For hundreds of years, people have enjoyed gardening. It can be enjoyed as a pleasant hobby, or it may be performed for the purpose of providing fresh food for your family. The following article provides you with ways to make your gardening experience easier and more rewarding.
To prevent your plants from getting shocked by a big change, get them gradually used to climate and temperature changes. Try to place them in the new area for a couple of hours at a time the first day. Over the course of a week, slowly increase the amount of time that you leave them outside. By the week’s end, your plants should then be ready for the big move!
Brighten your garden with biennials and annuals. You can use biennial and annual flowers to brighten the bed, and let you change how it looks. If there are gaps between the perennials and shrubs you have planted in a sunlit area, try filling those gaps with annuals and biennials. You should get varieties such as cosmos, petunia, rudbeckia, hollyhock, sunflowers or marigold.
If you want flowers in spring and summer, plant bulbs in the garden. Most bulbs are hardy and require little to no care in order to develop into beautiful perennials that will reappear each and every year. The types of bulbs you use will determine the time of year your flowers will bloom, giving you the pleasure of blooms from spring to summer, if you plant them right.
Keep your plants dry and aerated daily. Moisture on your plants is a sure way to attract parasites and disease. Fungi commonly afflict a number of plants. Fungicide sprays can deal with fungal infestations, but they are most effective if you apply them before a fungus problem becomes noticeable.
Garden for fall colors. That doesn’t have to be way it is though! Autumn is the most colorful season of all, foliage-wise. There are many variations in leaf color with different varieties of Maple, Beech and Dogwood trees that can give you lively yellows and deep crimsons. Shrubs such as cotoneaster, hydrangea, and barberry will also provide a splash of color in the fall.
Horticulture is a great relaxation activity. Everyone wants to find a way to relax and enjoy themselves. Horticulture is one of the easiest ways to attain this. The returns are huge for a very minute up front investment cost. The best thing you will get out of it is peace and happiness knowing that you can grow your own garden.
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. Avoid damage to new plantings by keeping the water on low to move the water slowly through the soaker. Just use it on your foliage for a few hours.
To deter meddlesome dogs from destroying your garden, you should use heavily scented substances around the perimeter. You can even use perfume! This helps mask the attractive scents and can make your garden unappealing to them.
You don’t want to pick vegetables during the day when it is hot, as that is when they are prone to damage due to them being softer. Do not twist the vegetable to remove it from the vine; instead, cut the stem to avoid damaging the plant.
In conclusion, gardening may be the world’s oldest pastime, and one full of wonderful benefits and rewards. Long ago, horticulture was a necessity and a routine part of life. Now, people do it for pleasure, need and even profit. Read on to find tips and tricks to help you turn horticulture from a chore to a joy. Enjoy your garden!
Originally posted 2013-10-20 09:14:03.
