{"id":2956,"date":"2018-05-24T17:23:22","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T21:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/?p=2956"},"modified":"2018-05-24T17:23:22","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T21:23:22","slug":"summer-is-almost-here-and-a-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/?p=2956","title":{"rendered":"Summer is (almost) here and a video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In NJ, summer starts on the Friday of Memorial Day Weekend.\u00a0 There are BBQs and beaches to go to. It&#8217;s the best time of year.<\/p>\n<p>This time of year is also when the garden starts really kicking into high gear.\u00a0 Our spring was so so cold and rainy that every plant was unhappy.\u00a0 Even the peas, that usually can hack some cold damp conditions, were not having it.\u00a0 I thought the seeds rotted in the ground since there was nothing happening.\u00a0 As it got warmer thought they popped up and I was so happy.\u00a0 They are one of the favorites around here.<\/p>\n<p>For all of you that are still procrastinating on starting a garden and don&#8217;t know where to start, may I suggest an informative and funny video where I help get you going?\u00a0 My Start Your Garden Now video series is free and in 5 short videos ( a few minutes each), you will learn the basics for success.\u00a0\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2853\" src=\"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Start-Growing-Now-Logo-jpg-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Start-Growing-Now-Logo-jpg-cropped.jpg 500w, http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Start-Growing-Now-Logo-jpg-cropped-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Check out video one here:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Czkhj8OZDAU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/?page_id=2891\">Click here to watch part 2<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Have questions?\u00a0 Comment below or join us in the <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/889851514460800\/');\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/889851514460800\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ridiculous Garden Club!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In NJ, summer starts on the Friday of Memorial Day Weekend.\u00a0 There are BBQs and beaches to go to. It&#8217;s the best time of year. This time of year is also when the garden starts really kicking into high gear.\u00a0&hellip; <br \/><a class=\"read-more-button\" href=\"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/?p=2956\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2853,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[19,449],"tags":[468,82,96,467],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Start-Growing-Now-Logo-jpg-cropped.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1J4KT-LG","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2067,"url":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/?p=2067","url_meta":{"origin":2956,"position":0},"title":"End of July Garden Update","date":"July 31, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"One of the best things about our garden is how little upkeep it requires. \u00a0Since we don't use any pesticides or chemical fertilizers I don't need to know anything complicated. \u00a0Add compost. \u00a0Add water. \u00a0And things grow. There are of course lots of little things that can make you life\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Garden&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ridiculousredhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Ridiculous-Redhead-Carrots.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2369,"url":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/?p=2369","url_meta":{"origin":2956,"position":1},"title":"Late fall garden update","date":"November 12, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"We haven't checked in with the garden around here for awhile so I thought I would give you all an update. Today it was in the mid 60s and that seems to be the end of the nice weather. \u00a0Some gargantuan storm is coming in from Alaska and tomorrow starts\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Garden&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ridiculousredhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/ridiculous-redhead-gardening-opie.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2237,"url":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/?p=2237","url_meta":{"origin":2956,"position":2},"title":"Early September Garden Update","date":"September 9, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"We are in a really weird place as far as the garden is concerned. \u00a0After Labor Day, the entire world posts on Facebook that summer is over so your brain starts thinking it's fall. \u00a0But in real life summer isn't over for weeks. \u00a0And it was 90 something degrees on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Garden&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ridiculousredhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Ridiculous-Redhead-asparagus-8.27.14.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2841,"url":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/?p=2841","url_meta":{"origin":2956,"position":3},"title":"It is gardening season!!","date":"April 11, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Today I walked outside to let Opie out and I checked my asparagus bed to see if anything was coming up.\u00a0 I had 2 spears come up a couple of weeks ago but the snow and freezing temps stopped all progress in it's tracks.\u00a0 \u00a0I counted six little asparagus spears\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Garden&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2551,"url":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/?p=2551","url_meta":{"origin":2956,"position":4},"title":"Garden Update for June","date":"June 25, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"With all the trouble I had getting started this year I am so happy to see everything finally kicking in. 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I pulled the shallots yesterday and hung them up to dry today. \u00a0They can be used right away but need to be cured\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Garden&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ridiculousredhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ridiculous-redhead-shallots-6.23.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2921,"url":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/?p=2921","url_meta":{"origin":2956,"position":5},"title":"Start Your Garden Now!!!!","date":"April 26, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"This past winter I have had a ton of people ask about gardening.\u00a0 They want to know how to get started, how to move beyond a pot of herbs in their kitchen window, how to start growing more of their own food.\u00a0 Many have offered me wine (the best bribe\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Garden&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Start Your Garden Now","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ridiculousredhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Start-Growing-Now-square-jpg.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2956"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2956"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2957,"href":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2956\/revisions\/2957"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}