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Why aren't your vegetables growing?
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Welcome to Gardening with Ben. And we're
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going to talk about why your vegetables
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aren't growing. And a lot of people ask
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me, I've planted some seeds, Ben, and
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they're not germinating or they're not
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growing. Sometimes it can be down to the
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old seed packets if they're old and
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they've been hanging around for a while
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and they're no good anymore. And yeah,
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that might be one of the reasons why. Or
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it might not be warm enough in your
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greenhouse yet if you're growing them in
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an unheated greenhouse. That's one of
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the reasons why they don't germinate.
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And obviously poor and lack lack of soil
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and the good nutrition in it. Make sure
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you get a good seed compost when you're
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growing your seeds. And I always put cl
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on top of mine to keep them warmer, keep
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them moist, and that speeds up the
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germination of them. Next up is poor
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soil. If you've got poor soil in your
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garden, make sure you add some nutrition
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into it and soil improvement, and
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hopefully that will help produce better
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vegetables. Not enough sunlight. My plot
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gets a lot of shade on it. So, plan your
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plot according to how much sunlight you
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want have. Stay down on your plot for a
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full day and see where the sun actually
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goes on it and see what can be grown
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where. Obviously, like potatoes can be
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grown in a shady area cuz they're
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growing underground. But have a look and
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see what vegetables can grow in sunlight
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and not in sunlight. Plan your plot
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according to the sun. Overcrowding. Some
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people think, "Oh, I'll just plant
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another thing in there and plant another
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thing in there. I've got space. I've got
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space." But that's not always the case.
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Leave room in between your plants so
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that you can weed them and that they can
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grow to the full size that are needed.
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And don't overcrowd the plants or you
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won't get good harvests. As they're all
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fighting for nutrition, they're all
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fighting for water. So, make sure you
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leave enough space in between the plants
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and use it wisely. Less vegetables
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sometimes means better harvests.
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consistent watering. Now, when it gets
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to summer, you will need to go down to
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your pot most days and water. Obviously,
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the best time in the day is usually
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early on in the morning before the heat
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starts. That's when I usually like to
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water. And if you water at night, that's
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when the slugs come out. So, it's best
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off watering early in the morning every
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day and getting it over and done with.
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And then you can sit back and relax and
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pests or diseases. Go around and check
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for pests on a regular basis. Like if
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you got any cabbages and cauliflowers,
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check under the leaves. Make sure that
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there's no eggs from butterflies in
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them. And yeah, check on them on a
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regular basis and see how they're doing.
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If you think you've got a disease on
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your plant, get rid of it. Burn it.
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Don't put in the compost feet because it
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can spread the disease. And yeah, get
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rid of the plant if it's not looking
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good at all. Improving your soil and
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your spacing will get you better
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harvests in the long run. So, you need
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to nurture it to get good harvests. So,
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Remember, keep smiling, keep shining,
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and keep gardening. We pen everyone.
