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How easy is it to grow a vegetable garden?

January 25, 2012 11 Comments

Image by The Forum News Photo by Melissa Robertson Question by bonjour: How easy is it to grow a vegetable garden? I would like to start my very own vegetable garden. I have never really planted anything before so any basic tips and knowledge would be nice. Add your own answer in the comments!

How can I correct my over-fertilized vegetable garden?

January 24, 2012 No Comment

Image by The Forum News Photo by Melissa Robertson Question by mike v: How can I correct my over-fertilized vegetable garden? Thanks to everyone who responded to my first question regarding putting too much organic fertilizer on my vegetable garden before the seeds germinated. Now what can I do? Are the seeds/soil beyond repair? Thanks. […]

I have a square foot garden box that i built — it is 4ft wide–8ft long and 8 inches deep-How much dirt?

January 23, 2012 4 Comments

Question by : I have a square foot garden box that i built — it is 4ft wide–8ft long and 8 inches deep-How much dirt? Add your own answer in the comments!

How do I start a vegetable garden?

January 23, 2012 8 Comments

Image by Doug Beckers This is the grub that has been eating my tomato and bean seedlings. I think it is the green garden Looper (Chrysodeixis eriosoma) Question by Ian: How do I start a vegetable garden? I’ve been wanting to start a vegetable garden for a while now, and I’ve decided to finally do […]

What book would you recommend I buy that deals with Organic gardening?

January 22, 2012 1 Comment

Image by USDAgov Students at Florida International University’s Organic Garden. Question by The Happy Atheist: What book would you recommend I buy that deals with Organic gardening? Can you help? Leave your own answer in the comments!

What is potting mix and garden soil made of?

January 21, 2012 3 Comments

Image by clattermonger The garden final takes some sort of shape – the compost heap goes to the back wall where it’s going to stay, the concrete slap is broken up and shifted out, the flower beds down the south fence starts to fill with soil, and the earth montain is nicely coming down in […]

Do I have to mix top/garden soil with GA clay to plant shrubs?

January 20, 2012 2 Comments

Question by : Do I have to mix top/garden soil with GA clay to plant shrubs? We live in GA and we are redoing the landscaping in the front of our house tomorrow. We pulled the old shrubs and bushes and we are going to replace them with those purple leaf bushes (sand cherry or […]

How do you calculate the square feet of a 10 foot garden circle that needs 2 inches mulch in it?

January 19, 2012 1 Comment

Image by Campobello Island Question by leeflea: How do you calculate the square feet of a 10 foot garden circle that needs 2 inches mulch in it? I’m starting to make beds for spring planting and cannot remember how to calculate the square foot of a circle esp. when I have to take into consideration […]

“Square foot” method gardening?

January 19, 2012 2 Comments

Image by Campobello Island Question by : “Square foot” method gardening? I read an article about the square foot method of gardening when working with minimal space (which allows for more plants). They had how many plants would fit in a square foot for a lot of veggies, but nothing about squashes and melons. Since […]

I want to start a vegetable garden. What vegetables are good to grow in South Florida’s earth and climate?

January 18, 2012 3 Comments

Image by kellik On Memorial Day 2011 I planted these pots of vegetables–swiss chard, lettuce, arugulua, tomatoes, basil, carrots on the roof of my porch. The old shower curtain is used to reflect some of the sunlight and also maintain the integrity of the roof’s surface Question by ღemilyღ: I want to start a vegetable […]