Nicole Johnsey BurkeFounder of Gardenary

Ranking gardening trends 1 to 10 as a pro gardener. What do you think? #garden #plants #rating

12 Nov 2025 · 1 min

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YouTube transcript of a short Q&A where garden consultant Nicole Johnsey Burke rates common gardening trends on a 1–10 scale and explains brief reasons for her scores (e.g., compost and garden planning highly rated; Miracle-Gro strongly disliked). The clip is conversational and gives practical, practice-based recommendations for home gardeners.

Questions this video answers

10 out of 10.

8 out of 10.

10 out of 10.

5 out of 10.

8 out of 10.

Hey, Nicole.
Hey.
As a garden consultant, rank these trends 1 to 10.
Okay.
Compost.
10 out of 10. I put it in my garden every season.
Garlic oil.
Eight out of ten. I love it. To protect the garden from pests.
Garden planning.
Oh, 10 out of 10. You got a plan to make sure you make the most of every season?
Crop rotation.
5 out of 10. If you plant every season, you don't have to rotate your crops.
Seed starting.
8 out of 10. Make sure you do it outdoors. That's where it's easiest. Indoors, it gets a little tricky.
Miracle grow.
Negative 100.
Flowers in a veggie garden.
10 out of 10. It attracts bees and butterflies, and they're so pretty.
Monterey BT.
1 out of 10. Only do it if you have serious pest pressure because it actually harms good butterfly caterpillars, too.
Planting after frost.
10 out of 10. After frost, you can get so many things from your garden, and there's not a lot of pests. And you don't have to water.
Wood mulch.
0. Wood mulch takes up a lot of space in the vegetable garden. It ties up nitrogen, and you should just put more plants there.

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