Starting a veggie/fruit garden need help!?

cameron asks: Starting a veggie/fruit garden need help!?
I’ve decided to start a veggie and fruit garden indoors (in pots/containers) and have a couple questions. Every thing I have read as shown that you should get organic potting mix to fill up the container. I have already started a compost and it should be ready in 1-2 more weeks. When do I add the compost, in the beginning or every once and while? Also does compost take place of fertilizer or do i still need to fertilize? Do I need to change the soil when it becomes depleted of nutrients or just add/replace more compost/fertilizer? Any other advice would be welcomed and appreciated thanks in advanced!!! Oh yeah i’m thinking of growing, onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, potatoes, and maybe cucumber with berries and some herbs!!

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Change the soil and water the plants.

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How to deter a fox getting into my garden?

Claire asks: How to deter a fox getting into my garden?
I live in a town and have a small front and rear garden. Last n ight a fox dug a hole under the fence at the front and got into the rear garden. There is only one place where this is possible and the fox found it! I know it was a fox from the smell on the ground – quite pungent! I have raked the soil back in place and put some stones along the edge of the close boarded fence as well as another large piece of timber. If it really wanted to, it could no doubt burrow under there again, but I was wondering if there was a quick fix answer of something that might deter it – preferrably something organic. I have no idea why it wanted to get into my garden, the dustbins are well secured and there is no food debris. I have a dog and it could be that she has buried something that the fox wants to get to, but who knows. Any advice gratefully received.

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How often should I water seeds in a vegetable garden?

Deans asks: How often should I water seeds in a vegetable garden?
A few weeks ago I planted some green bean seeds in a small raised bed vegetable garden. Only 2 seeds sprouted out of 2 decent size rows. I am a novice gardener and went by the advice of the employee at a local garden center to mix in some mushroom compost into my top soil…and that was it. I was told that I wouldn’t need to water much…so I didn’t. I don’t know what could have inhibited the seeds from sprouting. Perhaps they weren’t good seeds? Maybe my soil was too dry? It seemed to drain well when I watered…but also appeared to have a dry crackly surface…could the soil have not been prepared enough?

I went back to the garden center and bought some organic compost…they said it would drain better because it was more leafy. I reworked all of the soil, even digging up my tomato and pepper plants…setting them aside, and reworking that soil. After replanting them…along with my new green bean seeds…I watered them really well. Should I continue to water my seeds good until they sprout? Or should I just water occasionally? I could really use some tips on how to make it do as good as it can. I am so new at this. (it gets a lot of sun)

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twice a day.morning and at night.until you see germination

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Gardening advice for English front garden please?

Suzita asks: Gardening advice for English front garden please?
I can’t decide what shrubs to plant in the small 12 feet x 16 feet ) front garden of my 1930s terraced house…

The house already has a small white flowering tree on one side, which is very pretty in Spring, and a small square lawn, with three rose bushes on the same side as the tree.

I would like to find a shrub which grows quite tall (say 10 feet) and is evergreen (or almost evergreen) because the windows are currently quite overlooked by passers by. It would be great is the shrub flowered too.

I’ve just bought a Kerria (yellow flowers in May/June) for the front border, to add a bit of cover, and would especially like to find a shrub with autumn colour, so that the garden has something in bloom for most of the time.

Thank you for your advice!

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Answer by Biccy
What side is it facing? South? S/E? or whatever.

I think the evergreen Holly has potential with its berries at the end of the year. I grew a hedgerow made of this it can get as tall as you like and as wide as you want. However if you prune a branch going in a certain direction it will change its course but this has its advantages for shaping to suit. And they can be a bit of a challenge with their prickles but birds love them them for hiding out and whatever they get up to.
They are reasonably slow growing so you are not over-whelmed with urgent work, mine were very thin when I got them nearly ten years ago they look dense and great now.
Whilst they have kept manageable. I only prune once a year though.
Those toparied ones look sweet and very English country garden which I love.

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What is the best indoor garden- veggie and herb?

sweetsurf3 asks: What is the best indoor garden- veggie and herb?
I’m going to school still and live in an apt. I want to grow my own organic herbs and vegetabesl. I just moved to SLC, Utah and actually plan to move back to Oregon in a year. I’d like to get things started though. What is your advice? I’d like to keep them potted for a while because I won’t have my own house to plant them in the ground at, for years. Thanks

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Below is a great website that has a lot of info. Also, grow bulbs are a godsend!! Hope this helps :O)

You can grow herbs indoors this winter and add that just-picked taste to your meals, even when snow is drifting up against the kitchen window. You don’t even need special lights—herbs fare just fine in a bright window. Here are the best herbs for growing on windowsills and the smart techniques you need to keep them happy and healthy until you can plant outside again.

Basil: Start basil from seeds and place the pots in a south-facing window—it likes lots of sun and warmth.

