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Milan Turner - Urban Gardener

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🧑🏾‍🌾 Gardening tips for beginners
🪴 Techniques for urban gardening
🌱 Gardening in Atlanta, GA (Zone 8a)
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Fall is one of my favorite times to grow broccoli here in the South, and there's a good reason for that.

Broccoli loves cooler weather.

Unlike spring, when temperatures are getting hotter, fall temperatures are moving in the right direction.

That means less heat stress and better conditions for developing those nice, compact broccoli heads.

Plus, as the weather cools down, we generally have fewer pest problems.

So if you're planning a fall garden, broccoli is definitely a vegetable worth growing. by @atlgrow

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4 days ago

Bootstrap Farmer is turning 10, and they’re helping three growers bootstrap their farms.

The grand prize is a 10’ x 20’ hoop house with roll-up sides.

Tell them about the farm or garden you’re building at the link in my bio.

Entries close October 31.

No purchase necessary. Open to legal residents of the 48 contiguous U.S. states and D.C. who are 18 or older.

Official Rules at bootstrapfarmer.com/contest.

This contest is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with, Instagram, Facebook, or Meta. #BootstrapYourFarm by @atlgrow

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8 days ago

Fall is a great time to grow carrots in the South! 🥕🌱

Carrots love the cooler temperatures of fall, making this one of the best seasons to plant them in Southern gardens. And if you’re a beginner gardener, carrots are a great crop to try because you can direct sow the seeds right into your raised bed or garden.

For better results, start with loose, well-draining soil, plant your carrot seeds about ¼ inch deep, and keep the soil consistently moist while you wait for them to germinate.

One of the biggest mistakes beginners make is letting the soil dry out during germination. Those tiny carrot seeds need steady moisture to get established.

Once the seedlings are a few inches tall, thin them so each carrot has enough room to develop a healthy root.

If you’re gardening in Georgia or anywhere across the Southeast, don’t overlook carrots for your fall vegetable garden. 🥕

Save this for planting day and follow along as we grow these carrots from seed to harvest.

Learn & Grow with us.

#FallGardening #VegetableGardening #RaisedBedGardening #BeginnerGardening by @atlgrow

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10 days ago

Fall is one of the best times to grow beets in the South! 🌱

Beets love cooler weather, making them a great crop for fall gardens across the Southeast. They’re also beginner-friendly, quick to grow, and you can harvest both the roots AND the greens.

If you’re planting beets in a raised bed, start with loose, well-draining soil, sow the seeds about ½ inch deep, and thin your seedlings to give those roots plenty of room to grow.

For beginner gardeners in Georgia and across the Southeast, fall is a great opportunity to keep your garden productive long after summer crops start winding down.

Save this for your fall garden and share it with someone who wants to grow more of their own food.

Learn & Grow with us! 🌱 by @atlgrow

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12 days ago

If you’re planning a fall vegetable garden in the South, broccoli, cauliflower, and collard greens are three cool-season crops worth growing.

This fall, I’m growing Green Magic broccoli, Twister cauliflower, and Georgia Southern collards in my garden.

🥦 Green Magic broccoli is a great option for Southern fall gardens because it handles the transition from late-summer heat into cooler fall weather better than many broccoli varieties.

🌱 Twister cauliflower produces leaves that naturally curl around the developing head, helping protect it while it grows.

🥬 Georgia Southern collards are a classic Southern variety that handles cool weather well, and the leaves often become sweeter after exposure to frost.

For gardeners in Georgia and across the Southeastern United States, fall is one of the best times to grow cool-season vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, collards, cabbage, kale, carrots, and other hardy crops.

I’ll be sharing how these three varieties grow throughout the season, from transplanting to harvest.

Save this if you’re planning your fall garden, and follow for more gardening tips, fall vegetable gardening, and beginner-friendly garden tutorials. by @atlgrow

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15 days ago

If you live in Georgia or elsewhere in the Southeast, one of the biggest mistakes you can make when growing onions is planting the wrong type. Onions actually respond to the length of the day, so before we start these seeds, I want to show you why I’m growing short-day onions and exactly how I start them. by @atlgrow

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18 days ago

My fall seedlings are growing strong. This batch is twister cauliflower, green magic broccoli, Georgia southern collards, and Stonehead cabbage. All from @growhoss. I wasn’t quite ready to plant them out yet so I up-potted them in 3” pots from @bootstrapfarmer. by @atlgrow

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21 days ago

It’s time to start cabbage seeds for the fall garden.

I like growing cabbage during the fall/winter because there are fewer pests.

But, I do have to get them started now while there is still plenty of daylight.

The seeds germinate in about 5-7 days.

Then the seedlings will be ready to transplant in 4 weeks or so.

If you live in the southeast (Zones 7-9) now is the time to get your fall veggies started. by @atlgrow

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2 months ago

Fall broccoli starts right here. I’m going to show you exactly how I start broccoli from seed using these 6-cell Bootstrap Farmer trays. by @atlgrow

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2 months ago

#AD Here’s how I stop pickle worms from destroying my cucumbers.

Monterey BT uses the naturally occurring bacteria (Bacillus thuringiensis) to control caterpillars and worm type insects. by @atlgrow

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2 months ago

Just remembered that it is Tomato Tuesday. I love growing these Hossinators from @growhoss by @atlgrow

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3 months ago

#AD Monterey Fish & Grow combines fish emulsion and guano into an easy-to-use natural fertilizer.

The fertilizer ratio is 9-6-2 NPK, so it has more nitrogen than most of the other fish emulsion on the market.

Use it as a soil drench when watering the plants to feed them at the root level. by @atlgrow

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