirrel trouble? Squirrels mostly go after tomatoes because they are thirsty. We make sure they have plenty of water to drink during the heat of summer... have never lost a tomato to a squirrel. 🍅🐿️🐿️🐿️

[@carynsommersdorf2453]

I do that for the birds but always put it close enough to the fence that the squirrels can get to it. They don't go after my tomatoes but they do after all my succulents. 😡

[@dlicht45]

They don't touch my tomatoes but they decimate my sweet corn 😡

[@Palmiers710]

Got 2 bird baths that stays full and the neighbor has an orange tree no bird problems no squirrel problems except I see tiny orange peels in my yard a lot I also have baskets up close to the house for bird nests and they all seem super happy

[@cynthiacollins2668]

Sour cream containers work great for plant tags too (a bit sturdier than a solo cup).

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Great idea!!

[@GreenThumbGardener65]

You can surround seedlings with broken eggshells to protect from slugs as well. She shards cut their bellies.

[@mariap.894]

That doesn't work for the snails here in Florida☹️

[@user-ph1cb8fe3z]

Slugs will not cross over copper Tie a copper wire ring around the base of your plants. Be Sure to strip the insulation off of the copper wire.

[@maryspringer1442]

great tip!

[@GoingGreenMom]

I use sleds in place of the towels. Can haul 4 bags of soil on one of the rollable style.

[@jeanbean1390]

What is a rollable sled?

[@aimeehartness9362]

Or if you have an old mechanics … I don’t know what they’re called… support on wheels?! I brought home a huge cube of peat moss last year that I couldn’t move… somehow I got it wriggled out of the back of my car and let it fall into the rolling board and then just pulled it around like a wagon… it’s actually still on there!

[@jeanbean1390]

@@aimeehartness9362 I think it's called a creeper.

[@elizabethhendriks9030]

Love Each of these tips! You are my new favorite gardening channel!

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Wow, thank you!

[@TedNLouTherapy-cs8ly]

Admiring your Bonsai all look stunning 🤩

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Thank you so much 😊

[@denisepisarcik6890]

Great hints!!!

[@williamwallis5565]

Thank you, for sharing some great ideas

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Thanks for watching!

[@patriciacox8169]

Here in Texas, the plastic plant tags just melt. Your paint stirrer idea was awesome! I learned a lot from the rest of the tips too. I am going to try the cinnamon trick this year too. Thanks.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Happy gardening 👍

[@tracyl5070]

I have also had some plastic plant tags that just lost their shape in our TX heat. I only buy the ones sold at Dollar Tree now. They are pretty thick, never had any issues with them.

[@patriciacox8169]

@@tracyl5070 Thank you!!!!!!!!!

[@jillmascarella4064]

😂

[@nunyabusiness7001]

cut old toilet rolls in half then cut slits up 4 sides N E S W then fold them in on themselves like re-sealing a box without tape, fill with potting mix and you have a jiffy pot

[@MelyndaVang2023]

For a small family that doesn't use that much toilet paper and for us poor planners who wait until the last minute...the box idea that he gave is golden. But yes, your idea is lovely too. If I can get my two young boys to cooperate...you know how kids are, they will likely just throw them in the garbage next to the toilet. SIGH. Plus I like the idea of taking off the tape and letting it expand. and the ability to manipulate how big or small a container you want. This also impacts if you want to up-size planting or not. I would prefer NOT unless I want to go ahead and transplant into the big container of their permanent home...

[@sandi-midnight-mueller6550]

I keep an assortment of sizes of carboard tubes to use for forms... I use them to wrap news paper, or the brown paper that they use for packing material now and wrap it around to form a biodegradable pot... pull out the carboard tube and make another one...

[@carriecreates1207]

Brilliant!! Thank you!!

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Glad you liked it!

[@thehazelnutspread]

Excellent tips....I'll be using several of them.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Glad it was helpful!

[@princesspamela1959]

Really good Vid!! I took notes and pic's!!🙂

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Happy gardening…

[@hisomebodytrackingmuch1309]

Great tips! Thank you

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Thankful_.]

Very helpful! Thank you! 😊

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Glad it was helpful!

