As my post says these are over a month old seedlings not looking so hot. In this photo recently watered...I don't feel I have over watered them. I am in Miami weather has been largely sunny but between 55 and 75 F not too humid.

Anybody have suggestions about starting onions from seed with artificial lights. Specifically in regards to the timing of lights. I have a shelf set up with multiple LED grow lights so I can start all of my vegetables indoors. I am worried about ruining the onion's lifecycle by the timing of my grow lights. If I have pepper seedlings under 16 hours of light every day, will this mess with my onion seedlings? Will the onion seedlings be tricked by the increased daylength and start maturing early, similar to how some plants bolt with warmer temps?

I'm experimenting with growing salad vegetables indoors during Maine winter. Outdoor temperature is currently 27°F & it's snowing.

Planted a batch of Tommy Toes that are indeterminate tomatoes. This is my first time seeing such prolific leaf growing - leaves are growing shoots, flower branches are turning into shoots... is this normal?

I haven't picked them yet because they're still pale, they are only just starting to get their yellow colour but are already so big! They were sold as yellow bush scallop summer squash.

Any idea what might have made them grow so big before being ripe?

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Okay, so after reading some older posts on here about the three sisters' garden I feel like I'm in over my head. Of the six posts I read, only one user said they had moderate success. My planned varieties are:

• Bloody butcher dent corn
• Golden hull cornfield pole beans
• Yardlong beans
• Winter red kuri squash
• Winter jumbo pink banana squash

Based on other folk's comments it seems like these may not be a bad choice of varieties, but in genera,l it seems like most three sister gardens fail. I live on an acre and was planning on several mounds. Based on this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/vegetablegardening/s/wFIfG6HJqd I was going to follow u/mzanon100's 4 foot mounds layout. They are the only user I saw report a success.

Any thoughts and comments on my plan? The posts I read were a minimum of 6 months old. Has anyone had greater success in the last growing season? The time to order my mound soil is quickly approaching and I don't want to invest my money in too poorly of a plan. At the end of the day, I live in a rural area and this is my hobby, but no one like a crippling failure.

How do I save seeds for next season? Can it be done for things like onion sets? I will have seeds left over after this season and I’d like to save them or save them from the vegetables I get this upcoming season.

Last season was my first at my new home and things went ok, but not great. I didn't get many veggies, but had a lot of growth. I think it's because of the heat. This year I'm determined to do better. I am growing my own seedlings vs buying them from HD and I think I need a sun shade. In Maryland, the temps get pretty high by June and stay that way until September sometimes. I'm going to get a 40% shade, but I am trying to figure out how to orient it, so I know how big I need.

I have a 4x8 raised bed in full sun all day. Most pictures and videos I see are just directly over top, but afternoons can be hotter than mid-day, so I'm thinking it needs to be diagonal or at the very least, hanging down from some support to block part of the western sun.

Any advice is welcome.

Biggest concern: will I gradually poison myself with fumes and rubber from tires?

Unfortunately, the front yard is much more spacious than the backyard, so I’d like to convert a portion to a vegetable garden. It’s 30 feet from the house to the road.

There’s already some avocado trees and one boysenberry was planted last year. I wanted to grow some corn, trellis some winter squash and melons, and plant some more boysenberries or raspberries.

It’s a fairly quiet, older residential neighborhood with maybe 50 - 100 cars that pass by a day? Haven’t exactly counted, but that’s what I’m going with.

I am getting VERY mixed answers, the kid at Home Depot said 4 40lb bags for each bed, someone else told me I would need 67 40lb bags total.

Can someone help me out?

Raised beds are 4x2 feet and 20” high, but some of that height will have yard scraps and whatnot. I will have 5 beds.

How much soil do I ACTUALLY need (in pounds if possible! That is the only measurement on the product I have.)??

TIA <3

This is my 3rd year of vegetable gardening. Last year it worked for me. I deal with the old Balkan layout which I learned from my grandma. And that this is my first year planting watermelon Any Tips? Thanks.

