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    Soil Fixes

    I bought a Ferry Morse gardening guide and it has great tips that I thought I'd pass along. IF YOU HAVE: Clay Soil...... add coarse sand(not beach sand), compost, and peat moss. Silt Soil.....add coarse sand or gravel and compost or well-aged horse manure mixed with fresh straw. Sandy...
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    Tomato Plants

    I'm thinking about planting some. How deep should I plant? What's the best condition for planting? How deep should I plant?
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    Squash Problems...ugh!

    The problem is....the plant itself is large with big flowers aaand tiny squash. The squash get about 2 inches and just quit growing and fall off. I was so looking forward to harvesting some squash soon. Can I replant in hopes that they'll do better? I'm in zone 8
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    For those who planted an early garden.....

    What have you harvested so far? I've enjoyed eating fresh collards, turnips and spring onions. Can't wait for everything else to catch up.:)
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    Critter Vent!

    :bun:bun are eatin' my green bean leaves and I won't be able to finish putting a barrier up til the weekend! :hit I did manage to put chicken wire around some, but it wasn't enough...ugh. Is there anything else I can do to keep the lil stinkers out in the mean time??
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    Why???? my poor Hydrangeas :(

    I bought 2 from Walmart's garden center about 2 wks. ago...they were doing fine when I planted them. This morning I checked them and they were looking great...this evening when I went to water them, they were wilted and some of the stems had fallen off.:hit What gives???
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    Green & Yellow Onions

    I planted both kinds the 1st wk. of March...I pulled a few today and the bottoms are small, but the tops are well over a foot long. How much longer for the bottoms to get larger? I'm in zone 8 btw.
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    Just joined...

    Hello fellow gardeners! I'm new to this site. I love gardening...even though I'm still new at it. I know I'm gonna love it here. I can get all my questions answered. Oh yeah and i"m in zone 8...SC lowcountry.:tools Happy Gardening!
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