You may feel that the subject of horticulture is a bit daunting, but the truth is that you will have no problem learning all of the information and skills necessary to succeed. Now that you’ve read through these tips, you are more informed about gardening, so you can hone your skills and turn into a wonderful gardener.
Your plants need to adapt and must be gradually introduced to changes in temperature or condition. Leave them outside in sunlight for a couple of hours on the initial day. Over a week, increase the time outside slowly. By the time the week ends, your plants will be ready for their big move and should have no problems!
Before actually putting plants into your garden, check the type and compostion of your soil. There are soil testing services that can analyze a garden’s soil content for a small charge. With those results, it’s then possible to refine and supplement the soil to make it as fertile as possible. Ask about this service at a local university or the county Cooperative Extension office to improve the soil and insure fruitful crops.
Pull all the weeds in your garden. A vibrant garden will be overrun with weeds if they are left alone. White vinegar can be used as a natural herbicide. White vinegar will definitely kill the weeds! Try spraying some white vinegar in water when you are pulling weeds from your garden.
Try growing some cat grass or wheat grass in the vicinity of the plants that your cat likes to eat. You may also place something offensively smelly atop the soil, like citrus peel or mothballs.
Vegetables should be planted in an area where they will get a minimum of six hours of daily sunlight. Most vegetables need at least that much sun for optimal growth speed. This is also true for some flowers.
Natural Materials
You can use natural materials or other plants in your garden to keep away pests. A good way to keep slugs away is to create a border with onions around a garden with vegetables. Marigolds would do this trick as well. Insects also avoid shrubs and trees that are mulched with wood ash. Natural materials and plants can be just as effective as chemical pesticides at keeping unwanted visitors out of your garden!
Clearly, it’s not as difficult as you once believed. Like any other trade, the gardening field is vast and there is a huge amount of information about it available. The hardest part is finding a place to start. Hopefully, you have received that help from the tips shared in the above article.
Originally posted 2013-12-07 12:18:12.
