I started with garlic so uh… i dunno.
you do you, fam. most plants are the exact same, just water it when the internet says to water it, and keep it in conditions the internet say is right for it
You are a scholar, a scholar I tell you! Do you have specific websites you use most?
genuinely, I learned everything I know from watching youtube videos. I didn’t have any old-timers to ask and I stay away from white women who clearly have hot takes, also a lot of websites are an ADHD nightmare for me.
ahhhh, Same with the ADHD comrade. Youtube it is! Thank you!
Hmm if you just want a plant, the ZZ Plant is a fantastic beginner plant. For vegetable growing, I’d suggest tomatos. I don’t have a flower plant recommendation unfortunately.
Zanzibar gem? Okay, I’ll look around, thanks!
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Start with some herbs. Most don’t take much space. Rosemary is pretty forgiving as are sage oregano and thyme. On top of that they make your cooking way tastier.
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I had a chili plant that survived everything. Lack of water, too much water (I am also terrible at gardening and have no idea what an appropriate amount of water is), heat, cold, it spent the winter inside by the window, it survived aphids…
But then it just died one day when I left it outside overnight. Like it was doing okay (the leaves were a bit droopy but nothing water couldn’t fix), and then I get it back the next day and it’s just dead. I think what happened is the farmer that’s right next to my place spread weed killer in his field and it must have made its way to my plant. But I seriously have no idea for sure.
Still very resilient plants and you can eat the fruits. They also make really nice bright purple flowers
Local wild weed usually can grow itself and DO make really beautiful and resistant plants and flowers, being extremely grateful beings. They are most of times overlooked and rooted out, but as a (former) gardener, I encourage the people to grow “bad weed” or however is it said in English.
Gourds and Cabbages grow a lot and are almost indestructible, while also sweet potatoes grow almost by just spitting them from time to time. You can also make potatoes and tomatoes to make a plant that grows both at the same time by joining them together, I can’t remember how is it called, in Spanish it’s called “Empaltar” or “Injerto” (Injertion?). You know when farmers frab a lemontree branch and stick it in an orangetree so oranges grow stronger, or that the same tree gives both lemons and oranges? That thing.
Succulents as said before are a nice idea, they can also grow extremely beautiful flowers, and even be useful, like Aloe Vera, which is a Succulent, and if you ever need hidratation or treat some irritation or burn, you just need to rub an small chunk and wet the area with it.
Cherry trees and other japonica like almonds, peaches, plums, are also very grateful and slow to grow, giving both beautiful flowers at the end of winter/spring and delicious food in spring/summer.
You could also cultivate mushrooms by using humid logs, which are also overlooked in most places too.
I don’t know what else to say on the fly, lol. Pretty beautiful people here giving tips already.
I didn’t know weed would be so good! The vegetables are an excellent idea! I think I may start with some non-edibles though, just to hone skills. I will 100% be doing mushrooms as well, but I did not know about the humid logs. Thanks for the advice!
Think that edible or non-edible, plants are still plants and even potatoes make beautiful flowers ;)
Saved yours, thank you!
My recommendation is to start with something local to you. Are there native food plants that are little-known or are being crowded out by GMO brands and non-native nursery varieties? Any local flowers or shrubs that make you go “wow, that’s pretty!” I always suggest starting with a native plant because it’s a great hands-on way to start learning more about your local ecosystem, and native plants are usually harder to kill (since they’ll be well adapted to your weather patterns and soil chemistry). Growing from seeds is rewarding, but if you’re just starting out, there might be some gardeners around your area who have saplings/cuttings of a plant you like. And remember that “weeds” are just plants that someone doesn’t want growing in a particular area–if you like it and you want it there, it’s not a weed to you (and no one will likely complain if you scoop up a weed to re-pot).
I live in hawaii, so the local wildlife is both rare and beautiful, very worthy of preserving, I’ll have to look at types of rare plants I could find and grow. Thank you, I will be using this!
Get a snake plant ( sansiveria ) or a pothos. Both can survive indoors easily, need very little light, water only about once a week, and are damn near impossible to kill.
They told me the same about pothos. I got two seedlings, and they both died within the first month… Never knew what I did wrong.
I’d get a plant first, not start with seedlings right away.
You’re probably right. They were just handed to me by my father since I wanted a plant and he had pothos of his own already.
How resilient would you say European ivys (ivies?) are compared to pothos? I was gifted one of those, full plant, and it also died. Since then there’s been the running gag in my circles that my bedroom is absolutely inhospitable to plant life (kinda true, it gets very little light). But now you’ve got me wondering if a grown pothos could actually overcome the curse.
I haven’t tried it, but also I’m a notorious plant killer, so i had to research a ton of low light / low maintenance plants, and I don’t remember seeing European ivy’s there.
I’d def recommend a pothos, and also like farmer heck does, watch some youtubes on low maintenance house plants.
I’ll be heading to the nursery then. Any channel recommendations?
Yep, pothos and snake plants are pretty tough, low light plants. I might just water them once a month though and they can’t be in direct light.
Another one I like a lot is a peace lily. Pretty tough and resilient and they let you know when they’re thirsty by being droopy. No direct sun light for these either.
