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I've realized after a freeze/summer heat wave lot of people in certain neighborhoods near me throw out plants they think are dead/dying. I've had a pretty good success rate rescuing them, worst case scenario I end up with a pot to grow kitchen scraps out of.

This time of year there are lots of posts on Craigslists are full of people cleaning their garage out of gardening tools, half-used bags of fertilizer or soil, etc.

Well, I got that herb growing kit someone gifted me that I am going to try. Now that I own my own yard, I would like to try and grow something. Not sure what will grow good in my area.

You can check what zone you're in based on your location. Knowing your soil type and drainage will be handy too if you're looking to plant directly into the ground. It's a good idea to observe which areas of your yard get sunlight throughout the day so you know where the best spots are for shade plants and sun lovers.

r/gardening has some good resources.

Thanks! Will give them a look.

Where do you do it?

eBay's done fine for me. Just don't fall for obvious lies like 'rainbow rose seeds' or try to buy seeds for anything that you know needs to be super fresh in order to sprout (citrus, figs, such as).

migardener, they sell seeds .99 a pack and have an address you can send your leftover seeds to donate to people who can't afford them

Wow, those are amazing prices but I saw at least one review that said they didn't really include the full number of seeds promised:

https://migardener.com/store/butterfly-milkweed/#reviews

I hate to sound greedy, because .99 is a good price. But I'm a little worried that they promise a TON of seeds and then don't even come close?

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Pinetree. Nice variety, good germination rates:

https://www.superseeds.com/

For veggies, melons, herbs, and mostly old timey heirloom flowers, rareseeds.com. If you’re in the US desert southwest, nativeseeds.org. For more modern flower seeds and some plants, selectseeds.com. Also check out davesgarden.com and especially their mail order/online nursery review site at davesgarden.com/products/gwd

I'm determined to spring clean and overhaul the house over spring/summer, and I really want some nice houseplants. But I'm awful with them. My friend got me a cactus as a housewarming gift ages ago saying "even you can look after this!" ...It died. I suck. Anything else that's nice-looking but not too high-maintenance?

Get an orchid. I kill just about everything else, but my orchids are super easy. Found a good spot where they're comfortable with the amount of sun, and just remember to give them a dribble of water every Saturday. 3 years and counting. And every time they start a new spike it's like having a pet!

Holy gods, really? I have killed - and killed rather quickly - every orchid that i've ever been given. I have no idea why i was given them in the first place.

They're weird and fidly, I'm just...surprised.

Re: Easy houseplants for someone with no green thumb?

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Re: Easy houseplants for someone with no green thumb?

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Your best bet is probably an air plant.

Snake or jade plants, aloe (indirect sungligh, water every couple weeks), rosemary all tend to be hardy and bounce back from abuse ime.

With cacti/succulents ignoring them works best, most of the time when they die it's because they're overwatered.

Spider plants! I got one in second grade and it's still not dead.

Yep. Spider plants are super hardy. The first spider plant I ever got is still going. It will be 20 years old next year.

African violets, peace lilies, or rosemary.

I can't kill my rosemary plant. I bought it May, left it on the balcony all summer and watered it twice (It got rain all summer). I picked it a few times to cook with and now it's sitting inside on the floor in front of the window. I water it once a week.

Google search "houseplants that are easy to care for" or "houseplants that are hard to kill". There are a lot of websites with suggestions for you. The important thing to consider is the amount of sunlight entering the room you'd like to place the plant in and how often the plant needs to be watered.

Like someone mentioned already, snake plants are very hardy and last forever. They can handle a wide range of lighting conditions as well. Whatever plant you decide on, just google it or watch some youtube videos to get an idea for how to best care for it. Also make sure that there's a hole in the bottom of the pot when you buy it.

The only tip I have is that some Starbucks package up their used grounds and have them sitting in front of the store for the taking to supplement your garden soil.

I've been using some leftover fruit and vegetable peels for fertilizer and my potted plants seem to be liking it. Also just found out you could use eggshells for fertilizer too! Seems one of those peels had some tomato seeds on them and now a tomato plant is growing inside the pot. Just as unplaneed.

I also used some peels to try and revive a lily plant in my garden and it worked wonders!

tl;dr recycling peels seem to be good for the environment and for my plants.

Do you just mix it into the soil or spread the on top?

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no tips, I'm just looking forward to this shitty winter being over so I can see to the progress of my native prairie patch. my ironweed and cardinal lobelia did really well, not sure if my shooting stars are coming back or what. my goal this spring is to get to the nursery to get native goldenrod before they sell out.

Can you pre-order it?

Anyone have any tips on jury-rigging grow lights? I'm trying to overwinter the tomatoes, but have more plants than window space.

I got this, put it in a regular lamp, and run it near my citrus tree. It's kept it going well . https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071QYJJNV/ 😃🍋🍋

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