gardening

It seems the compost I used was more lively than anticipated. There's an earthworm crawling around in there....

It's going to be a while, but I have high hopes for this one. I transplanted it a few days ago into some augmented Mel's mix soil, and just kept it moist before bringing it in....

Does anybody know if I can get the Timperley Early variety of rhubarb in the United States? I love rhubarb, and this variety seems to be one of the earliest growing. The problem is that I’ve only seen it for sale in the UK.

I’ve frequently read that a good rule of thumb for many vegetables is that plant starts are ready for transplanting into the ground once they’ve “developed their second set of true leaves.” However I’m unclear as to whether this means “once the second set of true leaves begin to emerge” or “once the second set of...

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Hello, I’m thinking of trying pallet collars for growing peppers this summer. A single collar is 20cm (8 inches) in height, do you think that’s deep enough?

Hello everyone! What are some fast growing leafy plants that could extend from wooden supports every 4 Meters or so? I’m looking to make a pretty long natural walkway with some sort of shade overhead. I think fast growing plants are the best option. Is there something leafy enough to cross 4 meters?...

I’m planning on clearing some space in my yard for a Rainier cherry tree, and I’m curious if anyone has some tips. I’ve read a couple of guides for selecting good spots, soil amendments, and placement near other cherry trees. Is there anything that caught you by surprise?

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I would like to get plots started with perennial flower seeds. However, it seems like the weeds will overgrow the plots while the perennial seeds get started....

Has anyone ever had any success growing poppies from the spice cabinet? Im not growing them to harvest the pods or anything and as I understand it, the type from the spice rack isn’t very active anyway. I just think it’s a pretty flower.

We’re planning on growing strawberries this year. I was planning on putting them in pots with plant hangers on the sunny side of the fence, my wife suggested building a vertical tower with some dollar store tri-pots....

It’s about 2 weeks until I start germinating some of my plants to go outside. They go out the last week of May, there’s usually a frost near the end of May. Squashes and other long plants don’t do so well here....

I have a small plot of land where a few old trees exist....

After only 2 weeks 4 of my 5 hardwood apple tree cuttings already have a little bit of root growth!...

For those of us currently in winter-- what new varieties are you growing this coming year?...

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Greetings all. I hope this is the appropriate place to post this if not please let me know....

New to plants and moved some to my office. I just noticed these things that look like bug eggs. What are they? Should I remove them?.https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/fc6aaf6d-1472-487c-a1b1-1bdbd50bd5c5.jpeg

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What is the easiest way to destroy the grass in my lawn. I want to plant a variety of local flowers, grass and ferns....

Noob here. I haven’t planted any perennials, except a peony. Until this year, with a row of periwinkle that I’m attempting to grow up both sides of a lattice. It’s working out pretty awesome. They’re maybe 20 inches tall, weaving back and forth through horizontal slats....

Hi all. When I bought my house I also inherited several plastic raised beds. The previous owner told me to mound up the dirt every winter so the soil wouldnt expand and crack them....

My wife and I started a new garden this year, and it ended up bigger than we needed so we dispersed some old seeds we had in the extra area. Ended up being fun and are harvesting some extra produce, but there’s a few plants I don’t recognize. I’m unsure if some of them are even seeds we planted or being new ground that was...

I’m working on expanding a flower bed that is currently all mulch between the flowers/plants. If I was to replace most of the mulch with a ground-cover plant, would that impact any other flowers/plants from coming up as they grow?...