Hi guys! I just moved here outside Kansas city, KS from Las Vegas, NV. I had a decent raised bed and pot garden there but thats a very different climate. So a bit of a change for me in a backyard garden. I was just wondering what people have had the best luck with? Favorites for you? Any tips are also welcome!

Good Day Gardeners,

We are Texans who relocated to Costa Rica a few years ago and haven't broken our addiction to Poblano peppers. Until recently we had a source here, but that source has dried up. So we got some seeds and want to grow our own.

My wife has a pretty green thumb but mostly grows tropical plants for sale. So Poblanos will be new to us.

Given that we don't get frost, I believe these will grow basically eternally. What kind of setup do you recommend? We are looking at around 100 plants. Should we go with pots or raised beds? Do we need stakes or cages for them to attach to?

Any gotchas with Poblanos we need to be on the lookout for?

Hi y’all, I live in an older apt with a really good sized balcony, think massive compared to newer apt balconies. It gets a good amount of sun and I’m in central Texas for climate context. I would like to create a container garden on my balcony and ideally grow some or a combination of :

• tomatoes (Roma or cherry, whatever works best),
• herbs like basil, oregano, cilantro, green onion etc.
• garlic if it’s not too finicky,
• carrots
• peppers
• strawberries

I grew up in a farm and have lots of experience with vegetable gardens in the ground in large patches, but no significant experience with a container garden. I don’t want to be overly ambitious, so I’m happy to start small and experiment, and I definitely don’t have to have everything on the list, those are just what interest me the most.

I would love advice on what veggies to grow, if my list is even somewhat reasonable, what y’all have had good success with in containers (size of container is not a constraint for me, i have enough space for large pots), what edible plants thrive, etc. really just any and all advice you can give me! Please be honest if I’m getting in over my head, I’m happy to be knocked down a notch if needed lol. I am comfortable with planting and harvesting seasons for Texas climate, more so looking for advice on what to plant and personal experience.

Edit: I am also very comfortable with herb gardening, propagating basil, green onions, etc. is something I already do, but I do it indoors and have little experience with an outdoor herb garden

I moved to a house where I have a backyard and bought a few new garden beds to use for the spring. I perviously was gardening out of containers and grow bags and was planning to use that soil (I have enough to fill them) to put into my garden beds but wasn't sure what I need to add to it.

The soil is from last spring gardening season, Its a combo of mushroom compost, peat moss, perlite and gardening soil. Any recommendations on how I can use soil from my containers and what to add, or should I restart with new mix for the new gardening beds?

Garden bed info: 3 - 4ftx2ftx1ft beds Location: DFW, TX

Hi all!

I am starting a garden this year and was wondering if you could help me figure out how many tomato plants I need?

I have 4 varieties: yellow pear, cherry, Roma, and Cherokee purple.

This is for 3-4 people to feed, as well as hopefully quite a bit of canning.

Thanks in advance!

I'm ready to get my seeds for the year. Obviously I could go to the local chain stores and find some. But would I have better luck ordering from a seed catalog? Are those seeds that much better (for lack of a better term)?

I have a bunch of potatoes, that have started sprouting, but one of them seems a bit different. Instead of sprouts, it looks like it has roots and a tiny potato on one of them.

Hi! I’m growing chilies at 60°N, where summer highs are 20–23°C (68–73°F) and lows are 10–13°C (50–55°F). The outdoor season runs from June to early September, and I have south-facing raised beds and warm walls for pots. I can start seeds indoors but prefer not to use row covers.

I’ve had success with Habanero Mayan Red, Hungarian Hot Wax, and Early Jalapeño in my greenhouse. Now I’m looking for fast-maturing, high-yielding varieties to grow in pots or open ground for:

• Drying (powders/flakes),
• Hot sauce, and
• Pickling.

What’s worked well for you in similar climates? Thanks for your recommendations! 🌶️

Hey all,

I’m a container gardener with a 4 year old that loves picking peas. Any suggestions on varieties that are delicious, high-producing, and container friendly? We’ve always been pretty successful with them, but I’m hoping to try some new types.

Thanks!