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Monday, June 16, 2008
Picking The Ideal Location For Your Garden
Once you have picked what garden you want, there are many other factorsyou need to decide before you actually get to work with your gardeningtools. Mainly you need to choose its location. This is usually decided byseveral factors: How you will water it, how much shade it needs, etc. Someof these questions can be very important in deciding whether your gardenlives or dies, so don't take them lightly. You need to take each one intospecial consideration.
Choosing the garden's location within your yard is one of the moreimportant things to decide. You want to choose a location that willprovide an ideal climate for the plants in your garden. I don't know whattype of garden you're dealing with so I can't give you specific advice,but if you do a Google search for the plant you're dealing with thenyou'll find a plethora of sites informing you about the perfect conditionsfor its growing. After this, it's just a matter of finding the most shadedor most sunny spot in your yard.
Another deciding factor is how you plan on watering your garden. If youhave a sprinkler system already installed for your grass, then it could bea good idea to put your garden in the middle of your yard. Then it willget watered at the same time, and require no extra work from your part.But if this doesn't provide for a good location for your garden, then youmight end up watering it by hose or dragging a sprinkler out there. Inthis case, just make sure your garden is within the ideal distance for ahose to reach. While this might not seem like a good thing to base theentire location of your garden on, you'll be surprised at how nice it isto plan out in advanced.
Getting the perfect amount of shade for your garden can be a difficultendeavor. Once you have a basic idea for where you want your garden, youmight want to watch it and record how many hours it spends in sunlight andhow many it spends in shade. Compare your findings to an online web site,and you should be able to determine whether the spot you chose is ideal ornot for planting and starting your garden in. Of course the amount willchange as the seasons change, but this should give you a good idea of whatto basically expect for the rest of the year. If necessary, later you canput up some kind of shade to protect your garden from getting too much sun.
After you've determined the ideal place for your garden and whether it hasthe right amount of sunlight, and whether you will be able to convenientlywater it, you're one step closer to actually starting your garden. Ofcourse there are other factors that I have overlooked here, but mostly youshould be able to decide whether your location is good or not based oncommon sense. Just think: If I were a plant, would I be able to flourishhere? If you can honestly answer yes, then I think its time for you tohead out to your local gardening store and buy the necessary soil andfertilizer to get started! Have fun!
Choosing the garden's location within your yard is one of the moreimportant things to decide. You want to choose a location that willprovide an ideal climate for the plants in your garden. I don't know whattype of garden you're dealing with so I can't give you specific advice,but if you do a Google search for the plant you're dealing with thenyou'll find a plethora of sites informing you about the perfect conditionsfor its growing. After this, it's just a matter of finding the most shadedor most sunny spot in your yard.
Another deciding factor is how you plan on watering your garden. If youhave a sprinkler system already installed for your grass, then it could bea good idea to put your garden in the middle of your yard. Then it willget watered at the same time, and require no extra work from your part.But if this doesn't provide for a good location for your garden, then youmight end up watering it by hose or dragging a sprinkler out there. Inthis case, just make sure your garden is within the ideal distance for ahose to reach. While this might not seem like a good thing to base theentire location of your garden on, you'll be surprised at how nice it isto plan out in advanced.
Getting the perfect amount of shade for your garden can be a difficultendeavor. Once you have a basic idea for where you want your garden, youmight want to watch it and record how many hours it spends in sunlight andhow many it spends in shade. Compare your findings to an online web site,and you should be able to determine whether the spot you chose is ideal ornot for planting and starting your garden in. Of course the amount willchange as the seasons change, but this should give you a good idea of whatto basically expect for the rest of the year. If necessary, later you canput up some kind of shade to protect your garden from getting too much sun.
After you've determined the ideal place for your garden and whether it hasthe right amount of sunlight, and whether you will be able to convenientlywater it, you're one step closer to actually starting your garden. Ofcourse there are other factors that I have overlooked here, but mostly youshould be able to decide whether your location is good or not based oncommon sense. Just think: If I were a plant, would I be able to flourishhere? If you can honestly answer yes, then I think its time for you tohead out to your local gardening store and buy the necessary soil andfertilizer to get started! Have fun!
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Dealing With Garden Pests
While tending to my own garden, I have found that one of the mostfrustrating things that can happen to a gardener is to walk outside tocheck on your plants. It’s just a routine walk to make sure that yourgarden is thriving, but you end up finding holes in all of your plantsthat looked fine only hours before. The explanations for some of theseplant-destroying holes are garden pests. Some of the main garden pests areslugs, worms, caterpillars, birds, snails, and the occasional gopher.Although you can never wipe out these pests entirely, after all your hardwork in the garden you have to do something.
