Nona Lentini: When I planted a garden with my children last year I did a couple things:I figured out what we wanted to grow, what grew well next to each other (or what didn't) and went to our garden store to pick out seeds. I drew a diagram of where I would plant seeds/seedlings. The back of seed packages tells you when to plant depending on your location. Some plants I buy as seedlings instead of starting as seeds (like tomato plants). Since you live in a metro area- do you have much garden space? Consider pot gardening. It's a lovely way to garden in a contained area and if done right, can beautify city space....Show more
Andrew Sinatra: I lived in West Plains, Mo for a a few years. We planted potatoes on St. Patrick's Day. Cool season crops need to get in fairly quickly, so they will mature before it gets too hot. Plants like tomatoes don't go in until after the risk of frost is over. They will do best if they get sun up to mid-afternoon, and then are shade! d by trees.The best thing to do is to start walking around your neighborhood and see who has gardens. Talk with them. Gardeners usually love sharing their expertise....Show more
Joni Ziak: Welcome to the gardening world, google will help you find some good garden forum and you need to find out your grow zone that will tell you the last frost date for you so you can plan the date to start planting don't go over board just plant what you can care for if you can get your soil tested so you will know what kind of fertilizer you need and go to this website they have info.about most plants www.gardeners.com Good Luck
Micah Schwarcz: Here is a link to some gardening articles: http://www.spray-n-growgardening.com/gardening.aspSpray-N-Grow is a great company if you are ever in need of organic/natural gardening products.
Raymon Fiene: Find out your last average frost date. The most popular produce is the tomato. I would also plant some cukes, lettuce, carrots, e! tc. If you have enough room, sweet corn. Is your soil gumbo, ! sand or inbetween. Winter squash like heavy soils, melons like sand. The seed packets should help tell when to plant.
Gregory Dilg: You didn't say what kind of garden you wanted to start--vegetable, flower, native plant, or any combination--but I'm assuming you're talking about starting a vegetable garden. I've been growing vegetables organically for over 25 years, and I've seen beginning gardeners at the community farm where I have my plot make the same mistakes over and over again. After polling experienced gardeners I know--and some I don't know, through Yahoo Answers--I came up with a list of The Top 10 Mistakes Beginning Gardeners Make. If you can avoid these mistakes, your first year of gardening will be more bountiful and satisfying. The Top 10 Mistakes Beginning Gardeners Make list is at http://www.grow-it-organically.com/starting-a-vege......Show more
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