012 First Garden? Tips for Success! Gardening Can Be Your "New Normal" for Health and Happiness.

New to gardening? Or, you just want to learn some better ways to garden? This is the episode for you. College horticulture professor Debbie Flower has tips to make your first garden a successful garden. And, for you more experienced gardeners, we have tips that can make your garden more productive. Or to put it more bluntly, you will be learning from the previous mistakes of two gardeners with over 100 years of experience. Also, there is a lot of worry and concern about what will become our new normal way of life for 2020 and beyond. We suggest a “new normal” for you that can ease your worries and keep you smiling. Oh, get your imagination out of the gutter…it involves gardening. It’s Episode 12 of Garden Basics with Farmer Fred, and we will do it all in under 30 minutes! Links: Tips for a Successful Vegetable Garden Terrific Tomato Tips How a Garden Makes You Healthier and Happier All About Farmer Fred: Farmer Fred website: http://farmerfred.com Daily Garden tips and snark on Twitter The Farmer Fred Rant! Blog Facebook: "Get Growing with Farmer Fred " Instagram: farmerfredhoffman Farmer Fred Garden Videos on YouTube Garden columnist, Lodi News-Sentinel Thank you for listening, subscribing and commenting on the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast and the Beyond the Garden Basics Newsletter .