Insects are one of the worst things to have in your garden; they can liveunder the soil, in old weeds or piles of leaves, or in a number of otherplaces. In order to help keep insects away, always try and eliminateplaces in your garden and near your garden that these insects and otherplant diseases could be living. Remove old leaves, weeds, or any otherdecaying matter that insects and diseases could be living in from youryard. Also, regularly turn over your garden soil and break apart anyclumps of dirt so that you can eliminate the living spaces any insectsthat might be hiding underground.
Another way to rid your garden of the pests is to use dormant spray, whichis used to keep destructive insects and diseases under control. It is bestthat you use dormant spray when your plants are dormant, usually aroundFebruary or early March. I have used dormant spray many times on my gardenand it has worked wonders on keeping insects out. But as I learned fromexperience, dormant spray is only effective if you follow the correctinstructions. When I first decided to use some on my garden, I just dumpedit everywhere in hopes of killing everything harmful. Unfortunately Iended up killing my entire garden along with my neighbors. Some insectscan be beneficial to your garden though, so be sure to find out whichinsects help your garden.
Another pest problem I've had besides insects has been birds. Whenever Isee birds in my garden I run outside a chase them away, but as soon as Istep inside they come right back. The solution that I've come up with tokeep the birds away from my garden is to put a bird feeder in my yard.Instead of costing me time and money by eating my garden, the birds eat atthe bird feeder. In the long run it’ll save you money. Not only can a birdfeeder help keep birds away from your garden, but they can also be a newpart of your yard decoration. Although not completely eliminating my birdproblem, my bird feeder has made the problem smaller. Getting a dog has also helped.
If you start seeing mounds of dirt around your yard, and your plants keep unexplainably dieing, you can assume that you have a gopher problem. Thankfully, this is one of the few garden pasts that I haven't had.However my friend has struggled with a tremendous gopher infestation, so Idecided to research it. Gophers are rodents that are five to fourteeninches long. Their fur can be black, light brown, or white, and they havesmall tails. One method of getting rid of these root-eating pests is toset traps. The key to successfully capturing a gopher using a trap is tosuccessfully locate the gopher's tunnels and set the trap correctly.Another way to get rid of them is to use smoke bombs, which you place intothe tunnel and the smoke spreads through out it and hopefully reaches the gopher.
If you suspect that your gardens are being pillaged by any of the pests Imentioned, I encourage you to try your hardest to eliminate the problem assoon as possible. The longer you let the species stay, the more established it will become.
Insects are one of the worst things to have in your garden; they can liveunder the soil, in old weeds or piles of leaves, or in a number of otherplaces. In order to help keep insects away, always try and eliminateplaces in your garden and near your garden that these insects and otherplant diseases could be living. Remove old leaves, weeds, or any otherdecaying matter that insects and diseases could be living in from youryard. Also, regularly turn over your garden soil and break apart anyclumps of dirt so that you can eliminate the living spaces any insectsthat might be hiding underground.
Another way to rid your garden of the pests is to use dormant spray, whichis used to keep destructive insects and diseases under control. It is bestthat you use dormant spray when your plants are dormant, usually aroundFebruary or early March. I have used dormant spray many times on my gardenand it has worked wonders on keeping insects out. But as I learned fromexperience, dormant spray is only effective if you follow the correctinstructions. When I first decided to use some on my garden, I just dumpedit everywhere in hopes of killing everything harmful. Unfortunately Iended up killing my entire garden along with my neighbors. Some insectscan be beneficial to your garden though, so be sure to find out whichinsects help your garden.
Another pest problem I've had besides insects has been birds. Whenever Isee birds in my garden I run outside a chase them away, but as soon as Istep inside they come right back. The solution that I've come up with tokeep the birds away from my garden is to put a bird feeder in my yard.Instead of costing me time and money by eating my garden, the birds eat atthe bird feeder. In the long run it’ll save you money. Not only can a birdfeeder help keep birds away from your garden, but they can also be a newpart of your yard decoration. Although not completely eliminating my birdproblem, my bird feeder has made the problem smaller. Getting a dog has also helped.
