I have a friend helping me out as I’m new to gardening and I was told to use pro mix bx , cow manure ,Coco coir and worm castings. Is it safe to eat the vegetables grown with promix?

I'm looking for a sprinkler to water my veggies this summer on a timer. There doesn't seem to be a BPA free sprinkler that exists as far as I can see.

Does anyone have any recommendations? Stainless steel perhaps?

I realize this is very minimal contact, but because my garden is organic, I would prefer to have something that is "drinking water safe".

Thanks!

The question above. I have berries growing and the birds keep eating them. Luckily I've had no problems with insects, but these birds are a pain. They already ate some of my blackberries, strawberries and almost all of my blueberries...

I need ways to keep them away from my berries. Any tips?

The title is pretty self descriptive. I have two small plots at a community park down the street from where I live. Last year my daughter was born and I ended up not keeping up with the work. When I went back, my plots were overrun with weeds, pesky mint and a stupid blackberry bramble...

The bramble is the biggest issue to me. I'd love to fet rid of that in the most efficient way possible. If there are any tips besides just having to dig it all out (which I'm doing) how can I male sure it doesn't return? I use 20% gardening vinegar for weed killing but don't want to use it in my plots, just the walkways.

With that being said, I was also thinking of just working on the soil this summer. Adding compost and waiting the weed problem. I'm pretty sure I know the answer, but is it worth waiting to plant stuff until time is spent on improving the soil? Any are there any tips or advice you guys have tried out that worked wonders for you?

Thanks for your time :) if there are other things I should add for descriptions and stuff please let me know. Not sure what kind of info is needed

Hello,

I'm looking to introduce praying mantises to my garden to help me with pest control. Has anyone ordered from https://www.naturesgoodguys.com/ ? And/or is there a go-to recommendation for mantis ootheca in the US?

I keep my hydrolysate in my garage at room temp which is above 80 degrees always as it’s hot in Florida. Tiny maggots get into the fish. I wouldn’t think it would be a problem but maybe I’m wrong

The last squash of 2023.

Im not gonna eat this one im going to ferment it.

Made some fermented plant extracts last year (it was the trend of the year) and you know what they are powerfull!!!!

Gardeners have done as long as they've been gardening. The old boys on the Allotment would ferment weeds because these perennials grow far better than our selectively bred weak annuals.

Their fermentation techniques maybe lacked a little finesse but they were definitely harnessing the power of their Indigenous Microbes and minerals via the magic of fermentation.

I will be showing you some of my other ferments as I make them - Japanesse Knotweed, Comfrey, Nettles, Couch grass as suggested by @regenerativegrowersguide and more.

#fermentedplantextracts #IMO #gardenammendments #soilfoodweb #microbes #beneficialfungi #yeasts #lactobacillus #nativebiotauk #nodiggitygdn #nativebiota #squash #pumkin #ferment

I once read about a homemade fertilizer made from ground eggshells, coffee grounds, and worm castings. Can’t remember if it was general fertilizer or tomato-specific.

Anyway, anyone know what the ratios would be for this mix?

im new to organic gardening and i really love organic strawberries but I can’t seem to find any organic plants or seeds to purchase. Should i just take the strawberry seeds from an organic grocery store strawberry and plant it? (ive sprouted the seeds before)

Hi everyone I am wondering if anyone knows of any resources or have knowledge about differences in plant growth by moon phases depending on the season?

What I mean is, are there discernible differences in general plant growth according to the phase of the moon, depending on whether the season is summer, winter, autumn or spring?

Do certain plants during a particular moon phases perform better under certain seasons, and vice versa? And are there distinguishable characteristics/qualities to these plants, etc.?

Hope this makes sense, thank you in advance!

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www.justpuregardening.com/_problems_/garden-pests/aphids/

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Aphids can reproduce so quickly because female aphids give birth to live young that are already pregnant. In just a couple of weeks, the young reach maturity and give birth to other pregnant nymphs.

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A short cycle of reproduction results in exponential population growth and there are many overlapping generations per year.

My first time growing strawberries...

They look great so far, well the leaves anyway. As of now, they're a dark shiny green. I planted them in late March, the foliage has grown larger but there are no runners yet.

1. Is this normal for it being so soon after planting?

2. Can I eat first years crop?

3. Should I pinch off new fruit blooms?

4. Do they grow better on the ground or climbing a trellis?

I'm also wondering about additives to their soil. What works well, what should I avoid, and what's recommended?

Also, any tips you may have, PLEASE TELL ME!

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Please could you take a couple minutes to answer my short survey for my school project

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Does anyone have a recommendation for a very juicy high water content and crunchy variety of cucumber? Good for eating raw. I cant find anything about it when i look online. Looking for the highest water content

This seems like it should be really simple. However, I can't figure it out. I'd like to grow potatoes, but I don't want to have to add soil. I'm doing no-till and don't have a spot where I can dig. I don't want to have holes in my garden. I also don't want to have to spend a lot of money on bagged soil. I have drip line irrigation, so it would be annoying to grow potatoes in a container.

Can the potatoes grow in a v-shaped trench that gradually gets filled in throughout the season, or will they be too wet that way? Another option: one side of the bed is a hill, and the other side is flat with the walkways. I would push soil from the hill side over to the potatoes whenever they needed it?