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From video: 3 Must Grow Cool Crops to Plant First in March/April (How to Plant Potatoes, Onions, & Peas)
Published: March 21, 2026
Video Description
Here are the 3 crops to plant first and early in your garden for the cool season. I show you how to plant them in a 4x8 raised bed to maximize space and production.
0:00 3 Must Plant Cool Weather Crops Intro
0:32 4x8 Raised Bed Planting Plant for the 3 Crops
1:15 The Cheapest Way to Fill Beds - Save Lots of Money!
2:14 Basic Quick Bed Fill - 1/2 Earth & 1/2 Compost Layered
3:35 Planting Strategies to Prevent Crop Shadows & Shading Out
4:20 Heavy Feeders - Using Organic Granular Fertilizer Basics
4:54 Standard Potato Spacing - I Do Plant More Closely
5:10 The Potato Varieties I am Planting
5:30 Onions - Soil Set Up & Planting
7:40 Peas - Spacing & Planting Depth
8:00 Potato Planting Depth & Tips - Mounding Not Needed
9:12 When to 1st Use Water-Soluble Fertilizer
9:32 $1.50 Seeds at My Seed & Garden Shop
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