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Quite likely the friendliest Organic Gardening Forum on the web. Promoting sustainable gardening since 2003. Join the conversation!
Compost is the key for a healthy thriving garden. We cover the how, what, where, and why of composting. Read our discussions in the composting forums.
How to control insects and plant diseases the natural way.
Learn how to build a raised bed garden and grow vegetables. Literally everything you need to know is right here.
A forum to discuss the progress of your garden... with photos and videos!
A FRIENDLY Tomato Forum since 2003 - A discussion board about growing tomatoes, diagnose tomato problems and learning about different varieties of tomatoes.
Share how your tomatoes are growing... with photos and videos! This is the tomato forum for sharing details about how your tomatoes are doing.
A community to help you grow peppers! Information on Hot & Sweet peppers, soil preparation, starting peppers, identifying cultivation problems and great tips for a successful pepper harvest! Yum!
A forum for the discussion of the care and maintenance topics related to raising chickens, ducks, goats and other animals.
How to care for bees. A forum for discussing all aspects of beekeeping, and not just honeybees, all kinds of bees!
Herbs! Convenient for growing in containers and even in the smallest of gardens, even on a patio.
A forum about growing apple trees and how to care for them.
Learn how to prune, train and grow grapes. A chat forum about the cultivation of Grapes.
A forum for discussing how to grow and care for oranges.
Learn how to grow mushrooms! A friendly community for discussing all aspects of the cultivation of mushrooms.
Bonsai Forums for discussing care, pruning, identification, watering of bonsai.
Do you have a bonsai but don't know what kind of tree it is, much less how to care for it? Then please take a look at this library of tree indentifications and see if you can find the tree that looks like yours. Once you have identified it and the care instructions, if you have more questions then feel free to ask them in the regular bonsai forum.
Helpful bonsai discussions from the past that will help answer common bonsai questions as well as increase your knowledge of caring for bonsai. Moderators will also post about articles and other finds on the Internet.
Looking for pictures of bonsai? If you have a photo you'd like to share, we'd like to see it!
We encourage you to publish pics to those that you have actually taken yourself.
A friendly place to discuss Japanese gardening techniques.
Have a question or discussion about cactus/cacti? This is the forum to do it in. By popular demand.
A forum for discussion of growing plants in containers, whether indoors or outdoors.
Container gardening is similar to regular gardening (ie. use good soils and so on....place shade plants in shaded areas, place sun plants in sunny areas etc.). But, watering and other considerations are so much different with container plants.
Discuss issues specific to hydroponic gardening, including grow lights, techniques, supplies, and nutrients.
A forum to discuss all aspects of cultivating plants in a greenhouse.
Forums related to the care of roses, including pruning, weather protection, watering, fertilizing and also organic roses, planting instructions, disease prevention, etc. Drop in and share! Although thought to be one of the most demanding plants to grow, roses can now easily be grown almost anywhere.
Roses have been with us for centuries. Discuss roses here Ã¢â‚¬â€œ the hundreds of different types, problems, or just post a question on rose gardening or brag about your own rose!
How to garden with native plants. While what's native differs depending on where you're living, the principle remains the same.
Gardening with native plant species feeds the insects that feed the birds that help the plants propogate, affecting all points of the animal and plant life cycle.
For discussion of getting along with wildlife species that are native to your garden, including beneficial birds, insects and other animals that will help in creating a garden that is harmonious with your environment. Discussions about co-existing with deer, rabbits, and rodents are also welcome!
A friendly forum to explore the unique qualities and problems that come with trees, shrubs and hedges. Share your questions and tips about trees, shrubs and hedges right here!
The renewal of interest in the Hydrangea has led to many gardeners wondering what to do with them. Drop in for a friendly discussion or questions related to the care and propagation of hydrangeas.
Visit the Perennials Forum! Perennials are ever-reliable plants that require minimal maintenance and provide dependable beauty year after year in our gardens. Come here to discuss the care, selection, planning and propagation of your perennials.
A forum community to discuss the care and cultivation of Hosta.
A forum for discussions about the Lilac. Share your Lilac care experiences and tips, or ask your Lilac questions here. Don't be shy!
The joys of gardening range from planning all winter to the end product in the fall. Your garden may cover many acres, or it may be no larger than a small room, but in either case, it is your garden Ã¢â‚¬â€œ to change, care for, and use as your refuge.
A friendly place to discuss lawns and grass issues, including choosing the best variety for your area and keeping it healthy.
Landscape Design and Landscaping Maintenance. This forum is a friendly place to discuss garden design issues. Ask questions about how to design a garden, find ideas and tips! Looking to hire a landscape architect or garden designer? Get your facts right here.
For discussion of water based garden features, including ponds, waterfalls, landscaping with water, and the plants that live in the water.
Anything GARDENING RELATED that doesn't fit into the other categories please feel free to post in this forum.
Noting the best of gardening blogs on the web. Highlighting blogs that we feel contain high quality information that is useful to home gardeners.
The One-Straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka. Join us in discussing this well regarded book. It's not a book review, it's a book club.
Discussion of the revised edition of Teaming with Microbes. A chapter by chapter discussion of the book as well as discussions about topics raised by each chapter. Pick up a copy of the book and read along!
Read a good gardening book? Discuss your favorite gardening books here. This is the forum for discussing different gardening books, to recommend favorite books and to discuss various books.
A forum dedicated to the book, Noah's Garden: Restoring the Ecology of Our Own Backyards by Sara B. Stein. Not a review, but a discussion of the book, chapter by chapter, the merits of the book and our subjective opinions on how applicable the book is to gardening.
This is a Members Only Forum about anything you want to discuss, as long as it's NOT gardening related. You can even create polls. Let down your hair and leave the gardening gloves behind.