Gardening or Yard tips

[carnation]

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

I was doing both. I used my rototiller yesterday morning so I can start my garden. But I decided to plant the tomato plants in pots. I’m going to plant something else in my garden. I never heard of soil testing for the lawn though. What’s that all about? Sounds like it’d be useful. My neighbor seems to have a lot of backyard knowledge but he hasn’t mentioned that one. Thanks for mentioning it. I’d be interested in more information on it.

The county agent can give you a box in which you put a sample of your soil and you get back an analysis of it and what you need to add. Just call your county extension office.

Sorry about the accidental edit, I posted my answer in your post.

[aephi alum]

If you're growing fruits and veggies, I highly recommend EarthBox. Back in the day, when I owned a house in an area with hungry hungry deer, I used EarthBoxes for my tomatoes and cucumbers, and I always had an awesome crop. I put them on my deck so the deer couldn't get at them.

Also, I forgot to mention azaleas! They are low-maintenance and do well in shade. They flower in May in the Northeast, possibly earlier in TN.

[*winter*]

Pay a professional.

Fun fact: two of my nieces count as “professionals”

Additional Fun Fact: my degree is in biology but I weaseled out of botany at the last minute

I’m kind of like an unintentional mass murderer of plants. But good luck to you.

[carnation]

Originally Posted by *winter*

Pay a professional.

Fun fact: two of my nieces count as “professionals”

Additional Fun Fact: my degree is in biology but I weaseled out of botany at the last minute

I’m kind of like an unintentional mass murderer of plants. But good luck to you.

fun fact: I have a Ph.D. in horticulture with a minor in botany but I hardly admit it online because then people start sending me photos of sick plants to diagnose or weeds to identify. I taught it on the college level for years but now I teach foreign languages.

[Phrozen Sands]

Originally Posted by carnation

The county agent can give you a box in which you put a sample of your soil and you get back an analysis of it and what you need to add. Just call your county extension office.

Sorry about the accidental edit, I posted my answer in your post.

Originally Posted by aephi alum

If you're growing fruits and veggies, I highly recommend EarthBox. Back in the day, when I owned a house in an area with hungry hungry deer, I used EarthBoxes for my tomatoes and cucumbers, and I always had an awesome crop. I put them on my deck so the deer couldn't get at them.

Also, I forgot to mention azaleas! They are low-maintenance and do well in shade. They flower in May in the Northeast, possibly earlier in TN.

Now I know what those soil samples were that we used to ship when I managed a FedEx Office store. I’m not sure if they were soil samples for the same purpose as mine but they were samples we’d ship. They were always from one of the local colleges/universities out here. All of this useful info is in my notes on my phone.

One thing about GC, there’s a lot educated people on here, so at least someone knows something about whatever question one might have. It just takes a thread start about it Lol.