--- title: "Gardening and Outdoor" description: "Tips and tricks for outdoor plants" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/CQDcNKuFT2eBWinfsTKHmQ" language: "en" modified: "2023-05-04T12:13:12.511Z" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v2/cloudinary/global_data/communities/gardeningAndOutdoor.jpg" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) # Gardening and Outdoor Whether you have a small balcony or a large backyard, our group offers a supportive and welcoming environment to connect with other enthusiasts. Discuss vegetable gardening, flower beds, pruning, mulching, weed control or anything garden related. Outdoor. 19458 members, 978 posts ## Posts - [This is my first time growing tomatoes! Is the browning at the bottom of them normal?? They will eventually be yellow…](https://getplanta.com/community/CQDcNKuFT2eBWinfsTKHmQ/LmyNvce1movCwCTur19qZY.md) (by Heather, 2025-09-06, 0 comments) - [I am a first time vegetable grower. And I’m not sure what is causing these white things to pop at my stems.?and my…](https://getplanta.com/community/CQDcNKuFT2eBWinfsTKHmQ/XESGut2pqbI3b8ZW7GZ7cC.md) (by Destiny, 2025-09-02, 1 comment) - [What kinds of plants can you grow in this covered planter? I’ve tried geraniums, hydrangeas and everything tries to…](https://getplanta.com/community/CQDcNKuFT2eBWinfsTKHmQ/xNwxKCx6eqnCc7jtWaTp4u.md) (by Michelle’s Hobby, 2025-08-31, 8 comments) - [Hello! I have been growing a clematis flower and this new plant that doesn’t look like a clematis starting growing. I…](https://getplanta.com/community/CQDcNKuFT2eBWinfsTKHmQ/d2wJhyVpDKkdwEBB0vMjyO.md) (by Jkoe, 2025-08-31, 3 comments) - [Does anyone have tips for keeping a Daphne happy? I just bought one for my mom and plan on giving it to her for her…](https://getplanta.com/community/CQDcNKuFT2eBWinfsTKHmQ/WuaDcfJIbGI3Bm5Chf9H2n.md) (by Celesta, 2025-08-30, 0 comments) - [Can you guess why everyone of my plants is i a pot instead of inground?? First one to give me the two reasons why wins!!](https://getplanta.com/community/CQDcNKuFT2eBWinfsTKHmQ/cqI3sICeklcDRhgoUssVXG.md) (by Twinn, 2025-08-26, 5 comments) - [My darling Fuchsia was brutally ambushed by spider mites this season. But as quickly as they came, they vanished! She…](https://getplanta.com/community/CQDcNKuFT2eBWinfsTKHmQ/2TRwTEFCZFaggpLLxqrT9f.md) (by Celesta, 2025-08-20, 0 comments) - [So I’m trying to grow sunflowers. And this is really my only successful one but it’s really small and I read that it…](https://getplanta.com/community/CQDcNKuFT2eBWinfsTKHmQ/o66wJskOLlByvU63YGg9Uf.md) (by Thecuteducky, 2025-08-18, 0 comments) - [Should I cut off these dead leaves and branches? Or should I just leave it be? Star Jasmine](https://getplanta.com/community/CQDcNKuFT2eBWinfsTKHmQ/lj4fMSqQwPxQtv09BeukHp.md) (by Jkoe, 2025-08-17, 1 comment) - [Hello I live in Texas and looking for plants for outside partly shady but hot as. Heck tired of growing just cactus](https://getplanta.com/community/CQDcNKuFT2eBWinfsTKHmQ/eKIvczyldQYo0CtWwAEG8u.md) (by Chenelle, 2025-08-15, 3 comments) - [My watermelons are coming out great! First time growing them I was nervous lol Watered regular daily. Miracle Grow…](https://getplanta.com/community/CQDcNKuFT2eBWinfsTKHmQ/H9IwJKFa2mSR5jnZqArK1G.md) (by SammiPots, 2025-08-13, 6 comments) - [I have some sunshine ligustrum that have gotten really huge and I finally trimmed and shaped them. And I discovered…](https://getplanta.com/community/CQDcNKuFT2eBWinfsTKHmQ/O0WNQnsKwgP9p3ueBmbWLc.md) (by Angelle, 2025-08-12, 1 comment) - [Hi everyone! Can anyone tell me what this bush is? Debating on keeping it or not.](https://getplanta.com/community/CQDcNKuFT2eBWinfsTKHmQ/qwqJBSduiLiznNL5RBLHiE.md) (by Bush in yard, 2025-08-12, 1 comment) - [Very few hydrangea blooms this year. I usually have tons of blooms. I prune and fertilize every year and the bushes are…](https://getplanta.com/community/CQDcNKuFT2eBWinfsTKHmQ/J4ItYr62M5mXieF5bDoj5r.md) (by Lisa, 2025-08-09, 0 comments) - [This young lilac bush has really been through it. I've had it two years. It's constantly getting chomped by deer and…](https://getplanta.com/community/CQDcNKuFT2eBWinfsTKHmQ/VcmJGV0OXbg0m4djq5jiSB.md) (by Lisa, 2025-08-09, 3 comments) - [Is this normal behavior for a newly planted Rhododendron (3-4 wks ago)? The first week, it would droop but then perk up…](https://getplanta.com/community/CQDcNKuFT2eBWinfsTKHmQ/i8rW9ljKc14njiNnxoxwJc.md) (by Celesta, 2025-08-08, 0 comments) - [A coworker gave me a hibiscus plant. She was looking incredibly droopy and many leaves were eaten by bugs. I planted…](https://getplanta.com/community/CQDcNKuFT2eBWinfsTKHmQ/HqhzVjcU6BDKDDiciFKi09.md) (by happysoxdonkey, 2025-08-04, 0 comments) - [Help please! My Dinner plate Dahlias are dying and I don’t know why or what to do. They were thriving until a few weeks…](https://getplanta.com/community/CQDcNKuFT2eBWinfsTKHmQ/SNVn3DwmWQQd1UMVlReZxI.md) (by Mimi V, 2025-08-01, 2 comments) - [Please help, they’re only a week old. I was watering daily and it was looking like too much at the roots so I let them…](https://getplanta.com/community/CQDcNKuFT2eBWinfsTKHmQ/LS3C3s0jCFDvx65GgFdrNO.md) (by Newbie, 2025-07-29, 8 comments) - [When should I pick my cucumbers? These are my first ever grown](https://getplanta.com/community/CQDcNKuFT2eBWinfsTKHmQ/hCbHopiZHZzadas1nmZnd2.md) (by Jkoe, 2025-07-27, 2 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/CQDcNKuFT2eBWinfsTKHmQ.md?cursor=mLyU9uo-VhhQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQAr5TJqvjngGA) --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). 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