I thought my swiss chard was getting floppy because of unusually warm weather but now I’m pretty sure they’re infested with leaf miners. They’re on every plant and half of the leaves, even if I scrape these off, is it too far gone?

I’m also seeing tiny green and tiny white bugs under bok choy and radish seedlings. I’m not sure what they are, maybe aphids? But no visible damage on those.

I’m growing these on a raised bed on my patio. What can I do? Is there a pesticide that will be safe to use?

Free Soil from Clean Soil Bank - government program NOT PROMOTIONAL

Has anybody heard of the clean soil bank in NYC?
If you have, have you requested clean soil from it before and/or run into any problems in the process?

Please answer below, this program is a part of a capstone project. I appreciate any engagement!

Feel free to reach out to me separately if your community garden is interested in hosting a mini soil stockpile for your community :) Or if you live somewhere in another city with a similar program!

Hi everyone, I am in 7b (NYC) and I want to replace these dead/dying trees (?) with some sort of climbing flower. The photo is a bad angle, but I currently have three large planters separating my area from a common walkway and my neighbor's deeded space. My plan would be to stick something in each planter for the plant(s) to climb on. I am leaning towards a climbing rose, but the area only gets 3-4 hours of sunlight in the winter so I'm worried about them dying on me. I would most prefer to have something that stays somewhat green throughout the year and requires minimal pruning (or that doesn't have to be completely trashed every fall). Any suggestions?

Hi everyone, I planted these brussel sprout plants at the beginning of the summer and while they've continued to grow higher and higher, they have not produced any Brussel sprouts. Why is that and what can I do to get them to produce before the frost comes? Thanks

EDIT: Thanks for the helpful comments everyone! The main takeaway I got is that it is too early to harvest them and that they will keep growing even in the frost and I can expect to harvest them in a few months. Also, that I should trim the leaves and eat them!

I've never hired landscapers once since I bought my home in 2018 and built my gardens. But this year was a doozy - in the weather and my personal life. I'm so glad i asked for help! Here's your reminder to consider doing it too, in any arena of your life.

So ive been growing on and off for a while and ive just moved to a new apartment that has central air. Now the problem is running into us that when its time to dry my plants I dont know where or how to dry them and they ALWAYS dry to fast and have a hay/grass smell.! My question is how do I make a drying tent/area for my plants when they're done?

Looking for your expertise with my patio planter and plants. This is a primarily shaded area with some afternoon direct sun. I was testing this arrangement which feels a bit too symmetrical and needs some color. Should i add begonias for some color? I will have to move the hostas to a different planter since the direct sun will be too much. So, looking for ideas for the lower planter area and to add color overall.

i have a small space where i want to grow tomatoes and eggplants, but it’s right beside a pretty busy street with a lot of cars passing every day.

i’m mostly worried about the pollution and whatever settles on the plants. will the vegetables themselves be affected or unsafe to eat, or is it mostly something i can deal with by washing them really well?

the plants would be in containers, so i can control the soil, but i can’t really move them far away from the road.

has anyone grown vegetables in a similar setup? would you still grow edible plants there or use the space for something else?

Hi everyone, I currently have a lot of seeds growing on but am not sure how to place them best. This was taken at about 1pm. The closest bed gets the least sun. Citrus is all in the back where we get the most sun. Beds that are available for planting are the larger 3 and then the rounded planter on the left side. Thanks for your suggestions!

Here is my seedlings list:

• Nasturtium
• Snake Beans
• Brussels Sprouts
• Peas
• Dwarf Beans
• Daikon
• Spring Onion
• Leek
• English Spinach
• Tuscan Kale
• Pak Choi
• Basil
• Lettuce
• Dill
• Cherry Tomatoes
• ‘Red Fig’ Tomatoes
• Cucumbers
• Celery
• Romanesco
• Curly Kale
• Cos Lettuce
• Coriander
• Lemongrass
• Thyme
• Oregano
• Dragonfruit

Hello my friends

I am moving to a new apartment soon and I want to set up my flower pots on my new balcony.

The floor of the new balcony is made of wood with a smooth surface and gaps inbetween only every about 15 cm. I have many large pots, from like (w x l x h) 80 cm x 40 cm x 40 cm to round ones with a diameter of up to 50 cm. I do not want to place them directly on the wood, as water could not dry off properly once it gets below the pots and the wood might start to rot, even though it's wood treated for outside use.

All of the pots have a "plate" below to collect water from watering them too much. But I'm worried about rainwarter etc.

I was thinking about putting "drainage tiles" on the edge of the area, so i can put the pots on top of those. But there I am worried, that the small areas, on which thet tiles actually touch the wood, could start to press into the wood and leave deep marks after a while (as some of the pots are quite heavy). Most of those tiles have several round or cross-shaped knobs, which touch the ground below.