If you start seeing mounds of dirt around your yard, and your plants keep unexplainably dieing, you can assume that you have a gopher problem. Thankfully, this is one of the few garden pasts that I haven't had.However my friend has struggled with a tremendous gopher infestation, so Idecided to research it. Gophers are rodents that are five to fourteeninches long. Their fur can be black, light brown, or white, and they havesmall tails. One method of getting rid of these root-eating pests is toset traps. The key to successfully capturing a gopher using a trap is tosuccessfully locate the gopher's tunnels and set the trap correctly.Another way to get rid of them is to use smoke bombs, which you place intothe tunnel and the smoke spreads through out it and hopefully reaches the gopher.
If you suspect that your gardens are being pillaged by any of the pests Imentioned, I encourage you to try your hardest to eliminate the problem assoon as possible. The longer you let the species stay, the more established it will become.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Creating A Raised Bed
If your current planting goals involve plants that require good water drainage, I am sure you know how frustrating it is to have a yard that just won’t cooperate. Some plants can handle the excess water that comes about from being in an area that doesn’t drain properly. In fact, it might just cause them to bloom more lushly. However, other plants don’t cope as well, and it will cause them to die a gruesome, bloated death. You should always find out about the drainage required for every plant you buy, and make sure that it won’t conflict with any of the areas you are considering planting it in.
In order to test how much water your designated patch of soil will retain, dig a hole approximately ten inches deep. Fill it with water, and come back in a day when all the water had disappeared. Fill it back up again. If the 2nd hole full of water isn’t gone in 10 hours, your soil has a low saturation point. This means that when water soaks into it, it will stick around for a long time before dissipating. This is unacceptable for almost any plant, and you are going to have to do something to remedy it if you want your plants to survive.
The usual method for improving drainage in your garden is to create a raised bed. This involves creating a border for a small bed, and adding enough soil and compost to it to raise it above the rest of the yard by at least 5 inches. You’ll be amazed at how much your water drainage will be improved by this small modification. If you’re planning to build a raised bed, your prospective area is either on grass or on dirt. For each of these situations, you should build it slightly differently.
If you want to start a raised garden in a non grassy area, you won’t have much trouble. Just find some sort of border to retain the dirt you will be adding. I’ve found that there is nothing that works quite as well as a few two by fours. After you’ve created the wall, you must put in the proper amount soil and steer manure. Depending on how long you plan to wait before planting, you will want to adjust the ratio to allow for any deteriorating that may occur.
If you’re trying to install a raised bed where sod already exists, you will have a slightly more difficult time. You will need to cut the sod around the perimeter of the garden, and flip it over. This may sound simple, but you will need something with a very sharp edge to slice the edges of the sod and get under it. Once you have turned it all upside down, it is best to add a layer of straw to discourage the grass from growing back up. After the layer of straw, simply add all the soil and steer manure that a normal garden would need.
Planting your plants in your new area shouldn’t pose much difficulty. It is essentially the same process as your usual planting session. Just be sure that the roots don’t extent too far into the original ground level. The whole point of creating the raised bed is to keep the roots out of the soil which saturates easily. Having long roots that extend that far completely destroys the point.
Once you have plants in your new bed, you’ll notice an almost immediate improvement. The added soil facilitates better root development. At the same time, evaporation is prevented and decomposition is discouraged. All of these things added together makes for an ideal environment for almost any plant to grow in. So don’t be intimidated by the thought of adjusting the very topography of your yard. It is a simple process as I’m sure you’ve realized, and the long term results are worth every bit of work.
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In order to test how much water your designated patch of soil will retain, dig a hole approximately ten inches deep. Fill it with water, and come back in a day when all the water had disappeared. Fill it back up again. If the 2nd hole full of water isn’t gone in 10 hours, your soil has a low saturation point. This means that when water soaks into it, it will stick around for a long time before dissipating. This is unacceptable for almost any plant, and you are going to have to do something to remedy it if you want your plants to survive.
The usual method for improving drainage in your garden is to create a raised bed. This involves creating a border for a small bed, and adding enough soil and compost to it to raise it above the rest of the yard by at least 5 inches. You’ll be amazed at how much your water drainage will be improved by this small modification. If you’re planning to build a raised bed, your prospective area is either on grass or on dirt. For each of these situations, you should build it slightly differently.
If you want to start a raised garden in a non grassy area, you won’t have much trouble. Just find some sort of border to retain the dirt you will be adding. I’ve found that there is nothing that works quite as well as a few two by fours. After you’ve created the wall, you must put in the proper amount soil and steer manure. Depending on how long you plan to wait before planting, you will want to adjust the ratio to allow for any deteriorating that may occur.
