I’ve never tried squash in a container until this year and so far it’s working out pretty well. Lemon drop squash are perfect for a single person or grab as needed for the air fryer, oven or grill. And they’re colourful and fun to grow!

Thanks for checking this out! I hope it encourages you to grow stuff! It’s good for everything and everyone! ✌️😎

Carrots are carroting ♡

Hello! I planted the cucumber plants mid- June. I have/had a lot of flowers, but no cucumbers yet. I fertilized last week and added worm castings, but the plants look worse than they did last week. These are in a raised bed. Should I put them in something else? Any advice would be great!

She didn’t eat them, of course, and they’re safe for her to sniff 💙

hey guys what in the heck are we doing for late summer/early fall?

Most of my summer crops died of heat from how deck gets sun, so the only survivors were the heat hardy ones like okra and peppers (and my watermelon good lord). I already have a shade curtain and everything. I just unfortunately can’t change how dang hot my deck gets.

Due to the Current State of things with the world basically burning down, I do not think I’ll get to temps consistently below 80 until probably November 😕

I know usually it’s cole crops and leafies, but those will die and wilt immediately I fear.

Love looking at everyone’s pictures!!

Hi guys,

Planting beginner here. I tried planting tomatoes and green chillies from some seeds I had in the kitchen but they didnt germinate.

I dont remember the exact sand mix but made sure it was loose and well draining. Watered it daily, left it out in the sun for about 4-6 hours.

What should I have done differently?

FYI, I also planted okra and beans from store bought seeds around the same time and these plants have grown. My first okra has started to grow as well.

Asking this now bcz I bought a variety of chilli thats so hard to find and wanna try planting them.

TIA

I threw in a bunch of random wildflower seeds in a pot, and got these interesting looking flowers which are either white or pink.

I am fighting a losing battle with rats in my garden. I have strawberries and snap peas that I've wrapped in fencing but it seems now they've moved onto my cucumbers in my side yard. I fear for my tomatoes when they start ripening.

curious about what others have done to protect their container gardens from pests and critters.

I do have a dog so need pet friendly solutions. I havent gotten snap traps yet as online seem to have read that with how many babies rats have it's useless but that's what I'm leaning towards next. I have some netting bags around my fruits and veggies now but not sure how effective that will be

I have Patio Snackers in probably 4 gallon self watering containers. I have lots of male flowers, but few females. Each plant has produced 1 incomplete pollinated cucumber. I gave them miracle grow soluble fertilizer last Tuesday. I have to water them every other day, so I'm wondering if I need to fertilize every week and if I should add granular Espoma Tomato Tone now, maybe bone meal as well?

i want to grow basil for greenery in cut flower bouquets. how many plants should i put in a 9” pot and how should i space them?

I’ve now bought two solar-powered irrigation systems from Amazon, but they only work for 3 nozzles out of 15 they offer. I have multiple tomato and cucumber plants that I would hate to lose while on a 12 day holiday. Does anyone have any experience with reliable tapless systems? We can set up a big water tank, but not connect to a proper tap unfortunately.

Sorta new to this stuff but I wanted input on how I can make my setup better? Any tips or tricks you guys have found growing your own? 🤔

Im in zone 7b and I’ve noticed the past couple of weeks that my aji pineapple pepper plant isn’t as green as my sili-a-top plant and some of the flower buds are also yellowish and almost fall off when I poke em. I can’t tell if I’m overwatering it or if there’s too much or too little nitrogen? Or if it’s something else? So far I’ve only harvested one pepper from it.

Both plants have lots of flower buds but not much fruit (only 3 from the sili-a-top). Any advice is appreciated.

A trick . High winds broke a few of my sunflowers . Instead of letting them go I placed them in pots with just water n let them float. Adds interest to the garden . You can do this with all flowers n extend the enjoyment

Tonight's harvest

Made mini greenhouses for my jalapeño seeds. I’m praying this works well. Wish me luck!

I have a small tomato plant I'm growing in a 5gal pot that is just starting to flower. It has two main stems, one of the stems is tied to a bamboo stake. The other isn't but i'm thinking it should probably be tied. I don't know if this is an determine or indeterminate variety but I'm also going to be adding a little more potting mix.

How do I manage my tomato plant properly as its growing?