Plan Your 2025 Garden in 10 Easy Steps

[@GrowVeg]

If you're interested in the free 7-day trial of the Garden Planner, you can find that here: www.growveg.com/garden-planner-intro.aspx (It's best on a PC, Mac or iPad so you have plenty of room for planning, though we added support for phones in late 2023 so you can also now plan on a phone, or view and edit your plan outside). What are you planning in your garden this year? Comment below...

[@RalfyCustoms]

If you are on the fence about this, do it now, honestly it's been a god send for me and my vegetables this year

[@cherylhowker1792]

Only have my phone and tablet

[@mtn1kitten]

I have subscribed to this for several years now and it is worth every penny! Cuts my planning time down significantly, helps me avoid planting things where they won't thrive and the reminders are so helpful throughout the season. Thank you for offering this software!

[@yaanak.lyonns3992]

I just signed up for your garden planner, and I have to say it's amazing! So much clarity. I am new to gardening, and your tools to set up the garden are very clear and easy to follow, thank you!

[@Theultrazombiekiller]

My wife and I bought our first house in Texas this time last year and we have a large backyard and 1/2 an acre, or about 23k square feet. We installed a pond and 4 raised beds last year and had a decent little garden. Now, in 2024, we are literally going to turn the entire backyard into a micro homestead. We have designed everything and now have to build and place the following before spring (we have not done anything yet), so 4 months to do all this: 4 more raised beds, 5x 20ft in-ground garden rows for significantly more garden room, a 1,000 square foot wildflower garden with a 20 frame bee hive facing it, 5 peach trees, 5 blueberry bushes, grapes on our gazebo, a chicken coop and run for 6 chickens, a 100 gallon rain collector, an irrigation system for it all, and an 8'x10' greenhouse. 4 months is gonna go by fast.

[@GrowVeg]

This is absolutely brilliant! Good luck with it all. It sounds like you'll have an incredible and beautiful homestead there. Love it!

[@nk-dw2hm]

You can grow edible crops in the chicken run for them, with some protection to keep them from destroying them entirely

[@VidadeIsaac]

You should definitely record and post your progress on KZbin, would love to watch I’m also trying to get into homestead stuff so rn I’m in the learning phase

[@pablopedro8598]

Second recording thsi process!!! I’d watch! My fiancé and I just bought a home in our hometown, in Louisiana! Perfect gardening climate here in the south. We have .67 acres, I am so excited to just plant something. Y’all have an entire oasis dream planned out it sounds awesome!!

[@DebRoo11]

Sometimes our plans are bigger than our energy stores lol I'm guilty of this myself. But where there's a will there's a way

[@PhilipWatson-u8v]

A reminder (as I have learned) is to have a backup plan in your mind just in case. Where I am in Canada (and much of the Northern US), had a Gypsy moth invasion and suddenly my cooler garden spots were gone as the moths stripped every leaf off every tree. I had to race to put together shade cloths and ways to hold them up (I used old sheets which presented some issues). Now this month heavy wet snow took down a large shade branch over another spot so I will have to plant things differently to accommodate that come spring. Nature is always switching things up on us in one way or another so your garden plan will have to also, some times last minute. Great video as always and I'm going to try your garden planner, looks fun, thanks.

[@DebRoo11]

I'm in Ontario Canada as well. Bug netting and shade cloth on hand is always essential here. Summers in Canada aren't as cool as the rest of the world thinks lol

[@GrowVeg]

Nature always throws us curveballs!

[@DebRoo11]

@@GrowVeg true that!

[@itomama307]

I’m an Aussie living in rural Japan. I’m very happy to have found your channel and to start implementing your tips. I’ve had more failures than successes growing fruit and vegetables here. Love your friendly manner and motivating videos already! 👍🏻🌱

[@GrowVeg]

So pleased you've discovered the channel - a very warm welcome to you! :-)

[@EvelynSmith-q4w]

Such amazingly useful information! I also appreciate how you speak and enunciate. Not too fast tempo and it's clear enough for even my damaged hearing to follow. I really appreciate it.

[@jena2122]

This is by far my favorite ad for anything. I am rewatching this video because I am completing an assignment for my marketing class about my "favorite promotion" Just adding another comment to help boost your KZbin stats. I'm loving the garden planner! Thanks!!

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much Jen, we all really appreciate that. Good luck with your assignment - I hope you ace it!

