Let's get a gardening general going on. What are you growing? What are you building? Problems, solutions, and advice are welcome. Books, non-gay yootoobers, and other resources also welcome. If we get enough engagement perhaps even a pastebin is in order!
this is my first year planting anything. bought these cheapo GOONMILL starters and made a light fixture for them https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHM473DW/. seems like san diego i can pretty much plant anything at any time, started some tomatoes and a few other things. picrel is my basil which didn't even sprout. ionno what i did wrong
Live in an apartment. Took a tomato seedling from my mom, doing great. It's over a meter tall now. Have a lot of other plants in the apartment, but this one's the favourite for now
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Anonymous06/02/26(Tue)19:45:50
>>2993981(OP) I just want to blowy brains out because of how lonely I am...
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Anonymous06/02/26(Tue)21:46:10
>>2993991 this is gardening, you're looking for /pol/ they can help you out
>>2994039 I used a mound planting method in a horseshoe shape, and then I planted radishes first. Other than that, I've been watering in the morning before work, and once at night. I used heirloom seeds, no gmos. And if one plant has one thing growing on it, I process it and dry the seeds and just pop them in the dirt. I use balanced soil and treat what I see with corresponding minerals. I'm waiting for the rainy season to be over before I plant my corn.
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Anonymous06/03/26(Wed)17:42:28
>>2994050 what are some things you look for when amending your soil?
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Anonymous06/03/26(Wed)21:24:02
Can I ask how to grow weed here? Or is there a better place to ask for that info
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Anonymous06/03/26(Wed)21:45:46
>>2994141 what growing zone do you live in? https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/. you'll have to look at your hardiness zone and see when the best time to plant is. no clue on actual growing maybe someone else can chime in
Perfect timing, I was wondering who I should ask for advice. I've been germinating citrus seeds whenever I got some (various types: clementines/sweet clems, tangerines, satsumas, whatever's nice and large when I'm at the store), I believe all of these were planted sometime in March. The biggest ones are now slightly past 10 cm or 4 inches. I know trying to grow a tree from a seed is a fool's errand (especially in the UK), but I figure with large enough numbers something will survive long enough to turn from a seedling into a sapling. What I need now is some expert opinions on how to take care of them so that they don't die.
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Anonymous06/04/26(Thu)19:22:06
>>2994232 there's a tree and shrub thread here that can probably help >>>2989977
>>2993981(OP) hi anons, I'm good with plants but so far only in planters and pots, but we just bought a house with a front yard similar to pic related.
A bit bigger but also surrounded by concrete on all sides, I was wondering how I could clean up the soil since it's been there for so long and the previous owners were doing some bullshit on it (it's got some spray painted stones and shit).
I wanna turn it into a proper (if small) garden; should I remove all the soil and replace it or can I add new soil on top and pray? Should I mix it? Any type of soil?
What about plants? I'd like to stay away from your standard lawn but rather add something pretty.
I don't have a faucet on my porch garden, but I want to set up a drip irrigation system using a pump and water cistern. Are there any solutions that don't come loaded with an extra helping of BPA and PFAS?
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Anonymous06/08/26(Mon)20:48:16
>>2994267 Till it all up and add soil with a well balanced mixture. Look up your city's soil toxicity. I used to live in Pensacola fl, and because back in the days of post industrial horse and cart and dirt roads, they used kerosene to dampen the dirt roads to keep dust from flying into all the buildings. A lot of the soil in that city is toxic in certain areas. Figure out if you can find anything like that. Ultimately just start digging in your dirt, see if you find toxic materials that could leech into the soil, such as lead pipes, shingles, rail road ties, etc. If you're in the clear, just start planting and treat your plants according to their appearance.
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Anonymous06/08/26(Mon)20:50:47
>>2994435 Say no more https://youtu.be/tJE3zUlway8?si=dDGfTtKzp8iYPlmY
>>2994232 If you want citrus outside plant trifoliate orange / bitter orange. Californian variety of Japanese species is the most resistant. They are frost resistant to at least -12 C and can be used as grafting rootstock.