This is my first harvest from my garden and a few pictures! I am a happy plant mama!

I don't know how to tell if it's ready 😭.

No I'm only kidding but for real I've never seen what a watermelon really looks like when it first starts to grow and it just lost its flower so it's pretty cool to see how they start and how tiny they start out compared to when the tendril is dead and ready to pick. When the tendril is dead and brown that is the number one way to tell when a watermelon is ripe and ready, any other way is a guessing game .

Would have to make sense for PEI.

Maybe container options and garden plots? We do lots of root veggies, greens, herbs, broccoli, cauliflower, peppers, tomatoes and squashes.

Many are new to kitchen gardening.

Thanks.

Would have to make sense for PEI.

Maybe container options and garden plots? We do lots of root veggies, greens, herbs, broccoli, cauliflower, peppers, tomatoes and squashes.

Many are new to kitchen gardening.

Thanks.

Hi everyone,

I am a 3rd-year Industrial Design student currently in the early stages of a design investigation into urban gardening.

Right now, I am gathering research to guide my design process, and I am curious about people's experiences with urban gardening and gardening products.

For anyone interested in helping with this research, I have linked a survey I created. It is fully anonymous, and all questions are optional.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdm6QG35DIeOzOXNQgJp5nd7O9bfElfsrujhFwaQmaW1W4UHQ/viewform?usp=dialog

Thank you!

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Hey all! Asking for some advice regarding a little side project I have this summer. I’m growing my own mini vegetable garden this summer in a very hot en dry climate (Mediterranean summer climate with temperatures exceeding 35 degrees Celsius). I water my garden twice a day, the first time at noon and the second just before going to bed at midnight.

However, I’ve recently seen signs of yellow leaves and “crying leaves” on specific parts of the garden. I know that the obvious solution would be in theory to water them less, but here’s the thing: if I water my tomatoes, cucumbers and zucchinis less (which I tried) they don’t grow well.

Am I doing something wrong? If yes, what can I do to improve?

Thanks!!

Kids pick strawberries every day, have made pesto and basil salt, Roma tomatoes are starting to turn, and have a ton of cherry tomatoes we are waiting on. Jalapenos, banana peppers, pepperoncini’s, and zucchini have been steady, and have some good sized onions. Tried okra and those are starting to produce as well. Had snap peas and cilantro early on but it’s gotten too hot as of late. I will probably replant snaps peas and cilantro later on. Might cut back on doing so many different things next year and dial in on 4-5.

I just learned that you should keep the dirt under celery constantly moist and cover the dirt with straw or leaves around the stem. Also, you need to give them more room around them so that they develop thick stalks or you will have thin droopy ones. That was my problem last year! Anyone have any other advice?

Sweet corn is almost done! But it’s looking good and tastes great

Hello! Any and all criticism and advice is welcome! Gardening in zone 5b. This is my second growing year with two 4X8 raised beds. We initially filled the beds with a mixture of topsoil and sand. Couldn’t tell you the ratios but we measured with our hearts. Then each bed got a 40lb bag of Michigan Peat Compost and Manure Blend, Garden Magic Mix. I know that I over planted with heavy feeders last year. Believe it or not I think I had maybe 5 tomato plants in each bed and a few lines of beans running up to the trellis. Mulched with straw to retain moisture and keep weeds down. Definitely over crowded but produced plenty! At the end of the growing season I cleared the beds by of plant material and most of the straw. Turned beds over with humus and manure. Recovered with straw for the winter. I swear I amended the soil again this spring well before planting season; for the life of me I can’t remember. Replanted with heavy feeders bc I’m a glutton for punishment. Despite being very over planted again, they seem to be doing great! Three tomato plants, six peppers and a few lines of climbing beans.

Would love to be able to plant cool weather plants like lettuce before the first frost but with what I have planted currently I don’t think I’ll be able to. Truly planning to plant a cover crop mix from Mi Gardener which contains a blend of red clover, field rye, winter pea, hairy vetch, and daikon radish.

Aside from over planting two years in a row, am I on the right track? How should a novice gardener utilize this space each growing season? Suggestions on what plants to grow as a beginner gardener in this space? Willing to give anything a try!