I’ll start by saying I know little to nothing about gardening or growing anything. But my girlfriend has a pretty green thumb, has tons of plants in the house and I think she’d love to grow her own tomatoes and bell peppers. So we have an occasion coming up and I’d like to get her everything she’d need to set that up but I have no idea. We have a small backyard that could house it, but I would really appreciate suggestions for what to buy to get that started

I have 3 raised beds (all are 4'x8' and about 2.5' high). Rabbits have eaten most any type of leafy green we plant; apparently they don't mind just hopping up into the raised beds.

So we decided we would fence in the area; napkin math says it'll be about 20' x 10' area -- We have a very clay and rocky yard (hence the garden boxes) so I'm nervous that digging post holes is going to be very difficult ...

Otherwise we were thinking cattle fencing, but not quite sure how to "finish" it so it looks decent. I've not built any fences before so I'm hoping maybe some of you could share some ideas for us? Thanks!

Background: I harvested seeds from carrot tops (from the grocery store) that I grew in a small raised bed (threw them in there when cooking and they ended up sprouting and flowered.) Planted those seeds in the fall and now I’m checking out the harvest. Some of the carrots are orange and this one is white? I can’t tell if the others are white too as they haven’t gotten big enough. I’m not going to eat this one as I’ve scared myself it got cross pollinated with poison hemlock. 😅 I’m in zone 8.

I was going through my extra seeds & I found these from the Free Seed Project when they were still sending seeds out! I lost the paper they came with so I have absolutely no idea what any of these are 🥲 I recently found out a lot of u enjoy guessing seeds so here’s a good one! Ty for any help that I may receive! Happy Planting! 🌱❤️

The agave has grown into a behemoth (I love it) but wonder if it’s also making this peppermint tree die? I can’t figure out what other reason it may be?

As mentioned, it's basically sand that I would be planting in. The area is closest to the street so I would avoid anything that gets very tall.

An oak tree broke the water main with it's roots during the last hurricane and the city had to remove it, unfortunately, so there's a drastic change in the landscape and we just had the stump removed.

Anything with color would be nice.

I have 3 of these plastic poles and want to use them in my garden but am stumped as to how? Would love some brainpower to come up with some ideas. Each pole is about 10 ft long, they are not bendable, can be easily cut.

I have 3 of these plastic poles and want to use them in my garden but am stumped as to how? Would love some brainpower to come up with some ideas. Each pole is about 10 ft long, they are not bendable, can be easily cut.

Hello,

I am very new to gardening and I want to learn more about it from gardeners like yourselves, could you please help me out?

I created a short, anonymous questionnaire to help me understand what gardening means to you.
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I thank you in advance for your participation and hopefully, this will be enjoyable for you to answer and perhaps reconnect with your gardening roots as much as I will enjoy ready this.

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This raised bed in my yard had been heavily overgrown with weeds, roots, and grass. We cleared it and pulled 2 inches of topsoil out - how should we best prepare it for flowers, possibly herbs? Should we put a layer of cardboard down before adding soil back?

I never realized that there are so many different varieties of mint, and many sound delicious.

While trying to plan out my garden, my only concerns are that I have never really used much mint before in cooking or cocktails. I also understand that mint grows out of control sometimes.

I look forward to reading about which types of mint that others grow, and which are your favorites. I assume some are excellent even just for a nice smell. Some may look cool. Most are probably used in mojitos?

After skimming through a lot of online lists, this is my favorite mint list.

https://plantura.garden/uk/herbs/mint/types-of-mint

I already have Spearmint.

Here are some that I am considering adding to my garden

Banana

Chocolate

Cuban / Mojito

Lemon

Margarita (NOT in link above)

Peppermint

Strawberry

I live in Missouri and I am concerned about what is going into our food supply. I have been for some time. I have tried with no avail to request a community garden where I live. I have details and what could be provided even to work with Local Health Department and Conservation Dept. Even water irrigation,close at night,no pesticides,daily login. The importance of hands on teaching the art of growing vegetables and properly storing food is paramount.Does anyone have any recommendations? I thought of creating a post and request if others in the community would be interested?

Looking for some suggestions for some native ground cover(s) to plant in my perennial foundation beds. Would prefer flowering, but doesn't have to be. I'm just outside Richmond, VA, basically on the line of zones 7a and 7b. TIA!

Am I understanding correctly that if I buy a small starter splint from tractor supply and plant it, I would still have to wait 2-3 years before seeeing fruit?

Looking for tips and ideas in building raised garden beds in our garden. Ideally we want them waist high with storage underneath. And we’re thinking a sharp U-shape. Pros and cons with this solution? Suggestions in building/materials/other? It will be roughly 3x4 meters, putting a fast drawing just to explain how we’re thinking☀️🥳 very thankful for all input. Today we have this shape and we like it, but it’s on the ground and it’s to hard on our backs to tend the beds.

I'm starting seed flats, and trying not to turn soil outside. Then I found this Spring earworm.

https://youtube.com/shorts/AEnwuJfBHiw?si=fihnHR6-A80-PCCO

I was implusive. I did it

We planted this fig tree around 5 years ago and I haven't seen too many figs grow especially last season when I removed a few branches during the winter season. Anyone have some tips on if i should prune more branches before spring starts to help promote a better harvest this year? I'm in the pacific northwest. Thanks

It’s barely alive, but it’s still got fruit

I mean, I could just shop at my normal grocery, or use Google. But it's winter and I have no plants to bother, so I really want to embrace the drama and meta-narrative.

j/k

Should I add some wire fencing to it or will they climb as is? Each board is about a foot apart. This will be going in my garden and not where I took pic.