Bay: A perennial that grows well in containers all year long. Place the pot in an east, or west, facing window, but be sure it does not get crowded—bay needs air circulation to remain healthy.

Chervil: Start chervil seeds in late summer. It grows well in low light but needs 65 to 70 degrees F temperatures to thrive.

Chives: Dig up a clump from your garden at the end of the growing season and pot it up. Leave the pot outside until the leaves die back. In early winter, move the pot to your coolest indoor spot (such as a basement) for a few days, then finally to your brightest window.

Oregano: Your best bet is to start with a tip cutting from an outdoor plant. Place the pot in a south-facing window.

Parsley: You can start this herb from seeds or dig up a clump from your garden at the end of the season. Parsley likes full sun, but will grow slowly in an east, or west, facing window.

Rosemary: Start with a cutting of rosemary, and keep it in moist soilless mix until it roots. It grows best in a south-facing window.

Sage: Take a tip cutting from an outdoor plant to start an indoor sage. It tolerates dry, indoor air well, but it needs the strong sun it will get in a south-facing window.

Tarragon: A dormant period in late fall or early winter is essential for tarragon to grow indoors. Pot up a mature plant from your outdoor garden and leave it outside until the leaves die back. Bring it to your coolest indoor spot for a few days, then place it in a south-facing window for as much sun as possible. Feed well with an organic liquid fertilizer.

Thyme: You can start thyme indoors either by rooting a soft tip cutting or by digging up and potting an outdoor plant. Thyme likes full sun but will grow in an east, or west, facing window.

Rooting a cutting
Many herbs—including oregano, thyme, rosemary, and sage—are best propagated for indoor growing by taking a cutting from an existing outdoor plant. To do it, snip off a 4-inch section, measured back from the tip. Strip off the lower leaves and stick the stem into moist, soilless mix, such as perlite and/or vermiculite. To ensure good humidity, cover with glass or clear plastic, and keep the growing medium-moist.

Transition to indoors
Before the first fall frost (while the weather is still on the mild side), start moving your potted herb plants toward their winter home. Instead of bringing them directly inside, put them in a bright, cool “transitional zone,” such as a garage, entryway, or enclosed porch, for a few weeks.

Once they’ve acclimated, move them to an area with lots of sun (south-facing windows are brightest, followed by east or west views). But protect them from heat and dryness. Most herbs prefer daytime temperatures of about 65 to 70 degrees F, although they can withstand climbs into the 70s. It’s especially important that night temperatures drop at least 10 degrees—down into the 50s would be better—to simulate outdoor conditions.

With the exception of basil, they’ll even do well with occasional dips into the 40s. (So turn that thermostat down when you go to bed.) Place them outside on mild days, and give them regular baths to wash off dust.

Water, light, and temperature
Most herbs like to be well watered but don’t like wet feet. That’s why good drainage is important. Water when the top of the container feels dry, or learn to judge the moisture in the soil by the weight of the pot. Add sand or vermiculite to the potting soil to ensure good drainage.

Learn to juggle water, light, and temperature. An herb in a clay pot in a south-facing window will need more water than one in a plastic pot in an east, or west, facing window. If the light is low, keep the temperature low.

Pest prevention
Choose the soil for your indoor herbs carefully. A good commercial potting soil is fine, or for a deluxe mix, blend one part potting soil with one part compost and one part vermiculite, perlite, or sand (or a mixture of all three).

Resist the temptation to use disease- and pest-prone garden soil. And when you pot up garden-grown plants, remove as much of the garden soil as possible without damaging the roots.

Keep such transplants separate from your other houseplants while you’re gradually acclimating them to the indoors. If you see insects on a plant during this “quarantine,” leave it outside.

If, despite such defenses, your indoor plants do come under insect attack, help the herbs stay healthy by providing the correct mix of light and temperature, and give them regular baths. A plant weakened by hot, dry indoor conditions is even more susceptible to spider mite, whitefly, or aphid damage than a healthy one.

If you choose to use soap sprays to control these pests, remember that the wet spray must come in contact with the insect to be effective. Spray in the evening (and never in bright sunlight) to prevent rapid drying, and wash off residues the next day (or before eating the leaves). Don’t spray very young seedlings with soap!

Hold back on the water and fertilizer through December, but when the days start getting longer in mid-January, feed them with liquid seaweed or compost. Even potted soil gets compacted as you water it, so cultivate it with a little fork, then top-dress it with compost.

February is usually a great month for indoor plants because of all the bright light. By March, they are starting to get buds, and in April, be sure to put them outside on a warm day. Then it won’t be long before the herbs—and you—are ready to move back to the garden.

