Goals for Your Garden

Ooh, you gotta tell me more about growing feverfew, I'm just discovering how awesome it is! 

That's awesome! I read with fruit trees that are still young it's good to prune the fruits off so the tree puts more energy and nutrients into the growth of the branches and trunk. With feverfew it needs sunlight to germinate so sprinkle the seeds and lightly press it down but do not cover it with dirt! :) What zone do you grow in?

I'm hoping to have a backyard garden at some point. I hope I can at least craft a plan this year and get the soil ready for planting even if I don't grow much this year. We do have space on the sides we usually grow peppers but I want to learn more about what's best to grow in my region. Also want to grow a few plants for medical purposes but have to learn more about that. This year will probably be learning than anything tangible 

I finally acquired my first ever space all to myself and I've felt really overwhelmed by it, also blessed. I have a front yard that is full of hard earth. I live in a dessert, anyone who has helpful tips on how to get the soil nutrient rich IM me, would love to gain some garden pals on here! 

Hey I'm starting a garden!

I just bought a home myself in the Midwest, and it was super overgrown with just junk landscaping, like mint and various vines... I am working on clearing out the landscaping, at which point I will replace it with useful plants, like a garden. Tomatoes, Corn, peas, etc.

Looking forward to getting things going on my garden!

Good luck Ryan!

Below is some pics for my garden as it is, but my gaols are:

Set up a 5 gallon fountain, maybe try to turn it into a biotope.

Figure out how to funnel more rainwater into my rainbarrel, and buy a auto solar irigator  (Sp?)

Start Cilantro, Peas and Carrots to try to get one last harvest out of my mild zone 9 winter.

Harvest and preserve my catnip so i can use it over winter, likely by making a tincture of it?

Funny enough Ryan I can't get mint to grow on my balcony!  So i need that too (Haha, send me yours! //JK jk)

Catnip!

Chia

Those are some nice looking plants you got there Zoseph. I unfortunately do not have any pictures of my mint at the moment, and currently my mint is buried under several inches of snow... It'll be back in the spring though... Mint is difficult to control or contain!

I love your energy and passion for gardening! You're absolutely right—gardening isn't about being a "hippy," it's about connecting with nature, improving your health, and becoming more self-reliant. It's such a rewarding activity, whether you're growing food, herbs, or even just flowers for some beauty and peace of mind.
Your mention of using feverfew for migraines is especially cool—it’s amazing how nature provides for us. This actually reminds me of the Amrit Brikha Andolan, a movement that encourages planting and nurturing trees to support both the environment and community well-being. It’s all about reconnecting with the earth, which is exactly what gardening does too.
Keep growing, learning, and sharing—your garden sounds like a beautiful journey in progress! 🌱💚

Totally agree, gardening isn’t just for “hippies” It’s such a great hobby and super rewarding. I’ve got a small garden going with herbs and veggies, and it’s been awesome saving money and having fresh stuff at home.

Also, I didn’t know feverfew helps with migraines, that’s really good to know! Always up for learning more about natural remedies. Can’t wait to hear what others are growing too! 🌱

Gardening is such a rewarding hobby and definitely not just for “hippies.” It’s amazing how much you can save and how helpful herbs can be for health. I’m just starting my own little garden and excited to learn more about growing different plants. Would love to swap tips and ideas! 

Kkooo

Nurture nature. Plants can be good teachers. Gardening is more fun when you take it as experimenting. Get all experience, the good and the bad, you are learning along the way. I've collected seeds. Growing food might become a rare skill. I am still hopeful I'll find a location that lets us grow. Most of my food gardening has been in containers for now.

I've dabbled on and off in hobby gardening for about 4 years now and only this year have I really gotten to know a lot of people in the plant community from my region. It definetly isn't a hobby for hippies, there's a wide range of very respectable scientists, artists, parents, punks, and other community members. It's honestly so awesome to see so many different types of folks interested in the plant world from many different perspectives. There's lots of folks interested in wildlife conservation, agriculture, foraging, food redistribution, and indigenous practices. I'm so grateful to know so many different people with so many different practices and different mindsets, who knew plants could bring people together so strongly.