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I am 13, no Gardening Exp., Richmond, Virginia, What do I plant?
I am 13, no Gardening Exp., Richmond, Virginia, What do I plant?
This time of year, you might try some radishes and lettuce, particularly leaf lettuces. I don’t know your area well enough,
but there might be enough time for a crop of fall peas. Broccoli and cauliflower and cabbage are other possibilities.http://www.ext.vt.edu/departments/enviro…http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/envirohort/42…http://www.ext.vt.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects…http://www.ext.vt.edu/departments/enviro…
Most of the herbs are probably better off planted in the spring,
unless you can get some divisions of someone else’s established plants. (Warning, do not plant mint unless it’s in a pot or surrounded by concrete… quite invasive!).
I’ll also suggest you might want to find a copy of a book called “Rodale’s Chemical Free Yard and Garden”. It has some very nice chapters in the beginning on soil, and how to tell what type of soil you have, basic plant disease control, how climate affects how plants grow, etc. I think it’s well written and will give you a good basis for gardening next spring. Gardening is much, much easier when you choose plants that will grow well in your soil type with the amount of water and light you can provide. It’s much harder work when you’re trying to grow something that really doesn’t like your soil or climate. If your public library doesn’t have a copy, check online sites like abe.com — it’s been out long enough that you can probably pick up a used copy for about $1. If you’re specifiically interested in herbs, I’d also suggest looking for Rodale’s Illustrated Encylopedia of Herbs.
Then sign up for some garden catalogs for stuff you think you might be interested in growing. Richter Seeds in Canada has an amazing herb catalog. I’m also fond of Pinetree Garden Seeds– they’re good seeds and well priced, in my experience.
Have you looked at a calendar lately?
Generally, gardens are planted in the *spring*.
Herbs – well I think at this time of the year you best bet would be Radishes, they grow fast and this is a good time for a late crop.
Chives would do well now but no yield until spring
garlic Oct is planting season for garlic,its a cash crop takes the better part of a year to grow reasonably low maintenance
Glad to see you taking an interest in gardening. It is a little too late in the season to plant an herb garden outside. The good news is that you can begin getting ready for next springs garden now. To start with you need to find a sunny spot in the yard where you can plant a garden. It needs to be a spot that will get about six hours of direct sunlight a day. Keep in mind where the sunlight will be in the spring and summer. Then decide how big of a garden you will want.
Once you have decided, you can dig up that area or till it now. You will want to remove any grass clumps and rocks from the area and then dig or till again. By digging I mean to turn the soil over to get it loose. You will need loose soil, not clumped together, for the herb roots to grow. Next spring, do the digging or tilling again as soon as the soil can be worked. Over the winter you can check out a few web sites to decide on the herbs that you want to grow. A good site is http://www.jungseed.com. They are an on-line catalog but can give you different ideas. Good luck.
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collectafew terra cottaclay pots. Buy some good gardening soil like miracle grow at a home depotand go to the herb aisle. Start your indoor garden by a sunny windowsill either by seed or buy your herbs in a small size. Good ones to start are:rosemary, basil, thyme and chives.Whne spring comes you can transplant them outside after danger of frost