This year I grew potatoes for the first time in grow bags. They actually turned out really well. The process I used had me planting them in maybe 12" of soil and then when the greens reached 10" above ground, covering them with soil, allowing the greens to then grow through. I repeated this maybe 3 or 4 more times until I reached the top of the bag.

Is there a max to doing this? If I had a planter box I could perpetually add layers on to, could I have an 8 foot tall planter box of potatoes going all the way down? I had such success in the bags that I started researching taller grow bags... but I figured I should ask here first to see if I'm maybe wasting my time.

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Hi all, I planted these in the UK (not sure on zones etc sorry!) back around the middle of the year from memory, however they’ve looked like this for ages now. I am already aware I’ve crowded them a little but what would your advice be? We’re in November now and I don’t know how to encourage them to become actual spring onions/scallions.

I swore i just checked the garden bed last night and these were not here but this morning there were all these mushrooms? Are they good/bad? Leave them in or pull them out?

Thanks!

Just wondering what you guys would do. I've put out some of that poison (not real poison) that dehydrates the rat/mouse so they don't stick up the house when they die.

Anything else you may suggest? It's not the end of the world, but they entirely ate about 30 pea plants in 2 nights.

10b, southern california, peas were all in fabric grow bags with tomato cages as a trellis. I can take off the cages to cover until they get bigger.

Has anyone grown sunflower for the seeds for humans to eat?

Educate me.

What variety?

What issues?

What went right?

What went wrong?

What would you do differently?

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I am thinking of what I want to do for next year.

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So excited to get our short-day onions in the ground to over-winter!

First time got garden in in April and still harvesting in November. Climate change is real. We also have yet to have to turn furnace on. First time ever making it into November without turning it on.

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This year was my first time planting corn of any type. I chose to do the 3 sisters method with Solstice corn, 3 different kinds of beans, pumpkins and squash surrounding and it was very productive.

I want to expand on our corn planting since I only did the one type this year and it was spectacular! However, I know that you can't just plant multiple different varieties next to each other since they will cross pollinate.

I have done some research and found that if you stagger the planting or maturity dates you might be able to avoid cross pollination, so my question is: if I were to plant the Solstice corn, which is an average 70 day maturity and planted Hopi Blue corn at the same time, which I've read is about 100 days to maturity would that be far enough apart to avoid crossing them?

Thanks in advance 😊

First year gardening for me. I really was very happy with results. But had issues with the bigger fruits and veggies. Sweet potato’s were harvested yesterday 6Nov24. Terrible results. Just long skinny tubular . Pumpkins got hit by vine borer. Lost them early. And my watermelons started out good then died. So does anyone have helpful tips on the above for the Chicago area gardeners. ??? Much appreciated.

So, recently I've discovered a raccoon has taken to pooping on my deck. This is annoying, but not the biggest deal. I know how to properly clean the poop, and I'm going to try my best to deter them.

However, I've discovered that they also left a couple steamers in my small raised bed I use to grow herbs and vegetables. Because of all the horror of raccoon roundworm - I'm a little worried if I can still use this bed to grow vegetables. It's the end of the season now for me but I was hoping to do more carrots and zucchini, but they say the roundworm eggs can remain dormant for years, and since they are transmitted by ingestion...

What do I do??? Just remove the top layer of soil? Try and pour boiling water on it? Dump out all the soil??? Set the bed ablaze?!?

Looking to see if anyone has advice or has had the same problem.

EDIT: Relevant picture of the criminal pooper

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I'd like to grow a couple of herbs for my cooking around the year. I can dedicate some space in my kitchen for this. Which would be my preference because I am not sure I would want to go into my greenhouse when it rains or snows while preparing meals. I am in the southwest of France, but I guess this has no importance for indoor-gardening.

What are my options ? Any pointers ?

Hello everyone. 2-3 days ago my triller died. Engine stopped working and it would cost me a lot of money to repair it. I plan to buy new one for my land. I have around six thousand square meters of my yard. Ofc not everything is done with triller. I would say mostly what is done is around two thousand square meters. My previous triller was Viking and it lasted like 15 years with repair ofc. I was wondering from some experience people what triller would you suggest me to get? I would need it for my preparation for Spring planting

First time trying these bunching onions from the feed store. Is it beneficial to hill up the dirt alongside like you would for growing leeks?