Learning the many intricacies of gardening can be intimidating and even discouraging. Like most things worthwhile, devoting a little time and effort can yield promising results. Now that you’ve found these tips, you will be more informed and can become a better gardener.
Put down sod correctly. Before laying the sod, the soil must be prepared. Do some weeding if necessary, then break the soil until it is no longer packed. Flatten your soil and make it slightly compact. Afterward, you want to make sure the soil is moistened. The optimum layout of sod rows is to stagger them with offset joints. Pat your sod to form an even and flat surface, fill any gaps with some soil. Water the sod for two weeks and then you can safely walk on it as it will have had time to properly root.
Carbon dioxide, or CO2, is essential to the growth of plants because of its role in photosynthesis. With a high level of CO2 plants will grow much better. The best way to get a high level is to plant them in a greenhouse. Higher CO2 levels can provide optimal conditions for growing plants.
Stink Bugs
While working in your garden during the fall season, watch out for those stink bugs! Stink bugs enjoy gardens, and are especially fond of fruit, tomatoes, beans and peppers. If you do not check, they do a lot of damage to plants so try to get rid of them if you can.
Both cat grass and wheat grass are good for giving your errant feline pause. Another option is to protect your plants by lacing them with offensive entities, such as peels from citrus fruit or even moth balls from your closet.
Know when to harvest your vegetables at precisely the right time. Each variety needs a slightly different amount of growing time to produce the most flavorful vegetable. Zucchini and baby peas, for example, have the best flavor when harvested early. Tomatoes, though, are tastiest when they have been allowed to ripen on the vine as long as possible. Research the best time to pick your produce.
Water your garden wisely. You can water efficiently by using a soaker hose which will eliminate the necessity of watering each plant one by one with a nozzle, or having to use a water can that you have to refill over and over. Use low water pressure for your hose so that you do not cause harm to the tender members of your garden. Let your soaker hose run for a few hours while you do other things.
Not as difficult as you thought, right? Like any other trade, the horticulture field is vast and there is a huge amount of information about it available. Sometimes you need a clue, so you can begin and jump right in. With luck, you got such a spark from something in this article.
Originally posted 2013-06-16 16:35:56.