[@hera6341]

I really enjoyed this and got some good tips that I will begin using. Thank you!

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jillmascarella4064]

New subscriber from South Louisiana...great tips!! Happy gardening!🎉

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Thanks for subbing! Happy gardening

[@carolkontur1442]

Thank you for great tips!

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Your welcome happy gardening

[@LJolie-jz8go]

Wow great tips, thank you

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Glad it was helpful! Happy gardening

[@meggygurova7273]

Thank you for those hacks 🤩🙏

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Happy gardening…

[@aggiekromah6254]

Thanks for the tips amazing👍💕

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

You are so welcome!

[@lydvincecruz8395]

Amazing ideas. Thanks for sharing, Sir.I appreciate it very much. 👍

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Glad you like them!

[@eliagron8750]

I need to journal and label the seeds I collect. Thanks for the hints.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Happy gardening

[@lauriepolden6594]

You can also use old mini blinds for tags. The broken mini blinds are great for tags because you just cut them into strips and stick them in the ground. You can shape them into V and then that point can be stuck in the ground and you can write the name of the plant on the other part

[@barbaralong8665]

Great ideas. Used solo cups are also great for starting as you described in a different video.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Yes! Thank you!

[@piratelynn3482]

I use a snow sled for moving bags and also as a wheel barrow.

[@123WorryFreeGardening]

Nice video with some great new hack ideas!

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Glad you like them! Happy gardening

[@Chocamatoes]

What cool ideas. Love them all!

[@1TracciL]

Your Bonzai are absolutely beautiful! Hope you'll show more. Subbed!

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

I’ve been thinking about a general video about bonsai.

[@MelyndaVang2023]

Yes, I noticed the bonzais too. Anyone with such a good appreciation of bonzai is a next level human being in my opinion. That got me to watch the entire video and with every tip I liked it more and more and watched the entire video and subscribed.

[@MelyndaVang2023]

This video is amazing. I love your calm, matter of fact delivery. so KIND and so helpful. Earned my subscription. Plus these tips will help me so much as a new gardener. This is my first season and i am learning so much watching these lovely videos. Thank you for sharing your hard-earned tried and true secrets.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Awesome! Thank you! Happy gardening

[@dovinhgarden05]

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[@jupiterpaeketo6726]

I save chicken egg shells and crush those and put around the seedlings. It also adds calcium to the dirt. Any left over the chickens can eat at the end of season. I like the paint stirrer idea. For pots I have used copper tape and that works quite well too.

[@user-ph1cb8fe3z]

Cut up cardboard boxes into mulch and place it around your plants . Mix some cooking oil with cinnamon powder and pour it into a spray bottle then spray the cardboard mulch to keep the bugs away.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Thanks for the tips!

[@jerryrigsit5400]

When marking your shovel, hoe, etc use zip ties at your 12 inch mark and a different color zip tie at 6 inch mark

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Great tip!

[@maryspringer1442]

Great tips. Some I have never seen before and cant wait to use, the measuring on your garden tools is genius! I have found that gallon milk jugs work great for planters too, the top part you cut off you can cut up in strips for markers like the solo cup. Kiddie pools from dollar general makes for a cheap 6.00 herb garden! Ive had one going for two years now and its been growing like crazy! Just remember to poke holes in the bottom. I use the strawberry and blueberry plastic trays for seed starting.mini greenhouses already has holes in it and the cover works great till they start sprouting then just open them up.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Happy gardening

[@MichaelJosephJr934]

I've been using the paint stick hack but the ink fades quick in my garden. I cover the ink with clear pack tape. Not as pretty but it works.

[@kris99596]

Try using a paint pen instead of a Sharpie

[@patparsons218]

Consider using a plain ole #2 pencil to mark your tags... It does not fade in sunlight and is not easily abraded off

[@MelyndaVang2023]

@@kris99596 I have never even heard of a paint pen. Thank you so much for sharing. I will go look for one bc I really liked this idea as well.

[@zmavrick]

Instead of a normal journal I use a computer spreadsheet. The first 2 columns are the Julian date and the calendar date and of course word wrap on the 3rd column for commenting. With the julian date it makes it easy to track things like germination times and times to harvest. I also enter things like crocus and lilac bloom dates for natural season timing.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Great ideas. Happy gardening

[@GoingGreenMom]

I got sick of trying garden journal apps and went to a spreadsheet too. Sized columns to show the date and first column on my phone so it is easy to use in the garden.

