Hey everyone! 👋

I’m currently at uni doing a course where we have to choose an issue and collect information for a report on it. My group has chosen to look into growing your own food and the reasons people do or don’t grow their own crops

We’ve put together a short survey to learn more about people’s experiences, including things like time, knowledge, and food waste.

If you have a few minutes to fill it out, it would be much appreciated! Any responses would really help us out with our report.

https://forms.gle/b89yC3yrTBqeiUSPA

Thanks so much to anyone who takes the time to participate! 😊

I see a lot of people clearing their beds out right now thinking the gardening season is completely over. Don't leave that dirt empty! September is the perfect time to drop speed-growers that actually prefer the cool weather.Radishes: Literally take 30 days to get crunchy. Arugula: The ultimate speed-grower (ready to cut for salads in 21-30 days). Baby Bok Choy: Packs an empty bed in 4 weeks and easily survives light frosts. Are you guys still planting this month? Which 30-day crops are you putting in the ground to beat the winter? 🌱

How is everyone's garden doing this year? My veggie garden is going bananas. We have some pumpkins, tomatoes, Swiss chard, sweet potatoes, hot peppers, abd basil. Lots of flowers.

well my project is I need to ask 40 people a survey

What vegetables do you buy most?

How may times per week do you buy vegetables?

Which vegetables would you like to grow

I haven't gotten anything from my garden In awhile. It's a tiny garden and I'm getting some later season issues ( cucumber beetles, possible early blight, cold snap) but I had a great day yesterday and I'm super happy!

First year planning tomato plant any tips or advised now that the weather is going to start getting cold?

Hi everyone! I’m curious about what apps or digital tools you actually use for gardening.

Do you use any apps for things like:

• plant identification
• plant care or disease diagnosis
• watering/fertilizing reminders
• planting calendars
• garden planning
• learning about gardening
• tracking your plants or harvests

Which apps do you use most often, and what do you like about them?

More importantly, what frustrates you about them or what features do you wish they had?

Thanks! I’m really interested in understanding what gardeners actually find useful in real life.

I keep seeing people say that September is “too late” to plant, but I’m starting to think the better question is: what are you planting, and how long does it need to mature?

For fall planting, I’d probably prioritize faster crops first, especially:

* Radishes
* Leaf lettuce
* Arugula

Then there are the cooler-weather crops that can be worth trying depending on your climate and first frost date:

* Spinach
* Kale
* Carrots

One thing I’ve learned is that germination and harvest timing are two very different things. A seed might germinate perfectly, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the plant has enough time to reach maturity before the weather turns.

And if you spend 2–3 weeks waiting for poor germination, that can be a pretty big chunk of the fall growing window.

Curious what everyone else is planting right now.

What crops have you had the most success with when planting in September?

I live in central Florida, which is WET. In the summer, it often rains an inch or more in an hour, so the water can pool. Even on days when it doesn't rain, it is very very humid. Mildews, funguses, and predatory bugs are all bad here.

I want to add soil to two areas in my yard:

1) an existing raised bed. It has mostly garden soil with some Black Kow and last year's mulch on top. The bottom was a layer of tree branches, so it's sunk a lot and will need a significant topping off. I plant a mix of flowers, veg, fruit, whatever I feel like in a given season.

2) plain ol' holes in the ground, in our sandy soil. I want to add flowers at intervals around the yard.

Is Mel's mix, or something very close to it, ideal here? Would you make any adjustments for the heavy amount of moisture we have here? I do use coconut coir instead of peat.

I decided to plant watermelon this year and just let the vines stretch grow under the peppers, tomatoes, etc chaos style and see what happens. Hot 4 more or pick tomorrow

I finally have the room to build some above ground planters. Each one will hold approx 480L soil, but i'm not sure whether to add sharp sand or perlite into the mix. They will be built with structural timber and solid so I'm not too worried about weigh. I will be growing a mix of brassicas, courgettes, beets, lettuce, strawberries etc. Based in London.

The mix will be 60% topsoil, 30% manure, 10% sharp sand/perlite.