Gardening Tips for Beginners

Gardening tips for beginners

Want to make a new garden but never made it before? Don’t worry.

These easy to follow tips will help you in making a formal garden:

1.Plot of the garden

First thing to work on for making garden is to choose the location of garden. Starting a garden really depends on the plot of garden. It should be the place which is often in your sight. For example: it can be your backyard or front lawn.

2. Sunlight:

Check out the duration and intensity of sunlight in the spot where you are going to plan a garden. Usually, plants require 3 to 6 hours of sunlight per day. Prefer to seed plants in shadowy areas of your garden that are less tolerant to heat.

3.Water should be near:

You must design your garden near water source in order to remove inconvenience to water plants. Watering plants regularly is most essential for growth of plants. To check the need of water for plants put your finger into soil, if the soil is dry the pants are thirsty.

4.Use containers:

Gardens are provided less space when planned in homes. Thus, planting in containers can be the best option for beginners as it can be accommodated easily in less space. Moreover, it can enhance the beauty of your garden if perfectly arranged and decorated.

5.Divide the gardens into zones:

An effective way to manage garden is to divide it into “hardiness zones”. These zones labeled as “zone 1, 2, 3” will have plants with respect to the climate they can endure

6.Soil test:

Send the sample of your soil to laboratory to have a check of its Ph level. The suitable Ph level for plants ranges from 6.5 to 7. Testing of nutrients should also be done. Some of these nutrients contain nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus.

7.Tools for gardening:

As a beginner you should have the following tools to prevent the mess while breaking the soil and maintaining your garden:

§ Breathable water resistant gloves

§ Pruners

§ Loppers

§ A garden fork

§ A hand trowel

§ A spade

§ A rake

§ A hoe

§ Watering can

8.Seed starter kits:

Despite having no experience, you can ready your plants to sprout with a seed starter kit. These provide your plants with suitable conditions for germinating.

9.Don’t plant too close:

Similar to humans, plant also demand personal space for growing properly. In fact, growing plants closer can spread diseases.

10.Mulch you garden:

Mulching your garden regularly will feed soil with nutrients and protect the soil against erosion. Hence, mulching soil is a basic need of soil.

Conclusion:

Gardening is always fun and provides relief to stress. According to a survey, annual expenditure on gardening, plants, and flowers in the UK showed year-over-year growth in 2020, accounting for approximately 6.2 billion British pounds.

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