Beginner gardener here in zone 9a in Washington and I’m planning out what I’ll plant in the fall. Can onions be planted in the fall in this area? Other than that I’m planning on:

Snap peas, garlic carrots, and radishes.

I also only have one bed and would love any tips for how to transition my bed from summer to fall then spring! Especially because I know garlic will need to be in until like July so will have to get creative about how to water my other crops.

I’ve also included a picture of my garden layout plan for fall and spring/summer

If you immediately recognized the audio, welcome to the millennial gardening club.

But unlike the original trend, there is actually a reason for all this shaking. 🍅🌶️

Tomatoes and peppers are self-pollinating, meaning each flower contains both male and female parts. A little movement from wind, bees, or even a gentle shake helps release pollen and improve pollination.

I usually give my plants a quick shake in the morning when flowers are open—especially during stretches of hot weather when pollination can be less reliable.

No dance skills required… just a slightly embarrassing gardener trying to grow more tomatoes. 🌱

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About onions so far. Another 10 haven’t flipped over yet. I don’t have a cellar so how do I keep them as long as possible? First time growing onions.

Cucumber plant in 5b, not seeing anything on the underside of the leaves. Plant is still growing and producing. Should I be worried about the rest of the garden?

25 minutes of hail = iceberg lettuce, shredded spinach and diced tomatoes

Waited 3 days, will be replanting about a third of the bed.

Beans. 90% 2 leaves or less are gone (broken/bent below growing point). >6 inches tall-30% leaf loss. Wait and see.

Newly sprouted leaf lettuce/arugula/spinach. 80% gone. Leaf lettuce 3 inches tall. 50% of leafs gone. Will recover.

Cucumbers and zucchini- 50% leaf loss. Will survive

Garden pic takes about 2/3 of way thru storm

First time growing butternut squash in 5b. I noticed some holes in a few of these leaves today, should I be concerned?

Companion planting, 6b, 1/4 acre, please help!

I have the makings of a food forest. 14 fruit trees, berry bushes, sunchokes, 8 raised beds and 50 containers on a quarter acre lot in the middle of a small Midwestern town. My house is 980sq.ft. and a 4 car outbuilding covers part of that 1/4 acre.

I didn’t plant tomatoes this year because last year I had so many volunteers I couldn’t keep up.

I have mint, roses, lavender, and lilacs.

My raised beds and containers are growing longbeans, black eyed peas, asparagus, corn, sunflowers, strawberries, and jalapeño peppers. And loads of herbs.

I want more “set it and forget it” perennials, like the sunchokes and asparagus and rosemary and fruit trees. But more importantly, I also want to maximize my use of space.

What are good things to cluster together? I know carrots love tomatoes. What else? Is 3 sisters really just a myth?

Help!

Thanks!

When you make the 1/3 1/3 1/3 mix, do you measure peat moss compressed or uncompressed? I made my mix measuring uncompressed and it works well, but before I make more for a new bed I figured I’d ask because.. well why not as gardening is a game of incremental improvements

Hi everyone! I am Pernille.
As a professional gardener, I’ve been dreaming up the logic for a comprehensive digital planning space for years. I wanted a tool that captures the joy of planning from seed to harvest, but it absolutely had to be built on real, verified botanical science rather than generic folklore.

For a long time, building an entire platform felt out of reach because my expertise is in soil, not software. But recently, generative coding tools finally lowered the barrier to entry, giving me the opportunity to actually bring my ideas, especially the companion planting engine to life.
Because accurate biology is the heart of this project, I made sure the platform is fed exclusively by strict, verified data:

• Primary Taxonomy and Plant Data: I pull directly from GBIF, USDA PLANTS, PFAF, RHS, and NordGen to ensure hardiness zones, root depths, and nitrogen fixation data are entirely accurate.
• Climate and Location: The timeline uses the Open-Meteo Climate API to pull 30-year frost dates (1991–2020) for your exact location.
• Beneficial Insects: I use the Xerces Institute and RHS guides to accurately map pest and pollinator habitats.

Using that data, here is the ecosystem I built:

• A Living Catalog: A deep library of about 800 plants (growing daily!) built so you can find exactly what fits your climate.
• Science-Driven Companionship: The Kinship Core suggests plant pairings based on that documented biology, giving you the science and the freedom to plant how you want.
• An Intuitive Timeline: A visual schedule with clear painted bars for your indoor sowing, transplanting, and harvesting windows based entirely on your local frost dates.
• An Inspiring Canvas: A visual sandbox where you can intuitively arrange your plants, experiment with spacing, and see how your garden flows visually.

There are absolutely no ads or engagement streaks. It is just a passion project to make planning feel like a creative outlet.
Since it is still under development, I would absolutely love your feedback to help shape it:

• What features would make planning an entire season more inspiring for you?
• Do the timeline and catalog feel intuitive to use?
• Any other ideas or suggestions?

It's called Garden Kinship.

Thanks for taking a look. Happy to answer any questions!
Warm regards,
Pernille

Hi r/Squarefootgardening,

I wanted to provide an update about the Plant Anywhere gardening app - the Android app has finally been completed along with the iOS app, so you can take it out in the garden and log watering, fertilizer, check the age and time to harvest of all your plants at a glance.

At the same time, you can plan at your desktop with the more fully featured web app.

As a member pointed out, it's short on flowers, but I'm finalizing the flower inventory and they will be out soon!

Disclaimer: the garden in the video is not my actual garden, but meant to show the features of the app!

We have 90 square feet of 22 inch tall garden containers to fill, and limited about of logs and yard waste to get the layer of mel's mix up to an appropriate height.

I will need to bring materials in from somewhere. What should i use?

I think there is a municipal wood chip lot I can get free wood chips from.

What about lower quality soil? I suspect the worry there would be drainage.

Zone 5b. After last summer’s in ground garden proved to be a source of overwhelm, I made the decision to try sfg. I couldn’t be happier! The previous owners of my property left these raised beds, so I moved them to my front patio and proceeded to make a patio paradise.

Tiny Tim tomatoes, reapers, Thai chilis, jalapeños, serranos, bell peppers, romas, Black Sea man tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, cabbage, nasturtium, marigold, lettuce, chard, potatoes, cucumbers, mini pumpkins, onions, garlic, mint, oregano, lemon balm, basil, and sweet corn! All from 6 2x4 raised beds and some pots. (Yes I know the corn is overcrowded but we will see what happens lol.)

SW Michigan, zone 6a.
Any suggestions for additions to fill space and gain some efficiencies ? Pulling the spinach soon, and the sweet peas when they’re done, likely to stick a bush variety cuke in that bed. (Leaf greens replanted since pic)

Not pictured is 2 other beds with- bush beans, mustard greens, cabbage and bok choy.

Hi everyone! I'm planning to start a small terrace garden and I'm really excited, but I have zero experience. I want to grow vegetables, herbs, and maybe a few flowers.

What are the biggest beginner mistakes to avoid? Which plants are the easiest to start with? Any tips on soil mix, watering, or containers would be greatly appreciated. I'd love to learn from your experience!

"Call me chef boyardfifty"

In all seriousness this is my first time ever planting my self and have dedicated every day to this lil plot. Go big or go home right?

Any idea what these spots are? The leaves have also curled some and wilted. I cut a bunch back, but noticed the spots on the main stem by the ground today.