What is this plant?   I planted this about three years ago, dont remember name, it has been slow growing and this year has blooms. Any help is appreciated. Thanks

Will security night light affect plants?  ive got a bed with nothing but pea gravel in it. i was thinking about turning this into a garden. im thinking the weed growth will be minium. but the bed ...

Cement next to my garden. Any chemicals leach into plants?  Is it safe to plant next to my cement patio, or could the cement leach a chemical into plant? I want to plant blueberry bushes/raspberry bushes and don'...

Redoing my no dig garden  I made the no dig garden last spring and it was very successful. Any suggestions on what i need to do to redo this spring's no dig garden. I ask because ...

Seeds in mulch. How do I plant seeds into mulch in no dig garden?  I've been reading a lot about no-till gardening, and I want to do more of it for my vegetable garden. What I don't understand is how do you plant seeds ...

Moss - Growing moss in the vegetable garden as a weed inhibitor. Could this be a problem?  I am experimenting with perennial and annual ecosystem gardening using moss as a weed inhibitor. The idea is that I grow clover anywhere that is far enough ...

Raised bed for no-dig garden - build on concrete/cement?  Can the raised bed garden no-dig be built on concrete slab?
Will the soil stay too moist, is there a problem with doing the box on top of cement?
Thanks....

Mushrooms in garden - New no-dig with fungi erupting. Will they poison us?  Hello,
Our 20inch deep no-dig veggie garden consist of from the bottom: cardboard, hay, bone/blood meal, straw, bone/blood meal topped with 4 inches of ...

Preserves have bubbles in jar - Preserving beets  I have little bubbles in my preserves that I did down yesterday, what should I do to fix this?

Raised vegetable bed - lots of questions  What do you mean by 'mulch' ?
I built a raised vegetable bed - 12" high about three years back and at the time I had no idea what I was doing.
My garden ...

Tap water or no tap water on vegetable garden  I was wondering if tap water is ok for vegetable garden. I have been putting water in buckets and letting the chlorine to air out of water. But it has ...

Converting zoysia lawn to garden  I just found out i have an established zoysia lawn, but I want to slowly convert it to gardens. Will a no-dig garden work over zoysia? If no, any suggestions ...

Companion planting spacing of different plants  Dear fellow gardeners, I'm trying to find out how far away should I plant non-compatible plants to avoid their harmful vicinity? Or how close should I ...

Green moss covering garden  Each year I have a good garden and this year nothing but a problem. I planted in good soil, but it has rained so much it is drowning in puddles. A green ...

Starting a veg plot on an old lawn  I have a roughly-sown lawn and have let it grow long. I realise that I need to cut it short, but after that, can I get away with laying mulch on top to ...

Planting vegetables near trees  My friend’s community garden bed is close to trees and the plants seem to wilt very fast. He has peppers and broccoli planted. The broccoli that was taken ...

No dig garden for shrubs?  Can this no dig method of gardening be used for landscaping and planting shrubs?

Which direction should garden beds/rows run?  I am trying to decide whether to plant my beds running North/South or East/West.
I have read that it's best to plant in rows running east/west with tallest ...

Raised gardens - cheap way to contain raised garden bed?  What is an inexpensive way to contain a raised garden bed? I want something about 8-10" high. Cedar boards are very expensive. Maybe it's not necessary ...

straw bale gardening not looking good  I am trying straw bale gardening due to poor soil. So far I put in tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, and collards. The bales were wet and aged two weeks or ...

Raised bed size  Is it okay to have a vegetable raised bed size to be 9x9?

Novice Gardener - Should I thin out seedlings?  I shook my packet of lettuce seeds all over the top of a large pot and added a sprinkling of organic potting soil on top of them. All of them sprouted....

Beginner at vegetable gardening  This is my first attempt at growing a vegetable garden. I have grass in my backyard and some of my backyard is on a slope which has grass and stones in ...

Watering a no dig garden  Watering our new no dig garden sufficiently is our dilemma. It seems like once all the layers are in place the compost almost acts like a seal to keep ...

Planting in no dig layers  When planting in no dig layers, how do the roots get nourishment from the soil below
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What is No Dig Gardening  I am confused at what is a no dig garden.
I have a normal vegetable garden and was watching a programme (BBC Gardener´s World) where the head gardener ...

Spacing for planting beans and peas in garden  Hi there just completed our raised beds, now the question is how close can we plant the rows?
I would like to plant in one bed of 1.5 metres wide, broad ...

Growing drought resistant vegetables, fruit, herbs and spices  I would love your help on what to plant and at what time of the year. please advise on what drought resistant crops i could plant. i live in Zimbabwe and ...

Shrub and Tree stumps - How To Remove Stumps from Cut Down Shrubs  I recently had some large shrubs cut down and now there are stumps about 7-9" round with large root systems underground. I want to use the area for planting ...

How to store vegetables in basement or ground?  This is our first attempt at storing vegetables such as potatoes, carrots, onions, squash, watermelon, pumkin and cucumbers. Ive heard that i can just ...