[@andibenson6834]

Hi Ben. Your garden videos are hands down my go-to for garden planning and advice. I was trying to figure out what it is about your videos that make them so appealing. Very well edited and produced, but I think the thing for me particularly is; No annoying unrelated back ground music. Just a clear explanation of what to do. Big fan. Cheers.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much, that is a big honour. 😀

[@123WorryFreeGardening]

Hey Ben! This video is a breath of fresh air! Your enthusiasm for gardening is contagious

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much! :-)

[@Oktopia]

Such amazingly useful information! I also appreciate how you speak and enunciate. Not too fast tempo and it's clear enough for even my damaged hearing to follow. I really appreciate it.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks Liz. 😀

[@MrsBullfinch]

Thank you for all your help throughout the year. I am still very much a beginner but am getting there with your help. Every blessing to you and your family for 2023.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much Sylvia - and to yours. 😀

[@innovate-at-home]

This is exactly what I was looking for! simple steps to plan my first vegetable garden? Thanks for the clear explanations and the handy garden layout tip, Ben.I feel much more confident about getting started now.

[@weekend_art]

Thank you for thinking about us, sad shade gardeners, as well ❤

[@GrowVeg]

I feel you pain - a lot of my garden is in shade. You may find this video handy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6nbknqhaJalaKs

[@saramiller3924]

This is my 3rd year gardening BIG and I couldn’t do it without your GrowVeg planner. It’s so helpful and I recommend it to all my beginner gardening friends. Thanks Ben!!!

[@cherylhowker1792]

Does it work on phones? As I only have my iPhone and kindle tablet Down own a laptop or pc sadly

[@cherylhowker1792]

Rather have garden then buy a laptop or pc lol Buy for the garden

[@GrowVeg]

Hi Sara, that's really lovely to hear. Thanks so much for the feedback! Cheryl - the Garden Planner may not work on your phone or tablet. It works on iPad OS 12 or later, and it will also work on some other reasonably fast tablets. Phones are not yet supported due to the small screen size. You can also use the Publish Plan to Web feature in the Garden Planner on a computer to create a copy of your plan and Plant List on our servers. This can then be viewed from any internet-connected mobile device, although it can't be changed from there. The online Garden Journal is compatible with tablets and phones so you can record notes, photos, planting and harvesting while out in the garden.

[@cherylhowker1792]

@@GrowVeg glad I asked before getting or trialling it as wouldn’t be able to use it sadly. Will wait till there is a version I can use and then trial it. But it has given me the idea of how I need to work out my own grow space and how to do it on paper as I am quite creative. So that’s good.

[@saramiller3924]

@@cherylhowker1792 Hi! I have used it on my phone in a pinch but its a little harder to use. I use a laptop and then when I have things roughly set I print out the planting schedule. That aspect is SO HELPFUL!! I use the program more in the planning stages of gardening. Then once I am set I print it and use as reference. I am making a KZbin channel to follow my process this year. I will be making a video showing how I use GrowVeg soon. You can find my channel at HodgepodgeHomesteader. It’s not a fancy channel. Mainly doing it for for friends and family that have asked for help. Good Luck! Happy Gardening!

[@TheGDChap]

I have two plots of 9ft wide to 2ft deep on the verge of the back garden. One is protected by a conservatory, the other at the far end of the garden gets the most amount of sun, even with it being north facing. So not a huge amount of room and not ideal placement and yet just with a little planning last year I had a bumper harvest and this year I have 10 main crops to grow outside, as well as the regular tomatoes, aubergines (first time) inside the conservatory and plenty of flowers in and amongst the plots. First time using a propogator station and a cold frame which should be interesting to see the result of them both. This will be the first year I am doing everything from seed as well so its going to be an exciting year, even if some of it fails, its worth a go regardless. I cannot stress enough how joyful it feels to conceptualise the garden of your dreams (and budget/time) and nurture it along to enjoy! Thank you for all that you do Ben, you certainly inspire this budding gardener!

[@GrowVeg]

What a lovely comment, and thank you for your kind words. I think starting everything from seed this season sounds like a superb idea and I’m sure you’ll be richly rewarded in bumper harvests! 😀

[@janinebean4276]

The garden planner is making it SO much easier to plan! I love the companion planting, because I want to minimize my use of artificial fertilizer and pest control!

