Grow healthy and delicious food at home, right outside your door. Is anything as sweet and tasty as a freshly picked tomato sliced up on your salad, other than perhaps having a whole salad straight from your backyard? This article will provide a few wonderful horticulture tips so you get the most out of your garden.
Pay attention to how you lay sod. You will need to prepare your lawn soil before laying the sod. Eradicate any weeds and work the soil until it is very fine. Compact the soil firmly but lightly, and make certain it is flat. Moisten the soil thoroughly. Sod should be staggered in rows, the joints offsetting from each other. The sod should form a flat and firm surface. Fill in gaps with soil. The sod needs to be watered daily for two weeks, by which time it will be rooted and ready to walk on.
Mint is a very tasty herb that has a tendency to run wild in the garden if not kept in check. Rein in their growth by planting the mint in a large pot or garden container instead. You can bury the container so the top is flush with the ground if desired, but the container's walls will prevent the roots from spreading so that the plant won't take over your entire garden.
Divide your irises. You can divide those overgrown clumps and increase the amount of irises you have. If you find any dead irises in your garden, immediately pull up the bulbs. As soon as you pick up the bulb, it'll split into pieces. That's okay - in fact, it's desirable. You can replant the bulb pieces and next year you'll have a healthy bed of new irises. Rhizomes should be divided using a knife. Cut new pieces from the outside and discard the old center. Every piece needs to have a minimum of one good offshoot. Replant your cuttings immediately for the best results.
There are natural materials, and you can also use other plants to help keep pests away from your garden. A border of onions or marigolds around a vegetable garden can repel slug. Keep insects away from shrub and tree seedlings with mulch containing wood ash. By utilizing these methods, you will not have to apply chemical pesticides on your vegetation.
All of your vegetable plants should have approximately two inches, just outside the stem, of organic mulch placed around them. Mulch will keep soil moist for longer. It also prevents weed growth. That helps you save a great deal of effort and time in weed eradication.
While you garden, it's important that you wear the right clothing to protect your skin from the damaging rays of the sun. Try wearing a large sunhat and sunglasses to protect your face and eyes, and use sunscreen on any exposed skin. By protecting yourself from the sun's rays, you lower your risk of getting sunburns or skin cancer.
Heat softens vegetables, so you can damage them immensely by pulling them out of the ground or cutting them off vines when it is too hot outside. For vegetables growing on vines, cut them carefully rather than twisting them off to avoid damage to the plant.
As was mentioned earlier, gardening is a wonderful opportunity. You can grow fresh vegetables or delicious fruits on your own property! Using the fruits and vegetables in the meals you prepare will have you feeling proud. Use these tips to get more from your gardening.