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gardening mistakes that beginners can
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make when starting an a lotment and a
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gardening. So, there's plenty of
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mistakes out there and I make mistakes
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all the time down at the a lotment. I'm
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still making them 20 years later down
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here at the plot and every day is a
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learning day and I'm still learning
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every single day. So, what are the
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biggest mistakes that people seem to
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make when this beginning an a lotment
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and the main one being is trying to do
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too much at once. Now, whenever somebody
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new comes down onto this lotment, I
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always say to them, trim it down, cover
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it over, and work a bit at a time. It
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doesn't matter how long it takes you,
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just do a tiny bit at a time. It's took
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me 16 years to get to the top of my a
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lotment, and there's still improvements
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that I want to make down here at the
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plot. Next up is planting without
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checking the season. Now, certain things
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need planting at certain times, so it's
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always good to check the seed packets.
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But obviously, that doesn't mean it's
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necessarily in your area, and like it's
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March now, and I won't be planting my
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sweet corn, my runner beans, my French
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beans until next month because it's
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still too early to be starting them. So,
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check the seasons and check when to
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actually plant stuff. Don't start stuff
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Ignoring planting spacing. Now, that's
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one thing that I always do. I try and
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squeeze as much in as possible and it
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doesn't always work because it's so hard
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to weed in between and keep on top of
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the weeds and certain plants need lots
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of root space. So, make sure you don't
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overplant. Less planting produces more
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harvest sometimes. So, don't over plant
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and don't think, oh, I can just squeeze
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that in here. It doesn't always work.
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Forgetting to label. My biggest mistake
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I always make, I think, oh, I'll
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remember what that is. But when you've
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got a broccoli, a cabbage, a
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cauliflower, they all look the same. The
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same goes for corettes, squash, and
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pumpkins. They all look the same until
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they actually start producing. So yeah,
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make sure that you do label and don't
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think I'll stick my packet underneath
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because it'll disintegrate. I've done
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that in the past. And then you forget
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what it is. Overwatering. Don't
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overwater. Only water when it seems to
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have dried out and too much water can
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cause root rot and cause issues further
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down the line. So don't overwater. Only
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water as and when needed.
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Expecting perfect results. Now I'm still
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expecting perfect results. Every year
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one year I might do really well at
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something and something might grow
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fantastic and think, "Oh, I managed to
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learn how to do that now." Try it again
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the next year. It doesn't work. So don't
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expect big results. Just be happy with
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what you get. And if you get a harvest,
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fantastic. If you don't, you can try
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again next year or maybe the same year
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if you've got time. But yeah, don't
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expect big results. Just be happy with
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what you produce and what you get from
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the aotment. So for more tips and
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