Hello! I’m new here, and also new to gardening in general. I recently moved into a new apartment and purchased some plants from a local garden center. One did not come with a tag, and no one could tell me what it was, but I liked it so much I bought it anyway, and it [...]

A few questions and a bunch of pics! Question 1 / Plant ID: I went to a housewarming where lucky me, the new homeowners were not prepared at all to plant anything so they passed these lilies on to me. At least I think they’re lilies? Best question of all, how quickly will they take [...]

I really like this flower but the person that planted it can not remember what it is called.  Additionally, she told me that I could dig it up but as it is a vine, that is clearly growing in the mix of a grapevine, I’m not sure where this plant starts and where the grapevine starts [...]

damn red lily beetles (Lilioceris lilii). Time to break out the Neem (I don’t use imidacloprid and never will) and turn off the Bary White music being piped nonstop into the garden (/jk). Between that and the old compression method I think I can get these little buggers under control. argh. more info on the [...]

I now am the proud renter of a 4′x8′ plot in our local community garden and I’m having trouble deciding what to plant. I have some ideas, but I’d like to hear some other ideas from the good folks here. Things to keep in mind are that we might not have this lot next year [...]

Mostly because I let everything over grow. And with the bed overgrown, the only thing to do is to put out pots! Lavender just turning purple in his pot with my overgrown bed as a backdrop. The lilies always surprise me when they all open up. One day it’s a stalk-y looking bush and the [...]

I have a tiny garden in front where the neighbor’s chickens had killed the grass and used for dusting themselves so I’ve spent the last seven years trying to fill it with stuff I tried Mexican Evening Primrose, but it just quit on me, all of it died. Then Irises and therre are still some [...]

i’ve heard of the ‘three sisters’ technique of planting corn, beans, and squash together, and would like to try the combination of pole beans and corn. i’ve heard that you just drop all the seeds into the same hole at the same time, but i’m wondering if the corn shouldnt have a head start on [...]

On the good advice of this community, I finally got around (this afternoon) to transplanting my tomatoes and squash from a container they’d overgrown and put them into the ground. The tomatoes are not pleased. I gave them a big drink of water and I’m hoping the overnight rest in the ground will help…. How [...]

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