Do you always admire your neighbor's pristine garden. Maybe you worry that your neighbor knows the secret to a beautiful garden, and you don't. Truth be told, there is no real secret to creating a gorgeous garden. All it requires is knowledge to take proper care of plants. You can begin your quest for knowledge by reading this article for some gardening advice.
Make sure to lay the sod properly. Get your soil ready before you lay your sod. Weed the soil well, and till the entire lawn area. Make sure the soil is packed firmly and even. Make sure the soil is thoroughly moist. Lay the sod down in alternated rows, keeping the joints set off from one another. You want the sod to end up as a flat and even surface. If there are any gaps in between the sod pieces, then you can fill these in with some soil. Once it is in place, the sod requires frequent watering for at least two weeks. This is usually the amount of time it takes for the sod to grow roots, making it ready to grow seamlessly into place.
If you want your garden to sport flowers in the spring as well as summer, plant bulbs. Bulbs are one of the easiest plants to grow and are hardy perennials that return each year. Different varieties of bulbs flower at varied times and if you make the right choices you can have blossoms from early spring through late summer.
Cooling weather of early fall signals the opportune time to plant seasonal edibles. Try using a pumpkin as a natural plant pot. You can plant fall vegetables such as lettuce in an empty pumpkin shell. Clean out the pumpkin just like you would if you were making a jack o'lantern. Spray Wilt-Pruf inside the pumpkin and along its edges so that the pumpkin won't rot. Now you can use the pumpkin as a planter.
If you're growing veggies in the garden, they need to be in a spot that lets them get about six hours of sun daily. Most vegetables that can be grown need that much sun to grow well and quickly. Some flowers have the same requirement for growth.
Divide your irises. You can create additional irises by splitting up irises that are growing into each other's space. After foliage is no longer alive, remove the flowers with bulbs. They will literally split in your hand, flowering the next year after replanting. Utilize a knife if you are trying to divide rhizomes. Cut healthy pieces from the root stalk and throw out the dead center. Each piece must have a minimum of one strong offshoot. Replant each one immediately.
Try pouring water leftover from steamed vegetables onto your potted plants. It contains rich nutrients that come from the vegetables. For gardenias and rhododendrons, try putting your used coffee grounds or tea bags in the soil so they may acquire the acid they need for proper growth. Chamomile tea can be effective if you have problems with fungus in your garden. Simply sprinkle it on the affected plant.
Spectrum Pesticides
Keep your garden free from broad-spectrum pesticides. These strong pesticides are non-selective, killing beneficial insects as well as pests. Bugs that provide a benefit to your garden are more easily killed by these broad-spectrum pesticides, you may simply end up with a bigger pest problem. This might result in you having to use even more pesticides to get rid of the pests.
Protect yourself from sun overexposure while gardening by wearing the proper clothing. Make sure you wear a wide brimmed hat along with sunglasses and plenty of sunscreen. Protecting yourself from the sun is the best way to prevent sunburns and skin cancer.
In the middle of the day the vegetables have softened, which means they are easily damaged. Cut vegetables to remove them from vines rather than twisting and pulling them. Twisting vegetables off vines damages them.
A good tip to help your plants stay healthy and fight diseases is to use aspirin water. Dissolve one and one-half aspirins into two gallons of cold water, and use it to fortify your plants. Spray your plants with the water if they have a disease. Apply at three week intervals.
Before planting any perennials, you have to make the ground ready. Use your spade to slice chunks of turf up, then flip each piece over, and spread wood chips on top to a depth of four inches. Allow a few weeks to pass by before you dig down into the applied soil.
As you can tell, most of these ideas don't require a major expenditure of effort or funds. You just need a bit of instruction on what to do, then the time to apply what you have learned. Monitor your plants carefully to assess whether you are getting the results you want from certain techniques or approaches. If you find a method is not working for you, discontinue it and try another way. With a little patience, you will end with a garden all of your neighbors will be jealous of.