Zarah A asked:


I’ve started a veggie garden in hopes to be more organic and healthy but it wasn’t working out so well …and then I found a really great store near my house with all great natural supplies. But to my suprise I really started to enjoy doing it again!!!yay!!! the guy told me alot of helpful info and products to use ect… but he also told me to read and do as much research as possible so I want a really great website thats free and choc full of info! anyone know of any? tips are also appreciated:)

Gardenia asked:


By veganic I don’t mean organic. Veganic is a step up from organic. The soil is so dry and rocky, how can I enrich it without animal products? What should I plant? How much space would I need? Any tips?

riverotter1968 asked:


I have my first REAL garden! No more containers or small plots. I have a large garden for the first time! Just tilled it yesterday.

I’m going to plant rows of cherry tomatoes, roma tomatoes, beefstake tomatoes, sweet corn, cayenne peppers, bell peppers, watermelon, cucumbers, and sunflowers!

Any tips for organic ways for pest control is welcome!

Garbage Kills Megan asked:


I just got a community garden plot. I have until next spring to get it all cleaned up for planting. The problem is, it was abandoned all year and is completely covered in weeds. It’s pretty much a big patch of tall grass. (the plot is 20′x20′) What’s the best way to get rid of it all, including the roots, so that it won’t grow back later? I’m not allowed to use any chemicals so it needs to be an organic solution.

Any other tips on having a successful vegetable garden would be appreciated too!

placid_princess asked:


Ok this is my first ever vegetable garden and at the moment things have just gone from bad to worse and I have no idea what to do about it. My soil was mostly clay so I conditioned in with mushroom compost and water crystals like suggested and then I planted all my veggies. Less than a week on 3 out of 4 of my crops look to be heading down hill at a rapid rate.

For starter my broccoli plant has little whit bugs all over it and in places small silver patches. There are is what looks like grey eggs on the under side of leaves and its getting more and more wholes by the hour.

My Celery which is at the seeding stage seems to be turning a yellowy colour.

And finally my capsicum/pepper plants are getting holes and look slightly ‘cinged’ on the tips of my leaves put at this point I cant Identify a pest.

If at all ppossibleI would like to find organic sSolutionsand I am hesitant to put pesticides on plants I intend to eat one day, god willing.

My tomato plant seems to be doing the best of all of them but I am slightly concerned and there is now a great deal of bull ants in my garden and I ddon’tknow why. Please help or my garden may be dead my the weeks end.

Melissa T asked:


I won a Compost Bin at my job’s Green Fair and am excited as this would be a great addition for my organic vegetable gardens. I have researched the do’s and dont’s as far as what to add to a compost bin and just want to know a little more on the Do’s as far as kitchen items are concerned.
Are paper towels allowed? Shredded newspapers are a yes, so I wondered about shredded paper towels.
Thanks and any other tips to add or don’t add would be wonderful! Thanks, guys!

Misslynn asked:


What can you do to keep cats from using the garden for a litter box…ugghhh Also looking for the best place to order organic seeds? any other garden tips are great!!!

Vegan4life asked:


I want to start a veggie garden because I know organic fruits and veggies taste SO much better!
So, when would be the best time to plant??

Also, any tips??
lol flattrack, a little underage for beer, but ty for the tips!

Ruthann V asked:


My tomato plants are thriving. My basil is almost two feet tall.

Now how the heck do you grow other stuff?

Since we have a long growing season in so cal, and the seed packets were only 11 cents each, I decided to get two, for the hell of it.

I got carrots and table queen acorn squash…

what do I do with the seeds before planting? and how deep do I plant them? how much do I water? spacing?

I have around 5 feet of length available for the carrots, and a wide u-shaped area thats around 10 feet long by 4 feet for the squash.

I have organic vegetable soil stuff, and Ive been adding kitchen scraps to my garden, too.

I need tips, people.

By the way, I’m way new to all of this, so please describe methods- this is my first garden.

Jeff asked:


Yesterday I dug a 2 foot by 8 foot patch in my backyard that I plan to use for a small veggie/herb garden. The soil is in reasonably good condition and looks to be sandy and clayey. I plan to add some organic material from my compost heap when it produces some more hummus.

Other than that, is there anything else I need to do with the soil to ready it for planting? I don’t plan to plant anything fancy, just some basil, rosemary, mint, oregano, tomatoes, strawberries, blackberries and a few other things. I’m just concerned because I’ve never gardened before.

The spot I’ve picked gets lots of sun 10-plus hours a day. I plan to start small and add on if my first fruits are successful. Any tips on knowing when the soil is ready to plant?
Someone has said my garden isn’t big enough. I can make the garden as large as I like. I just have to get the mattock out of the shed and start pounding away. Unfortunately, that doesn’t answer my question as to what to do with the soil.