>> MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE
WORKING IN THEIR YARDS, AND WITH
THE NEW AGE OF YOUNG GROWERS AND
SEASONED GARDNERS WORKING
OUTSIDE, TRENDS, INCLUDING
ORGANIC AND GARDEN TO TABLE
EDIBLE ARE MADE EASIER WITH NEW
INNOVATIONS.
WE'RE JOINED OUTSIDE OF ATLANTA
TO WALK US THROUGH EACH
GARDNER'S NAMES WITH SOLUTIONS
FROM YOUR BACKYARD TO YOUR
BALCONY.
JOE, FOR THOSE OF US WHO AREN'T
EXPERIENCED GARDNERS LIKE
MYSELF, WHERE IS THE BEST PLACE
TO START?
IF BEST PLACE TO START IF YOU'RE
NOT AN EXPERIENCED GARDNER IS TO
FIRST OF ALL LEARN YOUR GROWING
REGION.
NOT ALL PLANTS DO AS WELL AT A
CERTAIN PART OF THE COUNTRY.
THE BEST WAY TO PICK THE RIGHT
PLANTS FOR YOUR REGION IS TO
FIND OUT WHAT THAT REGION IS.
YOU CAN GO ONLINE AND FIND THAT
OUT.
GO TO HOME DEPOT AND FIND THAT
OUT.
ONCE YOU KNOW THE REGION, YOU'RE
EQUIPPED TO FIND THE PLANTS THAT
ARE GOING TO THRIVE IN THAT
AREA.
THE OTHER THING YOU NE TO
FOCUS ON IS CREATING HEALTHY
SOIL.
A LOT OF CHALLENGES CAN BE
ELIMINATED WHEN YOU PICK GREAT
SOIL.
I FIND FROM NEW GARDENER
ESPECIALLY, THEY WANT TO KNOW IF
THEY'RE FINDING THE RIGHT SOIL.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
THAT BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY
GOOD GARDEN CHOICES AVAILABLE.
MIRACLE GROW HAS A GREAT LINE OF
SOILS FOR ANY GARDEN
APPLICATION.
SO YOU HAVE THAT ISSUE TACKLED
AS WELL.
THEN IT COMES DOWN TO THE PLANT
CHOICES.
WE KNOW OUR REGION, SO WE'RE
GOING TO PICK THE RIGHT PLANTS.
DO WE WANT AN ORNAMENTAL GARDEN?
WE HAVE CHOICES THERE AS WELL.
BONNIE PLANTS HAS PRETTY MUCH
ANYTHING YOU CAN EAT AND GROW
AVAILABLE JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE.
SO YOU'VE GOT THAT.
IF YOU WANTED COLOR IN YOUR
GARDEN OR ON A DECK OR PATIO,
YOU CAN DO THAT.
ONE OF THE CHALLENGES I ALWAYS
KIND OF WONDER ABOUT IS DID I
PICK THE RIGHT COLOR
COMBINATION?
I LOVE HAVING COLOR EVERYWHERE.
NOW I DON'T EVEN HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT THAT BECAUSE A LINE HAS
COME OUT CALLED DROP AND BLOOM.
WHEN THEY PLANT THESE CONTAINERS
OUT IN THE NURSERY, THEY ADD THE
PERFECT COLOR COMBINATION
ALREADY.
THERE'S A LOT OF CHOICES, BUT
THIS WAY, YOU BUY IT ALREADY
FIGURED OUT.
YOU CAN PUT IT INTO A CONTAINER,
AND IT LOOKS GREAT ANYWHERE.
OR YOU CAN PLANT IT OUT IN THE
GARDEN.
THE BEAUTY OF IT IS YOU CAN BE A
BEGINNER AND STILL LOOK LIKE A
PROFESSIONAL.
THAT'S THE WAY YOU GET OFF TO A
FAST START.
>> NOW THAT WE'VE PICKED OUT
WHAT WE WANT TO PLANT, WHAT ARE
THE RIGHT TOOLS THAT EVERY GREEN
THUMB SHOULD HAVE IN THEIR
TOOLBOX?
>> HAVING THE RIGHT COOL IS
CRITICAL.
IT MAKES EVERY JOB EASIER.
IT'S NO LESS FOR GARDENING.
THERE'S A FEW I CAN'T LIVE
WITHOUT.
ONE IS A SOIL KNIFE.
THIS HAS BEEN AROUND FOR
THOUSANDS OF YEARS, BUT IT HAS
HAD SOME IMPROVEMENTS ALONG THE
WAY.
RECENTLY FISCAR HAS TEAMED UP
WITH HOME DEPOT.
I LOVE IT
IT'S A STINGLESS STEEL BLADE, SO
IT'S NOT GOING TO RUST.
THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR A GARDEN
TOOL.
IT HAS INCH MEASUREMENTS.
IF YOU NEEDED TO KNOW HOW DEEPLY
TO PLANT BULB OR SEEDS, THAT'S
ALL HERE.
GO BY THE MEASUREMENTS ON YOUR
BLADE.
THEN, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN I'M
PLANTING SOMETHING, THIS IS ONE
OF THE MAIN APPLICATIONS FOR ME.
I JUST PUT MY KNIFE IN THE SOIL
AND PULL BACK THE SOIL.
IT'S DOING MOST OF THE WORK.
IT'S SUPER EASY IF YOU HAVE GOOD
SOIL, AND THESE DAYS, THERE'S NO
REASON WHY YOU SHOULDN'T.
PUT IT IN THE GROUND.
COVER IT UP IT'S EASY TO DO THAT
NOW.
THEN YOU NEED TO WATER IT IN.
THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
THINGS.
WHEN YOU PLANT PLANTS, MAKE SURE
THEY'RE ESTABLISHED.
THE WAY YOU DO THAT IS MAKE SURE
THEY HAVE ENOUGH WATER.
NOW, HAVING THE JUST RIGHT
NOZZLE IS IMPORTANT.
ORBIT HAS A GREAT PRODUCT CALLED
A CANON.
IT HAS SEVEN DIFFERENT VARIETIES
ON THE FRONT OF IT.
DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU'RE TRYING
TO DO WITH YOUR WATER, YOU CAN
ADJUST THAT ON THE FRONT END,
BUT YOU CAN ALSO TWEAK THE BACK
END SO YOU'RE NOT BLASTING YOUR
PLANTS WHEN YOU WANT A GENTLE
FLOW LIKE THAT OR IF YOU WANT TO
FILL UP A BUCKET AND DO IT
QUICKLY, YOU CAN PULL IT BACK
ALL THE WAY, AND YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO BLOW IT EVERYWHERE.
THAT'S AWESOME.
THEN THE HOSE.
A GOOD HOSE IS IMPORTANT.
YOU DON'T WANT IT TO KINK.
THESE DAYS YOU CAN BUY A SWIVEL
THAT PREVENTS THIS FROM KINKING.
YOU ATTACH THIS TO THE SPICKET,
AND THEN THIS TRACKS THE
DIRECTION OF THE HOSE.
SUPER SIMPLE.
NOT EXPENSIVE.
A GOOD PAIR OF PRUNERS.
AND THEN IF YOU HAVE SPACE
CHALLENGES BUT YOU STILL NEED A
GOOD HOSE, THIS IS A FLAT HOSE.
IT STORES EASILY.
50 FEET OF HOSE IN THIS BOX.
YOU SEE HOW SMALL THIS GETS.
SO RIGHT TOOLS FOR ANY JOB,
ESPECIALLY WHEN GARDENING, AND
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPEND MONEY TO
GET GOOD PRODUCTS.
>> THE FARM TO TABLE MOVEMENT
HAS HAD SUCH AN IMPACT ON THE
WAY WE DINE IN RESTAURANTS AND
REALLY AT HOME.
WHAT ARE YOUR TIPS FOR PLANTING
AND MAINTAINING EDIBLE GARDENS?
>> FOR AN EDIBLE GARDEN, YOU
COULD GO WILD AND FILL OUT ALL
KINDS OF GARDEN BEDS, BUT THAT'S
REALLY THE EXCEPTION TO THE
RULE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST WANT TO DIP
THEIR TOE INTO GARDENING.
SO MY SUGGESTION IS NOT TO START
OUT TOO BIG.
MAYBE PICK UP A FEW HERBS.
A LOT OF US LIKE TO COOK THESE
DAYS.
WE WANT TO HAVE MORE CONTROL
OVER THE FOOD.
THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT IS TO
GROW WHAT YOU EAT SO YOU CAN
PICK UP THESE PLANTS AT THE
GARDEN CENTER, HERBS, EDIBLES,
YOU CAN PUT THE INTO A
CONTAINE AND AND AGGREGATE IT.
YOU CAN EXPERIENCE SUCCESS.
YOU WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO EXPAND
A BIT.
YOU DON'T WANT TO BE AFRAID OF
MAKES MISTAKES.
EVERYBODY DOES.
THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO BECOME A
BETTER GARDENER.
>> BEFORE I LET YOU GO, WHERE
CAN I GO FOR MORE INFORMATION?
>> MORE INFORMATION I
www.gardenclub.homedepot.com.
YOU CAN FIND OUT FR OTHER
GARDENERS ABOUT CHALLENGES
YOU'RE HAVING.
IT'S A GOOD WEBSITE TO GO TO.