Resources for Gardeners

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• Essentials

  How does one set priorities in the garden? If first things come first; what are the first things? Should you be dead heading flowers or digging up dandelions, edging beds or planting trees, reading how-to books or cutting the grass? I have spread myself too thin and I'm reaping the… More

• they won't let me dig.

  Well, I am a college student who has escaped from the confines of the dorms and I have a cute little house with 3 of my friends. One of the biggest excitements about this other than having a kitchen and a shower is being about to garden! Unfortunatly, i'd be… More

• Help: Which Soil Is Best: Potting? Garden? Planting Mix?

  Who would've know there are so many options.... So here's the deal: I've just built two above ground outdoor planter boxes (12'x3'x1') for vegetables. I need to fill it with soil, but unsure what to buy at my local box store. Seems like I have choices ranging from: Potting soil,… More

• Who Knows Soil??

  Who would've know there are so many options.... So here's the deal: I've just built two above ground outdoor planter boxes (12'x3'x1') for vegetables. I need to fill it with soil, but unsure what to buy at my local box store. Seems like I have choices ranging from: Potting soil,… More

• Growing garlic

  I really enjoy this website but it is interfering with getting anything done these days! There is so much good information that I just keep reading and reading and hours later I'm still reading! You all are great resources and I find myself continuely chucking outloud at many of the… More

• New gardens at our acreage

  Hi All, Last summer we moved to 3.4 acres. Mostly weedy and some compacted, weedy, crappy lawn. I'm looking for resources for ideas - links, photos, forums to help me plan what to do with all this space. We have some things done, see photos. All ideas welcome! first is… More

• Over the Garden Fence is getting dumped on!

  Can we do something about our housekeeping in this forum? Right now on page 1 probably half the threads should go into the gardening forums. This can really get out of hand when it makes it look like Over the Garden Fence is a gardening forum instead of a social… More

• Full shade produce? Does it exist?

  I am moving into a condo in Culver City CA (90230) with a patio with an approximate 4' x 6' area where I had hoped to have a lovely vegetable garden and some citrus trees. To my disappointment, I realized the reason there's nothing but rocks over soil there now… More

• Organic Food Year Round!

  Well, I grow orchids, but I don't grow veggies in the house. I read the article at the link. They had a lot of interesting suggestions, which I will not be doing. The closest I ever get is catnip for my kitty. They mention tomatoes, but I imagine in an… More

• Hello from Wisconsin!

  Hi everybody! I'm new to this forum, I'm pretty new to gardening, and I'm new to my house (which has a nice big yard!). I've lived in apartments for so long, and now I finally have the opportunity to start my own garden. Going to be growing veggies this year!… More

• From the South East Asian

  Hi this Michael and I work as a Designer and Project Leader of the Northwestern University Ecotourism Park and Botanic Gardens, Laoag City, Philippines. Also the record officer of the Herbaria and Seedbank. Our project is recognized by the BGCI-kew England; the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Ilocos Norte,… More

• Anyone else doing square foot gardening?

  I guess I shouldn't have said "anyone else" because I'm no further than the planning stage, but I'm looking for others who are using the SFG methods to find out what's worked, what you've done differently, what resources you've found to be valuable, etc. Anyone else? More

• Hi, I'm Rockybane and I love to dig in the dirt

  I love gardening, although I might not have as green a thumb as I would like. I don't have all the time or resources to garden as I would like to but I love to do what I can do. Glad to be here and hope to learn a lot. More

• Resources for helping me learn how to plan a veggie garden?

  Help! As I just posted in my intro, I'm trying to transition away from being a simple "stick it in the ground and see what happens" gardener to someone who actually has a clue as to what she's doing. But right now, the only thing I know about what to… More

• Harvesting Basil and Parsley

  Greetings from Tokyo. I'm new to gardening, and I'm glad to have the resources available here. So thanks in advance for your advice. I'm growing sweet basil and Italian parsley in a pot. When I harvest, how much of the stem (if any) do I need to leave? Thanks, Scooter More

• root cellar design / plans

  Looking for info or referrals to other sites or resources on designing a root cellar. Need to know 2 types - above ground (such as the one Brenneis by Evergreen Mobile Home park in Edmonton had) or in-ground (traditional style). Many thanks! Heartstone Acres More

• Newbie question: distance between plantings

  Hi, Brand new to gardening and trying to figure out what I'm doing... Obviously all flowers have guidelines on spacing. When you make a purchase, you're given guidance on how far apart to plant them from each other. What are these rules based on? Is that because the root structures… More

• anyone know any sites that can help?

  well one of my friends wants ta have me as a resource fer various edibles an inedibles there regon is the canadian rockies which sounds intreasting an its gettin me corious whats natural round here (milwaukee area) too soo im askin any of yall know sites that can help? google… More

• winter preperation

  With winter come around the corner I'm just wondering what I should do to prepare. I'm a first time gardener and I was told I should plant some winter plants and I was just wondering which plants grow good in my area and how to protect them. I'm from Kansas… More

• Seed Saving Resources

  I hope that these links will be of help with providing information on Your Seed Saving. Gary/Louisville Basic Seed Saving describes usful terms and concepts: http://www.seedsave.org/issi/issi_904.html Wintersow Seed http://www.wintersown.org/wseo1/Seed_Saving.html SEED SAVING RESOURCES http://homepage.tinet.ie/~merlyn/seedsaving.html The Need For Seed A Guide to Seed Saving By Brook Elliott Brook wrote this article for… More

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