I noticed many teeny white to whitish-green mites on the undersides of my sage, basil, catnip, and cilantro plants today. The plants are about a month old (from seed) so they are only about 1 inch and have only 1 or 2 sets of true leaves. Can I use Schulz Houseplant and Garden insect spray, or would that be too harsh? What are your experiences with mites on young plants?

I will be planting my own garden for the first time this spring. I am unsure which vegetables work best together or if some do not work well at planting together at all. I don’t think I will be doing any herbs (possibly cilantro) or flowers.

Hi! 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

I posted most of this before…but I thought I would get a little more help. I don’t even know where to begin, do I buy potting soil? What would be the easiest things to start with etc?? Thank you!!!

Hi! 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

JUAN GUERRERO grows tomatillos on a scrap of land that used to be a chop shop for stolen cars in the South Bronx. It’s his little piece of Mexico.

"He says you cut them up with hot pepper for salsa," said Jose Garcia, who grew up in Puerto Rico. Mr. Guerrero left of Puebla, Mexico, four years ago, but he speaks little English, so Mr. Garcia was translating.

He watched Mr. Guerrero peel the papery husk from a hard little green fruit and nodded yes, yes, yes, as his neighbor explained how to dry the fruit for seeds.

"In Puerto Rico," Mr. Garcia said, chuckling, "my father always told me these were poison." Then he politely tasted a pungent leaf that Mr. Guerrero had just picked from a bushy green herb.

"Papalo," Mr. Guerrero said. "Como cilantro."

"Gardening takes you back to your roots," said Karen Washington, 37, who took a pickax and shovel to the debris three years ago and now heads the community garden. "My grandparents farmed in North Carolina. If you gave them some store-bought collard greens, they’d look at you like you were crazy."

i’ve grown some thai peppers, cilantro and basil in nursey pots (kept outdoor with partial sunlight) but decided to moved them into my rasied garden- what a mistake! they all die within two days. i guess they couldn’t tolerate hours of direct sunlight, so can someone please suggest some that are hardy enough for my garden bed? thank you in advance for your answer ^^