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Starting From Seed: 

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Growing Top-Quality Leeks From Seed Thumbnail of video icon
Trial Manager Lindsay demos the best techniques for starting leeks from seed and how to transplant the seedlings properly. Follow her directions to grow vigorous leeks into big, tall plants with tender and juicy white stalks, which can be harvested over a long period and enjoyed in many dishes.

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How to Plant, Grow and Harvest Great Garlic Thumbnail of video icon
Trial Garden Manager Lindsay demos and explains all the steps involved in planting, growing, and harvesting big, juicy heads of plump garlic cloves. She shows how to break up the planting garlic heads into individual cloves, prepare the garden bed, plant the cloves and then how to harvest and cure heads of new garlic for best storage and use.

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Growing Yard Long Noodle King Beans Thumbnail of video icon
Lindsay demos how to sow and grow our weather-tolerant Yard Long Asian bean variety 'Noodle King.' She shows how to train the vigorous vines to climb a trellis, where they bear amazingly long, slender beans, delicious for a long season sautés and stir-fries.

 

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Sowing, Growing And Harvesting Delicious Pak Choi Thumbnail of video icon
Trial Garden Manager Lindsay demonstrates step-by-step how to successfully sow, thin, grow and harvest plump, juicy Pak Choi – an easy, great tasting, and highly nutritious veggie to grow in spring and when the weather cools at summer's end for abundant fall harvests.

 

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Growing Incredible Escalator Climbing Organic Zucchini Thumbnail of video icon
How to sow, grow, and train these unique climbing squash vines up a trellis where they will produce an abundance of luscious, tender-fleshed zucchini. Climbing escalator vines yield harvests of delicious deep green zucchinis you can find and pick without bending down!

 

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How And Why To Plant Cover Crop Seeds Thumbnail of video icon
We explain growing a cover crop to enrich and protect your soil, and demonstrate how to sow our Cover Crop Scatter Garden Seeds in a raised garden bed for best results.

 

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How To Grow Healthy, Pest Free Organic Brassicas Thumbnail of video icon
Trial garden manager Lindsay demonstrates her expert techniques for successfully growing healthy brassicas in your garden.

 

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Sow And Grow Baby Lettuce In Containers Thumbnail of video icon
Trial manager Lindsay demonstrates her easy technique for planting, growing and harvesting baby lettuce in containers for continuous delicious fresh salads.

 

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Growing Trombetta Climbing Summer Squash Thumbnail of video icon
How to grow this Italian heirloom climbing summer squash that tastes like firm-fleshed, nutty-flavored zucchini. Easily vines up any fence or trellis to effortlessly produce curvy elongated fruits to enjoy all season.

 

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How To Grow Long Keeping Winter Squash Thumbnail of video icon
Trial garden manager Lindsay shows you step by step how to grow long keeping winter squash in your home garden.

 

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How To Grow Watermelon Radish Thumbnail of video icon
We show you how to plant, tend, harvest and enjoy beautiful, tasty watermelon radishes.


 

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Planting vegetables in containers has never been more productive. Trial Garden Manager Lindsay explains how to get the best yield out of container vegetables with easy to follow techniques.

 

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Starting Tomatoes From Seed Thumbnail of video icon
Trial Garden Manager Lindsay shows how to start tomato seeds early indoors. Covers store bought and recycled containers, soil mix, and planting technique.

 

 

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Moving Baby Tomato Seedlings To Larger Pots Thumbnail of video icon
Trial Garden Manager Lindsay demonstrates when and how to "pot up" or replant tiny tomato seedlings into larger individual containers so they can grow successfully until ready to plant into the garden.

 

 

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Planting Tomato Seedlings Into The Garden Thumbnail of video icon
Trial Garden Manager Lindsay shows how to plant tomato seedlings in the ground after starting them indoors.

 

  

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How To Divide Spearmint Plants Thumbnail of video icon
Trial Garden Manager Lindsay demonstrates how to care for container grown spearmint so that it can last for years to come.

  

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How To Start Wheatgrass From Seed Thumbnail of video icon
Growing nutritious wheatgrass is easy and rewarding. Learn how to supplement your diet by growing it from seed. Then, join us for part two of this video that talks about how to juice it. (See Growing and Cooking section for part two) 

 

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Harvesting Celeriac (a.k.a. Celery Root) Thumbnail of video icon
Celeriac is a European staple that's gaining popularity in U.S. Trial Garden Manager Lindsay guides viewers on when to harvest this delicious root vegetable.

 

 

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How And Why To Thin Carrots Thumbnail of video icon
Trial Garden Manager Lindsay shares her secrets for abundant carrot harvests by explaining how and why to thin twice.

