Hey folks,
I used to lurk here a few years back and posted occassionally. Now that I'm married and doing much more cooking, I'm back to stay.
Last week we took a trip to the local garden center and bought some pots, soil, a tomatoe plant and a bunch of herbs (rosemary, basil, oregano, cuban oregano, and parsely). The rosemary, oregano, and parsely are all together in a large pot. The tomatoe is planted with 3 lettuce plants in a large pot. The basil is on its own in a medium pot. The cuban oregano is on its own in a small pot indoors.
I'm really concerned about the amount of sunlight in the tomatoe and lettuce are getting. Our "yard" is between a tall house and a garage in an urban area, so they'll be in shade most of the day. I THINK the area between the houses gets more direct sun but I can't be sure. Question 1: Does tomatoe need as much big bright sun as I hear? Question 2: The tomatoe plant's leaves drape over the lettuce quite a bit. The plants also sit 2 or 3 inches lower than the rim of the pot. Is the lettuce going to get enough sun?
Question3: At what point can I start taking a bit of the herbs for cooking? Their only a few inches tall and I'm affraid by taking much of the leaves I'll kill off the plant
Question 4: What were some of the things you learned the hard way when you first started gardening?
I used to lurk here a few years back and posted occassionally. Now that I'm married and doing much more cooking, I'm back to stay.
Last week we took a trip to the local garden center and bought some pots, soil, a tomatoe plant and a bunch of herbs (rosemary, basil, oregano, cuban oregano, and parsely). The rosemary, oregano, and parsely are all together in a large pot. The tomatoe is planted with 3 lettuce plants in a large pot. The basil is on its own in a medium pot. The cuban oregano is on its own in a small pot indoors.
I'm really concerned about the amount of sunlight in the tomatoe and lettuce are getting. Our "yard" is between a tall house and a garage in an urban area, so they'll be in shade most of the day. I THINK the area between the houses gets more direct sun but I can't be sure. Question 1: Does tomatoe need as much big bright sun as I hear? Question 2: The tomatoe plant's leaves drape over the lettuce quite a bit. The plants also sit 2 or 3 inches lower than the rim of the pot. Is the lettuce going to get enough sun?
Question3: At what point can I start taking a bit of the herbs for cooking? Their only a few inches tall and I'm affraid by taking much of the leaves I'll kill off the plant
Question 4: What were some of the things you learned the hard way when you first started gardening?