Gardening!

[tcromeans]

This will be my first year planting a garden! We live in north Mississippi.. Any advice on when to start planting what? Or any advice on how to make sure something grows?

[Wolf mom]

You need to ask this in the Gardening and Plant Propagation forum.

You'll get a lot of answers regarding soil, climate, watering, when & how to plant, types of gardening from square foot to raised beds.

And you can contact your local co-op extension service (usually county) as they have lots of information.

Have fun!!

[homstdr74]

Originally Posted by tcromeans

This will be my first year planting a garden! We live in north Mississippi.. Any advice on when to start planting what? Or any advice on how to make sure something grows?

You can plant English peas anytime now. Lettuce always goes in around St. Valentine's Day, and we're north of you. Onion sets, for sure---they'll come up through the snow.

[Callieslamb]

You can look here
http://www.thevegetablegarden.info/planting-schedules

http://www.thegardenhelper.com/vegtips.html

For some of us that just spent 2 hours digging our way to our barns in knee deep snow, it's just too sad to think any more about your garden. Good luck!

[MoonShadows]

Some easy vegetables for beginners to grow: carrots, peppers and tomatoes.

Some easy herbs for beginners to grow: basil, chives, oregano, peppermint and thyme.

[Limon]

Contact your local extension service. They will have information specific to your area. They should also have lists of when to plant various items, what varieties do well in your area, and what diseases and pests to watch out for. Also, spend the few bucks to get a soil test, so you know what condition the garden is in.

[ronbre]

welcome to gardening, I live in Mich so won't be much help

[Fire-Man]

I live in Zone 8, I have got my garden pea's and irish potatoes planted as well as a few onions. I got hundred of collard plants going strong from last fall planting.

[PrettyPaisley]

Tomatoes, cucumbers and zucchini always make me feel like a master gardener! I'm going to try my hand at okra and being from MS - I know you can grow that there !

[wood1963]

I got into the homesteading lifestyle because I feel there is a financial crisis coming before long. I made a decision to move to a rural area, and have planted 75 fruit trees, 70 blueberries, about fifty grapevines, put up a greenhouse and set up a garden. I initially started this for disaster preparedness, but there are lots of perks to learning to grow things. Tonight I picked lettuce, onions, carrots, snow peas, broccoli, and my first fresh beets ever. I even thru in some of the beet leaves into the salad. Not only have I been learning to produce my own produce and meats, but I've been enjoying fresh food that's really healthy. I had to use store bought tomatoes and cheese, but that's coming soon as well. My tom. plants are about three inches tall now, and I plan to add goats to my rabbits and chickens before long. I was pleased to find this site of others that like to 'do for themselves' as well. I'm far from an expert on any self sufficient skills, but have been getting better over the last 9 yrs or so. If I can ever help anyone with advice from my trials and triumphs, I'm happy to do so. Be well!