I am wondering what is the best source for a beginning gardener?

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Take a Master Gardener class. You'll become part of a network of both beginning and experienced gardeners. Best way to learn, IMHO.

I am guessing you are talking about vegetable gardening...you might want to start with a small raised garden, or there are hay bale gardens and of course planters. But I would definitely start small, they can be a lot of work. If planting in just the soil, you would want to till up the soil. Depending on your soil, you may need to add something like Promix and till it up into your soil to enrich it. You can put newspapers down around your plants to help keep the weeds down. You may also want to google it as some plants don't like to be planted by others.

Since you are in MI, my first stop would be to a bookstore to find out if there is material you can read for your specific state. Then, I would become good friends with a local nursery. They know what the soil and seasons are like for the best results. If they didn't, they wouldn't be in business very long!

Go to your local nursery they will help you know what to plant where and when to plant in your area

What would you like to learn first?

Check out the local library . I'm betting you can find a few books with a wealth of information about your specific needs .

many nurseries have classes in the spring on this. check out what they have to offer. some charge a small fee and many are free.

I would first start with organic, not gmo seeds. Burpee is one source. What kind of soil do you have, clay, rocky, open area or fairly wooded? If you have clay or rocky, you first have to remove amost of the rocks and amend the soil with compost . From there, you might want to contact the county extension to test the soil. They can tell you what else you need and if you are lucky you won't need anything. You will need to take them a soil sample fro testing. Find a place with lots of sun.

If you lived close to me, I would let you borrow some books from my vegetable, flowering, plants gardening books. I love books so I am continually buying books, books, and more books.

First decide what you are planning to plant, flowers, veggies, herbs, and where you would like to have gardens on your land. I agree with starting small, you can always expand as you figure out what you can handle caring for. Before you do research you will then know what to look for.