I live in an apartment with a balcony. I would like to grow my own vegetables and herbs such as cilantro. How do I build a vegetable garden on my balcony. Lots of sun shines on my balcony in the morning and some to none by mid-afternoon/evening. I appreciate your gardening wisdom.
Posted in Herb Gardening
Tagged apartment, balcony, cilantro, evening, garden, Gardening, herbs, mid afternoon, morning, none, sun, vegetable, Vegetable Garden, vegetables, wisdom
Can anyone give some basic pointers on designing and planting annuals or perennials for container gardening? I am not interested in growing vegetables or herbs, but am very intrigued by my new gardening hobby. I have almost no bed space to speak of, so I thought color containers would be a good way to go.
Are there any basics that i need to know – like soil mixes (lots of people say “just use Miracle Grow potting soil”) – container types, how much room do roots need, how many plants can i fit in a given container size, for that matter, how do i know the size of a given container?
Thanks for any good advice!
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Tagged anyone, bed, bed space, color, Container, container gardening, containers, Gardening, growing vegetables, herbs, hobby, perennials, planting annuals, pointers, space, way
Does anyone know of a good gardening web site where I can find a list of what kind of plants and vegtables to plant and when to plant them ? I have for some unknown reason been bitten by the “bug” and am chomping at the bit to give it a try… I used to really enjoy working in my familys flower and vegtable garden when I was a child.
I would like to have some kind of plants or flowers to grow most of the year…as far as the vegtable garden I was thinking along the lines of the more basic items…corn, tomatoes, squash, beans, melons..things like that, but things i could grown and tend to throughout the year.
I know that this may seem like a big question, but I really think I can do this…grow things I mean.
Any advice ya’ll could give would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Michael
I live in the Uk – born here. But I do not like the culture. I am not materialistic, I don’t drink, I don’t eatch TV, I try to get away from selfish hedonistic thinking – I like green ecoliving and walking and hiking and gardening and plan to work with children and learn about permaculture.
Ithink the UK GENERALLy not all people – is totally crap in its attitude towards children and that spills out ot attitudes towards humanity.
Will I fit in anywhere
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Tagged culture, eatch, English, english culture, Gardening, hiking, Permaculture, plan, thinking
Check out www.smilinggardener.com for the free ’15 Vital Organic Gardening Lessons For Becoming A Better Organic Gardener’. Here are 3 of the most important organic gardening tips for you to remember. Are you doing all of them? Is there one you could do better in your organic garden? Let me know below. And read today’s full blog post at http
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Learn how to grow giant vegetables. Using only natural growing systems. This system is more than just organic gardening, it takes nature as it’s example and duplicates her way of growing plants. gardening mycorrhizal fungi
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I like to cook and I want to get herbs like sage, rosemary, thyme, and mint. I live in southern Wisconsin and I was wondering if anyone had any tips to keep them alive. My gardening track record isn’t so good! Most plants I put outside die (besides tulips). I am thinking of keeping them in pots somewhere, but if for some reason that is a bad idea I do have a backyard that is extremely rocky; most of it gets full, scorching sun all day but a few small parts are shaded. Thanks.
i am new in gardening and i want our place to be surrounded by colorful plants and flowers but i am just no so sure what will thrive in our country – tropical climate, avg temp here is 28-30 C, and we only have dry and wet seasons.
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Tagged avg, climate, colorful plants, country, flower, flowers, Gardening, place, Temp, tropical climate, wet seasons
A technique known as compatible planting involves pairing different garden vegetables that grow particularly well together, such as tomatoes and basil or dill and cabbage. Learn the art of compatible planting in this free video on vegetable gardening. Expert: Ali Reynolds Contact: www.alisorganics.com Bio: Ali Reynolds owns Ali’s Organics and Garden Supply where she sells organic gardening supplies and accessories in addition to raising organic vegetables for sale. Filmmaker: Mike Phillips Series Description: If you love fresh vegetables, gardening in general or just want a fun and rewarding new hobby, your green thumb will blossom with the aid of these vegetable gardening tips. Learn the secrets of vegetable gardening from a professional instructor in this free video series.
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Tagged Compatible, garden, Gardening, planting, vegetable, vegetables
we live in new mexico and my dad is looking to redo our garden
does anyone know the names of some plants or flowers that would grow well in new mexico
or any websites that could help us out?
thanks guys
So I was originally interested in Hydroponics (And I still may revert back to that plan depending on the answers I get here) but then I discovered Aeroponics.
Long story short, I’ve VERY interested in pursuing this, but I definitely have a couple of questions and hurdles.
1) I can’t afford to purchase a ready-made system, and I won’t be able to for a very long time. I’ve found instructions on how to make a very decent one of your own, but the only part I don’t understand is how you time it to spray/mist every 15 seconds. Obviously you need a timer, but what kind and how do you attach it?
2) Next, I’ve gathered that there’s some sort of nutrient mix that I’ll need to mix into my reservoir. How much will this cost? I know of several hydroponic shops in my city, but I’ve never gone into one to check.
3) I know of these mandatory things: Keeping the nutrient level right, keeping the pH level right, and keeping the timing of the misters right so the roots stay properly moist. Is there any other major “make or break” thing I should know about that I havent read about?
Thank you very much. (Also, I am very aware there is much more to it than what I’m asking — I’m simply asking about the parts I do not understand. I understand the rest.)
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Tagged aeroponic, aeroponics, answer, Gardening, Hydroponics, plan, question, revert, system, system 10
