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Hi! I’m in NYC and just recently purchased planters for my front stoop, which is on the south side of the street. The planters have these dimensions: 64” long x 21” tall x 15” deep (2 of these) 44” long x 21” tall x 15” deep (1 of these) What is the best type of soil (or combination of compost and soil) for these planters? How can I figure out how many bags of soil are needed? submitted by /u/rrrrolo [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hello all! I am pretty unexperienced with urban agriculture but I'm slowly learning and just got presented with an opportunity to help a friend start a garden in this space! They run a community restaurant downstairs and the idea would be for the garden to serve the restaurant as much as possible and to compost the waste from the restaurant for the garden. Besides basic introductory permaculture texts I'm a bit lost of where to start with planning this. Can anyone offer any advice or point me in the direction of any resources that could help? Appreciate it :) submitted by /u/klouisk [visit r ..read more

hi everyone! not sure where to post this besides r/gardening, so putting it here too. i'm new to this sub and pretty new to gardening in general. looking for a bit of advice. the problems are of my own making and i'm not sure how to solve 'em. OVERLY DETAILED BACKGROUND: i have two small balconies in my apartment, one in the front, one in the back. last summer i decided to try and do some container gardening. i'm a student in a big city and materials are quite expensive, so i ended up investing quite a lot into potting soil + raw materials to mix my own (the latter was somewhat successful but ..read more

I planted dozens of carrots in the garden and all was going well! All the seedlings came up great and started to get bigger… then this week came. As each day has gone by, more and more of my carrots have simply VANISHED! There’s only about 10 of the 40+ left!! What’s curious though is the soil doesn’t seem to have been tampered with, the carrots have just vanished into thin air!! I have a private garden so I know there has been no human intervention (they’re too small to interest anyone anyways) Has anyone here had any experience with this and know what devils stealing them?? I know my crows ..read more

Anyone know how this is possible and what kind of tree? New York City 7b submitted by /u/ccs14911 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

This is my tiny urban garden (Mumbai, dry, hot, partial sunlight, drip irrigation system installed). My idea is to propagate carpet moss and cover up the soil in my tiny pots. I have no idea how to go about it. Is it feasible? What kind of moss should I look for? I want the tiny soft green carpet type that is used in bonsai pots, not the longer Sphagnum moss. Would it harm my plants? Any experience/help is appreciated. submitted by /u/FilmyInn [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hi folks! Completely inexperienced gardener here, but my apartment in Brooklyn has a pretty huge backyard (by Brooklyn standards). Right now it's just weeds and concrete and is ugly as hell. While I'd love to do some proper landscaping, I don't have the time, knowledge, or funds to pay someone else right now. Hoping for ideas on something new/bee-friendly I could fill the backyard with? I was thinking of digging up most of the paving stones and planting a clover lawn, since that seems relatively easy and eco-friendly. But are there wildflower mixes I could throw in, maybe? Would love any ..read more

No, it's not only for antioxidants but a stress reliever while picking. Any other ways to make the fruits more bigger? submitted by /u/Bien_Mulberry_243 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

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