this post was submitted on 06 Mar 2024
42 points (100.0% liked)
Nature and Gardening
6657 readers
30 users here now
All things green, outdoors, and nature-y. Whether it's animals in their natural habitat, hiking trails and mountains, or planting a little garden for yourself (and everything in between), you can talk about it here.
See also our Environment community, which is focused on weather, climate, climate change, and stuff like that.
(It's not mandatory, but we also encourage providing a description of your image(s) for accessibility purposes! See here for a more detailed explanation and advice on how best to do this.)
This community's icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Oh sure! Just to add to what @Butterbee said, there's also "square foot gardening" (not for lazy gardeners), Ruth Stout/straw bale gardening (lazy adjacent), and lots of approaches to tweak any style you choose.
I think container gardening is readily approachable, especially if you use larger pots to grow several plants with similar needs together. If your preference is more towards "set and forget" then roughing up a patch of soil, sowing wildflower seeds, and covering with a light mulch like straw or hay is a good way to start dabbling. Just avoid the "wildflower mix" bags at the big box stores, because they're probably not designed for your region. A mom & pop nursery is more likely to have species for your area.