George asks…
What are some topics you like to read on?
I’m writing articles for some blogs and I’m running out of content. If you are online what would interest you? Do you like human interests stories, news, family, business, gardening etc.
GardenersCardiff answers:
Ancestry history, Current events (David Carradine, flight 447, etc), Web site building, Space Aliens and Paranormal, Archeology finds, Little Sweetie Estate vs. Feng Shui Master court case, Cloning, Trade news letters……yes, I live on the computer!
David asks…
Organic container gardening (vegetable and herb) 101?
Hi everyone,
I am completely new at gardening. Ive never even planted a seed! So I need things explained in detail step by step. I have searched all over the internet on this topic and all I find is “Container gardens are great for cities, its so easy, just get a container and fill with potting mix…etc” But they all say the same thing and dont go into any detail.
What I would like to do is start this first year with cherry tomatoes, parsley, green beans, thyme, maybe some other things. Ill see how it goes and make adjustments next year.
Does anyone have any good resources for me? I dont know when to plant the seeds, how many seeds to put in, how far down in the soil, or even how often to water them. I dont know anything and really need some help. Any comprehensive websites or blogs would be amazing. Thanks!
GardenersCardiff answers:
As a newby, I would buy starts at the garden center for most things, especially tomatoes and thyme. Once you have more experience go on to planting tomatoes from seed. Parsley is pretty easy to start from seed, and depending on your region/hardiness zone, you should be able to plant parsley seeds now. You need to wait for the soil to warm up for beans. Do you want bush beans or pole beans? I would suggest bush beans for containers. The seed packets should tell you how deep to plant and their spacing. Plan on putting at least twice as many seeds in a pot as you would think, some won’t sprout and some will be weak. Then once they have a few true leaves, thin out the weaker plants to have one or two plants per pot depending on their size.
Some kinds plants need another plant for pollination (ie, they can pollinate themselves), so you may need two. Tomatillos can self pollinate, but are more productive in at least pairs, manzano and rocoto chilis cannot self pollinate at all. Beans do better if they pollinate each other.
Ask at the garden center for determinate types of tomatoes. Indeterminate types get huge and lanky; you probably won’t have enough space. They may even have “patio” tomatoes. That make a small bush and for their small size put out a lot of fruit if they have sufficient light.
If you are planting seeds indoors, you have to be careful of damp off disease. Really, wait until next year for planting indoors from seeds and ask about that here then. You will probably need to get a lot of things to buy, such as lamps, something for bottom heat, cells, fine seedling potting soil, etc.
Lizzie asks…
What kind of things do you usually read in your spare time?
Examples: Tabloids / Celeb magazines (People, Seventeen, Rolling Stone, etc.); English literature; Poetry; Blogs; How-to books (ie. cooking, gardening, atuorepair, etc.); Fiction; Fun magazines (ie. The Advocate, Science for Teens, fashion magazines, cars, etc.); Magazines (ie. National Geographic, etc.); Newspapers ; Academic peer-reviewed university journals or university texts; Self-help books; Websites of interest
GardenersCardiff answers:
Fiction, poetry and newspapers. I don’t read any magazines or tabloids.
Fiction I read is literary realism, transgressive fiction, absurdism and existentialism.
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