How to begin a garden?

[Serenity]

Glad to be of help, Dawn. One thing I learned from a workmate this year is to also bag up leaves left over from fall in sturdy trash bags if you have somewhere to store them. He did that one year quite by accident and had simply forgotten to get rid of them but when he rediscovered them in the Spring, they had nicely composted down into small piles which he worked into his soil. I'm hanging on to a few bags myself this year to try it and see what happens.

Chris, I like the lasagna preparation - that's nice and easy to remember. Thanks for that tip!

[Green-Moo]

Hey Dawn, how about planting a few things in pots this year whilst you prepare the garden? You can grow all the things you mentioned apart form the sweetcorn in pots really easily. You'll not get the same harvests, obviously, but it will give you experience of those plants on a small scale so you'll be more confident next year.

[dkramer]

I think I'll definately give that a go. I know the strawberries and the tomatoes can be done that way, but even the cucumbers and the green beans? Wow, who knew? Well, you guys, which is why I came here.

Thanks,

Dawn

[gnandita1]

Well gardening is my hobby.So I do not get bored even if I am in the garden for the full day.Thanks for the information.Now I can perform my hobby with much accuracy.

[mbtaluka]

Well gardening is my hobby.So I do not get bored even if I am in the garden for the full day.Thanks for the information.Now I can perform my hobby with much accuracy.

Gardening is surely a wonderful hobby Gnandita. It isn't my favorite hobby but it surely interests me to learn and try out plantation though.

[Green-Moo]

I think I'll definately give that a go. I know the strawberries and the tomatoes can be done that way, but even the cucumbers and the green beans?

Just about anything can be grown in a pot if it's big enough to accommodate the roots!

Cucumbers you can definately do in pots as I've done it.

Green beans need something to climb up, so park them infront of a trellis or use large pots with an individual cane wigwam over each pot. You can get dwarf varieties of beans too, so check out different varieties to see what suits your space. Beans can have lovely flowers, so you can incorporate them into a pretty display.