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Is it best to plant your vegetable garden in rows, or should I try these new ways? (square foot method)?

Image by Campobello Island For more information on the garden checkout my youTube videos: www.youtube.com/user/dalecalder2003 and my blog: dalecaldersblog.blogspot.com/ Question by mikewz82: Is it best to plant your vegetable garden in rows, or should I try these new ways? (square foot method)? On the back of the seed packet it will say how far to […]

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How do I make a raised garden bed on a concrete slab?

Image by the.sprouts It was a lot of fun (and so fast!) to build these beds with Green City Growers [1] [1] growmycitygreen.com Question by Aremisasling: How do I make a raised garden bed on a concrete slab? I need to make a raised bed on a concrete slab, but since it’s an apartment complex, […]

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Writing a research paper on Organic Gardening?

Image by UGA College of Ag Organic gardening. Photo by April Sorrow. Question by Jennifer: Writing a research paper on Organic Gardening? In order to graduate I have to do this whole project on something so I chose this. Everything is done expect the paper. It has to be 7 pages minimum. Can you help […]

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Square Foot Gardening?

Image by AlyssssylA I’m doing a square foot garden in my parents yard this year. It’s a 4×6 foot square and under about 5 inches of Mel’s Mix is another foot or so of composting mulch and peat moss. I hope my little plants like it. The weather has been so crazy lately that I […]

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What should I do to prepare my vegetable garden for planting?

Image by Downing Street The vegetable garden is producing food for use in the Number 10 cafe and by Downing Street residents; Crown copyright Question by babybunny729: What should I do to prepare my vegetable garden for planting? I am new to this gardening thing and I want to have a vegetable garden so that […]

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What should I do to prepare my vegetable garden for planting?

Image by Downing Street The vegetable garden is producing food for use in the Number 10 cafe and by Downing Street residents; Crown copyright Question by babybunny729: What should I do to prepare my vegetable garden for planting? I am new to this gardening thing and I want to have a vegetable garden so that […]

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What is the best way to improve garden soil?

Image by clattermonger Can soil be sandy? The by-product of lifting the slabs, this sand needs bagging up! Does that mean I need to buy myself a rake? Well, I’ve just been paid, what else am I going to spend my money on? Question by Miranda M: What is the best way to improve garden […]

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What is a good fertilizer to use on the corn that I’m growing in my organic veggie garden? They look “wimpy”.

Image by Kyle Taylor, Dream It. Do It. World Tour Question by garrettisdead: What is a good fertilizer to use on the corn that I’m growing in my organic veggie garden? They look “wimpy”. I’d like to use an organic fertilizer. I have poor soil. =[ Give your answer to this question below!

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what do I add to my garden soil?

Image by elvisripley This is to show the darkness and color of the soil. Question by star_lite57: what do I add to my garden soil? I grow veggies in my backyard. When I originally dug the garden, the soil was mostly clay. I added a lot of topsoil to it and grew a summer’s worth […]

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organic pasture fertilizer with horses?

Image by SAGT Question by renae: organic pasture fertilizer with horses? I have a small field with pensacola bahai and argentina grass that has been growing for about 2 years without any livestock on it. I’m getting a horse soon and want to give the grass a jump start on growing before getting putting the […]

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