[@MelyndaVang2023]

Yes! I already do this...because I journal EVERYTHING. Having a real journal that you can take with you outside and make notes is also really easy and helpful and I love books, journals...I'm from the old generation before computers and even though I am proficient at both, I still like that feel of taking a BFF notebook with me everywhere. You never know when you will get inspired to write a poem or any thoughts that come to mind.

[@paigeschultz6951]

I love the OneNote app on phone because you can journal and then search up any of your info with just typing in the word/subject you’re needing info. on. Your phone is always near and so this has proven best for me.

[@utauta6333]

the toilet paper rolls are a teriffic way to use for growing seedlings! make four one inch-long cuts on the bottom, fold each tab inwards and fill with soil. I place them into a square 4" pot to keep them upright until planting time. they decay a bit faster, I think than the heavier cardboard you used, allowing roots to spread faster? thanks for all the wonderful info!!!

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Great tip!

[@jennifermontano1382]

You don't even have to fold the bottoms in all you need to do is cut them in half use them like that and they scoop up nicely to put in your garden

[@kilajai]

Such great info! What zone are you in?

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

7a southeastern USA

[@miramirez3574]

❤

[@steve_frenchcougar1747]

used coffee grounds are great to repeal ants

[@Annastasia666]

Holy Bonzi's Batman!!

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Mr Miyagi would be proud. 😂

[@Annastasia666]

@@ZenGardenOasis. LOLOLOLOL

[@jerex112]

should have made this into two videos

[@MelyndaVang2023]

no. I watched the entire thing in one sitting. So worth it. You don't want to do more than one bc then we're going to miss out on valuable content. I'm not a fan of parts one two and three. condense it all into one video. I will watch the entire thing.

[@peterbreis5407]

Avoid plastics. Cut angled slots in cardboard "pots" and slot the ends into each other. For plant spacers use waxed fruit box cardboard at spaced length with notches each end or longer pieces with multiple notches on the side. Use paper cups not plastic cups. Tags - bend metal strips to hook on side of beds or use as stakes Drowning weeds is a good old traditional gardener tip, make sure you weigh them down with a brick, paver or tile.

[@shadytreez]

I pre-sprout my seeds in a moist paper towel. I put the paper towel in an area i am everyday so I dont forget about it. Then i use tweezers and a popsicle stick to move it into a container with dirt. Now i know how many will sprout.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Great tip!

[@MelyndaVang2023]

I watched one amazing narrator do that. He is so next level. I don't want to waste a single seed so I'm definitely going to do this first. Some people put two and then throw away the weaker...I find that wasteful. But for greens my mother used to over seed and then instead of throwing the weaker one away, she lets them all grow up and simply EATS the ones she doesn't want. I like that so much better, no waste.

[@terebrown2892]

Hey, plywood strips also act like permanent mulch! Marking handles wrote measurements was pure genius, too, but why not go home step further and mark inches also...

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Great tip

[@melodylamour6123]

Maybe a tape that isn't plastic?

[@Victor-hb4hj]

Put snails in blender than pour it in your garden wherever you don’t want snails as they resist crossing snail sauce

[@jacquelinevanderkooij4301]

😂😂😂

[@shadytreez]

Omg...

[@patparsons218]

Wow! Good to know!!!

[@belindamullins5989]

Thanks ɓecause one nite I was out and it was the invasion of slugs. It sounded like I was stepping on ice crunch crunch

[@lauraschalk1443]

🤢🤢🤮

[@kuronekko9358]

Paper tape would be a great alternative for the cardboard plant pots. otherwise you'll be picking bits of plastic out of the soil next year.

[@aileenkrauchi6553]

I grow my potatoes out of amazon boxes.

[@maryspringer1442]

me too! With leaves toilet paper tubes and any scraps from the garden cover with soil and add worms..good to go!

