Your back yard garden can be a plentiful source of luscious fruits and nutritious vegetables. Whether you pick your whole salad or enjoy a vine ripened tomato in your favorite recipe, there is nothing more delicious than produce from your own garden. A wide variety of information is available online, in magazines and in gardening books to help you grow a healthy, luscious garden.
Healthy soil will be your best defense against the pests that can invade your garden. If you create healthy plants, they are going to be stronger and therefore, less likely to succumb to diseases and insects. Begin with a high-quality soil with less chemicals to avoid salt accumulation, and you give your garden an excellent chance of growing healthy plants.
All plants need an adequate supply of carbon dioxide in order to thrive. A higher level of CO2 will help plants grow better. A greenhouse is the best way to create an environment rich in CO2. To achieve optimal growing conditions, keep the levels of carbon dioxide high in your plants’ environment.
Pull all the weeds in your garden. If you’re not careful, weeds can take over your beautiful garden, ruining it. To aid in this venture, you might want to use white vinegar. Weeds can be killed by white vinegar! Use a spray bottle full of white vinegar and you won’t have to use your hands.
If you find yourself in love with mint leaves, but not with how they dominate a garden, read on. You can slow their growth rate by planting them in a garden container or large pot instead. This container can be placed in the soil if you prefer the look of mint in your garden, and it will continue to contain the roots of your mint and prevent it from taking over.
Keep your garden fertilized. Manure can help grow plants, but to eliminate risk of pathogens, try using a type of commercially composted product. It is important that you use some sort of fertilizer, although it doesn’t really matter which variety you choose.
There are natural steps you can take to keep garden pests at bay. Slugs can be kept at bay with a patch of marigolds or pungent vegetables. Using wood ash as mulch around the base of trees and shrub seedlings will also help keep away insect pests. With these natural methods, there is no need to purchase expensive, harsh pesticides.
Think about putting some berry-producing evergreens into your landscape. These types of trees can offer your garden a splash of color, especially during the winter when all other plants and trees have lost their hues. Some plants provide color during the winter like the Winterberry, and American Holly, the American Cranberrybush and the Common Snowberry.
To give them a boost, pour out any leftover water from steaming or boiling vegetables on the plants or soil around them. You should also try using a bit of coffee grounds or tea to increase the acidity of the soil for your gardenias or your rhododendrons. If you are having problems with fungus, you may find that sprinkling Chamomile tea on the plant is effective.
Fresh Produce
Horticulture can be a relaxing and very rewarding hobby, providing you with plenty of fresh produce grown with your own hands. Making meals with your own fresh produce will mean dining memories you are proud of. Get the full physical and emotional benefits of horticulture by applying the above advice.
Originally posted 2014-12-27 12:33:59.
