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My Favorite Seeds & Where I Buy Them | Gardening Tips

SEED COMPANIES MENTIONED:
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds (https://www.rareseeds.com)
Botanical Interests (https://www.botanicalinterests.com)
Hudson Valley Seed Co (https://hudsonvalleyseed.com)
High Mowing Seeds (https://www.highmowingseeds.com)
Johnny's Selected Seeds (https://www.johnnyseeds.com)
Pinetree Garden Seeds (https://www.superseeds.com)
Territorial Seed Company (https://territorialseed.com)
Seed Savers Exchange (https://seedsavers.org)
Annie's Heirloom Seeds (https://www.anniesheirloomseeds.com)
Burpee (https://www.burpee.com)

FAVORITES (Garden Tools & Products I Use):
Black & Decker 3-in-1 Leaf Blower, Leaf Vacuum and Mulcher (https://amzn.to/3Z1rutX)
Grow Bags (https://amzn.to/3O44Pqv)
Metal Garden Hose (https://amzn.to/4fmVFBB)
Sloggers Waterproof Garden Shoe (https://amzn.to/3O8caW8)
Compost Bins (https://amzn.to/3OghOpf)
Garden Plant Clips (https://amzn.to/3Oh8wtc)

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Must-Have Seeds: My Favorites for a Thriving Garden (& Where I Buy Them) | Gardening Tips

Planning for the 2025 garden - spending January dreaming and yes, buying plants.
CORRECTION at 3:38 - We installed the first raised bed in *2014*.

CHANNEL MENTIONED:
@GardenMoxie

BOOK MENTIONED:
In Your Garden by Vita Sackville-West (https://amzn.to/3PmWSgT)
Might also find it at:
Thriftbooks.com
Abebooks.com

ONLINE NURSERIES MENTIONED:
Great Garden Plants (https://www.greatgardenplants.com)
Garden Goods Direct (https://gardengoodsdirect.com)
Native Wildflowers Nursery (https://www.nativewildflowers.net)
American Meadows (https://www.americanmeadows.com)

FAVORITES (Garden Tools & Products I Use):
Black & Decker 3-in-1 Leaf Blower, Leaf Vacuum and Mulcher (https://amzn.to/3Z1rutX)
Grow Bags (https://amzn.to/3O44Pqv)
Metal Garden Hose (https://amzn.to/4fmVFBB)
Sloggers Waterproof Garden Shoe (https://amzn.to/3O8caW8)
Compost Bins (https://amzn.to/3OghOpf)
Garden Plant Clips (https://amzn.to/3Oh8wtc)

DISCLAIMER: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. There is no extra cost to you, and using my links/codes is a way of supporting my channel. Much appreciated!

THANKS FOR WATCHING!

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewoodlandgardener
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewoodlandgardener
My Other Channel: Just Me & My Fabric (https://www.youtube.com/@JustMeAndMyFabric)

How I'm Kickstarting My 2025 Garden Plans This January!

**SKIP to Cooking - Starts at 2:05**
My favorite way to cook sweet potatoes!

RECIPE (originally from EatingWell.com https://www.eatingwell.com):
INGREDIENTS:
3 sweet potatoes, peeled & cut into 1" cubes
1/3 cup maple syrup
4 tablespoons butter, melted
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup pecans, chopped
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 400F.
Place sweet potatoes in 9x13 baking dish.
Combine syrup, butter, lemon juice and salt. Mix well.
Pour over sweet potatoes. Toss to coat.
Cover with aluminum foil and bake 15 minutes.
Remove foil, stir potatoes and bake 15 minutes, uncovered.
Sprinkle pecans over potatoes and bake 30 minutes or until tender.

PRODUCTS in video:
Ove Gloves (https://amzn.to/4gkkePw)

FAVORITES (Garden Tools & Products I Use):
Black & Decker 3-in-1 Leaf Blower, Leaf Vacuum and Mulcher (https://amzn.to/3Z1rutX)
Grow Bags (https://amzn.to/3O44Pqv)
Metal Garden Hose (https://amzn.to/4fmVFBB)
Sloggers Waterproof Garden Shoe (https://amzn.to/3O8caW8)
Compost Bins (https://amzn.to/3OghOpf)
Garden Plant Clips (https://amzn.to/3Oh8wtc)

DISCLAIMER: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. There is no extra cost to you, and using my links/codes is a way of supporting my channel. Thank you!

THANKS FOR WATCHING!

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My Other Channel: Just Me & My Fabric (https://www.youtube.com/@JustMeAndMyFabric)

ROASTED SWEET POTATO RECIPE (Not JUST for Thanksgiving) // Cooking with the Garden Harvest

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After a record-hot 2024 and the worst drought in r

After a record-hot 2024 and the worst drought in recent history, I’m so looking forward to 2025. We even had a tiny handful of snow flurries today. I’m dreaming of the garden to come and January is definitely meant for this type of thing. Have you started planning your garden yet?

#happynewyear #gardenplanning

We’re getting a full day of gentle rain!!! Our p

We’re getting a full day of gentle rain!!! Our parched earth needed this. Seems like we’ve had only a couple real rains since mid-June. Love seeing the wet ground and leaves and hearing the raindrops.

#2024drought

No matter what happens this week, we still have th

No matter what happens this week, we still have this. What a pretty autumn it’s been.

#nature #peacefulnature #treehuggerforlife

Isn’t there something just so lovely about a yel

Isn’t there something just so lovely about a yellow tomato? Sometimes it’s just the little things that make the day brighter.

#summersunrisetomato
#growingtomatoes
#yellowtomatoes

Watermelons are the star of the show these days.

Watermelons are the star of the show these days.
Thank goodness something is thriving! 🤪
#growingwatermelons #growingfood #vegetablegarden

Coneflower’Cheyenne Spirit’

Coneflower’Cheyenne Spirit’

Still loving my #garden even though we’ve had so

Still loving my #garden even though we’ve had some challenges this year.

Red Admiral- Vanessa atalanta #butterfliesofinsta

Red Admiral- Vanessa atalanta

#butterfliesofinstagram #southwesternohio

My favorite boy ♥️ He likes to rest under the

My favorite boy ♥️ He likes to rest under the table from time to time. #farleydog

This little guy was hanging out in my garden 🐸🐸🐸

#frogsofinstagram

I’m not a butterfly expert but I think this is a

I’m not a butterfly expert but I think this is a red-spotted purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax). Regardless, it sure is pretty 😍

#butterfliesofinstagram

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