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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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Cucumber Carrots Tomatoes Radish Broccoli

We've been getting rain off and on for the past few weeks, so I haven't bothered to water. I checked the soil and the first cm is dry but under that the soil is moist. These tomatoes are in a pot. The tops are starting to droop. Any ideas on why or how to correct it? On the radishes. I read on...

I ate an apple the other day and pulled 5 seeds out of the center. I was wondering if its possible to grow these and how best to do it?

This was my garden weeks ago when everything was just getting started. Things are still just getting started, but at least I have a few plants. Corn - Before Corn - Now Carrots - Before Carrots - Now Cucumber - Before Cucumber - Now Cabbage Radishes

I have a single cucumber plant that just developed its first true leaf and its second is on the way. I know that cucumbers are a vine plant and need something to climb. Is it better to use a wire cage or a straight support? Also, I have corn sprouts coming up. How much water do they require...

I was told that cucumbers like warm weather. I have three seedlings, all of which have something wrong with them. One just likes to flop over, one the ends of its leaves are shriveling despite the fact they have plenty of water, and the other has one leaf that is shriveling and dying, while the...

I was wondering if there is any way to preserve leafy greens for later use. I feed my pet rodents a 50/50 diet where 50% of their diet comes from veggies, fruits, grains, ect. I need a way of possibly preserving leafy greens as they tend to spoil so quickly.

Not sure if I posted this or not. I don't remember if I did. I am in Richmond, Va. Anyone else from around here or close to it?

I just found my packet of carrot seeds and a packet of corn from last year. I'm adding those to my garden plants this year. So so far I'm attempting to plant the following this year: Sweet Corn Touchon? Carrot (that is what the package says) Spearmint Rosemary Cucumbers I may add in the...

I'm attempting two herbs this year. Mint and Rosemary, mint being for tea, and rosemary for other dishes. I bought seeds and I was wondering what is the best way to start these seeds? I could sprout them in a plastic bag and then plant them in soil, or would it be best to just plant them in...

I want to be self sustaining in the future. I would like to produce all my own food and not have to rely on going to the store every time I need something. So I was wondering. Can you save seeds from plants you grow for the following year? If so, how do you do it? For example, I'm hoping to grow...