Things don't always go exactly to plan when it comes to growing things. No matter how affectionately you tend your plot, how carefully you manage your soil chemistry, or how much you want your tomatoes to go big and juicy- things are bound to go wrong! That's why it's important to learn what to do when things do go wrong. Today we tackle how to identify what has gone wrong in your garden, what you can do to prevent future issues, and how you can learn more about your garden along the way! Have you ever had an absolute garden fail? Original Article: https://insteading.com/blog/garden-failure/ Resources: Reading Your Plant's Leaves: https://ipm.missouri.edu/MEG/2011/6/Diagnosing-Nutrient-Deficiencies/ Wood Ash Soil Amendment: https://www.gardeningchannel.com/using-wood-ash-garden-guide/ Borax Soil Amendment: https://homeguides.sfgate.com/borax-uses-vegetable-gardening-27721.html Bone Meal Soil Amendment: https://thegardenmagazine.com/how-to-use-bone-meal-in-your-garden/ Soil Building: https://insteading.com/gardening/soil-building/ Overwatering: https://balconygardenweb.com/signs-of-overwatering-how-to-save-an-overwatered-plant/ Mulch Volcano: https://extension.umd.edu/resource/excess-mulch-problems Sudden Changes in Temperature Shocks Young Plants: https://homeguides.sfgate.com/happens-plants-shock-98671.html Frost Protection:https://insteading.com/blog/how-to-protect-plants-from-frost/ Regional Varieties of Vegetables: https://harvesttotable.com/quick-maturing_vegetable_varie/ Ozarks Thriving Plants: https://growwhereyousow.com/heat-tolerant-vegetables/ Krakatoa Eruption of 1815: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/04/24/the-epic-volcano-eruption-that-led-to-the-year-without-a-summer/ Root Cellaring: https://www.storey.com/books/root-cellaring/ Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:28 Find the Why 1:55 Common Mistakes 1:59 Timing Troubles 3:48 New Garden Nuisances 4:44 Soil Chemistry 6:22 Too Much TLC 7:39 Weather 8:33 Pests 9:35 Inexplicable Failure 11:02 Just a Bad Year 12:16 Outro