somebody asked:


I’m starting a small weekend gardening business. Basically, I come to your place and prepare a bed for flowers or veggies or whatever. I use a troy built roto tiller and can bring fertilizer/lime/organic to mix in if needed.

I was thinking of charging $50/hr – does this seem fair? Or should I come up with a flat rate?

susieque asked:


We have a neighborhood news sheet we put out for our own folks who are mid income and some are currently unemployed, so to help them cut some gardening dollar corners, might you have an idea that we could share in our next note to everyone? Some have curbside pick up for branches and such, and many do not…most yards are 1 quarter acre or less.Thanks in advance for your help.

Stacey R asked:


I am 16 years old and I would like some extra cash. I wondered if a gardening business would be good? But the thing is I am scared and embarrassed to ask neighbours if they need anything doing as they know me!
What sort of thing should my business include, as in what jobs should my gardening business offer??

Please help, I would love to earn some extra cash but I dont know what my business should offer or what I should do to get started.

Thanks!

paty t asked:


Does anyone have a template for excel or word they use for planning their square foot gardening?

Angel asked:


Ive been thinking of subscribing to some magazines, I don’t know much about gardening but I’d like to start one next spring, vegetables and flowers, and I’ll prolly be planting some stuff this fall too (tulips! maybe other stuff too?) So some magazines with lots of information and tips would be nice. I was thinking of getting better homes and gardens, but I’m not sure, maybe that and another one.. Any suggestions?

greasydame asked:


I’m a beginner at gardening and don’t know what flowers and plants look nice together or how to plant them. So I am looking for a site that has examples of gardens and points out what kind of flowers and plants were used. I found Burpee.com which sells a kit but I am looking for something more detailed. It doesn’t even need to be a plant selling company. Or maybe a web site of experts that i can send a picture to and could label the flowers.

BabyDeer27 asked:


Mother’s Day is coming up and I once got my stepmother a nice kit with pots and seeds to grow her own flowers, preferably tulips as they are her favorite. I cannot recall where I purchased this and cannot find anything alike on the usual flower websites. Any other gardening gift ideas would be appreciated as well.

Jmac asked:


I have been looking for annual humming bird and butterfly vines that would grow well in my area. I don’t want anything invasive.
The web sites I am looking at keep refering to certain zones…like annual for zones 3-8 and perineal for 9-10. How do I find out which one I live in??
This is serious; please don’t make fun of my rookie gardening issues.
Thank you all!! I live in the Texas Gulf Coast area and I am in zone 9! Cool, now I know! Thanks for your help! Now I just have to deal with what grows in our gumbo soil. LOL

CW asked:


What are some traditional gardening practices that are harmful to the environment?

tatlady asked:


I want to plant veggies, fruit, and fruit trees in middle Tn. I’m having a hard time finding a web site that gives me the info I need. I should tell you I’m new to food gardening so the easier to understand the better lol. Thanks in advance for your answers.