[@ShortbusMooner]

Did you know that rodents can't burp? I tell you this, because my rodents seem to be 'cayenne proof'! LOL! You can mix corn meal with baking soda, and they can't differentiate the taste. So, they injest & boom! 🤯

[@annemcgirt5296]

Will this also work on moles? I have tried lots of things to no avail.

[@ShortbusMooner]

@@annemcgirt5296 - Apologies, I don't know but it's worth a try!

[@Sine-gl9ly]

​@@annemcgirt5296 Moles are not rodents and have no attraction to the things that are normally used to attract rodents. They are primarily insectivores/carnivores, but will also eat subterranean vegetable matter sometimes. If you have a big problem with moles, you might want to ask yourself why - they are attracted to land that has a lot of grubs/larvae in it and as such are ridding you of future insect pests, some of them serious. There are plants which are said to repel them, or there are ideas for making sounds in their tunnels which keep them away. I always use the soil in molehills for seedbeds, it is pre-sifted for me!

[@LaMarquiseDeparis]

@@Sine-gl9ly … « absoilutly ! 😊» mole soil making little piles over the grass is what i use to grow my veggies, herbs and fruits. And it works well !

[@Sine-gl9ly]

@@LaMarquiseDeparis Indeed! Gather the fine, fresh earth and sweep the few crumbs remaining into the grass, it will not be noticeable by the next day, and mixed with a little sand and some homemade compost, makes a beter home for your plants than anything which can be bought in a shop. If someone cannot tolerate a few molehills, and feels they must kill the moles rather than try methods to repel them harmlessly, they need to know that a mole will not tunnel into ground that contains nothing for him to eat, and that what attracts the mole is the presence of underground invertebrates - mainly leatherjackets and chafer grubs - which if not controlled (by the mole, who is doing the job for free, and without using any fossil fuels or polluting anything!) will do a great deal more harm to whatever is being grown than a tunnelling mole ever will.

[@evelynrogers7145]

Slug and snail bait . Every couple weeks, gets rid of them

[@patparsons218]

Deadline is fantastic... It only takes 1 drop every 6 inches. I have placed a drop about 4 or 5 inches behind a slug and watched him turn around 180° to get back to that drop of deadline. Then the slug just dries up into a little stick... Check it out!

[@hernz.gonz.2990]

👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍

[@evelynrogers7145]

Suggestions to keep squirrels off my vegetables. It’s a big problem for me

[@user-ph1cb8fe3z]

Grow ricinus bean plants in your garden. The squirrels will eat the poisonous ricinus beans and be gone. The plant itself is also attractive and easy to grow.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

I use traps and relocate. Netting can help, also a good cat can work. Happy gardening

[@jennifermontano1382]

Toilet paper rolls make perfect seedling pods

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Happy gardening

[@nildaotero2933]

Great tips. Except for putting slugs in salt. Theres no way I would put slugs in salt, thats cruel.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

I started a slug farm in your honor. 😂

[@margaretmclane2928]

My slug farm is automatic!!😂

[@meganmccutcheonclark5587]

I agree, horrible way to die!

[@meganmccutcheonclark5587]

Putting slugs in salt is a nasty thing to do. I know they’re bad but salt will melt them like water melts a sugar cube. Just mean.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

We’ve started a slug farm where we ship captured slugs to their forever homes.

[@GoingGreenMom]

​@@ZenGardenOasis.Lol, I just dumped a worm bin in my garden probably 10 years ago.... and planted a few trees. The birds are great about cleaning up things like slugs and grubs.... now if only they would take care of the roly polies.

[@InGreed666]

Why the f would you put them in Salt?! Every living being has the right to LIVE!!!!!!!! 😡

[@chalmapatterson544]

🤦

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Please provide mailing address all viewers will mail you their live catches. 😂

[@nildaotero2933]

Putting them in salt is very cruel

[@InGreed666]

@@ZenGardenOasis. Wtf is this stupid comment?! I really liked you and your content. I just didn't like that recommendation. Thank you for telling me to unfollow you 👍🏻 have fun killing living beings.

[@mariap.894]

​@@nildaotero2933I step on them😬

[@TerryChrist541]

For my seed packets that are left open after using them are folded in paper towels with some powdered milk in them. It keeps all the moisture out of the Little seeds.

[@anthonette228]

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