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This video explains how to prepare growing areas and plant hardy crops successfully. I cover soil preparation, spacing, planting depth, and early care steps that help plants establish strong roots. It is helpful for gardeners wanting reliable crop establishment and better growing results.
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Let's get our beds ready for planting
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our garlic, our broad beans, and our
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onions. Welcome to Gardening with Ben.
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We're going to be getting our beds ready
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for planting next weekend down here at
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the a lotment as it's the beginning of
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October. That is the time when you can
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start planting your garlic, your onions,
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and your broad beans and shellots if
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you've got autumn variety of shelots to
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plant. But make sure you get the autumn
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varieties of produce that you're going
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to be planting. Let me show you which
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ones we're going to be planting. So,
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these are the three varieties that we're
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going to be planting next week. We've
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got the red ones, we've got the white
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ones, and we've got the yellow sens.
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I'll pop the links in the comments of
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the ones that I'm going to be planting
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so that if anybody wants to join me, you
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can feel free to plant them. We're also
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going to be planting some pink garlic.
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We got this one. And also some white
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garlic. I'm also going to be planting
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some Chinese garlic from the supermarket
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as well to compare to see how well they
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get on and see if they grow well. Now,
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the broad beans that I'm going to be
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growing are the aqualusent.
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These are autumn sewing. So, these are
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the variety that you need to go for, the
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aquad. I can never say the word, but
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that's the variety that you're going to
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grow if you want to grow the broad
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beans. Like I said, I'll pop the links
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in the comments so that you can join
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along with us.
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So, we need to get these beds dug over.
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This one's not too bad. I dug it over a
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bit back. This one needs a good digging
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over. And we're going to add some
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compost into it as well. And them two
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aren't as bad either as hopefully we can
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get them sorted. I wanted to get the
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beds painted, but it had been raining
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last night, so there's no point in
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painting them as it probably won't
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stick. So, we'll probably have to paint
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them another week. I want them to be
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nice and green like the ones at the
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back. So yeah, they all need a good lick
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of paint.
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So that is all the beds dug over, ready
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for next weekend. I've just got to use
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my secret tool now to give them a once
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over.
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So yeah, let's find out what my secret
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tool is for digging over the plots and
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breaking up the soil. So this is my
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favorite tool. This is the Wolf Garden
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tool, which is absolutely brilliant at
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breaking up the soil. And yeah, it also
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seems to pull up the roots as well. It
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tangles them around the edge, but it
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will break it up pretty good. And
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obviously, it's a multi-tool, so you can
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use a handle on different tools of the
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Wolf Garden range. But yeah, it's
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absolutely brilliant. So, let's have a
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look at it in action. I'll also drop the
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link below in the comments as well for
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this tool.
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So, this break it up nice and
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see through
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it all up nice and easy.
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And it also gives you a workout as well.
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It's a brilliant tool for breaking it
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all up.
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So, that is them all nicely dug over,
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ready for next week's planting. We'll
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give them another dig over before we
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plant next week just in case any roots
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are still in there. But, yeah, at least
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now they dug over, rain can get in and
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help break it up pretty good. So, come
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back next week for planting.
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So, I hope you've enjoyed that video.
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Drop us a follow to stay up to date on
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what is planned next week. Until next
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time everyone, remember, keep smiling,
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keep shining, and keep gardening with
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Ben.
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