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Which herbs and plants are easiest to grow for someone that is not familiar with gardening?


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Shannon B asked: I live in New Orleans, Louisiana and have been wanting to grow my own herbs and small plants. I don’t have experience in gardening whatsoever and I’d like to know what I should start off with and what plants/herbs are good for this climate (hot and humid). I would like to plant [...]

Tags: Climate, Gardening, Herbs, Hot, New Orleans Louisiana, Plants, Shannon, Time Of Year

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My garden is regularly visited by cats. What stops them using freshly dug ground as a toilet?


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skull asked: I don’t want to hurt these animals, just keep them from leaving deposits on my garden every night. Tweet This Post

Tags: Animals, Cats, Toilet

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What is the best way to prepare my garden for next years garden?


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jimpru_perkins9801 asked: Should I chop up my plants and just add them back to the soil, should I compost them first and then add them to the soil? How should I best prepare my garden for next years garden in Montana? Tweet This Post

Tags: Compost, Montana, Plants

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What “product” would you like/expect to receive from a gardening consultant?


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cpslo96 asked: I would like to take jobs as a gardening or landscaping consultant, working with homeowners as clients. I do not want to take measurements/draw landscape plans. That takes too much time outside of the meeting/appointment. I feel many people just want to pick my brain and ask questions anyway. But I feel I [...]

Tags: Appointment, Brain, Consultant Jobs, Gardening Landscaping, Jobs, Landscape Plans, Many People, Measurements, Money, Plants

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how much water should I give when gardening a sunflower?


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Eric S asked: I’m gardening a sunflower for a science fair project how much water should I give and how often? Tweet This Post

Tags: Eric, Science Fair Project, Science Project, Sunflower, Water Gardening

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What to do to prep for spring gardening in the fall?


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hairdoer asked: I live in the midwest and would like to know what I can do now for preparing next springs gardening. Would it be wise to dig up areas now for planting in spring? Also, what perennials are good for Wisconsin? Tweet This Post

Tags: Midwest, Perennials, Spring Gardening

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What was your greatest gardening success?


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Sara asked: Most of the trees I’ve planted grew well, and I’ve had wonderful crops of tomatoes, watermelon, peppers, and pumpkins. What do you remember as your best gardening successes? Tweet This Post

Tags: Crops, Gardening, Watermelon

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How can I stop my grandmothers garden from dying?


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midnightnocturne0 asked: I am responsible for maintaining my grandmothers LARGE garden for the next week. She left one day ago and already some of the flowers look like they’re dying. A few of them appear to droop and look to be curling up and hardening. I believe she watered them before she left and I [...]

Tags: Dead Plants, Roots, Ten Seconds

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