[@GrowVeg]

Yey - that's awesome to hear! :-)

[@angelaphan3346]

1st gardener here (we’ve had some patio herbs & peppers before) My fiancé built us 6 raised planters- I’ve been planning all winter (and have gotten impatient and have grown in whiskey barrels) Safe to say I’ve over planned, over planted, and now impatiently awaiting harvest. Thx for your wholesome videos, can’t wait to see your garden this spring/summer!

[@GrowVeg]

Great to hear you're off to such a strong start Angela! :-)

[@hlane3629]

Your app made my garden planning a breeze this year! Thank you 😊

[@GrowVeg]

That so fab to hear! 😀

[@BackboneHomestead]

same! I love it

[@jaytoney3007]

Happy New Year! The artic storm devastated my winter garden with temps ranging from nighttime lows as low as -12C to daytime highs of -5C. It was too many days of subfreezing temperatures. It survived the worst part of the storm, the first three days, but on the fourth day I woke to heavy damage, and the fifth day brought 95 percent devastation. A few odd plants survived, and weeds. Not a single weed died in the freeze-just my garden veggies. It has been 42 years since a storm this severe hit our area, Talladega Alabama. Next year, I'll try rear round gardening again. Also, I will be adding a 3.5m x 3m x 2m poly tunnel greenhouse to my garden with three raised beds 244cm x 60cm x 24cm inside it. For now, I am pulling weeds, and covering the raised beds and grow pots with a thick blanket of leaves. In about a week, I will be ordering Albion Strawberry plants for my GreenStalk tower, and purchasing lumber for the greenhouse base and raised beds.

[@GrowVeg]

So sorry to hear the winter storms brought so much devastation. You guys had it cold! Spring not too far around the corner though. 😀

[@bizzhat]

again, awesome video. good ideas all over! personal exp at planning: > plans abundant due the ever changing situations/ crappy accidents along the way, such as unmovable plants (decade old berry bushes) blocking entire areas, bees building a damn nest under the highbeds, aggressive hornets or wasps being wasps, strong winds and invasive weeds. > yes. oh the joys of gardening. I'll be looking forward to your other videos - good ideas there.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much. Gardening brings plenty of surprises and challenges!

[@sharonjennings1282]

Your garden is STUNNING! Thanks for sharing this one!

[@GrowVeg]

That’s so kind of you to say Sharon. 😀

[@michael-annhancox7179]

Borage is a wonderful bee attractor and it seeds it's self for the next year!!

[@oceansoul3694]

Happy New Year 2023 Ben! I wish you and your family the best this year. Thank you for all of the videos, tips and hints, teaching and encouragement and making the time to give so much to all of us. Along with my large kitchen garden I'm making a new 40'x40' in-ground garden and I want to thank you for teaching me a lot of things I'll put to use in it!

[@GrowVeg]

That is wonderful to hear. A very happy - and productive - 2023 to you too!

[@66REDD66]

Ben I’m watching this at the stroke of midnight. First video I’ve watched this year. 😁Can’t wait for the new growing season this new year. Best wishes for 2023!! 🎉

[@GrowVeg]

What an honour to help you see in the New Year. Happy 2023! 😀🎉

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

oh my goodness its all about planning! your completely correct! and preparation

[@Ari70771]

the BEST video out there for planning a veggie garden for beginners. great job!

[@GrowVeg]

Cheers Ariel, appreciate that. :-)

[@jena2122]

I just started the trial for the garden planner - it is INCREDIBLE! The intro video has me so excited! This is our third year with a garden and we've expanded it ti 45' by 30' and this planner will be invaluable. Thank you so much!!

[@GrowVeg]

That's wonderful to hear Jen. I hope the garden extension brings even more delicious garden produce. :-)

[@sandrajohnson9926]

Did I miss it? We won't be able to put a seed in the ground for 2 & a half months in Mid America, southerly. So I start indoors. I am debating on a small greenhouse verses a small shed with heat & lights for seed starting. Or a combination of the two. Thanks for these tips. I will take notes. The best to you & yours this coming new year. God bless.

[@GrowVeg]

And to you Sandra. A small greenhouse or cold frame can be really handy in helping you jump start the growing season. 😀

[@stampersdelight]

Wishing you, your family and all your subscribers a very fruitfull 2023!!!!

