View of NJ garden in July. Made some straight beds (left) but personally prefer the wild look with winding paths and annuals planted among perennials. How are most in-ground gardeners gardening?
I prefer a more wild/natural vibe but as long as someone is gardening I’m cool with whatever
gardenB33
Wild, but with a hint of organized to define veg garden
wildcampion
I love naturalistic plantings! Your garden makes me happy.
popphilosophy
Summer? What’s summer?
hellraiserl33t
Organized for the edibles (just makes maintenance easy and cuts down on pest/disease problems).
Wild for everything else like natives.
_chubby-puppy_
Y not both ?
BrightTip6279
I also have space now floor a large garden and the vision is for a wild boarder and perimeter with an organized centre… for at least one of the garden beds.
DTodd850
Mostly organized. Yours is beautiful and very well done.
Maze0616
I love this. A mix of both.
halfmoonmomma
How about organized chaos. I had a huge zucchini volunteer in my compost this year, it got bigger than the ones I planted. Darn deer got it.
In a smaller space like mine I prefer more organized
Open_Image_2947
I love both!
Suburbanredneck1
A combo of both, I find it easier to integrate beneficial insects and plants for one another.
FoodDue6905
Yes
Pietertje_Pet
Organized at first, wild in the end.
Shienvien
Organized chaos. I note down where everything goes, and things go where they fit, but … things go where they fit.
bifkinator
Organized chaos is what I like to go for. A good balance of planned and organized with plenty of natural randomness in there. I also get random things sprouting from my compost every year and I usually just let them go if it’s something I don’t mind having around. Too organized and planned looks nice but unnatural and too natural can look way too chaotic. Gotta find that sweet spot.
Brighty512
Beautiful
Beamburner
What do I prefer? Lol thats irrelevant. This year I will mulch alot more, space plants further and prune. Your garden looks great!
Zestyclose_Act9135
Wild… Never organized a lot. Seeds come up where they fall, and that’s wonderful.
Gullible_Shape_6323
Organized
MongerNoLonger
Man I wish I had that much room to garden
No-War-8539
I would love to be organized (grew up watching my grandad gardening with all these perfect straight rows of crops) but I only seem to create chaos.
FaeLoveIsLightIsLove
Organized for food and wild for flowers
kortanakitty
I can’t afford an organized, clean garden. I ended up hand tilling rectangles into my yard, removing as many of the huge rocks as I could, then amending the soil with compost. I planted seeds and transplants directly into the ground and mulched with pine straw. I tied the ones that needed it to some T posts we already had here, but eventually had to stack the T posts and cable tie them together to keep up with the height of my tomatoes. Ended up successfully growing lots of tomatoes, blackberries, tomatillos, and basil. Had moderate success with bell peppers and eggplant. Had zero success with pumpkins (they all got killed by vine borers). I also had a large variety of herbs I was growing in cheap plastic pots, which mostly did fine until the frost killed all of them except the sage and rosemary. I tried growing strawberries in a cheap, waterproof grow bag I got at Aldi. Half of them got eaten by deer, and the other half died of rot because the soil never dried in that pot. It had lots of holes, but that plastic tarp like material was very non-porous. Oh, and I grew a little fig tree I bought on clearance at Walmart in another huge cheap Aldi pot that looks like a half barrel. I got a few figs off it in the first year. I just hope she survives the winter.
Prestigious-Dirt1448
Love this!
Prestigious_Pie9421
Mine always start out organized and then it starts growing outside the boxes and it looks pretty wild. Not complaining. I love it when it gets wild.
optimal_center
I’m growing on the wild side. I can’t seem to keep it organized so I just plant randomly. Where I plant it isn’t as important as how I plant. I plant low to conserve water and maximize shading for plants that need cooler spots. I’m in a dry climate.
Sea-Word-5869
That’s beautiful chaos
ForkingMusk
Organized is not just for aesthetic purposes it maximizes air flow to the plants which in turn increases fruiting.
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I wish I had the room to do wild, this is my dream. But for now, I will take my very organized and contained garden
https://preview.redd.it/eczubs18kwgg1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=00a0a50a4036ffcb6da0a9c85155375b5c56797b
I prefer a more wild/natural vibe but as long as someone is gardening I’m cool with whatever
Wild, but with a hint of organized to define veg garden
I love naturalistic plantings! Your garden makes me happy.
Summer? What’s summer?
Organized for the edibles (just makes maintenance easy and cuts down on pest/disease problems).
Wild for everything else like natives.
Y not both ?
I also have space now floor a large garden and the vision is for a wild boarder and perimeter with an organized centre… for at least one of the garden beds.
Mostly organized. Yours is beautiful and very well done.
I love this. A mix of both.
How about organized chaos. I had a huge zucchini volunteer in my compost this year, it got bigger than the ones I planted. Darn deer got it.
https://preview.redd.it/089bm9lgmwgg1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3d7713438c45a22cbc8e8f0fc0cf9c5fe5cb4797
Give me wild or give me death
In a smaller space like mine I prefer more organized
I love both!
A combo of both, I find it easier to integrate beneficial insects and plants for one another.
Yes
Organized at first, wild in the end.
Organized chaos. I note down where everything goes, and things go where they fit, but … things go where they fit.
Organized chaos is what I like to go for. A good balance of planned and organized with plenty of natural randomness in there. I also get random things sprouting from my compost every year and I usually just let them go if it’s something I don’t mind having around. Too organized and planned looks nice but unnatural and too natural can look way too chaotic. Gotta find that sweet spot.
Beautiful
What do I prefer? Lol thats irrelevant. This year I will mulch alot more, space plants further and prune. Your garden looks great!
Wild… Never organized a lot. Seeds come up where they fall, and that’s wonderful.
Organized
Man I wish I had that much room to garden
I would love to be organized (grew up watching my grandad gardening with all these perfect straight rows of crops) but I only seem to create chaos.
Organized for food and wild for flowers
I can’t afford an organized, clean garden. I ended up hand tilling rectangles into my yard, removing as many of the huge rocks as I could, then amending the soil with compost. I planted seeds and transplants directly into the ground and mulched with pine straw. I tied the ones that needed it to some T posts we already had here, but eventually had to stack the T posts and cable tie them together to keep up with the height of my tomatoes. Ended up successfully growing lots of tomatoes, blackberries, tomatillos, and basil. Had moderate success with bell peppers and eggplant. Had zero success with pumpkins (they all got killed by vine borers). I also had a large variety of herbs I was growing in cheap plastic pots, which mostly did fine until the frost killed all of them except the sage and rosemary. I tried growing strawberries in a cheap, waterproof grow bag I got at Aldi. Half of them got eaten by deer, and the other half died of rot because the soil never dried in that pot. It had lots of holes, but that plastic tarp like material was very non-porous. Oh, and I grew a little fig tree I bought on clearance at Walmart in another huge cheap Aldi pot that looks like a half barrel. I got a few figs off it in the first year. I just hope she survives the winter.
Love this!
Mine always start out organized and then it starts growing outside the boxes and it looks pretty wild. Not complaining. I love it when it gets wild.
I’m growing on the wild side. I can’t seem to keep it organized so I just plant randomly. Where I plant it isn’t as important as how I plant. I plant low to conserve water and maximize shading for plants that need cooler spots. I’m in a dry climate.
That’s beautiful chaos
Organized is not just for aesthetic purposes it maximizes air flow to the plants which in turn increases fruiting.