Your back yard garden can be a plentiful source of luscious fruits and nutritious vegetables. Nothing beats hand-picked tomatoes on your salad or producing the contents of the whole salad right from your garden. You will get some great ideas on how to get the most enjoyment out of a garden in the following paragraphs.
It can be very hard to shovel clay soil, especially when it sticks to your shovel as you are working. Use a thin coat of floor or car wax on your shovel, then buff it with a nice clean cloth to make dealing with clay soil easier. This will make your task easier because the clay won’t stick to the shovel. It will also keep your garden tool from rusting.
When you’re out and about in the garden, particularly in the fall, keep an eye out for sink bugs. They enjoy tomatoes, peppers, beans, and many different varieties of fruits. If they go unnoticed, they can cause large amounts of harm to your garden, so remember to take protective measures to reduce the population of stink bugs there.
For flowers throughout the spring and the summer, be sure to plant some bulbs. Bulbs are hardy, easy to grow into flowers, and will blossom for several years. Different varieties of bulbs flower at varied times and if you make the right choices you can have blossoms from early spring through late summer.
Knee Pads
A set of knee pads are a life saver if you’re an avid gardener and a lot of your plants sit close to the ground. Long hours spent in the garden will wreak havoc on your knees. Buy yourself a pair of knee pads to use in the garden to cushion and protect your knees.
Natural materials or some other plants can be used in your garden for keeping away pests. Plant marigolds or onions around other vegetables to keep slugs away from them. Wood ash can be used as mulch, and if put on the base of shrub and tree seedlings, will keep insects away. These are proven methods without having to use harsh chemical pesticides.
You should purchase a wheelbarrow, as well as a kneeling stool to help you garden. Horticulture can take a toll on the knees, but a small ergonomic stool will be a comfortable solution. You often need to move large objects from place to place, so it’s a good idea to have a sturdy, well-balanced wheelbarrow.
To keep dogs from disturbing your garden, spray some old aftershave, cologne, perfume or other strongly-scented products in the dirt or grass surrounding it. This will mask any scents that might attract your dog and make your garden less interesting to him.
As previously stated, horticulture is a fantastic way of growing veggies in your backyard. Making use of your fruits and veggies in your meals that you create will make you proud. Follow these tips to garden efficiently and enjoy it.
Originally posted 2013-06-14 15:48:37.
