Thursday, May 16, 2019
Going outside the house and seeing greenery in a garden can improve your mood. Especially if the plants are planted by your own hands. Like raising a child, there is satisfaction when the plants are growing bigger and healthy. The fruits and vegetable gardening can be used for our needs. The point is, having garden in our home give us a lot of positive things.
Let we see now the simple tips about gardening, especially for someone who want to create garden in their house.
Gardening Tips
1. Choose plants according to lighting conditions
Before starting to plant, pay attention to the lighting in the garden / garden area. Does your land get direct sunlight at any time, or is the sun blocked by walls or trees? Parks that tend to be hot are suitable for planting Sansevieria, Palm, or Bougenville. These plants are also easy to maintain and dry.
Plants need enough sunlight to grow, so make sure you choose the right place to plant a plant. Choose a place that gets enough sun. Make sure your garden will get enough sun in the morning and afternoon. Also, make sure the place stay away from animals.
*you can start practicing planting plants that don't hard on maintenance. You can try simple plant like a cactus. Especially for those who are busy, planting cactus don’t need a lot of sunlight and frequent watering. Simple, anyway!
2. Give enough Water
Immediately stop watering the plants in the pot if the water has come out from the hole below. Too much water can make plant roots die. You also need to make sure the flower pot has a proportional hole before planting plants in it.
3. Plant Japanese grass in small pieces
Avoid planting Japanese grass in large piece at once, because this can cause holes in the lawn. Planting Japanese grass with the cut & fill technique using Japanese grass pieces measuring a maximum of 20x20 cm. Give enough water on the Japanese grass to maintain moisture.
*Some types of plants need a certain environment to grow. While some other types of plants take several months before you can enjoy the results. Therefore, make sure you know what types of plants can be planted in the area where you live and when you should start planting them.
4. Don't kill earthworms
Maybe you feel disgusted when you see earthworms wriggling between the ground. Just for information, the presence of earthworms in the soil is a sign that the land in the garden is fertile. The activity of worms in the soil will also help to loosen the soil.
*Worms are one of the important things in your garden. Worms can help your plants go deeper to find water and food sources. In addition, worms can also help prevent disease for your plants and even provide them with the food they need.
5. Cut Twigs Plant
Twigs that grow too high looks not neat and disturb the view. Cut branches regularly so that the garden view look more spacious.
*Cut wild branches is also important. You have to regularly remove other weeds or parasites so that your plants can grow well.
6. Plant midges
Daisies, chrysanthemums, geraniums and nasturtiums produce aromas that are not liked by plant pests. Plant these if you want to overcome plant pests without using pesticides or other chemicals.
7. Keep clean
After all the plants are neatly arranged, don't forget to keep the garden clean. Clean plants from things like dried leaves, and brush the garden every day. In the rainy season you don't need to water the garden every day, but not if the dry season has arrived. If you want to save on the water use, just schedule on watering once every two days . Good luck.
Specific Gardening Tips
1. Choosing PlantChoose what you want to plant. Are you interested in growing vegetables, berries or flower beds? Decide what you want in your garden.
• If you want to grow vegetables, consider the types of vegetables that you like or which are expensive at the vegetable shop. See the condition of your garden to choose which vegetables are suitable for the garden area and environment.
*For example, corn requires a large place to grow, but beans and tomatoes only need a small place.
• Planting fruits can provide satisfaction, but each fruit requires special weather and enough rain and sunlight.
• Flowers and other plants are the easiest way to grow, also have various types to choose from. Consider your favorite flower or which one can be a nice bouquet when blooming.
Decide whether you will plant annual crops or perennials. Seasonal plants only grow once a year, but offer a longer bloom period and beautiful colors. Annual plants are plants that grow naturally every year, but have shorter bloom times.
2. Garden Condition
You have to decide whether you want to plant directly on the ground, in a box or in a pot, and how much space is needed. Having a large yard makes gardening easy, but using a small place is easy too.
• If your area has good soil that is not too rocky or sandy, planting directly on the ground is a good choice.
• If planting directly on the ground is not an available option, consider buying a pot or building a garden on the ground. A garden like this is good because it is more comfortable for your back and can be moved around the yard if you want.
• If the place is small, you can plant a vertical garden using small pots or piles of crates and plant upright plants.
*Select the cropping field. You have to choose the place you want to plant. Consider the size, amount of sunlight, and how to water it.
• Most vegetables need eight hours of sun per day, but each plant is different. Read the label or seed wrap of each plant to find out how much sun it needs so you know where to plant it.
• Make sure the garden area you choose is large enough for the number of plants you want to plant.
3. Planting Method
Select the planting method. You can choose to plant from seeds or buy ready-made plants to transfer to your garden. Decide which one you choose based on the time you have and the money needed.
• Planting from seeds takes several months and works more than moving plants that have already grown, but provides satisfaction more because you know you can feel the moment from the beginning you plant. Progress of plant growing is such a beauty view and give satisfaction too.
• Planting from seeds is the cheapest option, because a packet of seeds costs less.
• Moving the plants only takes a few minutes once your garden has been prepared.
There are still more tips keep for gardening we will discuss in other articles but don’t forget follow this blog by subscribe email to get update notification and happy gardening guys…
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