DawnSuiter
Garden Ornament
Hi, I'm not really a new gardener, but I am still a total idiot. I always figured, if I plant it, it should grow, but that's so not true. Recently I figured, if I just follow the directions on the packet or plant, it will grow, again, so not true.
I just don't seem to have any basic understanding of what it takes.
I put plants labeled Full Sun, in the Full Sun & most seem to die away, part shade/full shade same thing.. I just can't get the sun exposure or lack-there-of part right
The watering.. too much too little.. how much IS 2 inches of water per week, how do you know? I'm watering with gallon jugs & hoses...
anyway... what's Humus, Top Soil, Garden Soil etc and the difference or purpose...
Really, I ask everywhere, I look everywhere but it all seems so frickin foreign. Gardening is HARD! But I don't want to give up. I was a member at that other garden site (DavesGarden) and while really informative if you knew what plants you had, I still seemed to learn nothing.
I want to grow in pots and in the ground. I HAVE learned that my soil/clay is not the best to sink plants into, but have gotten chickens and manure to help me learn to work raised rows. So.. I planted my first raised rows a few days ago with corn (you may have seen my post) and that's working out REALLY well! But all the rest of my veg, except cucumbers, are sad.. really sad.
Any advise... what would you tell someone just starting out? Pretend I've never planted anything before... I'm looking for gardening basics here... what's the stuff even an idiot should know.. cuz clearly, I'm missing something really basic here, and I surely can't be the only one. Reading packages is just still like a foreign language!
I just don't seem to have any basic understanding of what it takes.
I put plants labeled Full Sun, in the Full Sun & most seem to die away, part shade/full shade same thing.. I just can't get the sun exposure or lack-there-of part right
The watering.. too much too little.. how much IS 2 inches of water per week, how do you know? I'm watering with gallon jugs & hoses...
anyway... what's Humus, Top Soil, Garden Soil etc and the difference or purpose...
Really, I ask everywhere, I look everywhere but it all seems so frickin foreign. Gardening is HARD! But I don't want to give up. I was a member at that other garden site (DavesGarden) and while really informative if you knew what plants you had, I still seemed to learn nothing.
I want to grow in pots and in the ground. I HAVE learned that my soil/clay is not the best to sink plants into, but have gotten chickens and manure to help me learn to work raised rows. So.. I planted my first raised rows a few days ago with corn (you may have seen my post) and that's working out REALLY well! But all the rest of my veg, except cucumbers, are sad.. really sad.
Any advise... what would you tell someone just starting out? Pretend I've never planted anything before... I'm looking for gardening basics here... what's the stuff even an idiot should know.. cuz clearly, I'm missing something really basic here, and I surely can't be the only one. Reading packages is just still like a foreign language!