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I have a garden bed and would like to plant some vegi , herb ,spice, or fruit plants but I would like to know what are some of the easier plants to grow and keep healthy until harvest? Also When you list a plant please tell me if should plant the seeds for that plant or by the plants if I can at first! I live in Pa if that helps with the Climate. Thanks!

I’m not sure of how big your garden is , but let’s say it’s 20′ by 30′. In an area that big you could be growing some vegetables that would feed you, as well as some herbs that would make your food savory. Herbs like thyme, marjoram, basil, oregano, lovage, chives and parsley are relatively easy to grow and even easier if they are growing in a rich soil with plenty of sunshine and the right amount of water. If you want to grow a kitchen garden it can be alot smaller than my first estimate. Grow your self some lettuces , onions, brassicas like broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, swiss chard, beets, carrots, celery, or any other vegetable you like to eat. Plants like winter squash, pumpkins, corn, and zucchini require a little more space and should be allowed to roam as they may. Even a small garden can provide some kitchen vegetables for you and your family and if you are so inclined the garden will give you so much more. Gardening and growing organic food is one of the things I do. With this small farm I produce enough food to feed about 36 people, a good portion of there yearly requirements. The milk goats I raise and keep provide not only milk, yogurt, and cheese but also created the mulch and organic nutrients that give me spinach leaves that are 12" long and succulent enough to literally snap with the lightest touch. All the barn litter eventually goes to the compost and garden, so recycling is at a premium. My milk goats ingest the hay I feed them , the resulting litter charged with enough organic compounds to grow massive vegetables such as broccoli with 15" heads. Gardening is worth the effort no matter what level you want to be involved at. From a garden of potted plants to an acreage, gardening is one of nature’s blessings. In fact I propose we grow gardens for PEACE, all around the world, for every human being and every one of God’s creatures.

I don’t know much about gardening. I’ve lived in apartments all my life, and I still do… but my landlord is letting me play with a patch of land outside my kitchen window. I live near Salt Lake City, UT. The weather looks like it might be spring.

so… what is the URL of a gardening site that has helped you? Any sites good for beginners?

check out these sites… whichever does the job for u!!! hope they can help!!! good luck… )

www.gardenweb.com
www.backyardgardener.com
www.GardenDesigner.com
www.gardenguides.com
www.thegardenhelper.com/

I want to make flower gardens in my yard, but I want flowers that bloom often or last a long time. I don’t like flowers that last 2 days and then they are gone.

Thanks for answering this.

It depends on where you live. There are numbered growing zones used by nurseries to help you decide what to plant. If you live in North America find them here: http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/ushzmap.html

A favorite here in S.C. is Lantana. There are many colors and they begin blooming in late spring and continue until frost. They hibernate during winter and come back every year. Very tolerant in hot weather. The yellow ones and multi-colored ones, for some reason, seem to do the best having mounds of unceasing blooms.

To prevent replanting each year ask for perennial plants or seeds.

I’m not sure of all the plants I’m growing. I have melons, squash, berries, peppers, and tomatos. (Well I have more but those are the ones im not sure of) Which of those will I have to plant every year? I am using them all for fruit not just looks I know some plants come back but dont fruit. Oh and herbs like parsley oregono and basil. Thanks for the help.

Melons, squash, pepper, and tomatoes need to be planted every year. But it depends upon the type of berry that you have. Most are perennial and will come back each year.
In colder climates basil, oregano, and parsley need to be planted each year unless you take the pot inside for the winter. If you live in a warm climate, such as zone 8-10, then you can leave them outside.

I’m trying to find the gardening device that takes a lot of the work out of gardening and so far, I’ve had no success.

We are avid home gardeners and the thing that saves us the most labor is …. the application of pre-emergents at appropriate times. Pre-emergents keep seeds from sprouting and in essence that means NO WEEDS. (It would not be an approved practice of organic gardeners but does it save a lot of labor? YES!)

Lately I’ve been at home bored when I’m not at work and I want something to do to keep my occupied, so I was thinking of planting some flowers. What kind of flowers are good to plant during the summer months (considering the hot weather and such). I live in the Dallas/Ft. Worth are of Texas if that helps. They will be in the shade of a tree but at some point during the day might get direct sunlight. I want colorful flowers but am not sure which will work… Thanks!

Impatiens are good, they like shade but can tolerate some sun also. They come in many colors.

Lantana likes dry hot weather and it will come back next year but it needs a little more sun.

I know there’s an entire science to indoor plant lighting and copying the sun but I want to know if plants will grow and seeds will start on ANY plant specific lightbulb?

Example: GE Plant and Aquarium 20 watt bulb 90 CRI

Yes, but the better the light, the greater the growth.

I am new to the whole gardening thing and i just planted 4 yellow tomato plants. Do you have any gardening tips?

This is what you want to do… find a mentor. A neighbor, a friend, a relative, someone who lives near you and is a green thumb. Not only will they give you great advice geared towards your climate zone, they will probably also give you all kinds of clippings and plantings to use in your own garden!