Learn some tips to assist you in cultivating a beautiful garden for your personal enjoyment, your business or your family. These tips will help you save money on equipment, and select the best methods to use in your garden.
Keeping your garden soil rich and healthy is the best way to discourage garden pests. Healthy plants grown in robust and enriched soil have an advantage in fighting pest infestation. Starting with soil that is in good condition can yield the best plants.
Baking Soda
If your plants have a powdery mildew, don’t use expensive chemicals on them. The best solution is mixing baking soda, a drop of liquid dish detergent and water together in a spray bottle. You just need to spray your plants with this solution once every five days until the mildew is no longer visible. No damage will occur to your plants, and the baking soda is mild and efficient.
Cover the fences and walls with climbers. These climbing plants will help beautify an old fence, and they are fast workers too. You can also train climbers to cover arbors and other things that you want covered, and they will even grow right through trees and shrubs. Some varieties will climb and attach using their tendrils or branches, but some will need to be trained or supported with ties. Trusted variations of climbers are honeysuckle, jasmine, clematis, wisteria and climbing roses.
Carbon Dioxide
For proper optimum growth, plants require sufficient amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2). The majority of plants thrive when they are exposed to a high level of carbon dioxide. A greenhouse is the best way to create an environment rich in CO2. For the best growing conditions you should keep the CO2 levels high.
Cooling weather of early fall signals the opportune time to plant seasonal edibles. This year, instead of using your regular clay pots to plant your kale and lettuce, use a pumpkin as the container instead! First, cut out the pumpkin’s top layer and remove the seeds. Then, spray some Wilt-Pruf on the insides to prevent the rot that would follow otherwise. You can start planting now.
A wheelbarrow and kneeling bench or stool are smart investments for your garden. In order to relieve stress on your knees when horticulture, always use a small garden stool to be more comfortable. Also, horticulture can involve a lot of heavy lifting and moving items, therefore a robust wheelbarrow can make that aspect much easier.
Allow your children to actively participate in planting your organic garden. The benefits for your children will be a closer bond with nature and an understanding of where food comes from.
One way to help your organic garden thrive is to leave an undeveloped area that is conducive to the wildlife around your area. One side effect of this is that where animals thrive, so do birds and insects that help nurture and pollinate plants, which will increase the quality of your garden.
Are you ready to do some research, do some work outside, and be patient? When you see your garden flourish, you will feel a satisfying sense of accomplishment.
Originally posted 2013-05-15 02:55:46.
