George asks…
I am doing a vegetable garden for the first time, how do I make sure I am watering correctly?
I am doing a vegetable garden for the first time. We rented a rotatiler, then added peat moss. I then planted seeds and tomato seedlings. I have been watering every morning, now I feel like it is too much. The cucumbers have not grown anymore since they popped out of the ground. The green beans lower leaves have turned yellow. I do see some tomatoes and yellow flowers. Any words of wisdom??? Thank you in advance.
GardenersCardiff answers:
There are so many factors involved in gardening it would be hard to actually determine the exact problem this way/Y!A.
1.Most vegetable gardens require FULL SUN which means 6 to 8 hours of sunlight each day.
2. Lack of water or too much water….my suggestion is buy a/ See Below either one or even both this will help you in determining just exactly what you need these can also be learning tools to help you better understand just by looking and touching the soil.
AS FOR FERTILIZER…..you pretty well can’t go wrong with foilage fertilizing/Miracle Gro or
Peters Plant food. Like with all things it can be over fertilized and you wind up with the plants and not the fruit.
PS………….Cucumbers will produce male and female blossoms/the twain will produce cucumbers.
GOOD LUCK!
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A successful garden starts with the right soil conditions, because all plants have their preferred growing conditions.
The soil pH level will affect how well plants utilize the total nutrients available in the soil. These nutrients are the building blocks the plant requires for successful growth.
Successful growth cannot be achieved with inadequate or improper light amounts.
And even if these three growing conditions are ideal, a garden will not thrive if it is over or under watered.
Maria asks…
What would you want from a gardening website and newsletter?
For my ICT project, I’ve decided to investigate and develop a gardening website, but im not really sure what you would want from one –
What kind of information should I include on the website?
How frequently would you want a newsletter?
Would you want it by post or by e-mail?
Is there any good websites already out there (links please!!)?
and if there’s anything else you want to say about it
thanks a lot
xx
GardenersCardiff answers:
Every area has it’s own gardening challenges. It seems like most gardening advice is for people who live in California, the NorthWest or the NorthEast, and usually the gardens featured in gardening magazines are for people in these areas.
I wish I could find a website and an e-mail newsletter that was more tailored to the climate where I live. Most of the ideas I find just don’t work here! Once a month for the newsletter would be great, with tips on what I should be doing in my garden now. For instance, at pruning time, let me know which trees should be pruned and how to do different kinds of trees.
I think a lot of gardening websites try to give all the information they can cram in, and so a lot of things get skipped over. I think it would be helpful to be more specific, either to a specific geographic location or to a specific type of plant or type of gardening. You would have a more narrow audience, but for those who are needing that specific information it would be great.
Another thought I had, is you could create an individual newsletter for paid subscribers. Basically, I tell you what I have in my garden or landscape that I need help with, and you send me a few newsletters a year with specific information for me. Like, now it’s time to prune your apple trees, here’s how to do it. And now it’s time to divide and transplant your hostas, here’s how to do it. I would love a service like that! To simplify things on your end, you could offer a list of plants or other information you offer, and people could sign up for information from the your list, rather than just receiving requests for information on every random plant you’ve never heard of.
Look up Mel Bartholomew, (I think I spelled that right) he has a flower and vegetable gardening method using raised beds.
Check out High Country Gardens, they sell plants for xeriscaping.
Sites like Burpee have such a wide range of products, that it is often difficult to know if something will really work in my garden, and they don’t offer a lot of advice beyond what is in their catalog and website.
Richard asks…
Where to find a floral dress for a garden wedding?
I’m attending a ceremony for my boss who’s renewing her vows with her husband in a garden ceremony. I’m having such a hard time finding a floral, or garden style dress NOT in black. I’ve tried every store I can think of, can anyone think of any place online or in CT where I can find a great dress?
GardenersCardiff answers:
Here’s a few I found from forever21. They have so many you can definitly find one there.
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Donald asks…
Can anyone suggest good blogs about gardening and lawncare?
I am interested in finding cool blogs about gardening and lawncare. Most od the blogs Ive found so far are pretty lame.
GardenersCardiff answers:
Hey Matty D,
South Carolina has the Emmy Award-winning “Making It Grow!”, which is a live, interactive call-in program produced by ETV and Clemson University, serving viewers with current research-based horticultural information. Host Rowland Alston, Jr., and featured guests focus on gardening topics, while highlighting interesting places and products from around the state.
The chat is open at various times.
Linda asks…
I am looking for some PA gardening websites and blogs?
I am trying to find some good websites and blogs about PA gardening? I am interested in Flower gardening as well as Vegetable gardening. I have done the google thing and I just can’t seem to find any good websites or blogs to bookmark and come back to. Please let me know if there are any and what they are? Thank you in advance!
GardenersCardiff answers:
The BBC one is very good. It has categories of what you can post:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/mbgardening/
If you’re looking for the more blog-type gardening website, then try out this one:
http://www.growsonyou.com/
Hope this helps 
William asks…
Could you help me find a good gardening blog?
I really like faires, and lawn gnomes and stuff like that to be involved with my garden’s style. Any gardening blogs would be great. I just want something to give me ideas for this coming growing season. Thanks a ton!
GardenersCardiff answers:
I loooove The Garden Witch. She always keeps it updated with gorgeous pictures and she has lots of fabulous paintings of fairies. I even bought a poster of one from her to put on my wall!
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