Tending a garden is a relaxing past-time that can also serve as therapy. Buying the right soil and gardening equipment, as well as when to put in your seeds, are important things you should know. Spend some time relaxing in the sun, tending your garden.
Plant vines like ivy to cover fences and dividing walls. Climbing plants are great for hiding hideous fences and walls, and they usually grow within a season. They also have been known to grow through existing trees or shrubs, or can be easily taught to cover any size arbor. Some require ties attaching them to supports, but others will attach themselves to any surface nearby. Reliable varieties include wisteria, honeysuckle, climbing roses, clematis, and jasmine.
When winter comes around, save some plants by putting them in the house. Maybe you’d like to save the most expensive plants you have or the most resistant. When you dig up the plant, carefully avoid the roots then place it in a container.
Plants need CO2 grow well. Often, plants achieve better growth when they are surrounded by high levels of CO2. Greenhouses typically provide plants with high levels of CO2. When it is exposed to high carbon dioxide levels, a plant has the best growing condition possible.
Do you enjoy fresh mint, but don’t like how they engulf your garden in their growth? Instead of planting mint in your garden, keep it in a large container or pot to prevent it from spreading. The container will keep the roots from spreading throughout you garden, and prevent the mint leaves from sprouting in other areas.
Using natural materials in the garden will keep pests away. Planting marigolds or onions around the border of your garden will repel slugs. Keep insects away from shrub and tree seedlings with mulch containing wood ash. Natural remedies, like the ones listed, will help reduce the need and usage of harsh chemical pesticides.
Apply organic mulch generously around your vegetable plants. The soil around plants can stay damper through the use of mulch. In addition, mulch will help you to prevent weeds. Your plants will receive extra water and nutrients, and you’ll spend less time dealing with weeds.
Make sure your pesticides are focused on only what you’re trying to kill. It’s true these pesticides kill the pests you don’t want, but they also lay waste to the advantageous insects that make those same pests a regular meal. These helpful bugs are usually more sensitive to the chemicals than the pests, so if you find yourself in a situation where the good bugs are dying out, you can expect the pest problem to grow. This will cause a cycle to start where you will need to keep increasing the amount of pesticide you are using.
During the day, when the weather is hot, vegetables tend to be softer, which causes them to be damaged even if you gently pick them. Cut them with a tool rather than pulling or twisting, otherwise you could damage the plant itself.
Plant your seeds carefully, taking your time. First, add moisture to the soil where you will be planting. Space the seeds at regular intervals to ensure that they won’t be overcrowded as they grow. Bury your seeds about three times deeper than the size that they are. Some seeds you do not want to bury because they require light in order to grow.
Have plastic bags on hand to put over dirty horticulture shoes. Doing this prevents lengthy work interruptions, and allows you to finish the job quickly.
It is a great idea to help your garden by ruffling seedlings, either with cardboard or with your own hands, a couple of times each day. That may sound like a silly thing to do, but it’s been proven to help plants grow larger than they would otherwise.
Use a beer trap to capture slugs and stop them from eating your plants. Get a clean, empty glass jar to use as a trap. Bury it with its mouth facing upwards. Keep putting dirt over the jar until the mouth is at the surface of your garden. Fill the jar with beer within one inch of the top. Slugs are attracted to the beer and become trapped in the container.
As you now have discovered, gardening can be a fun, productive and rewarding activity if you invest a little time into gaining a bit of knowledge before you begin. The advice given here will help you to be able to plan and execute a beautiful and bountiful garden. Apply the garden laid out here and you will soon enjoy a gorgeous garden you grew yourself.