 

 

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Grow "Cut And Come Again" Mesclun Lettuce In A Container Thumbnail of video icon
How to sow seeds for Mesclun Lettuce using the fast and easy "Cut And Come Again" method for maximum yields in containers for patio gardeners.

 

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Grow Quick and Easy "Cut and Come Again" Lettuce Thumbnail of video icon
Renee explains and demos the easy "cut and come again" method for growing delicious baby lettuces and greens: how to sow, tend seedlings, harvest, get a second crop and enjoy with a perfect simple vinaigrette.

 

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Easy Growing From Seed Thumbnail of video icon
Sowing seeds, tending your seedlings and enjoying the harvest.

 

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Using and Incorporating a Cover Crop: Method #2 - Compost and Incorporate Later Thumbnail of video icon



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Using and Incorporating a Cover Crop: Method #3 - Weed Whack And Chop Thumbnail of video icon



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Harvesting and Saving Seeds Thumbnail of video icon

Reliably save and store seeds. 

 

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How To Harvest And Prepare Homegrown Loofah Sponges Thumbnail of video icon
Renee's Garden trial garden manager Lindsay demonstrates how to harvest and prepare home grown loofah sponges to use yourself or give as gifts.


Growing Herbs And Flowers:

thumbnail for Growing Alpine Strawberries video, strawberries shown in a potGrowing Pretty And Delicious Alpine Strawberries From Seed Thumbnail of video icon
Lindsay shows you step-by-step how to start and grow petite Alpine strawberries from seed. You'll have lots of very attractive mounding perennial plants that yield scrumptious, jewel-like red little berries with exquisite sweet flavor all season, year after year.

Thumbnail of Lindsay next to dahlias garden bedsGrow Dahlias From Seed Thumbnail of video icon
Lindsay shows how to start dahlias from seed by either sowing seeds directly into the garden or starting seeds early indoors for later garden transplant. She uses both methods, then prepares the planting bed and cares for young dahlias.

 

Thumbnail of Lindsay cutting cilantro harvest How To Grow Cilantro For Longer Harvesting Thumbnail of video icon
Trial Garden Manager Lindsay gives you a step-by-step demo on how to grow cilantro from seed for the best and longest harvests of this delicious and indispensable leafy kitchen garden favorite.

 

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How To Grow Golden California Poppies Thumbnail of video icon
Trial Garden Manager Lindsay shows how to sow & grow a long-blooming carpet of dancing California poppies.

 

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How To Grow Big, Beautiful Zinnias From Seed Thumbnail of video icon
Lindsay demos planting, thinning, growing and picking perfect zinnias from seed.



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Growing Your Carefree Sunflower Garden Thumbnail of video icon
How to prepare the soil bed, sow and grow our carefree heirloom sunflower mix to give you armfuls of bouquets, feed bees and butterflies and produce oil-rich seeds to sustain songbirds.

 

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How To Grow Beekeeper's Flower Mix Thumbnail of video icon
Trial garden manager Lindsay goes step by step through the process of sowing and growing our beekeeper's flower seed mix to attract, feed, and nurture bees and pollinators all summer long.

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Growing and Cutting Your Endless Bouquet Garden Thumbnail of video icon
Renee's Garden trial garden manager Lindsay demonstrates how to prepare the bed, sow, thin, harvest and arrange your Endless Bouquet Flowers Scatter Can Garden.

 

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Renee introduces the many beautiful colors and forms of easy to grow cosmos and zinnias, attracting butterflies and providing summer long bouquets.

 

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Flowers For Cutting Thumbnail of video icon
Renee and P. Allen Smith demo the many wonderful heirloom and cottage garden flowers for bouquets including Cosmos, Bishop's Lace, Salpiglossis, Nigella, Larkspur, and glowing Morning Glories.

 

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Growing Fabulous Fragrant Sweet Peas Thumbnail of video icon
Renee shows you how to reliably grow armfuls of heavenly scented sweet peas from seed. Includes detailed planting tips for getting great germination, growing and training your twining vines, and how to get the best long blooming bouquets of blossoms.

 

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Growing Great Scented Sweet Peas II Thumbnail of video icon
Renee discusses all the beautiful colors and forms of wonderfully fragrant heirloom sweet peas.

 

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How To Start And Grow Sweet Peas Thumbnail of video icon
Renee explains how to grow sweet peas from seed, successfully and in abundance in your home garden.

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Growing And Cutting Your Endless Bouquet Garden Thumbnail of video icon
Renee's Garden trial garden manager Lindsay demonstrates how to prepare the bed, sow, thin, harvest and arrange your Endless Bouquet Flowers Scatter Can Garden.

 

 

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How To Grow Sunflowers: Thin Seedlings For Success Thumbnail of video icon
Trial Garden Manager Lindsay demonstrates proper thinning and transplanting technique for sunflower seedlings.