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Stop Pests From Eating Herb Garden?

mrfrudd2006 asks: Stop Pests From Eating Herb Garden?
I have planted sunflowers in the ground and an herb garden in pots. I am starting to see holes in the leaves that obviously are being attacked and eaten by pests I haven’t even seen. I tried one pest spray, but it isn’t cutting it. Can someone recommend a spray or technique to eliminate this problem. If possible, I want to avoid toxic methods as I use organic fertilizers. Thanks for any help and advice.

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Answer by The Mog
There are some organic oils and even soaps that can be sprayed on to ward off pests. In addition you can get lady bugs that eat aphids if they are the problem. Go to the nursery and they will help you.

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Fresh Home Gardening and Landscaping Design Ideas ? Garden World

Fresh Home Gardening and Landscaping Design Ideas ? Garden World

Are you planning to create a better home for your family by just adding that natural greenery and floral touch inside and around house? There are many ways you can plan and design your landscape. If gardening is what you enjoy to recreate and pacify I’d like to give some tips to improve the aesthetics of your surroundings as well as to get those admiring looks from your family and friends at your great home gardening art.

Maybe your home needs only some landscape designing. Step back and look around to find the minute details. Stir your creativity by imagining rather unconventional ways of gardening. Trust when I say, indoor gardening as well as outdoor landscaping can be an affordable gardening process too!

There may be many parts of your house you might have overlooked or maybe you have already formed a great idea to place those popular indoor plants you are planning to buy.

Here’s a list of plants for gardening you can try to get:

Indoor Plants:

1) Spathiphyllum
2) Aglaonema Red Sumatra
3) Ficus Goldalike
4) Raphis palm
5) Philodendron Red Congo
6) Amaryllis, ‘Yellow Goddess’

1) Erythrina cristagalli plant
2) Torch ginger red
3) Magnolia Grandiflora

1) Aptenia cordifolia

2) Lophospermum ‘Lofus Wine Red’
3) Pirates Gold
4) Polygonum Capitata ‘Pink Bubbles’
5) Petunia Million Bells
6) Million Bells Salsa

1) Cactus
2) Ficus panda
3) Ficus Green

1) passiflora blue
2)  Senecio confuses
3) Combretum
4) Hoya carnosa
5) Solanum wendlandii
6) Clematis

Above was just a small list of plants for your indoor gardening. Carefully consider which would suit at which part of your house.

There are infinite ways by which you can customize your outdoor garden. You can in fact create a concept garden! Exercise your creativity and find out which one of the below mentioned concepts best suit your house’s backyard garden or front porch.

: This is a very interesting garden concept and you can actually create a habitat for those pretty – pretty butterflies in your own garden!
: You can create a miniature desert on your desk or in the backyard. Add more imagination by adding small pebbles, marbles to the “cactus mix”.
: These are simply wondrous. The main attraction point is grass carpet bed, delightful color scheme for the flowering plants chosen, artwork, ornamental ponds and fountains. This will certainly give lovely and luxurious relaxing experience!
: These provide unique and very delightful experience and makes your backyard attractive even if it has more slope or not suitable for other type of gardening. Variety of plants, ferns and herbs are mingled with the directly grounded rocks.
(Yes!): You can save money as well as eat better food by just turning your backyard into a small vegetable garden or by designing a roof garden vegetable garden. Grow your own tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, carrots, spinach! You have more options than you can think of now!
Or of course for your roof! : You can grow any type of plants, flowers or vegetables on your roof. Things to consider are safety concerns, suitable type of plants and containers and watering your plants properly and you should be ready to own a great roof top garden!

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Garden Groom Enabling Home Owners To Achieve Their Own Professional Hedge Trimming Results

Garden Groom Enabling Home Owners To Achieve Their Own Professional Hedge Trimming Results

The is at the top of the evolutionary chain in regards to hedge and shrub trimmers as it provides features and benefits which add an unparalleled level of convenience and simplicity to hedge and shrub trimming tasks. The Garden Groom trimmer has gained a reputation for absorbing the strenuous activity that usually accompanies yard work since it boasts the ability to streamline aspects of gardening maintenance through its multi-functional operation. You see, the Garden Groom integrates advanced technology which enables it to far exceed the function of a typical hedge trimmer. In other words, it is not your ordinary “run-of-the-mill” hedge trimmer that only provides hedge and shrub cutting capabilities. The Garden Groom actually offers the awesome feature of shrub and hedge trimming collection as it operates. This extraordinary benefit takes the work out of yard work because once one is done trimming their hedges they no longer need to deal with yard clean-up.

