Is Comfrey worth it?
I've only recently grown comfrey as a trial and wondered about the claims, this article from gardenmyths.com suggests it's not worth it. What do people here think?
Gardening Forums
Friendly gardening forums for all your plant, fruit and vegetable questions.
Live Last read · last published · next check
Latest articles
Sakura tree
Hello all, I have just received a sakura ( Yoshino cherry blossom) tree, about 6 or 7 inches tall, in the mail. It arrived with leaves and appears healthy. I mean to let it grow until it is about 1 foot and half to 2 feet in height, before I transport it to the ground. What do I need to do to care for it in the meantime, (when can I transfer to a bigger pot?) and is my plan ok? Fertilizer? Can I…
Really need a thread for recipes/cooking.
Many of us grow veggies in a garden, or buy them at farmers markets. Sure would be hice to be able to go to a section and look to see if there was a recipe on there for a veggie I want to cook. Till then Al's Navy Bean soup. In 1907 the US senate passed a resolution that bean soup would be on the menu every day in the senate dinning room when ever they were in session. My self I want pure…
Free app that diagnosed my tomato disease from a photo
Hey fellow gardeners My tomato plants were struggling last month with yellowing leaves and I couldn't figure out what was wrong. I found this free app called Chlora that lets you take a photo of the affected leaf and it identifies the disease and gives you treatment steps. It actually saved my harvest I'm not affiliated with them, just wanted to share since it really helped me. Has anyone else…
Thinking about growing a "good" Apple tree in MA
My mother has a pear tree that gets almost no pears some years, but this year it has hundreds. Its an old tree so the pears are huge. Just what you'd like, if you liked pears. I, however, do not like pears. I've often thought off and on about growing an apple tree in my yard, but in the end I always chicken out because I don't want to constantly be picking up fallen, rotten apples. But I'm looking…
What are you harvesting/foraging/found?
I'll start I collected desiccated black cherries off the forest floor January 1 They taste like dates. Also, multiflora rose hips which are quite tasty, even though they're so tiny Before that American persimmon in December, black walnuts can still be found, and Osage orange balls I dug up a big Greenbriar hoping it would have starchy tubers under it like the Texas variety, no luck And i…
What did you do in your garden today?
I thought I'd start a new thread that can be continuously updated by everyone any day of the year. We have people on the forum from all around the world, so there is always somebody doing something with their garden. I think it would be nice to check in and see what our members have done. So whether you've been busy today or busy three months from today, here's the question... What did you do in…
Help!!! corded or cordless lawn mower
Hi, I have a bumpy lawn and looking for an electric lawn mower now. If you use an electric one, please give me some review between corded and cordless. Thanks
What am I doing wrong with potatoes?
My potatoes all died earlier than expected, and the entire green withered and disappeared. My soil quality was poor and I did no pest control. I could see bite marks but never saw the actual pests... I also did wrong by overwatering before I realized it but once I stopped that they continued to die like this. I thought potatoes were easy but is this just a result of my poor gardening? lol
Powdery Mildew on Squash
Alright y'all... the dreaded powdery mildew is upon my pumpkins & squash. How do I get rid of this naturally? As you can see, my chickens nibble the leaves through the fence, so it's gotta be something safe for them. Also, is it normal for so many pumpkin blossoms to die off like this or am I doing something wrong? I water about every other day at this point in their growth and they were planted…
Do these look like new perennial sunflowers to you?
Ok so 2 years ago, I planted a pair of perennial sunflowers along the back edge of my lawn. They died in the winter and the next year (last year), they came back. Died again, and this year, each spot has a whole bunch of these things growing. Are these them? I can't tell if these are weeds or sunflowers! If they're weeds, I want to yank em quick! But of course if they're sunflowers, Thats great…
Number of steps today
Someone mentioned tracking the number of steps they take each day. Presumably there are numbers that medical folks would like for us to reach each day. I'm interested in comparing numbers...with anyone and everyone willing to compare. Seems like it would be fun. Not intended to be competitive or any infringement on personal info. Just fun. Let's see if anyone else sees some fun in it. Yesterday my…
Is there any point in keeping tomatoes alive?
Here is Arkansas we have had a couple of weeks of 101-105 temps during the day. I have tomatoes planted in containers on my west facing deck that look very bedraggled. I trim off the sunburned parts only to find more each day. Some flowers but no fruits and the fruits on the vine are very small. Each day I water these poor folks, thinking that if I can keep them alive they might produce when the…
What is it?
Found a whole bunch of these growing along creek here in central Oregon. Resemble orchids, but don't have a clue what they might really be.
What does your garden look like ... Today?
So, we all like showing off our gardens. Sometimes, at least for me, I want to share a photo or two but I don't want to make an entirely new thread for it. That's why I created this. This can be a place where we all can share our gardens on any given day, or every day. Photos, videos, whatever you'd like to share. I created a similar thread over on the pond forum and it's gone well. I'll start it…
Which pollinators have you seen in your garden today?
Would love to see what is pollinating your plants in your garden today. I'll start with two critical ones the Monarch American Lady and the honeybee. This butterfly landed precisely where a milkweed plant was located last year. Coincidence? Honeybees working on ring-of-fire sunflowers..
Weather 2026
Good morning all, light cloud and light winds temp 2c to 6c Precipitation 0% Sunrise 8.18 Sunset 16.05 Might get a bit of rain or snow later
YouTube mega thread
Got any videos that you like post here
Cat toilet
My rose bed is continually used as a toilet by a cat/cats even directly in front of an electronic scarer. I’ve tried every recommended deterrent I can find.
Trees before winter question
So I'd asked this question below in several places. But I never got a response out of it. I hope to pose it here. I live in a state with ... cold winters and freezing. I want to know how big and how long you have to have young trees or tree seedlings in the ground in the fall before winter to have them still be able to get through the winter? Like... I think they might need to have a certain size…
Mason Jar Canning Question?
So... mason jar canning was first invented supposedly in the 1850s. Although there was a woman involved with learning how to can the vegetables, the guy came up with the jar idea. Don't think they are related. But it occurred to me that at some point they might not have had rubber to make the rubber rings for that process. Did they ever use pine sap or pine tar to seal the jars? Could that work if…