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Trial garden manager Lindsay demonstrates her expert techniques for successfully growing gorgeous giant sunflowers in your garden.



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How To Harvest And Dry Lavender Thumbnail of video icon
Our company Trial Garden Manager Lindsay demonstrates how to harvest and dry your own aromatic lavender from homegrown plants to use for crafting projects.



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Pruning Lavender For Shape And Beauty Thumbnail of video icon
Trial garden manager Lindsay shows you how to keep lavender plants in shape, so they are reinvigorated, pushing new growth, and stay balanced and beautiful.


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Preparing And Making Lavender Sachets Thumbnail of video icon
Lindsay shows you how to clean and prepare your lavender and make lovely, fragrant sachets for gifts as well as home use.


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Easy step by step prepping instructions for flower garden beds, shown by Trial Garden Manager Lindsay. 


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Make beautiful zinnia bouquets and regrow more flowers by following tips from Trial Garden Manager Lindsay.



Growing And Cooking:

VIdeo thumbnail for How To Harvest And Dry Paprika PeppersHow To Harvest And Dry Paprika Peppers Thumbnail of video icon
Enhance your dishes with homegrown paprika peppers. Trial Garden Manager Lindsay shares tips on how to harvest and process homegrown paprika, and get the tastiest results.

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Pepper and onion harvest has never been more delicious. Watch Lindsay prepare Renee's favorite sweet pepper and onion dish.

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Juicing nutritious wheatgrass is as easy as using a blender. After having grown a batch at the trial garden, Lindsay harvests and juices it in just a few minutes. Boost your daily nutrition by growing and juicing wheatgrass at home.

VIdeo thumbnail for Harvesting Your Herbal Tea HibiscusHarvesting Your Herbal Tea Hibiscus Thumbnail of video icon
Trial Garden Manager Lindsay talks about our variety of herbal hibiscus, then shows how to harvest and dry it for tea.


Video thumbnail for Delicious Edamame: How To Harvest And PrepareDelicious Edamame: How To Harvest And Prepare Thumbnail of video iconLearn how to harvest your fresh Edamame beans from the garden and prepare them in the kitchen for totally scrumptious and very healthy snacks and meals. They are easy to prepare, easy to grow, healthy and highly nutritious.

Video thumbnail for How To Harvest And Prepare Padron Tapas PeppersHow To Harvest And Prepare Padron Tapas Peppers Thumbnail of video icon
Lindsay shows how to harvest and prepare Spanish Padron tapas peppers for maximum deliciousness!

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Renee shows different kinds of basil you can grow and enjoy from seed, then moves to the kitchen to demo using fresh basil to make Pesto Basil Salad Dressing and Basil Leaf Vinegar.


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Renee shows you many different edible flowers to grow from seed and how to use them in everyday cooking. Moving to the kitchen, she makes colorful Blossom Tea Sandwiches.


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Growing And Cooking Fennel Thumbnail of video icon
Renee explains the difference between the vegetable bulbing fennel and the butterfly herb, bronze fennel. In the kitchen, she demonstrates making Fennel Salad with Oranges and Cashews.

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Trial Garden manager Lindsay demonstrates how to prepare the garden bed and sow baby kale so you can enjoy multiple harvests by the cut and come again method.

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Renee's Garden trial garden manager Lindsay demonstrates the cut and come again method for maximizing harvests of tender and tasty baby kale.


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How And Why To Thin Your Seedlings
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Garden manager Lindsay shows the right way to thin seedlings in the garden. Gardeners struggle with this critical gardening task; this video shows you how & why to do it.


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Renee and P. Allen Smith discuss why they garden and visit Renee's trial garden to show a variety of salads and demonstrate how to grow baby leaf mesclun mix from seed.

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Trial Garden Manager Lindsay shows you how to to harvest, winnow and then properly store your Renee's Garden 'Mama's Cannellini' dry beans for months of delicious meals.

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Trial Garden Manager Lindsay demonstrates when and how to harvest your bulbing onion crop and how to properly dry the onions and store them for long-term use.


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Renee's Garden trial garden manager Lindsay demonstrates when to harvest winter squash, how to store them, and use them in the kitchen for months of meals.


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Trial Garden Manager Lindsay demonstrates exactly how to tell when your home-grown, sweet corn is ready to harvest and enjoy. 


Video thumbnail for Cutting Basil For Lasting HarvestsCutting Basil For Lasting Harvests
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Trial Garden Manager Lindsay shares her surefire technique for extending your basil growing and harvesting season.

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We show you how to protect your raised beds from seedling eating birds, squirrels, bunnies and other marauding varmints.

 

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