[@GrowVeg]

And to you. 😀🎉

[@donnag7095]

I love my garden panner, going into my 3rd year using it. So glad I found it, I've been gardening for years and used old school paper plan. The garden planner is way better. Thanks for coming up with it! Also thanks as always for sharing useful information on gardening.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much for that feedback Donna. Happy 2023!

[@Mrs_Homemaker]

I have the grow veg garden planner and it has been so worth the investment. I used it last year and I'm already setting it up for this coming season - even though I can't plant out until basically May!

[@GrowVeg]

That’s wonderful to hear Samantha. 😀

[@phirst55]

Wishing you and your family a very Happy New Year Ben,, and thank you for all the videos you put out each and every year.

[@GrowVeg]

And to you Philip! 😀

[@drunkinone5969]

getting ready ready to start again. The old place was so layered in organic stuff, I could grow rocks from a pebble. I miss the asparagus already. Thanks for the inspiring videos. BTW... I just had to log in again for the planner. Since 2015. Cheers and happy gardening.

[@GrowVeg]

Happy gardening to you too! :-)

[@lyndaturner6686]

Happy new year Ben, I’ve been growing veg for 5 years now and learned a lot from you. I would just say though to people just starting out , I have to grow on the north side of my bungalow, so only the parts farthest away from the building get about 6 hours in summer and other bits get less, I do have some beds on the south west side which do get about 4 -5 hours, by mixing my crops so beans get the most sun and lettuce get the least I grow a large range of crops, so don’t be put off if your space isn’t perfect.

[@GrowVeg]

Such good advice Lynda, thank you. :-)

[@405OKC]

You've gotta be my favorite gardener now 👌💯 thanks for the time you take to help inform us.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much. :-)

[@KateTheMama]

I've been using your planner for 3 or 4 years now and I'm really happy to see you've added a touchscreen capability! As someone who rarely uses a computer I'm literally overjoyed by this 👍

[@GrowVeg]

Really pleased you're overjoyed! :-)

[@Zhornax]

This video comes at a perfect time. 2023 will be the year I'll start a small vegetable garden. Thanks for all these top tips! Happy new year to you!

[@GrowVeg]

And to you - hope your new garden is a great success!

[@BillsCountrysideAdventures]

Ben, watch every video. Love your enthusiasm and great knowledge. All the best From Bill, rural Hertfordshire.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much Bill, really appreciate that. Great to have you along. :-)

[@darlenebradley6756]

I am focusing my garden on kitchen staples such as tomatoes, potatoes, beans, peppers, pumpkins and other easily preserved vegetables and/or herbs that will lend themselves to canning or dehydrating. I'm also planning a few fun things that just look interesting, like bird house gourds and some seasonal treats such as melons and popcorn. I watched the video on money saver crops. I have not had much success with any of the squash that you featured (except the pumpkins) as powdery mildew was a real problem. I do plan on having a small number of those this year, and experimenting with 'organic' vs 'enviro-nazi' methods of managing the problem, as well as trying some resistent hybrid cultivars (however, I prefer heirloom varieties so I can save the seed). LOL! I will be testing a 'natural' milk based spray vs a copper sulfate approach and see which one is better. I have found that -- generally speaking -- so-called organic products end up being two or three times as expensive, and half as effective as the much maligned 'chemical' alternatives. (Never mind that EVERYTHING can be broken down into it's chemical parts, and there are some very 'natural', 'organic' things in nature that are quite toxic....but I digress.) I love your channel and passion! And thank you for mentioning the pollinators! I am also a hobbyist bee keeper (I think the fancy term is apiarist). So many people blame chemicals for the demise of our bee populations (and that is partially true) but, even more so, it is a problem of habitat and available forage. Our bees are starving and have no place to live as land is cleared of 'weeds' and trees. So, plant those flowers or we humans may also starve! Without the pollinators there is no food!

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks Darlene. Let us know how you get on with your powdery mildew control methods, will be interesting to hear. :-)

[@PeggyAShkani]

Hi Ben. I enjoy your channel so much! Thank you! I'm in Kentucky. Very humid summers. My favorite big delicious beefsteak tomato is called Supersteak. Most disease resistant variety I've ever grown. Huge, sweet red. And largely carefree toms!

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks for the recommendation - sounds like a winner!

[@theglowinggreengoddess]

Woohoo! Gardening for the first time this year. I can't wait. Thanks for these tips.

[@GrowVeg]

You will love getting to explore gardening. Such a life affirming skill to have! Enjoy!

