There are many sources of advice and information about horticulture techniques. You can easily spend an entire day on the web searching for gardening information that is specific to your garden’s issues. This article gathers all the best tips into one place so you don’t have to do so much searching. You can read them right here!
Lay sod properly. Get your soil ready before you lay the sod. Pull any weeds that you see, and work to break up the soil so that it is a fine tilth. The next step is compacting your soil and carefully leveling it. Thoroughly moisten the soil. Staggered rows with offset joints is the best way for the sod to be laid out. After the sod has been flattened to an even surface, you can use soil to fill any remaining gaps. Water your sod daily for a fortnight, which is enough time for it to root and be able to withstand foot traffic.
Clay soil is hard and will also stick to a shovel, making it difficult to work with. Take the hard work out of using a shovel in clay soil by rubbing a light coat of car or floor wax over the surface with a clean cloth and buff the surface. The shovel will glide through the clay and as a bonus, your shovel will be resistant to rust.
Make garden tools do double duty as handy makeshift rulers. Tools with long handles such as hoes and rakes can double as measuring sticks. Lay the handles upon the floor and use a tape measure along side of them. Paying close attention to the measurements, use a black marker to establish each interval along the handle’s side in a clearly visible manner. The next time you find yourself in your garden, you will have one large ruler right at your fingertips.
Consider planting slug-proof perennials. A particularly vulnerable plant can be killed by snails and slugs overnight. These pests gravitate to young perennials with smooth, tender, thin leaves. Some perennials, however, leave a bad taste in slugs’ mouths or are difficult to chew through because their leaves aren’t tender. Examples of these slug-proof plant varieties include achillea, euphorbia, and helleborus, to name a few.
Stink Bugs
When horticulture, beware of stink bugs and other insects, particularly in the autumn. Stink bugs like to eat beans, peppers, tomatoes, and all sorts of fruit. They can do serious damage in your garden, so look for an effective method of reducing their population.
Consider growing wheat grass or cat grass near the plants your cat enjoys eating. You may also place something offensively smelly atop the soil, like citrus peel or mothballs.
When mowing your lawn, be careful not to cut the grass too far down. If you leave some of the grass when you mow, the roots grow further into the ground, which makes the grass less prone to drying and other hazards. Cutting your grass too short will cause it to dry out and turn brown in patches throughout your yard.
Gardening is an entertaining and rewarding activity. The more you know about gardening, the more your skills will increase. Use all of the information you can gather to improve and enhance your experience. Try using these tips so you can get a better gardening experience!
Originally posted 2014-01-02 05:18:13.
