My plan is to finally try hydroponics alongside my traditional garden. Apart from that I want to get to know my new gardening space. We moved houses mid-season last year and I haven't had the chance to get to know this patch.
Provide my wife the infrastructure she needs to garden effectively. I am excellent at developing systems and awful at gardening, and she is awful at developing systems but excellent at gardening.
Sub irrigated planters are another option. They're equally effective, but they take the human error factor of setting and adjusting watering rates out of the equation.
This is the site I used to make mine and it turned out well:
I want to be able to fight back the chaos a little, clear up the paths and fill up some bare spots. I want a compost heap and I want to learn to compost my oak leaves. I am going to plant a tree but I haven't decided which one yet. My goals have to be small because I haven't got enough time. What are yours?
Last year I traveled so much that I had no time to trim anything, and by the end of the season my one tomato took over half of the garden. This year I will do actual maintenance.
Humble goal, to keep increasing the number of healthy plants in my apartment without having any mass extinction event. Right now I'm close to 30 plants.
More perennials. We've carved out space in the back yard for a row of raspberry plants. We've also cleared some wildflowers (RIP) for a self-pollinating cherry tree. It's going to have to overflow into the front yard if we want to keep adding.
Hell strip overhaul from rocky weeds to... Something with intention.
Also, to get over my fear of ordering a bulk delivery of mulch instead of wasting time and extra money, getting inferior product by the bag, from the big box hardware stores.
Get some good squish growing. We had one fantastic year of zucchini, yellow, butternut, and acorn squash, but every year since has been a fail. Hoping to recapture the magic.
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linkshandig@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 1y
I’m hoping to start some bonsai trees
Lupo@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Grow weed on my apartment building's roof.
anonymous111@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Tomatoes. Tomatoes everywhere.
stiephelando@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 1y
My plan is to finally try hydroponics alongside my traditional garden. Apart from that I want to get to know my new gardening space. We moved houses mid-season last year and I haven't had the chance to get to know this patch.
agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
Provide my wife the infrastructure she needs to garden effectively. I am excellent at developing systems and awful at gardening, and she is awful at developing systems but excellent at gardening.
anonymous111@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Drip irrigation is very satisfying, very cheap, and very effective if you have a mains water hookup.
PlantJam@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Sub irrigated planters are another option. They're equally effective, but they take the human error factor of setting and adjusting watering rates out of the equation.
This is the site I used to make mine and it turned out well:
https://albopepper.com/sips.php
Note that he says not to put perennial plants in it. This may be true for areas that get a very deep freeze, but my perennials did great in zone 8.
rotkehlchen@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
I want to be able to fight back the chaos a little, clear up the paths and fill up some bare spots. I want a compost heap and I want to learn to compost my oak leaves. I am going to plant a tree but I haven't decided which one yet. My goals have to be small because I haven't got enough time. What are yours?
Blaze@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 1y
Probably get better with my plants. I live in a flat and travel once in a while, it's a bit difficult to keep them watered
rotkehlchen@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y
I see. Which methods have you tried?
Blaze@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 1y
The infamous wholed plastic bottle, but that didn't really work out (the plant still had a very bad time)
stiephelando@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 1y
In my experience wicking methods work very well and can be built cheaply.
Blaze@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 1y
I'll give it a try, thanks!
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Unlocking Ginger Island.
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camr_on@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Last year I traveled so much that I had no time to trim anything, and by the end of the season my one tomato took over half of the garden. This year I will do actual maintenance.
I also want to try growing chamomile
namelivia@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Humble goal, to keep increasing the number of healthy plants in my apartment without having any mass extinction event. Right now I'm close to 30 plants.
Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Get some climbing plants for the fences and some decorative trees and shrubs. Nothing ambitious, but some more features for an otherwise wild garden.
Bitswap@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
New property so planting blueberries, grapes, raspberries and a couple fruit trees.
reddig33@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Gonna try sweet potatoes this year. 🤞
iowagneiss@midwest.social · 2 pts · 1y
More perennials. We've carved out space in the back yard for a row of raspberry plants. We've also cleared some wildflowers (RIP) for a self-pollinating cherry tree. It's going to have to overflow into the front yard if we want to keep adding.
bangsnooter@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 1y
Grow my own mirepoix, potatoes, and garlic
Snapz@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Hell strip overhaul from rocky weeds to... Something with intention.
Also, to get over my fear of ordering a bulk delivery of mulch instead of wasting time and extra money, getting inferior product by the bag, from the big box hardware stores.
CascadianGiraffe@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Make enough money selling seedlings to offset the cost of my new seed starting setup.
Preserve at least half my harvest.
maplehill@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y
Get back to raising more vegetables and canning. I want to shift away from the grocery store a bit for produce.
anakin78z@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Get some good squish growing. We had one fantastic year of zucchini, yellow, butternut, and acorn squash, but every year since has been a fail. Hoping to recapture the magic.
Snapz@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
You kids and your new slang terms