The Orchid Garden

newbie to gardening, NG for Oz and other questions

Question:

I have found that aus.gardens is a very good newsgroup.  Good luck.  Dwayne

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi to all, I’ve only just started gardening and wondering if there are websites or news groups covering Australia and in particular NSW? I live in a flat so my flower garden is mainly indoors. I’m looking for advice on what will grow indoors and what to be awear of as far as care and attention. Totally new to gardens – the only thing I’ve grown is yeast in a fermenter TIA Wayne — Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).

Response:

welcome. I can’t be of much help but what I did was go to the library and check out some books on indoor gardening and house plants. One thing you will need to do is to choose plants that can survive in the amount of light that you have available or can manage to provide. Then see which plants need to be kept moist and which plants can go for longer periods of dry time. That way you can decide also, how much time you have to give them for good upkeep. Do google search on succulents for plants that need only about weekly or monthly watering and look up other plants to see if needs moist soil, sandy soil or rich soil. When you go to  nursery, read the labels to see soil, light and water requirements and select from that standpoint. A plant that needs full sun would get pale and lanky in the house with low light, even in a window. And don’t get up tight.. just read and relax and enjoy. You might even select a specific type of plant like orchids, or maybe cactus or other succulents or just ivy’ or tropicals. Don’t do what I’m often tempted to do…. get so many plants that you get to the point where you can’t really take as good a care as they need. It is really best to have a few healthy plants that you are able to take care of than a bunch of light starved, root bound, hungry stunted, pathetic sick little things stacked all ’round! good luck. Leona. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi to all, I’ve only just started gardening and wondering if there are websites or news groups covering Australia and in particular NSW? I live in a flat so my flower garden is mainly indoors. I’m looking for advice on what will grow indoors and what to be awear of as far as care and attention. Totally new to gardens – the only thing I’ve grown is yeast in a fermenter TIA Wayne — Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).

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Hi to all, I’ve only just started gardening and wondering if there are websites or news groups covering Australia and in particular NSW? I live in a flat so my flower garden is mainly indoors. I’m looking for advice on what will grow indoors and what to be awear of as far as care and attention. Totally new to gardens – the only thing I’ve grown is yeast in a fermenter TIA Wayne — Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).

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