[@KitchenGardenTours]

Thats awesome! I have been trying to garden for a few years now but I still am learning so much. Do you have any specific goals this year?

[@theglowinggreengoddess]

@@KitchenGardenTours to grow my first vegetable and eat it hehe 😋

[@KitchenGardenTours]

@@theglowinggreengoddess hahaha that’s a valid one!

[@notchamama7571]

I had great success trellising honey nut squash and courgette last year! I used hog panel for a trellis!

[@gugushabangu4097]

Thank you so much Ben. I had to watch this a couple of times, it's so helpful and educational. My anxieties calmed down about our garden bed design because I have a long narrow spot that has 12+ hours of sun in summer and 4+ hours in winter which is a dramatic shift for what to do between seasons to keep growing crops.

[@GrowVeg]

Glad you found the video useful. Happy gardening! :-)

[@mary_samuelson]

Thank you! Just the right amount of information. Not too much. 😅 As a beginner Gardner, I get snowed under pretty quickly with all the tips and info.

[@GrowVeg]

So pleased you found the video helpful Mary.

[@RalfyCustoms]

Happy new year to everyone involved with the channel, here's to a wonderful 2023

[@GrowVeg]

Aye that! 🎉

[@AshWP]

Ben, thank you so much for including the sequence of plants to position (fussy, vining etc). Very excited to use these principles as I plan my new garden space. Thank you for your cheery disposition & for sharing your knowledge!

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks for watching. I hope you have a gardening year filled with abundance.

[@chinfuzzchet3616]

The best accent of any youtube veg gardener! Great info as always

[@GrowVeg]

Cheers for that. 😀

[@msmoha736]

Read my mind today! Thanks for showing us your process!

[@mabelmbah5738]

Merry Christmas and happy new year !

[@GrowVeg]

And to you Mabel. 😀

[@kangtani_indonesia]

a very fertile and spacious plantation garden, thank you for sharing information about agriculture and plants

[@GrowVeg]

You are welcome, thanks for watching. :-)

[@kathrinasuarez1078]

Here in 2024! Great Video ❤

[@leewood729]

ACK! At the 6:43 mark, I spotted one of my nemeses - the dreaded white cabbage butterfly! Bane of my garden! lol...

[@GrowVeg]

Haha - and mine too!

[@aldinadasilva3858]

New home, new garden in Nova Scotia, Canada, zone 5. Spent last year making beds and converting an old 8’ x 12’ shed in to a greenhouse. I’m keen to get started but it’s only January 😆 Thank you for such great ideas and information! Happy new year 😊

[@GrowVeg]

Nothing wrong with planning way ahead! :-) Hope you have a superb 2023 gardening year.

[@yupyup2184]

Thanks Ben! I love the garden planner! It's a great help for an inexperienced gardener like me!

[@GrowVeg]

That’s wonderful to hear. I find it very useful too. :-)

[@christawarrington3795]

Ben, your garden is always so inspiring. I love the garden planner - I'm in elevated beds so don't use it as fully as some might, but I do enjoy having the rotation, companion, and square foot information for easy reference as well as the plant tabulator. Well worth the cost even for the little bit I use it.

[@GrowVeg]

So pleased you enjoy the Garden Planner Christa. :-)

[@JosephSarbutts]

I recently got into gardening, as my grandad has been doing it for years, I dont have much space in my garden and my dog will destroy anything I plant in 2 seconds.😅 I have aquiered a bit of space in my grandads garden and I am planning on growing potatos. Your videos have helped me a lot, best wishes, Joseph 12

[@GrowVeg]

Great to hear! Happy Gardening!

[@JosephSarbutts]

​@@GrowVegthanks

[@Rumade]

My plan for this year in the garden is to set my mum up for success with a more low maintenance space. Making some proper raised beds, and getting a good amount of woodchip in for pathways. I'm getting married and finally moving out for good, so she won't have her personal vegetable grower around any more.

[@GrowVeg]

Sounds like a very considerate thing to do. 😀

[@Rumade]

@@GrowVeg I'm going to make sure she knows your channel is the best place to go for advice too!

[@emilywalton4105]

This year we're doing a front yard garden so we don't have the giant tree in the backyard shading it. We are also doing raised bed gardening with good compost.

