{"id":627,"date":"2020-01-18T17:28:09","date_gmt":"2020-01-18T17:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.okragardensupply.com\/blog\/?p=627"},"modified":"2020-01-18T17:28:09","modified_gmt":"2020-01-18T17:28:09","slug":"get-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.okragardensupply.com\/learn\/get-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Started"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The First Goal is not the Final Goal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dear Reader,<\/p>\n<p>Are you wondering how to get started?<\/p>\n<p>The best way to start is to complete the first step.\u00a0 \u00a0Just accomplish the first thing.\u00a0 In gardening the first step is taking a dry hard seed and turning it into a pair of tender leaves.\u00a0 This is called germination.<\/p>\n<p>Use the <a href=\"\/store\/soil-pods-1-pack\">Okra Garden Supply Soil Pods\u00a0 <\/a>to start your own seeds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.okragardensupply.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_0396.mov\">Soil Pods Expand With <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.okragardensupply.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_0396.mov\">Soil Pods Expand With Water<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then with a small container and a devotion to watering you can germinate a seed.\u00a0 And once you have, you will be a gardener.<\/p>\n<p>Just take the first step.\u00a0 Summon forth leaves with love and sun and water. <strong>You can do it!<\/strong> We have what you need to get started.\u00a0 Here is how you do it:<\/p>\n<h2>Order Supplies from Okra Garden Supply<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/store\/soil-pods\">Soil Pods<\/a> (Bonus collard greens seeds included when you buy direct!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/store\/soil-pods\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.okragardensupply.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Soil-Pod-12-Pods-300x240.png\" alt=\"Soil Pod soil wafers\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/store\/soil-pods\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.okragardensupply.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Soil-Pod-Front-300x240.png\" alt=\"Soil Pod packaging\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/store\/garden-cubes\">Garden Cube Mini or Medium<\/a> <a href=\"\/store\/garden-cubes\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.okragardensupply.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Garden-Cube-2-Built-Front-Straight-300x240.png\" alt=\"Garden Cube Mini\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/store\/garden-cubes\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.okragardensupply.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Garden-Cube-3.25-Built-Front-Straight-DSC_0089-1_sm-300x240.png\" alt=\"Garden Cube Medium\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Plant Seeds in Soil Pods<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Set 2 pods in a small container like the Garden Cube Mini (or <a href=\"\/blog\/2021\/10\/17\/soil-pod-wrapper-origami-box-for-germinating-seeds\/\">fold an origami box using the soil pod wrappers<\/a>) and add water to expand them before your eyes. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.okragardensupply.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1-1-soil-pod-prep-300x240.png\" alt=\"2 soil pod wafers\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-736\" src=\"https:\/\/www.okragardensupply.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1-2-soil-pod-prep-300x240.png\" alt=\"Soil pod with water starting to be added.\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-737\" src=\"https:\/\/www.okragardensupply.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1-3-soil-pod-prep-300x240.png\" alt=\"More water added to soil pods as they expand.\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Plant a collard greens seed in the soil and cover with soil.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-738\" src=\"https:\/\/www.okragardensupply.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1-4-soil-pod-prep-300x240.png\" alt=\"Wet soil expanded to fill container.\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-733\" src=\"https:\/\/www.okragardensupply.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sm-1-5-soil-pod-prep-300x240.png\" alt=\"Use a small tool, like a chop stick, to make a small hole to put the seed in.\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Place on a water proof tray or plate and watch your sprout germinate.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Transplant Sprouts<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>You should start to see your collard sprout in 3-4 days. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-739\" src=\"https:\/\/www.okragardensupply.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2-1-soil-pod-sprout-300x240.png\" alt=\"Collard sprout\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Carefully move your sprout to a larger container once it has developed multiple leaves, about 10 days.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-734\" src=\"https:\/\/www.okragardensupply.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sm-2-2-garden-cube-325-sprout-300x240.png\" alt=\"Sprout transplanted to Garden Cube Medium.\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Move Outside, Grow, and Harvest<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Transplant to a raised bed outside. Water and mulch regularly.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.okragardensupply.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/collard-front-page-800-300x240.png\" alt=\"Transplant collard greens to outdoor bed to continue growing.\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Begin harvesting a few leaves from your plant to eat, once you have leaves that are about 8&#8243; &#8211; 10&#8243; in diameter. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-741\" src=\"https:\/\/www.okragardensupply.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/collards-for-harvest-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"Harvest collards when leaves are 8&quot; - 10&quot;.\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Take care,<\/p>\n<p>Fire Ant Lisa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The First Goal is not the Final Goal Dear Reader, Are you wondering how to get started? The best way to start is to complete the first step.\u00a0 \u00a0Just accomplish the first thing.\u00a0 In gardening the first step is taking a dry hard seed and turning it into a pair of tender leaves.\u00a0 This is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,8,11,12],"tags":[21,22],"class_list":["post-627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-plants","category-products","category-soil-pods","category-vegetables","tag-getting-started","tag-grow-food"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.okragardensupply.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.okragardensupply.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.okragardensupply.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.okragardensupply.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.okragardensupply.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.okragardensupply.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.okragardensupply.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.okragardensupply.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.okragardensupply.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}