If you’re trying to install a raised bed where sod already exists, you will have a slightly more difficult time. You will need to cut the sod around the perimeter of the garden, and flip it over. This may sound simple, but you will need something with a very sharp edge to slice the edges of the sod and get under it. Once you have turned it all upside down, it is best to add a layer of straw to discourage the grass from growing back up. After the layer of straw, simply add all the soil and steer manure that a normal garden would need.
Planting your plants in your new area shouldn’t pose much difficulty. It is essentially the same process as your usual planting session. Just be sure that the roots don’t extent too far into the original ground level. The whole point of creating the raised bed is to keep the roots out of the soil which saturates easily. Having long roots that extend that far completely destroys the point.
Once you have plants in your new bed, you’ll notice an almost immediate improvement. The added soil facilitates better root development. At the same time, evaporation is prevented and decomposition is discouraged. All of these things added together makes for an ideal environment for almost any plant to grow in. So don’t be intimidated by the thought of adjusting the very topography of your yard. It is a simple process as I’m sure you’ve realized, and the long term results are worth every bit of work.
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Friday, June 6, 2008
Organic Gardening
Organic gardening is the exact same as regular gardening except that no synthetic fertilizers or pesticides are used. This can make certain aspects difficult, such as controlling disease, insects, and weeds. Organic gardening also requires more attention to the soil and the many needs of plants. Organic gardening starts with the soil. Gardeners must add organic matter to the soil regularly in order to keep the soil productive. In fact, compost is essential to the healthiness and well being of plants grown organically. Compost can be made from leaves, dead flowers, vegetable scraps, fruit rinds, grass clippings, manure, and many other things. The ideal soil has a dark color, sweet smell, and is full of earthworms. Some soil may need more natural additives than regular compost can give, such as bonemeal, rock phosphates, or greensand. A simple soil test will tell you the pH balance and which nutrients you will need to use.
One thing that makes even gardeners that are very serious about organic gardening reach for pesticides is insects on their plants. The best way to defend plants against insects is to take preventative measures. One thing that can be done is to make sure plants are healthy and not too wet or dry because insects usually attack unhealthy plants and if healthy, they can often outgrow minor insect damage. A variety of plant types is a good idea to keep pests of a particular plant type from taking out the entire garden.
Perhaps the best way to defend against insects is to make your garden enticing to insect predators, such as ladybugs, birds, frogs, and lizards. You can do this by keeping a water source nearby or by growing plants that attract insects who feed on nectar. Other ideas are sticky traps, barriers, and plant collars. There are some household items that prevent against insects too, like insecticidal soaps, garlic, and hot pepper.
To avoid plant disease in organic gardening, choose disease resistant plants and plant them in their prime conditions. Many diseases will spread because of constant moisture and bad air circulation, so the site of your garden and the way it is watered can help ensure against diseases.
Weeds can be an annoying and frustrating part of organic gardening. Organic mulch can act as a weed barrier, but for even better protection put a layer of newspaper, construction paper, or cardboard under the mulch. Corn meal gluten will slow the growth of weeds if spread early in the season before planting, as does solarization. There’s also the old-fashioned art of hoeing and hand pulling that always works. Your best bet in weed prevention is persistence. Mulch well and pull and hoe what you can; after a few seasons you can beat the weeds for good.
Organic gardening is an excellent way to assure that your plants will be free and clear of all pesticides and, if taken care of properly, will be as healthy as possible. Organic gardening may take a little more time and care than regular gardening, but after gardeners get the hang of it and figure out all the quirks of their garden, it is definitely worth the extra time.
One thing that makes even gardeners that are very serious about organic gardening reach for pesticides is insects on their plants. The best way to defend plants against insects is to take preventative measures. One thing that can be done is to make sure plants are healthy and not too wet or dry because insects usually attack unhealthy plants and if healthy, they can often outgrow minor insect damage. A variety of plant types is a good idea to keep pests of a particular plant type from taking out the entire garden.
Perhaps the best way to defend against insects is to make your garden enticing to insect predators, such as ladybugs, birds, frogs, and lizards. You can do this by keeping a water source nearby or by growing plants that attract insects who feed on nectar. Other ideas are sticky traps, barriers, and plant collars. There are some household items that prevent against insects too, like insecticidal soaps, garlic, and hot pepper.
To avoid plant disease in organic gardening, choose disease resistant plants and plant them in their prime conditions. Many diseases will spread because of constant moisture and bad air circulation, so the site of your garden and the way it is watered can help ensure against diseases.
