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Simple Gardening Tips from the Experts to Help Beginner Gardeners Take Much from Joys of Gardening
Are
you a garden buff but still on a starting level, and you need some good
gardening tips? Let these simple tips from the experts to help you make your
gardening days more enjoyable while creating a beautiful garden.
Enjoy
your shovel more than ever
Since you'll be shoveling most of the time, your shovel should not be of
something that would make it difficult for you. Use a non-stick
shovel by spraying it with a
Teflon or Silicon lubricant. A non-stick shovel will easily slip off soil making
shoveling breezier.
Create
a garden portfolio
Your
portfolio as a gardener will show off your gardening skills. Take photos of your
garden, note down plant's varieties, where each is planted in your garden area
and include the date when it is planted. You don't need to use expensive
portfolio materials and cheap scrapping papers are good substitutes. An
organized and neat gardener's portfolio can speak well of your garden.
Keep planting pots/planters lighter
Stay
away from the strains of lifting heavy pots and planters by filling each pot at
least one third to one half full with packing peanuts. Use a
landscape fabric to line the
top layers of your packing peanuts and for each layer to make it lighter. Using
a mix of peat moss and vermiculite is also a good way to lighten pots and
planters.
Transport
plants neat and easy
Gardening
is not like online games that you can play without leaving your comfort zone.
You have to go to the nursery to buy plants and gardening accessories. To avoid
spilled plants and messy car, line the back of your car with plastic tarpaulin
and on top of it, place small steps ladder. Place fragile plants from the
nursery on the slots between the rungs of the ladder to secure them while
driving back home.
Restrict
aggressive plants with ease
Garden
variety of Gooseneck
loosestrife in pink, yellow and purple provide cool ground cover however; it
tends to be a bit aggressive and may overcome parts of your garden. Planting
aggressive plants like this in plastic container helps make it easier to cut its
bottom roots and direct it to grow on the soil instead. Make sure to cut back
the spent racemes and trim the stems at least within two inches of the ground.
Gooseneck loosestrife attracts butterflies so dot pieces around your landscape
to enjoy some cool butterflies show.
Make
your rain gauge easy to read
Rain
gauge is a common garden decorative accessory however it's not its main purpose.
It measures how much water your garden received from the last storm. It helps
track daily, weekly and monthly rainfall history. To make it easy to read at a
glance, add some drops of food coloring on the bottom and when the next rain
comes, the water will combine with it. The bright color will help it easier to
read the water level.
Quick
fix for root-bound plants
If
you see roots coming out of the pot, it could mean your plant is root-bound. A
quick fix is to remove the plants from the pot and rub the outside of the roots
to untangle them. You can also make vertical cuts on the root ball with a knife
or pull the roots apart. Transfer it back to the pots after totally loosing off
the roots.
Using landscape fabrics to protect flowerbeds
Landscape
fabric is a good option if you
don't want weeds to run rampant on your flowerbeds or if you hate pulling them.
Landscape fabrics or weed fabrics serve as clean and durable weed barriers while
permitting water, air and nutrients to penetrate the soil.
These gardening tips from the experts will not only allow you to enjoy the joys
of gardening but in creating beautiful spaces around your home as well.
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