Some questions about gardening!! Please help!?
Posted by pano | Under Herb Garden Saturday Aug 14, 2010Hi! I would like to start some veggies and herbs in pots on my patio. I have a lot of space in the backyard in direct sunlight too if needed. I just rent instead of owning so I don’t want to plant in the ground.
What veggies and herbs are the easiest to grow?
What supplies do I need to get started?
Which grow best in my environment? (I live on Oahu, Hawaii, about 100 yards from the beach, 80 degrees year round…lots of salt in the air)
I’m mostly interested in growing everyday cooking herbs like parsley, basil, rosemary, cilantro and chives would be awesome. Veggie wise I would love to grow bell peppers, jalapenos, tomatoes (cherry or roma?), and other ones that would work well in pots.
I have never tried to grow anything in my life, but I love to cook and I hate having to run to the store for green onions, peppers and stuff like that all the time, so any advice is greatly appreciated!!!
Thank you so much!!!
Lindsay
If you love to cook I would recommend roma tomatoes. Their great fresh but they also make great sauces. I’d buy the plants already started.
Hi
Salty Wind and Really close to ocean… not going to last for too long…
I would not recomenda on the ground
Just on pots…
Buy the herbs already started in pots, and buy tomato plants already started. The MINT grows well in the garden, and spreads by itself.
But in your area, I have seen them already started in the Nursery, and Garden shops. Go to it.
You can grow all plants you listed year round in Hawaii. For green onions, just plant the bulbs the next time you get them from the grocery, then just cut the tops off as you need them. You can use seeds from other fresh veggies, buy plants in 6packs, or get seeds from Wal-Mart/ Home Depot etc. Plastic pots are fine—small for herbs, larger for veggies. Tomatoes need large cages and peppers can use smaller cages. Good Luck! Lise from Texas