Weeds can be an annoying and frustrating part of organic gardening. Organic mulch can act as a weed barrier, but for even better protection put a layer of newspaper, construction paper, or cardboard under the mulch. Corn meal gluten will slow the growth of weeds if spread early in the season before planting, as does solarization. There’s also the old-fashioned art of hoeing and hand pulling that always works. Your best bet in weed prevention is persistence. Mulch well and pull and hoe what you can; after a few seasons you can beat the weeds for good.
Organic gardening is an excellent way to assure that your plants will be free and clear of all pesticides and, if taken care of properly, will be as healthy as possible. Organic gardening may take a little more time and care than regular gardening, but after gardeners get the hang of it and figure out all the quirks of their garden, it is definitely worth the extra time.
Fall Gardening
Many gardeners do not even consider fall gardening because of the winter frosts that might make an early appearance. On the contrary, fall gardening will result in excellent vegetables and will extend crops long after spring planted plants are finished. Vegetables produced from fall gardening are sometimes sweeter and milder than those grow in the summer and offer a brand new taste to the same old veggies.
What you choose to grow during you fall gardening will depend on your available space and what you like to eat, just like spring plants. Even the crops that enjoy the heat, such as tomatoes, sweet potatoes, okra, and peppers, will produce until frosts hit, which can be pretty late in the year in southern areas. However, there are some plants that will quit towards the end of summer like snap-beans, summer squash, and cucumbers. If these vegetables are planted around the middle of the summer they can be harvested until the first frosts as well. Hardy, tough vegetables will grow until the temperature is as low as 20 degrees, but those that aren’t as strong will only be able to grow through light frosts. Remember that if you have root and tuber plants and the tops are killed by a freeze the edible part can be saved if a large amount of mulch is used.
When fall gardening, make sure and pick the vegetables with the shortest growing season so they can be full grown and harvested before the frost arrives. Most seed packages will be labeled “early season”, or you can find the seeds boasting the fewest days to maturity. You may want to go after your seeds for fall gardening in spring or early summer; they are usually not kept in stock towards the end of summer. If they are stored in a cool and dry location they will keep until you are ready to plant.
In order to know exactly when the best time to start fall gardening, you must know about when the first hard frost will hit your area. One of the best ways to tell this is by a Farmer’s Almanac. They will give you exact dates and are rarely wrong. You will also need to know exactly how long it is going to take your plants to mature.
To get your soil ready for fall gardening you must first remove any leftover spring/summer crops and weeds. Crops leftover from the last season can end up spreading bacteria and disease if left in the garden. Spread a couple of inches of compost or mulch over the garden area to increase the nutrients, however, if spring plants were fertilized heavily it may not need much, if any. Till the top layer of soil, wet it down, and let it set for about 12-24 hours. Once this has been done, you are ready to start planting.
Many gardeners will run from fall gardening so they don’t have to deal with frosts, but if tough, sturdy vegetables are planted they can withstand a few frosts and give you some wonderful tasting produce. Fall gardening gives you the chance to enjoy your vegetable garden for at least a little bit more time.
What you choose to grow during you fall gardening will depend on your available space and what you like to eat, just like spring plants. Even the crops that enjoy the heat, such as tomatoes, sweet potatoes, okra, and peppers, will produce until frosts hit, which can be pretty late in the year in southern areas. However, there are some plants that will quit towards the end of summer like snap-beans, summer squash, and cucumbers. If these vegetables are planted around the middle of the summer they can be harvested until the first frosts as well. Hardy, tough vegetables will grow until the temperature is as low as 20 degrees, but those that aren’t as strong will only be able to grow through light frosts. Remember that if you have root and tuber plants and the tops are killed by a freeze the edible part can be saved if a large amount of mulch is used.
When fall gardening, make sure and pick the vegetables with the shortest growing season so they can be full grown and harvested before the frost arrives. Most seed packages will be labeled “early season”, or you can find the seeds boasting the fewest days to maturity. You may want to go after your seeds for fall gardening in spring or early summer; they are usually not kept in stock towards the end of summer. If they are stored in a cool and dry location they will keep until you are ready to plant.
In order to know exactly when the best time to start fall gardening, you must know about when the first hard frost will hit your area. One of the best ways to tell this is by a Farmer’s Almanac. They will give you exact dates and are rarely wrong. You will also need to know exactly how long it is going to take your plants to mature.