[@GrowVeg]

I hope the garden does really well for you Emily. I’m sure it will. :-)

[@jackieo8693]

Thank you, Ben! We have a pretty shady yard with not much flat area but we grow what we can.

[@donnaebeling3712]

I didn’t care for the garden planner. I found it better and more flexible to draw my garden plans by hand on paper.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks Donna. Of course, pencil and paper definitely works just fine too. :-)

[@Legend0222]

Your description of the different vegetables growing personalities makes me chuckle 😂

[@FrauHollunder]

Thanks for your Information and the good english writing below the video. It helps a lot to understand it. Thanks!! A lot!

[@GrowVeg]

You’re very welcome, thanks for watching. 😀

[@GROOMERS0]

I love using the garden planner! Well worth the cost in veggies!

[@GrowVeg]

Brill, thanks Amy!

[@dlsdyer9071]

Had some extra under the bed storage containers that the lids failed. They were long (4” deep) and of sturdy plastic that had light properties similar to white frost cloth. Used them over lettuce that I was a little late planting due to a very virulent bout of sickness🫤. The lettuce survived several nights of seven degree weather. I was blown away! Apparently the small amount of convection during the day kept the soil warm! Other plants did not fare so well as I was hoping that we may have done a replay of the seventy degree weather of last Christmas. This winter’s losses include my citrus trees stored in the greenhouse due to power failure. The cold separated the extension cords. We now have a light connected to it so we can look out the window and see if the power is off. The fruit tree and berry cuttings are doing well in the hydroponics system in the garage. The six peppers that I pulled from the garden before the first frost are also in the garage but in a separate system have two bell peppers that should be ready shortly. The other peppers have buds. I am hoping for an early spring harvest. Note: interspersed with the cuttings I also have lettuce growing from some packaged lettuce with roots that we bought from the store. We pulled off most of the outer leaves to eat and then tucked in the rest. So far so good. You gotta do what you gotta do!

[@GrowVeg]

Sounds like the winter chill has proved a challenge. I hope you get a superb early crop from your peppers. :-)

[@dlsdyer9071]

@@GrowVeg me too!

[@successfulusername]

Somewhere you have a video about soil mixes….. I’m having some difficulty finding it but I have an idea for your channel that I would love to see. Try different recipes and plant the same plant, with a control just in the ground. Then check in monthly and see what challenges each come up with. I think SEEing the moisture issues with and without proper management would be helpful for me to understand.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks for the video suggestion. Great idea. Here is that video on soil/potting mixes: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rau3f4eLmKmlZrs

[@laurastout1827]

I can't wait to start planting again. I started growing swiss chard. I love it

[@GrowVeg]

Love chard - it's awesome!

[@austinlivingston8472]

I have used your garden planner for over two years now and it has been extremely beneficial in so many ways. Do you ever have plans of making a mobile app that would allow that access on a cell phone as well as a computer? It’s already a great product, but that would take it to a whole different level!

[@GrowVeg]

Hi Austin. So pleased you are enjoying the garden planner. There are plans at some point to make it more functional on a phone, but not in the near future. I agree it would make it even better!

[@francesbatycki404]

Great info! Happy new year! Grow on, 2023!

[@ikarine35]

Hi Ben! Happy and healthy New Year 2023! Thank you so much for your descriptions. I love it! Have a nice evening. Greetings from Martina.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks Martina - and a very happy New Year to you and your family also. :-)

[@abbycole7485]

I got the garden place and love it!! All I wish was an easy way to create “in ground rows” rather than create a “garden bed” I’ve spent a lot of time in this garden app and can only use it on my pc, as I don’t have a tablet big enough. I like that you can do the companions, it lists companions, and spacing, as well as print both the chart and the list of the plants.

[@GrowVeg]

Glad you are finding the Garden Planner useful Abby. 😀

[@lesliescully3544]

As always, you are a wealth of information and inspiration. Thank you.

[@jackiehorsley9263]

those are all great tips ben your garden looks great I hope It was a successful one In 2022 I am looking forward to It being a successful one for me as well In 2023 I hope you have a happy new

[@GrowVeg]

Happy New Year to you too Jackie! 🌱

[@Pickles6115]

Greetings Ben from across the pond. Hope your holidays with the familily were awesome and hugs to Rosy. I'm going to try this garden planner plus I'm going to grow eveything under the sun that I can lol. Have a blessed New Year and happy, prosperious garden from our familiy to yours.🥕🍆🥔🧄🥬🥒

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks Alice, and to yours too. Sounds like you have superb ambitions for 2023. Good on you! 🪴 🍅

[@teresajorgenson2308]

I love the garden planner- have used it for years !

