Horticulture is a good way to make your yard a source of fresh fruits and vegetables. You can make things like salads with freshly picked tomatoes right from your garden, or if you are advanced enough you can even make salads that are completely from your own garden. Use the common sense advice in the article below to ensure a bountiful harvest.
Select plant types that will bring a higher profits and yield. Many times, hybrid plants tend to resist disease, and tolerate the cold weather better than their traditional counterparts, resulting in higher yields.
Certain Perennials
Plant perennials that are resistant to slug and snail infestations. Slugs or snails can kill a plant very quickly. Certain perennials that don’t have tough leaves are especially tasty to snails and slugs. Certain perennials are unappetizing to slugs and snails, especially those with tough, hairy leaves or an unappetizing taste. Wonderful varieties of such perennials include euphorbia, campanula, helleborus, achillea, and heuchera.
When winter arrives, you could save some plants by placing them inside your house. You may want to save the most beautiful or expensive ones. Cautiously avoid the roots while digging, and put your plant into a perfectly sized pot.
Don’t mow your grass too short. If you let your grass grow, the roots will go deeper and make your lawn more resistant to dryness. If the grass is too short, it produces shallow roots and that leads to a lawn with brown spots and dried-out patches.
The best gardens start with seeds, as opposed to plants. Starting from seed is far less harsh on the environment than using plants you buy at the nursery. Most nurseries use a lot of plastic that is not recycled. If you want to buy plants, find a nurseries that uses organic methods or grow your plants from seeds.
Wisely water your garden. Use a soaker hose to save time so that you do not have to water each plant individually with a hose nozzle, or a watering can that needs to be refilled repeatedly. Turn down the water pressure to its lowest setting, as anything higher could harm the plants. Let it water the plants for a while as you do other things.
As this article noted earlier, horticulture is an enjoyable and productive means of garnering fresh food in the privacy of your own backyard. Using the fruits and vegetables in the meals you prepare will have you feeling proud. Utilize the advice from the above article in order to maximize your experience with horticulture.
Originally posted 2015-02-04 22:13:21.
