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I got a lemon balm plant and a mint plant. I was wondering how you dry the leaves for use in tea. Do you just leave them out somewhere or put them in the sun?

I have two cucumber seedlings! When they get their first true leaves I'm going to get some organic fertilizer/compost to add to the soil. Should I just spread it on top of the soil or mix it in? I also just got a small lemon balm plant that I will be putting in one of those pots. I think I'm...

Thanks! :D I also have many 4 inch across, 4-6 inch deep containers. What would be something I could plant from seed in those?

Thanks! :D I'm growing these from seed and I just put a few seeds into containers a few days ago. How long would you say I have before I need to put in some organic fertilizer? I get paid on Friday so I have to wait till them. And do I just put it on top or mix it into the soil? Oh and I almost...

Thanks for the idea. I have some 1/4" wire mesh sitting around. Could I use this to trellis the cucumbers?

I was going to try and find some organic fertilizer or compost at the store. I won't be able to get either of those until pay day, but next week I should be able to go and get some. Thanks for all your help you guys!

I was wondering if anyone had any gardening videos on youtube. I have seen a few but I would love to see videos of people starting their gardens and having progression videos and updates on how their garden is coming along. I love self sufficiency videos and people living off the land and doing...

So last season I harvested nothing. I was trying to grow tomatoes, cucumbers, raddishes, and carrots. I'm not sure if I'm too late in the season to plant anything that I could harvest in time, but I'm going to try anyway. The first thing I'm going to plant is cucumbers (from seed) I have a pot...

This sounds like fun. I haven't purchased a single thing for a garden this season yet. I wasn't sure if I was going to attempt one since I did so poorly last year. I'm one of those "average joes". I only have the back deck of my townhouse. I can't plant anything in the yard since the soil...

The 3 little plants are doing well last time I checked. I am seeing the beginnings of their true leaves start to develop. These look like they are going to do the same thing the other broccoli seedlings did this past season. They grew to about 4 inches tall but were not growing much past that...

I have a sunny window upstairs that will soon become available for a few potted plants. What I'm wondering though is will the plants receive enough light from sunlight that is filtered through glass? The 3 little plants are doing well last time I checked. I haven't been home in 3 days so I will...

Well I had the urge to put a darn seed in some dirt so I took a few broccoli seeds and planted them in a container. I then took a soda bottle and cut the top half off and stuck that over the container and wouldn't you know, only a few days later, I have 3 sprouts! How large should I let them get...

Well I had the urge to put a darn seed in some dirt so I took a few broccoli seeds and planted them in a container. I then took a soda bottle and cut the top half off and stuck that over the container and wouldn't you know, only a few days later, I have 3 sprouts! How large should I let them get...

Ok, I got one teeny little tomato from my entire "garden" this year. (Oh and one carrot earlier on in the season) That's it. I still have the gardening itch, but this warm weather is not going to last long. I can only grow in containers (pots and plastic containers, nothing like raised beds or...

Or is there anything I can grow indoors? I was thinking of trying some herbs for use in cooking but what kind of herbs can you grow in containers, indoors?

I have to use containers because the soil here is for lack of a better word, crap. I tried growing plants in it and they just withered away and died. The soil here is very dusty, hard, and not good for even growing grass. When my husband and I get our own house, I will make sure the soil is good...

Life has been stressful and I haven't had a chance to really take care of my garden the way I wanted to and I think because I didn't fertilize the soil in the containers, the plants have started to die. I got one little red tomato off my tomato plant, but I haven't eaten it yet. There are 3...

I have one cucumber plant that is blossoming. The other four are still growing longer. The one that is blossoming has been doing so for weeks, and the blossoms kept falling off. Just a few days ago I noticed that just behind one blossom was what looked like a thick prickly stem that didn't look...

Oh and I pulled up that carrot and ate it. It was small, only about 2 inches long, but the flavor was amazing! Even my husband who was not 100% on board with growing our own food said it was yummy. I'm hoping to go to the garden store this week to get more organic soil, but I don't think its...

I started out with a few things. My ultimate gardening goal is to grow all my own food, but that is a long way off, given that this year was my first successful year and not killing anything (so far). I planted a few cucumber seeds and I have one huge cucumber plant to show for it. If standing...