r/SimpleGardening

🎃 Hello fellow pumpkin growers! 🎃

I’ve started quite late into the season, however, my pumpkin plant is looking very healthy. I’ve built a make shift planter with a metal mesh surround which I am looking to eventually train to grow outside and over/around.

This is my first time growing a pumpkin and I believe this is the “mini” kind. I’m looking to keep the plant in this contraption that I’ve made, but I need some advice on what I should be pruning and how to train vines/leaves etc. I planted this from seed around 10th July so it’s been growing for just over a month now.

If all goes well this year, I’m probably going to try and grow a monster next year as I’m really enjoying watching this grow🤣👍 Any/all advice is appreciated!

A new favorite for sure!

With some silence

How can I save my apple tree ? I live in Dakar which has a hot and semi arid climate . I didn’t plan to have an apple tree since it prefers cooler climates but was gifted with this little baby . I really want to see her grow up and thrive even if she doesn’t bear fruits , for the sake of honoring this amazing gift . Oh and it’s in a 60L black (unfortunately) plastic pot

Hi all. I live in the Pacific Northwest and planted bare root privets for a hedge early this Spring when we had plenty of rain. It's late summer now, and half of the plants are thriving, while the other half seem to be barely growing (or not growing at all). I've done some research and tried giving them extra water, but am still stumped. What could be wrong?

1st pic: view of the whole row
2nd pic: thriving plant at one end
3rd pic: stunted plants at the other end

Thanks!

Update:

Thanks all for your input so far.

I did some more research based on a hunch I had about the problem, and I think it could be do to an old blackberry bush I removed from where the sad privets are.

Aparently, they form aggressive root systems and deplete nitrogen, so i'm going to try forking/loosening the soil around the plants and doing some deep watering. I may try fertilizer too, depending on whether that changes anything.

I’d love some ideas for my garden.

I live in a rented property so nothing too crazy, but I want it to look nice, and where possible low maintenance.
I recently laid the faux grass to cover up the endless weeds and soil (real grass wasn’t an option)

Thank you 🙏

So last fall, I threw pumpkin guts in the end of my backyard and forgot about it. This is what’s sprung up so far! 😅 I have no clue what I’m doing, but it’s pretty neat to see! Totally plan to do the same thing again this fall, and see what happens next year! Maybe I’ll start a chaos garden 🧐

I'm Hoping this sub is MUCH more friendly and not cruel like the r/gardening sub is. Many blessings to all, and posting my newest project, front yard almost complete to match the back in beauty and style. 💯🙏💚🙏💯🔥💪💪👣👣🫈 Retaining Wall around the Dwarf Velvet Viking Japanese Maple, Lavender Bushes and Incense Bush, weather has been insane this year to finish it earlier, so ill finish building the wall in Late September to October

San marzanos, celebrity, and grape tomatoes.
Canned them and got 7 quart jars of tomatoes.

That's what my garden offers me on a daily basis🪼🫛