[@sharynhughes1061]

Sooo! Helpful and Interesting. Thankyou! 😊👌

[@GrowVeg]

You are very welcome. Glad you found the video useful.

[@MultiMrNoone]

How about a garden on a bit of a slope? I have a nice sunny spot, but its a gentle slope. My wife thinks I'm crazy, but I have a feeling the slope will add to drainage nicely, and we get a lot of moisture here.

[@GrowVeg]

My garden is on a gentle slope and does just fine. You can terrace the growing areas or use raised beds, dug into the slope, to give flat growing areas. And if the slope faces the sun you're onto a winner!

[@emylytle7149]

Happy New Year Ben and your love ones, wish you all the best and good health! Thank you for all the hard work and excellent videos 👍👩‍🌾🐰💥 HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks Emy. Happy New Year to you too! 😀🎉

[@pobo6113]

I would have loved to use the garden planner. I tried, watching the how to video several times. I’m not very good with computers and all I have is my iPad. Thanks for the free trial though.

[@roelven1282]

Happy New Year, thank you for all youre tips/tricks and vids in 2022... the year my own food garden went interstellar, (the netherlands, so more or les same weather/climat) i learned alot from the vids you made, and that resulted in a very big harvest. Best wishes for 2023... and hope for more nice content in the coming year.

[@GrowVeg]

That’s so good to hear. I wish you a hugely abundant 2023!

[@asensibleyoungman2978]

This is brilliant! I'm a beginner and it's all a bit overwhelming at the moment. I want to give much of my garden to wildlife so combining pollinators with the produce is superb for me. I live on my own and I'm vegetarian so it makes sense to have my own produce. I'm worried that I won't be able to eat everything I grow but I suppose I can give some away and even see if any local restaurants want to buy some. I need to keep things simple to begin with so I'm planning to just start with onions, peas, potatoes, tomatoes and maybe kale or runner beans. As my knowledge and confidence grows I can hopefully expand. I'm going to plant a plum tree and some hardy fruit shrubs ay the far end of the garden so they can look after themselves.

[@GrowVeg]

Those sound like fantastic crops to start with. I'd also consider adding courgettes to that list too. :-)

[@asensibleyoungman2978]

@@GrowVeg 👍

[@_negentropy_]

Very excited to try this planner! Seems to have functions I very much need and have not been able to find in one app. I’ve moved from a south facing condo balcony garden to a north facing residential garden so I’m intrigued to see how this app will help me plan for my new-to-me conditions. Many thanks to you for this channel!

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoy the Garden Planner. 😀

[@Stu-Vino]

Great video, Ben, thank you. 2022 was my first stab at growing vegetables, and I'm already planning a slightly tweaked layout this year - keen to grow corn and some new chillies!

[@GrowVeg]

Definitely worth adding your garden - yum!

[@onionring1531]

I'm going to need to plan out paths next season as I currently essentially have a food forest but with annual crops. I'm now certain any productivity I might lose to the paths will be made up for by more easily keeping on top of the weeds.

[@GrowVeg]

Absolutely. And paths can still add to the overall fertility of the soil and contribute to surrounding crop health. 😀

[@douglaspearce1187]

Happy New Year from down here in South Africa. Best to you and yours and thanks for the excellent content. 😎

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much Douglas. And a very happy New Year to you too. 😀

[@lolarubio8339]

Feliz 2023. Y le felicito también por este vídeo, me ha resultado muy interesante.

[@GrowVeg]

Thank you! 😀🙌

[@happyliving8823]

Love all your advice for the garden Ben ❤ Hope you have a wonderful new year, and hope to see many videos next year

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much. More videos on the way!

[@Harold_Blackwell2]

Thanks for the 2023 plan!

[@CoastalGardensNW]

Hi Ben hope you had a great Christmas brilliant video I do find it's more guide lines I tend to just plant what I can where I have the space I do find this the be much more sufficient stay safe and all the best in the new year

[@GrowVeg]

And to you. 😀

[@CHEFDINO2012]

Thank you so much for your help 🪴🌿🌱

[@julieedge6503]

I love the planner and have used it now for the last 6 years. It really helps to make the most of the space in my allotment. Also it's improving all the time and becoming more intuitive. It could do with a few more flower varieties in it as I just have to use ones that look similar and change the name labels!!

