Do you always admire your neighbor’s pristine garden. You might imagine that all your neighbors have some top-secret formula that keeps their grass and garden looking so much better than yours. In truth, having a great looking garden does not require any secret techniques. All you need is the knowledge about how to care for your plants the right way. Start learning about gardening by taking in this article.
Consider starting your plants in pots and then planting the seedlings in your garden. Your plants will be more likely to survive if you do this. Seeds can’t always thrive in gardens, and are often eaten by birds. After you remove the mature plants from your garden, you can immediately replace them with the seedlings and start the cycle over again.
Plant vines like ivy to cover fences and dividing walls. Plants that climb are extraordinarily versatile, and can help hide an unsightly wall or fence, usually within one season. They can also grow through existing shrubs or trees, or be trained to cover an arbor. Some of these plants must have support, and some can attach themselves to something using their stems and tendrils. Wisteria, jasmine, honeysuckle, clematis and some rose varieties are good choices for climbers.
Prior to planting anything in your garden, check your soil. You can obtain a soil analysis for a nominal fee. Using that report, you can amend your soil as needed for a thriving garden. Ask about this service at a local university or the county Cooperative Extension office to improve the soil and insure fruitful crops.
Knee Pads
To save your knees from the wear and tear of horticulture, invest in some knee pads if your garden includes a lot of low-growth plants. The time that you will have to spend on your knees in your garden can cause you unnecessary knee pain. Your knees can get supported with a decent pair of horticulture knee pads.
Apply organic mulch generously around your vegetable plants. The mulch will help keep the dirt around the plants more moist. This method will also prevent weeds. This could save you lots of weed-pulling time.
Try planting berry-bearing evergreens in your yard. These will help give your garden a burst of color, even in the winter months when most other vegetation has lost their colors. These plants come in several different varieties, including the Winterberry, American Holly, Cranberrybush, and Common Snowberry.
Many of the tips here are quite easy and don’t require you to have any special talents. You simply need to know some basic approaches and then you can carry those techniques into your garden. Observe the response of your plants to the various techniques you try. If something does not work, try something else. Be patient and your garden will eventually be envied by your neighbors.
Originally posted 2014-06-14 16:05:30.
