Posts Tagged ‘novice’

Starting with seeds on Monday, you can be munching on sprouts by the weekend!

This week we head back to the district, where Lilly Shoup is growing tomatoes, snow peas, and other good things in the (large, if I may add) backyard of her rowhome.   She’s a first time gardener who is blogging about her exploits at The Bird and Bee, so be sure to check her out if you’re a first timer as well. Your Name: Lilly Shoup Your City: Washington, DC What You’re Growing: Vegetables with a few marigolds thrown in for good measure How you’re Growing it: By ear… Tips for other GitC readers: Don’t sweat the small stuff, most people never even try! Be sure to keep us posted throughout the season, Lilly!

Yesterday, I wrote my first guest post on Prince of Petworth, a popular DC neighborhood blog.  In the comments section, a reader asked a question that I thought deserved a bit more attention.  I’ve pasted it below: “So I’m a below-novice gardener, and just received delivery of my “beginner’s veggie garden”. It’s 8 little starter plants in 4 inch plastic containers: cucumbers, a couple of different tomatoes, squash, and something I’m not remembering right now. I only have container gardening as an option, and my plan was to dump a bunch of potting soil in four of these 13-inch pots (12-inches deep), add the starter plants, and then in a couple of months…MAGIC! right? Experts, what else should I be doing? Am I setting myself up for failure? I am dedicated enough to water a couple of times a day, what else will I need to do?” My initial (abridged)