To get your soil ready for fall gardening you must first remove any leftover spring/summer crops and weeds. Crops leftover from the last season can end up spreading bacteria and disease if left in the garden. Spread a couple of inches of compost or mulch over the garden area to increase the nutrients, however, if spring plants were fertilized heavily it may not need much, if any. Till the top layer of soil, wet it down, and let it set for about 12-24 hours. Once this has been done, you are ready to start planting.
Many gardeners will run from fall gardening so they don’t have to deal with frosts, but if tough, sturdy vegetables are planted they can withstand a few frosts and give you some wonderful tasting produce. Fall gardening gives you the chance to enjoy your vegetable garden for at least a little bit more time.
Flower Gardening
Flower gardening is becoming more and more popular every day. Flowers can brighten everyone’s day, they smell nice, and are a great hobby. Flower gardening is simple, inexpensive, and loads of fun. Flower gardening can be done for yard decoration, simply as a hobby, or even professionally.
There are some decisions that have to be made before even flower gardening can be started. You must decide if you want annuals that live for one season and must be replanted every year, or perennials that survive the winter and return again in the summer. When buying and planting, pay attention to what kind of flowers thrive in your climate as well ass the sun requirements.
When flower gardening, you must decide what type of look you want before planting. For instance, mixing different heights, colors, and varieties of flowers together in a “wild-plant style” will give your garden a meadow look and can be very charming. If short flowers are planted in the front of your garden and work up to the tallest flowers in the back you will have a “stepping stone style”.
You can order seeds for flower gardening from catalogues or buy them from a nursery. Most people will go to the nursery and buy actual flowers and then transplant them. After you have prepared your garden area and bought flowers, it is a good idea to lay the flowers out in the bed to make sure you like the arrangement and that they will be spaced properly.
One of the easiest processes in flower gardening is the planting/ if you have seeds just sprinkle them around in the flower bed. For planting transplants dig a hole just bigger than the flower, pull the container off, and set the flower in the hole right side up. Cover it with the loose soil and press down firmly, then water.
Maintaining a flower garden is even easier than planting one. Although they might make it on their own, a bag of fertilizer applied in the early spring is a good idea. Pinch back any blooms after they start to fade and keep them good and watered. To save yourself work during the next season of flower gardening, rid your garden of all debris and spread out organic nutrients like peat moss or compost. Don’t forget to turn over the soil to properly mix in the fertilizer and rake smooth when finished. If you have perennials planted be careful not to disturb their roots in this process.
Flower gardening is as easy as 1, 2, and 3: simply decide what to plant; plant it, and water, water, water! Flower gardening is undoubtedly gaining in popularity and gives anyone excellent reason to spend some outdoors and test out their green thumb.
There are some decisions that have to be made before even flower gardening can be started. You must decide if you want annuals that live for one season and must be replanted every year, or perennials that survive the winter and return again in the summer. When buying and planting, pay attention to what kind of flowers thrive in your climate as well ass the sun requirements.
When flower gardening, you must decide what type of look you want before planting. For instance, mixing different heights, colors, and varieties of flowers together in a “wild-plant style” will give your garden a meadow look and can be very charming. If short flowers are planted in the front of your garden and work up to the tallest flowers in the back you will have a “stepping stone style”.
You can order seeds for flower gardening from catalogues or buy them from a nursery. Most people will go to the nursery and buy actual flowers and then transplant them. After you have prepared your garden area and bought flowers, it is a good idea to lay the flowers out in the bed to make sure you like the arrangement and that they will be spaced properly.
One of the easiest processes in flower gardening is the planting/ if you have seeds just sprinkle them around in the flower bed. For planting transplants dig a hole just bigger than the flower, pull the container off, and set the flower in the hole right side up. Cover it with the loose soil and press down firmly, then water.
Maintaining a flower garden is even easier than planting one. Although they might make it on their own, a bag of fertilizer applied in the early spring is a good idea. Pinch back any blooms after they start to fade and keep them good and watered. To save yourself work during the next season of flower gardening, rid your garden of all debris and spread out organic nutrients like peat moss or compost. Don’t forget to turn over the soil to properly mix in the fertilizer and rake smooth when finished. If you have perennials planted be careful not to disturb their roots in this process.
Flower gardening is as easy as 1, 2, and 3: simply decide what to plant; plant it, and water, water, water! Flower gardening is undoubtedly gaining in popularity and gives anyone excellent reason to spend some outdoors and test out their green thumb.
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