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  • starting marigold seeds

    As I deadhead my marigolds I have been spreading the seeds in a flat in my greenhouse. How soon can I use seeds once they are dried? Do I need to do anything else to them? This is my first time growing seeds from my own plants so nothing is… More

  • Starting my "tumaters"...

    I wanted to share a tip about starting and transplanting main crop tomatoes that I learned and tried years and years ago... Roughly in the late 1970's or early 1980s' which really works... In a magazine I read an article about a study that had been done at Cornell University...… More

  • First time starting seeds indoors...advice?

    ... should be seeing more of me this year. I will be starting vegetable and flower seeds indoors for the first time this year. So far I have some heirloom tomatoes seeds on their way in the… More

  • Starting a tree from seed

    ...eeds" from my tree have planted themselves in the garden. I decided to save a couple of these trees. They are doing well but I was wondering if I should when they get a certain height start pruning… More

  • My Veggies are finally starting to show!

    ...I would share a couple of pictures from my veggie garden that I took today. So happy to see little baby cucumbers showing up! Lots of tomatoe's and green peppers too! More

  • I am starting a compost pile and need HELP!

    I have a 20' x 30' garden in Long Beach, California and just acquired a composter. Does anyone have any suggestions or advice for a "beginner composter"?? Many thx, Terry More

  • growing herbs with shade...

    I'm trying to start a small herb garden. The issue is that I have lots and lots of trees around me thus I am left with shade and get maybe an hour or two of sunlight a day. I've done years of landscaping in the past but am new to… More

  • Tomato garden 09

    ...s any one else starting to plan next years tomato garden ? I have 3 candidates for not planing again and 2 must haves but that may change because tomatoes are just starting to ripen. Brandy boy is my big winner over brandywine but i will plant brandywine again. More

  • Hello again from Michigan.

    ... Long winter! Spring is now here and my garden is starting to bloom.Just wanted to say hi to fellow gardeners. More

  • Hello from Canada

    Hi I'm new to this site. I'm starting to get my garden ready for winter. I am a new gardener and trying to find any information to make my garden better. I love roses and have several plants in my garden but they aren't doing as well as I hoped.… More

  • Container Gardening in the Shade

    ... to this site & to gardening. I'm thinking of starting a container garden, as I live on a very wooded/shaded lot. Can you give me any suggestions? More

  • 1st garden

    Hey everyone! I am starting my first garden ever. I am going to grow tomatoes, cucumbers, pumpkin, and watermelon and several herbs. Is it to early to start germinating some seeds? I live in NC by the way if that helps any. Any advice is greatly appreciated, thanks pL More

  • Hi, I'm new but not new to GG

    ...in my part of Pa. still have frost in the ground. starting to get the bug to plant so i will be starting my tomato seeds around the 1st of april peppers in a week.I hope to post a few pictures of birds and… More

  • Came across this website

    ...templates for gardening journals, calenders, seed starting, garden layout, etc. More

  • Just starting with Asaparagus HELP!

    I got my asparagus roots in the mail yesterday! YAY!! Sooo excited!! There was an established "crop" of it where I now am - until about 2 weeks before I went to look at the place. ARGH. Dug it all up. Nothing coming up anywhere. I was heartbroken, I LOVE… More

  • Starting new beds

    GeorgiaGirl - send pics! what I'm envisioning will have a woodsy background, so some bushes, rocks and lower-growing color come to mind - I don't know what is tolerated in your climate. As for ridding yourself of the weeds - my backyard was 3-4' high in weeds in one location… More

  • Just starting first container garden

    I am just starting my first container garden. You can follow a long at my blog thecontainerveggie.blogspot.com it should be a fun rewarding hobby. More

  • starting my first vegtable garden need some help

    Hi all i am starting my first garden.Well second rilly i tryed once befor only got potatos to grow this time i would like more.We are going to plant peppers,lettuse,tomatoes,peas,potatoes,radishes and a few other things i wont to be able to putter with my kids.Any help or suggestons would be… More

  • Starting fresh with lawns and gardening

    ...dening. I'm a 1st time home owner and I have some basic question related to lawn care as I see my lawn in a very bad shape after winter (tookover the house with a snow covered lawn). Can someone point me to… More

  • Help! I am starting my first garden!

    My grandma used to garden all the time and I loved helping her and eating the home grown fruit and veggies. Now my family and I live out in the country and I would like them to have the same experience I had growing up! I do not know how… More

  • starting a garden

    ... question but here it is....just about to start a garden and only want the following: tomatoes (small and medium), radishes, lemon cucumber, zucchini, squash, and 4 pumpkins. Can I do all of this in a 4x12x8 raised garden?? or does it… More

  • Starting Garden

    I am starting a small garden this year. I am looking to plant assorted tomatoes, peppers, broccoli, cucumbers, peas, stringbeans and parsley. I have a few questions....what is the proper soil ph balance for each of these veggies? What is the best plant food or fertilizer for each? What is… More

  • Starting a veggie garden?

    Hey, Im really new to gardening all Ive done is pulled weeds. So I really want to turn my back yard into a garden haven. I would like to plant almost EVERYTHING I can :D I live in the seattle area. But what plants can be year round? How do… More

  • Newbie here... starting a garden from scratch...

    ...we enjoyed the incredible bounty of her vegetable garden. I can still taste the incredibly sweet peas and corn that she grew. We recently moved to a rural area in Connecticut and I'm determined to have a vegetable garden. I've… More

  • Starting my seeds

    ...lowers ,Garlic chives and basil.Just want a small garden to start with this year,Can't wait till I plant them outside.I also found a potatoes bag you grow in .Said it yields 13 lbs per bag. I think i might… More

  • CG's starting over

    ...r on my tiller so I will be way behind for summer gardening. The compression is so high on the tiller… More

  • Starting Tomatoes Outside.

    ...Then when it is tall enough to just put it in the garden without having… More

  • Fireworks are starting...

    ...lies in my garden and this time of year my garden starts exploding. Sharing a few pics of my early bloomers. Not the best pics, but here they are nonetheless! :D More

  • Starting my shade garden today!

    We have this large area on the east side of our house that was overgrown with invasive weeds and non native vines that were killing some of the small trees trying to grow. So my husband took a machete to them and cleared out a large space. He had built… More

  • Starting a garden next year

    ...aybe I didn't look good enough. I want to start a garden next year, for fruit and vegetables. I'm thinking Tomatoes, potatoes, onions, rhubarb, etc. (I also want to grow chives, mint, strawberries, raspberries an blueberries,… More

  • Starting a garden

    I want to start a vegetable garden, but I read that it can be a handful. I thought maybe I could start with the easy-to-grow vegetables, any suggestions? More

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