Comments on: How to Start Your Own Garden https://nowandgen.com/2020/05/06/how-to-start-your-own-garden/ Mon, 13 Jul 2020 03:54:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 By: Katrina https://nowandgen.com/2020/05/06/how-to-start-your-own-garden/#comment-35090 Mon, 13 Jul 2020 03:54:20 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=5371#comment-35090 In reply to Jaime.

Wonderful article! I started late. We live in NE North Dakota and got a blizzard in May! And I have kids, and pandemic. Husband working from home. Remote making sure my den got boy scout badges done. Life happened.
Every year I plant a garden with the intent of canning most of our staples for the year. All our tomato sauce, jam, frozen veggies, garlic for the cellar etc. Along with adding new things every year. This year I added 2 apple trees and some honey berries. I also rescued some rhubarb crowns from my friends’ farm. I have a bit of space to work with. 5 acres.
I’ve learned so much about homesteading and growing to eat from Melissa K Norris.

Gardening is an open ended hobby and that’s what I love about it. Always something to learn! You can’t ever learn it all!

I’m curious about your citrus trees in pots. What did you plant? What size pot? That’s something I would love to try! A greenhouse build in on our agenda for next year and it would be great to add citrus trees that we can pull in for winter.

]]> By: Angela https://nowandgen.com/2020/05/06/how-to-start-your-own-garden/#comment-33461 Wed, 13 May 2020 08:25:36 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=5371#comment-33461 Loved these tips! I’ve been wanting to plant in our garden for a while now but I don’t know where to start.

]]> By: Sarita https://nowandgen.com/2020/05/06/how-to-start-your-own-garden/#comment-33419 Mon, 11 May 2020 17:31:08 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=5371#comment-33419 Hi there! Just put my garden in again for another year, but frost hit and some plants weren’t saved. Here in Iowa our temperatures fluctuates so much..one day could be 70 degrees and the next 40 degrees, so garden weather is so unpredictable. I have planted tomatoes, peas, cucumbers and peppers. We will see how it goes with the crazy weather of Iowa! Thanks for posting the help!!

]]> By: Troian Miller https://nowandgen.com/2020/05/06/how-to-start-your-own-garden/#comment-33319 Fri, 08 May 2020 03:50:36 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=5371#comment-33319 A couple friends and I started a garden just outside of our apartment complex. We are growing in large buckets, which is unique for me. I have always gardened, since my mom always wanted to be as self sustaining as possible. This year we are doing tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, strawberries, lettuce, onions, and herbs. When my husband and I own our own home, we are 99% sure we are moving to Austin, Texas, I want to do a raised garden just like you. And I will be taking it season by season just like you did. One day I will have a big garden like you!

]]> By: Keana https://nowandgen.com/2020/05/06/how-to-start-your-own-garden/#comment-33313 Thu, 07 May 2020 23:28:01 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=5371#comment-33313 Love the new post! I actually have just recently started growing my own basil and parsley (wanted to start small) with seeds so fingers crossed we’ll see some sprouts in the next month or so! My grandmother also gave me a tomato starter which I am very excited about and I’ve been taking care of a few house plants as well that are continuing to thrive! And yes, gardening is one of the most calming activites a person can participate in. And it has definitely helped strengthen my patience!

]]> By: Janet Wrestler https://nowandgen.com/2020/05/06/how-to-start-your-own-garden/#comment-33311 Thu, 07 May 2020 21:25:29 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=5371#comment-33311 ]]> I’ve been gardening since I was a child. I’m 72 now so it’s been awhile. The garden is my haven, psychiatrist, and gym. Life is so much better with a little dirt under your fingernails. lol Your children will thank you someday for teaching them how to grow a garden. ❤

]]> By: Stacy https://nowandgen.com/2020/05/06/how-to-start-your-own-garden/#comment-33294 Thu, 07 May 2020 08:56:42 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=5371#comment-33294 We’ve always had a garden and one of my sons who helped harvest potatoes when he could just walk is now the content manager for a gardening app and website called Candide.

]]> By: Elizabeth Burton https://nowandgen.com/2020/05/06/how-to-start-your-own-garden/#comment-33285 Thu, 07 May 2020 02:32:56 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=5371#comment-33285 winter mix planned for this weekend makes me glad we didn't plant last weekend 🤦‍♀️]]> Starting our first garden this year. Tons of seedlings started. Just waiting for Mother Nature. Up here in New England she hasn’t made up her mind if it is actually spring yet 🙄 winter mix planned for this weekend makes me glad we didn’t plant last weekend 🤦‍♀️

]]> By: Nichole https://nowandgen.com/2020/05/06/how-to-start-your-own-garden/#comment-33284 Thu, 07 May 2020 02:23:30 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=5371#comment-33284 What do you use for pest control on your plants? I struggle with pests and really don’t like the idea of putting chemicals on our food.

]]> By: Lori Blevins https://nowandgen.com/2020/05/06/how-to-start-your-own-garden/#comment-33283 Thu, 07 May 2020 02:09:19 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=5371#comment-33283 Hi Gen! Thank you so much for this information. It is very helpful for a first time gardener. I am trying a raised garden bed and I am super excited. I have a question I am hoping you can help. Do you know if you can water your veggies with well water that is treated with water softener salts?? Or even the well water…would the hard/rust water be bad to water them with?? Thank you

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