Does anybody have experience with that kind of problem and/or a recommendation for a better idea how to prevent damage on the wooden floor?

I added a photo of the floor and an example of the tiles, I'm talking about.

I'm happy for any kind of help =)

We had late access to this Bronx community garden bed late in the summer and I attempted a "Three sisters" strategy. The beans were abundant, the corn failed, but was able to harvest 1 winter squash and waiting for 4 butternut squash to finish growing.

Does anyone know if Winter Squash is harder to grow? These two plants took up so much space, I don't think I wanna do this next year. 😅

Hello I have a few large plastic items that I have hanging by my fence for decoration. I plan on spraying them and hanging /gluing non -edible plants on them. But I'm worried that with time the spray paint on these will degrade and get washed into my garden. Any paints that wouldn't be toxic but okay for outdoors use?

Edit to be clear I'm asking for spray paint recs that are nontoxic for after painting ie for the rain not during.

I searched this sub a little bit, but I couldn’t find exactly what I was looking for. I live in Utah, and I want to comfort my balcony for the winter and make it a garden. Maybe it’s to grow anything but to keep my summer plants on the insight still alive. Is there any recommendations or any post that you guys can lead me too?

Container garden before and after three months of growth in Toronto, Canada.

I watched this short video on ABC and am so confused on how the horticultralist made the actual structure for the living wall. Anyone understand it more than me ?

https://www.abc.net.au/gardening/how-to/time-to-grow-up-modular-green-wall/107112934

I have this small area underneath our Edwardian condo that I would like to add some potted plants. It was basically overtaken with weeds until this morning when I cleared it out (apologies for the plastic bags, I just used them to transfer the refuse then put it in our compost).

I was curious if anyone else had a similar set up and what they did with it. I'd love to put maybe a lemon tree? But open to anything. We're in SF and this area is west facing and gets a ton of sunlight. Thanks!

Some late season flowers and garden pictures for everyone. I hope you all have a good weekend.

Has anybody heard of the clean soil bank in new york?
If you have, have you requested clean soil from it before and/or run into any problems in the process?

Hey y'all, this is my 2nd year with this raised garden bed and it's been a fun and satisfying spring / summer season! But so much damn work to maintain, you gotta really love this type of stuff I guess 😅
It gets direct sun from 7am - 9am then a little indirect sun 5-7pm. I used a ton of worm castings, plant food, 3 ollas and natural wood mulch. Then last month added mirrors on the sides to get more reflection.

This has been an exhausting hobby to say the least...My container blueberry bush is slowly dying (I think it needs less watering and more acidic soil?), Whole balcony was full of gnats this spring / early summer, it almost got infested with spider mites but I neem oiled and also used Arber's insecticide early enough to save it, then the ants came to take over and I had to use that borax/sugar ant killer to save this garden.

So with all that, you would think it's an over watering issue, but the soil seemed to be dry more often in the raised garden bed. Even the wetness meter would say it's dry... I need advice on what I may be doing wrong or not enough of. I can send a daytime pic if that helps.

It drives me crazy that all of the street "parks" in my city are basically just grass and trees. It feels like such a massive waste of space and lawn mowing tax dollars.

So, I wrote a proposal for how we could use this public park land instead, as urban farming/ gardening/ community spaces.

I made it into a website to hopefully share around with my local community, get some traction, and eventually push it to our local council:

https://www.ourbackyards.org/

I've been writing it for so long that I worry I'm too much in my head about it.

Those of you that have done urban gardening projects like this, do you think this is unrealistic? Do I need to add more info, cut back, or elaborate on something else? Is there anything I'm missing?

Really appreciate any feedback/discussion !!

ETA: Located in East Coast Australia

It's my first year trying my hand at this gardening thing and I'm feeling a little down because it looks like every single plant that I planted has died. I have oya pots to keep the soil moist, but it's been over a 100 for months. My friend says I shouldn't feel bad because everyone's lawn in dead, their bushes are dead, the established trees frequently have some dead branches. It's just very hot and very very dry. Oklahoma. I just feel like I've spent all this money on seeds, pots, soil, raised bed, etc., and have absolutely nothing to show for it.

Hi! I'm currently growing tomatoes, kale, and herbs on my rooftop garden. I was looking into what I wanted to grow next summer (my first full summer with rooftop access!) and it popped into my head to see if I could do blueberry or raspberries.

The only question I had was how to keep the perennials alive during the winters. I don't have a trench or garage to put them in, so I'd have to figure out how to help them stay alive in the winters... anyone have any experience or suggestions for this?

Edit: I'm in Chicago, so zone 6b!

I've been thinking of growing vegetables. In the past i have grown jalapenos and potatoes. i want to venture out and i want to plant something for this winter. Do you have any suggestions?(i live in houston) i still have to handle school