we planted a garden (ft. only a few rookie mistakes)

My brother bought a house last fall that had an overgrown little garden patch in the backyard. I'd always wanted to try having a garden, and my dad had previously enjoyed gardening as a kid with his mom, so we decided to join forces to turn the patch into a garden this year.
This video captures the whole process, including weeding and prepping the ground in October, testing the soil's nutrient levels, planning out our rows, and planting (and re-planting 🙃).
Hopefully, I'll be able to provide an update on how everything is doing later in the year, but for now enjoy this first video! 🌱👩🏼‍🌾

[@farmwithzoekent]

This is so fun! Can’t wait to see how much you guys grow!

[@mikhailalynn]

Fingers crossed our plants do well! 🌱🤞🏼

[@darrellsheffield8283]

Hope everything in the garden comes up! Thanks for the Merlin app suggestion, I use it everyday now.

[@mikhailalynn]

Thank you! That’s so great it’s been useful!

[@karenfrankland7763]

Garlic you start in the fall as they need about 9 months to grow. Brussel sprouts do best planted early spring as they are a cold hardy plant. Use the grass clippings as mulch around your plants so the weeds don't pop up. Don't use hay unless you know it hasn't been sprayed with herbicides.

[@mikhailalynn]

Thank you for all of the tips! I think we followed that timing for the brussels but definitely did not plant the garlic last fall… Hadn’t heard about the grass clippings strategy!

[@opheliamorrison7675]

You want to gently break the roots apart to help root growth

[@mikhailalynn]

Thanks! Lots of learning this year 😊