Starting a small vegetable and herb garden

Hello there. I am starting a small vegetable and herb garden... I have purchased a Greenhouse Kit by Planters' Pride that is called Fiber Grow. The lady at our local garden center said she has had great success starting her gardens in one of these. www.saveourpeatbogs.com is their website. I have not been successful in growing anything in the past, has anyone used this system or one like it? I am hoping that it is fairly easy and I can not kill the coming herbs and vegetables. These are what I am planting to start with: Cayenne Peppers, Longstanding Cilantro, Straight Eight Cucumber, True Lavender, Walla Walla Onions, Jalapeno Chili Peppers, Grand Bell Mix Peppers, Chives, Sweet Banana Peppers, and Early Scarlet Globe Radishes. My son had brought some sunflower seeds and wild flower seeds home from school when they did their "green day" at school. Am I able to plant these with the vegetables and such? Thank you for you help anyone and everyone!

I love flowers mixed with vegetables, there is nothing more appealing than seeing veg grow in with flowers and it saves space if you have a small plot, yes you can grow things you mention together, but always make sure you read the correct spacings for things you grow, for instance, some sunflowers have a huge root system and need lots of space to grow, they will also take up lots of moisture the veg needs, as for herbs, most like a rather drier area to do well as does the lavender, so keep these to the edge of your beds so you wont add so much water as the peppers etc need, so it is really a case of well prepared soil with added organic added for the veg, but less so for the herbs, so as I said, grow them om the outer edges of the beds, it is easier to gather the herbs if your not tramping all over or in between the veg, the flowering plants will also help pollinating insects to come to your veg area and some even deter other insects that will either tunnel or eat into the veg, so just read as much as you can as to what you are growing and good luck, have a go and you will soon learn by any mistakes you make and get you better at it for the next year. Good luck. WeeNel.

hi im anew comer iv never grown any type of vieggie before now and i need help i mean my garden if beauitful and is cominf along but im not sure when to pick the onions.PLEASE HELP ME!

Hi Vonmcc, good for you going for your own crop of food, it gets easier as the years go by as you then understand your soil, weather conditions etc, as for when to pick your onions, I normally wait till they tell me them-self they are ready, so when I see the foliage start turning a yellowish colour, I then bend the foliage right down to the ground, this stops the foliage growing and setting the plant into seed, after about a week, I use the garden fork about six inches away from the plant, then gently lift a few onions out of the soil, if I am happy with the condition or the size, I then lift them right out the ground using a gentle pull as I fork under the soil, then if the weather is dry, I lay the onions with the foliage still attached, on top of the soil so the sun will ripen them (turns the outer skin darker/dryer, after a week of this, I take them inside to dry out further if I have plenty for storing, to keep your onions for further time/use, use the foliage to tie them together and always hang them up in a dry cool place like garage or basement, so they dont rot, if you just want to cook with the odd one and they are still in the soil, just dig one up and use it there and then, but storage needs to be dry, dark and cool, always keep checking the stored onions and any sign of rot or mould needs removing, good luck you have done well. WeeNel.