Gardening is an inexpensive, entertaining and relaxing activity. A backyard garden can mean hours of quality time together for families, or a peaceful and productive outing for friends. If you have kids, you will see that they will be fascinated by how seeds grow into flowers and vegetables. Gardening can also teach great life-lessons while helping you to appreciate and enjoy nature and the great outdoors. This article provides you with a variety of tactics and tips on making the most out of your gardening experience.
When it comes to planning a vegetable garden, don't forget to do your homework! List what plants you plan on growing, draw your growing area and include what you will plant where. Do this intelligently, taking into account such variables as plant dimensions, and how much sun and rain they need to grow properly.
Using a shovel in clay soil is a lot of work, not only is the clay hard, but it will stick to the shovel and make it twice as hard to handle. To make the clay soft so you aren't working as hard, take floor or car wax and rub a light coat on the surface of the shovel using a clean cloth, then buff the surface. The clay will slide off of its surface and it will prevent rust.
Spray old aftershave, perfume, or scented products around the grass of your garden to prevent your dog from entering it. Doing so shields the scents that your dog might pick up on and be drawn to, causing their potential interest in your garden to drop dramatically.
Protecting your knees while you are gardening is very important. It is not good to bend from a standing position for a long period of time. Kneeling down on the ground is a more comfortable way for many people to tend to their gardening chores. For extra comfort, purchase a knee pad for use as a cushion between your knees and the ground.
Some plants benefit from being re-potted, however others are sensitive to the disturbance re-potting inflicts on their roots. You can easily check which of your plants need re- potting by turning them upside down, tapping their container until the plant willingly falls out. If you see roots crowding the dirt the plant grows in, you will need to put the plant in a larger pot. However, if only a tiny amount of roots show or even none at all, then your plant is probably doing fine in the original pot.
If you work with clay soil, you have probably found using a shovel very frustrating and exhausting. To ease the digging, apply some car wax or floor wax to the head of the shovel and buff. This will keep the soil from sticking, and prevent rusting of the tool.
When deciding what to plant in your vegetable garden, consider what kinds you tend to use most often in the kitchen. This will make your garden space-effective and cost-effective. Growing vegetables that your family refuses to eat is pointless, especially in confined spaces.
Gardening is a gratifying activity. The more you know about gardening, the better your skills will get. That's why you need all the useful information you can find. Start off by applying the tips that you have read, and you will wind up with a garden that is better than the one you dreamed of.
