While this community builds over time I wanted to keep a log for myself. A type of time stamp. I am currently 36 years old. Disabled veteran. I was a mechanic.worked with my hands a lot. Cars, planes, bikes, etc. after being out of the military for 8 years I finally got the help I needed to move forward and fully retire. No work plus no hobbies I found myself searching for something to do and occupy my time. We live in a world where information and knowledge is at our finger tips and yet we can't find what we are looking for half the time. I have seen enough of the world to know we all live in different bubbles. We all have different experiences, ideas, accomplishments and failures. Yet without any of it, we wouldn't be the person we are. So I started growing weed. Fell in love instantly. Next thing you know I am planning a full homestead garden and actively working towards becoming mostly self sufficient food wise. I enjoy growing everything. I enjoy experimenting and trying new things. Problem I had when searching for advice, was being told the wrong information constantly, or being told to worry about things I shouldn't have worried about. People gatekeep information so they can gain profits, I understand. So I decided I'd make my own sub reddit so I don't have to search through subs and dead pages of outdated information. People delete comments and down vote good information all the time and gatekeep knowledge from others for their personal gain and ego. Instead why not just a place where you can simply fade in and out as you wish. A place where people can jt share their experiences unfiltered. Just making this sub I was trying to post in different pages and each one of them has their rules that lead to my posts being deleted. Not in this sub. I would like to see a natural growth of information that will be here when someone comes looking for it. With full context of what has worked for people and what hasn't. Not just the success but the failures too. My new lifestyle I'm not on the Internet all day. I'm in my basement or in my garden with my family. We make a bunch of mistakes but we figured it out right. Anyway I'm a type of person that can talk forever once you get me going. If you would like to come to r/nogatekeepgardens. We would love to have you. Feel free to share your gardening or plant related experiences.

Literally what it sounds like. If I was born yesterday what would be the information and knowledge you would pass on to the future gardeners?

Ah yes the ultimate Eden. Growing your own food and everything working together like a well oiled machine. You started somewhere right. Some people I'm sure would love to hear how your move off the food grid worked and started. Share your story. Allow others to grow and bloom. Not everyone knows what you do.

Hey there you shroom heads. When your out forging in the wild for mushrooms what are you looking for? What makes a good mushroom? What excites you most about mushrooms and the hunt?

We all get caught up in our own worlds of gardening. Each season brings new and exciting beginnings. Each harvest is better then the last. If you could go back in time and tell yourself what to do different, what would it be and why?

If you like to run plant experiments or had some crazy stuff happen while gardening. This is the spot for you to share your knowledge and information. From volunteer plants to full blown breeding. This sub is for you.

Well well you filthy animals. This subs for you. You know who you are growing the devils lettuce or anything else. This subs for you. Doesn't matter what it is. If you grow from seed or clones this spots for you to exchange information and wisdom from your successful grows and your not so successful grows. Doesn't matter if your new, or been growing for years. This spot will be for you.

This is a sub for all you big people out there. From the bugs you want to the bugs you hate. What worked, what didn't?

Do you grow outdoor or indoor? Do you run water only soil or strictly hydro? Why? Let us know what all you have tried and had success with and what has failed.

Some people grow beautiful grass lawns and some grow their entire food supply. If you enjoy planting seeds and watching them grow and not worried about the mainstream overhead. This is the place for you. Share what you have learned so that future gardeners can start on a better foot. So many people think they have to grow big right away. Just encourage people to start. Us growers will eventually fade from this space but the knowledge we share can last forever.

We got you. Each seed has a different story. What's yours? Here is where you can discuss everything from bio active soil set ups to full blown hydroponic setups. We all start with a seed and now we are here.

This is a side project for me. I have been on the Internet for 30+ years and still I haven't found the community I was looking for. So I created it myself. It's a work in progress. Any information you have from soil to harvest feel free to share your experiences and learn from others. No one should be left in the dark for growing plants in general. Food,flowers,trees, etc. all knowledge is welcomed here. And feel free to speak openly. We all use different words for things to explain things. So be patient with others. This will be a safe space with low moderation so if you see something you don't like then just move on. Help each other build a new grow space for the ones that are new and old. A one stop shop for garden knowledge. Happy growing