Not only does the Garden Groom take care of collecting the trimmings as one cuts their shrubs and hedges but it also shreds them to a tenth of the size. This collection process creates a highly fertile mulch that can be used for compost in order to enhance plant and garden health. The Garden Groom is able to accomplish this feat through the use of its enviable  “whopping” 300-watt motor and ensures easy one-pass trimming capabilities. This powerful cutting feature, joined with its light and ergonomic design, ensure that hedge trimming is an accessible task for all ages and genders. Importantly, its proprietary design eliminates all safety concerns as the blades are concealed in such a way that accidental injury or power cord cutting is virtually an impossibility. As well, the Garden Groom boasts dual-handle controls in order to address unintended start-up or shut-off. These in-built safety features are unheard of within power hedge trimmers because the blades are generally exposed and provide an open invitation for accidental injury of self or family members.

There are many factors which account for the continued popularity of the Garden Groom electric hedge trimmer. For one thing, the Garden Groom is extremely affordable at $ 100 and its inexpensive price tag is not reflected in its craftsmanship and operational ability. Rather, it rivals the power and results of any high priced hedge trimming model but provides the added convenience of making clean-up an extinct acitivity within the garden. In addition, it is constructed with tough, contractor-grade materials that make it virtually indestructable. Without a doubt, when one buys the Garden Groom they are acquiring the cadillac in electric hedge trimmers because it flaunts advanced technology and durability that is shared by no other. Matter in fact, the Garden Groom holds 11 worldwide patents and is the epitomy of high-tech simplified hedge trimming.

Another benefit of the Garden Groom is that it is electrically powered and does not involve the use of messy and smelly gas or chemical mixtures- just plug it in and go. This is another feature that places the Garden Groom above others as it focuses on providing green technology with a design that never compromises power and quality. Besides, since it transforms hedge trimming into an enjoyable outdoor activity who wants to be subjected to unnecessary chemical odors while outside? Better yet, why prolong hedge trimming tasks when one can incorporate the Garden Groom into their gardening activities and finish yard maintenance within a fraction of the time by eliminating the clean-up factor- leaving extra time to pursue other outdoor activities.

It is true that when one buys a product they need to do their “due diligence” in regards to research. In this case, the Garden Groom reviews and testimonials from the masses all point to extremely high satisfaction levels. Of course, if one is unhappy with the results they receive from the Garden Groom they can take advantage of the 60 day money back guarantee. A 60 day money back guarantee for a product is very uncommon and when a company makes such an offer it further testifies to the confidence they hold in their product. Even better, this evidence of added product confidence exposes the consumer to a risk-free purchase opportunity. If one is looking to get the best garden groom deal then they are highly encouraged to buy the Garden Groom online as all internet purchases are accompanied with some amazing complimentary bonus gifts(valued at $ 80) which will further optimize ones gardening experience. This electric hedge trimmer truly embodies safety, convenience, durability, simplicity and time savings.

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Decorative Garden Stepping Stones in Your Garden

Decorative Garden Stepping Stones in Your Garden

Decorative garden stepping stones are an excellent way to beautify and protect your garden. You can place decorative garden stepping stones upon well-traveled parts of your garden so that the unsightliness of a worn-down grassy area is avoided. Decorative garden stepping stones make walking in the garden easier even as they make it more attractive. They can be placed in such a way as to guide the walkers where you would like them to go for them to see your favorite parts of the garden such as a fountain, a flower bed, or a decorative plaque. They add class and a semblance of order and intelligent design to the garden.

Decorative garden stepping stones used as a path should be flat enough that they can be walked over with or without shoes on. To this end, there are now available many types of stepping stones made from recycled plastic or rubber material that give the appearance of actual stone. If you are a purist and absolutely must have the real thing, make sure that your stones are smooth and they aren’t raised much above the ground level base. Be sure that the ground where you’ll be emplacing the stones has been leveled and compacted. You can utilize a gravel bed between and under the stones so that stepping over them is smooth and will not injure an unclad foot.

There is such a wide array of available decorative garden stepping stones that you’ll have no trouble finding some that enhance your current garden décor and personal tastes. Take your time making your selection. There are many irresistible stepping stones available with textured relief designs that you will want to place amongst your plantings as they are not suited for stepping on.

When you design your decorative stone path, you should consider having it wend its way past a garden plaque. A garden plaque is a subtle way of enhancing or even telling people about your garden. Some people like to use a garden plaque that is a relief of some religious theme such as angels or old-time gods and goddesses. Another person may have a garden plaque in the form of  an animal theme such as squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits, deer, elk, and so on. Yet another garden may feature a garden plaque that reflects something about the gardener’s personality-a guitar, a sailboat, an airplane, or any object that reflects one of the gardener’s passions.

You can also put a garden plaque on a stand that features words and possibly diagrams to read. These words may express something personal like the objects mentioned above or other ideas like Bible verses or some philosophical proverbs. This kind of garden plaque may also instruct the visitor about certain flowers, plants, and trees in the garden, or talk about some part of the garden or the property that it’s on that has historical significance.

The choices of both plaques and stones are nearly endless. Take your time and browse many different ideas until you find those that are “just right” for your particular garden. 

 

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