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks for the feedback Julie. We're always working to improve the Garden Planner, and we are looking to include more flowers very soon actually. :-)

[@christinebrooks6364]

Hi Ben, great video with lots of helpful information too. Thanks for sharing and take care 🙂

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks Christine, appreciate that. Happy 2023 to you! :-)

[@theanalyticgardener]

Thanks for sharing this video, Ben. Great information and reminders.

[@k.p.1139]

Happy New Year Ben, family and crew. I'm going into my second year using the garden planner! I'm moving my entire garden this winter and I'm very excited to see how much more I can plant. 🙂

[@GrowVeg]

Good luck with it - happy gardening! 😀

[@bluestar.8938]

Thank you Mr Ben : ) Wishing you and your family a wonderful, fruitful New year : )

[@GrowVeg]

And to you Mr Blue Star! 😀🙌🎉

[@markw5779]

Brilliant sound advise and tips Ben,I Guess as gardeners,we will always learn something new,which I think is fantastic and very welcoming 👍God bless and God willing,a successful 2023 to everyone ❤️

[@GrowVeg]

Definitely always learning as gardeners - that’s half the fun. 😀

[@tulipsmoran5197]

2022 garden season here in Tennessee Cumberland Plateau was challenging to say the least. Cold spring w/heavy rains, May-July summer unbearable heat, Aug-Oct drought with early freeze. The season was not good for predators and pests either forcing them to searching for water discover irrigation systems, gardens and wreaking havoc. Irish potatoes were small in size and crop. Rabbits were extremely destructive and ate most of my herb garden as well. Amazingly sweet potatoes were looking fabulous. Late Sept I dug them up only to find nearly every root had a bite(s) out of them. Voles or rats burrowed under my 3ftx18ft bed and had earlier ate young corn with seed kernel still attached and decimated green beans, cucumbers and carrots. Not good for harvests. 2023 I'm converting my 12ft polytunnel, 16ft polytunnel and 10x10 polycarbonate to various hydroponics protective cover environments. 16ft will be stonewool slabs of tomatoes 14 plants and 4 bell peppers. 12ft will be peas/broccoli spring and carrot/beets fall in 5gal and 7 gal growbags drip hydro. 10x10 will be hot house for Irish potatoes (15gal growbags) and sweet potatoes compact variety vertical trellis (20gal growbags) in grow bags hydro drip. All grow bags ProMix soilless medium. I'll be starting seed and up potting to gal containers to transplant larger plants into raised inground beds. 2023 will be a trial for me duplicating plantings in both traditional inground raised beds and also inside poly tunnels/greenhouses. Now that I'm depending on much of my harvest 2023 I want to ensure crop yields. I live at 2,000ft elevation and it seems conditions challenging to gardening, invasive critters also ramp up. I'll be subscribing again this year - love the planner. It really helps me to initially plan 2 polytunnels, 1 polycarbonate year round greenhouse and 8 inground raised beds and also helps to rotate vegs and take advantage Spring, Summer and Fall crops as well as adopt flexible gardening depending on weather. Hope you folks are staying warm over there. Similar brutal temps that we experienced two weeks ago are coming your way...

[@GrowVeg]

Sound like you’ve had a really challenging year. I hope your plans for the new growing season work out. New year, new opportunities! 😀

[@rolandferguson1209]

Great content, high spirits! Good man

[@GrowVeg]

Cheers Roland!

[@theweatherisaokay4964]

Again enjoyable and informative video to watch. Missed my garden days and your videos really helps.

[@GrowVeg]

So pleased this video helps. Hope you manage to get out into the fresh air and enjoy the flowers nonetheless. :-)

[@Theflowerandbeegarden]

Very good video. Thank you so much.

[@maxibake9323]

These are Great steps to take, to Garden well this Year. Looking like nothing but Frogs will grow with all this Rain. Lol. TFS Ben, take care, & Happy New year to you and yours too. 🎉❤️🙂🐶

[@GrowVeg]

And same to you! 🎉🙌😀

[@maxibake9323]

@@GrowVeg 👍🎉🥂🤗

[@vanessacaltabiano9775]

Plants to assist bees & butterfly’s & plants to deter pests would be great❤️