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Gardenary

Gardenary

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3.0
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138 comments

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Review summary

Based on 138 comments, created with AI

Students overwhelmingly praise this teacher's teaching quality, teacher's experience, study material. Many students highlight no nonsense, straight to the point gardening instructi...

What students talk about most

Teaching Quality

While many students appreciate the clear, logical, and practical teaching style, a significant porti...

Teacher's Experience

Many students have very positive and successful gardening experiences following the advice, but a no...

Study Material

The study materials offer valuable information and ideas, but specific resources like the frost date...

Doubt Support

There is no direct evidence regarding doubt support, so it defaults to the overall rating.

Evaluation breakdown

Teaching Quality3.0
No nonsense, straight to the point gardening instructions
Well thought-out presentation
Real-world logical and observant advice with reasoning
Advice not applicable to all regions/climates (e.g., Northeast, Great Lakes, PNW, Maine, Canada)
Potentially incorrect or damaging advice (e.g., peat moss, sand, casters)
Claims about planting times disputed by experienced gardeners
Teacher's Experience3.0
Students report highly successful and productive gardens ('magical', 'stunning', 'drowning in produce')
Inspires new gardeners and those looking for aesthetic solutions
Motivates students to try new techniques like container gardening
Some students experience complete failure (e.g., seeds not germinating, beds not draining)
Concerns about durability of recommended products (e.g., casters)
Frustration over advice not fitting local conditions
Study Material3.0
Provides useful ideas for starting a garden from scratch
Offers great information on specific techniques (e.g., potatoes in containers)
Frost Date Calendar lacks international inclusion (Canada)
Issues with quality of recommended products (e.g., non-germinating seeds, insufficient potting soil recommendations)
Doubt Support3.0
Tests & Practice3.0
Flexibility2.0
Some advice can be adapted by students to local weather breaks
Major lack of adaptability for different geographical regions and climates (Northeast, Great Lakes, PNW, Maine, Canada)
Rigid advice on planting times that doesn't account for regional variations
Specific recommendations (e.g., sand, peat moss) are not universally applicable or accurate
Fees vs Value2.0
Specific products/recommendations are considered a 'rip off' due to high cost
Teacher Personality3.0
Perceived as 'no nonsense' and 'straight to the point'
Seen as 'real-world logical and observant'
Accused of not being honest or knowledgeable by some critics
Strong negative reactions from those who disagree with her advice

Top Strengths

1. Clear and practical gardening instructions

2. Inspiring and motivating students to start or improve gardens

3. Focus on the aesthetic appeal of gardening

Areas to Improve

1. Increase regional applicability and flexibility of gardening advice

2. Ensure accuracy of specific claims and product recommendations (e.g., peat moss, sand)

3. Address product quality concerns (e.g., seeds) and value for money

What students love

Took her advice last summer, and my non-raised garden never looked more 'magical'. Full & productive! I had a ton of fun adding bean seeds to all the empty dirt spaces. Had green beans GALORE until frost.

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This year crazy hot...crazy cold... kept 10 days ahead in weather, sprinkled seeds every weather break. Last year 1st Gardenary year, stunning! Spring babies, dill, parsley, cilantro, peas, carrots... popping up now! Thank you Nicole.

10 likes

I have in-ground worm composters in my herb garden. I have not really done anything but water regularly. WE ARE DROWNING IN PARSLEY, OREGANO, SAGE & THYME. We cannot eat it fast enough.

7 likes

No nonsense, straight to the point gardening instructions!! Now 'this' is how you teach… thank you!!

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Thank you for a well thought-out presentation. Timing was perfect, as I am starting from scratch! I can use ALL of your ideas on my blank piece of land. Entrance, Enclosure, etc.

5 likes

I moved into a new home and am working with a landscaper whose focus is native plants. These ideas have already got me excited!

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One reason I haven't grown food is because it's not pretty. But the way you have planted your raised beds is beautiful! Now I want to try it, thank you.

3 likes

I just love your channel. You are so real-world logical and observant. Thank you so much for the advice and insights, as well as the reasoning behind it.

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Such a breakthrough… I was just planning my spring garden as to what to put where. This fall I will be sure to plant other crops in my tomato bags to regenerate the soil.

1 likes

I am going to try potatoes in a container. What great information! Wowza!

What could be better

That is absolutely not true!!! I live in the northeast, and I got my seeds planted in early April last year, and I got them out in the garden in mid/late June and still had a fantastic harvest. It's sad a garden company would say it's too late.

19 likes

You need to grow in the Great Lakes area; then PNW and Maine. We’re a whole different game! Winter hasn’t finished with us yet.

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Your Frost Date Calendar doesn't include Canada! :(

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I mostly agreed with you until you said peat moss is not renewable. In Canada, peat bogs are responsibly harvested. You never mentioned adding compost with sand.

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Nicole, I received your seeds and I have planted the cucumber seeds twice and they don't germinate, but other seeds from other companies are doing fine. Have any ideas why, or are the seeds poor?

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Those casters will 100% rip out of your container halfway through the year. Also, you didn't drill nearly enough holes. Lastly, a single bag of that potting soil isn't enough.

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$70 is such a rip off, holy cow, plus $45 for casters?!

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She's not being honest. Earthworm castings bought in a store are dead. The microbes are dead. It's a waste. Use Miracle-Gro at 25 percent strength.

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Learn how paper is made, sis. Imagine thinking paper isn't made with toxic chemicals... Trellis for tomatoes? Sand instead of peat? Honestly, go learn something, honey. No one should be taking your advice.

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Don't add sand, period!!!!! I did & now my beds fill up with water and it doesn't drain at all!! I have to junk what's in my garden & start over!!! I don't have clay soil either!!

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Had a class with Gardenary?