amethyst-mist:

Good for beginner gardeners or those who don’t have much time!

• Plant wildflowers/plants native to your area (easy to keep alive and attracts pollinators!)
• Weeding is easiest when the ground is damp
• If you boil veggies, use the leftover (cooled) water to water your potted plants
• Grow herbs and/or fast-growing plants in pots 
• Grow delicate plants/plants that won’t do well in your climate indoors
• Research! Some plants are much easier to take care of than others 
• (For the love of everything good in this world, be careful with roses) 
• Focus on one project/plant/bed/etc at a time 
• Find a friend/neighbor/roommate/etc to share the garden with and lighten the load
• Buy starter plants/flowers instead of seeds
• OR, if you use seeds, start indoors
• Eggshells make great food for plants! 
• Plant natural pest repellents (marigolds, garlic and chives, etc)
• Mulch can be really helpful if you have the time/resources to put it down 
• Record what you do- it’ll save you headaches in the future when you forget what you did that worked (or didn’t work) 

Feel free to add on if I missed anything! 

radical-agriculture:

it’s gardening season! please don’t plant lettuces/greens directly into the ground in an urban area or close to a building without getting a soil test. the risk of lead poisoning is very high. if you can’t afford a soil test and you must plant into the ground, try to grow something where you will only be eating the fruit and not the leaves & stems (i.e. tomatoes, cucumbers, etc) bc there’s less of a chance that heavy metals will migrate to the fruit tissues. better yet, build a raised bed or plant in pots!