Learn How to Garden in Less Than a Month!
7 Gardening tips for beginners
Intro:
New to gardening? Or trying to grow a garden only to have it fail every time?
You might want to change your gardening routine by adding some key tips and tricks.
Here, I have made a list of some handy tips that can improve your sowing routine and can improve your planting skills.
Effects of Gardening:
Gardening is good for you! It helps you to feel calm and relaxed. It is like a mini-vacation from stress and a great hobby to release anxiety.
Lisa Wimmer from the Mayo Clinic Health System says that “I find that pulling weeds can be therapeutic and calming after a long day. It provides the opportunity to slow down, plan, or mentally work out a problem.”
Adding to that, it can be very therapeutic to eat food you grow yourself.
Plus, eating fresh fruits and veggies from your own garden improves your health too.
It can be hard to know where, when, and how to start a garden, but these tips can help you throughout the process.
Browse the list of hints I have gathered and start the journey!
1. Start Small:
To get a better start, one should always begin with an area that can be easily managed. Never make use of your entire area in one go, start with smaller sections. Starting with smaller areas or containers allows you to recover your mistakes easily and you can slowly expand with time as you gain more knowledge.
According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, health professionals encourage their patients to take a small start in gardening and expand year by year and pressure authorities to increase open spaces and the number of trees, to also help reduce air pollution and climate change.
2. Pick the Right Plants:
Once you have picked the perfect spot to start your gardening journey, the next and most exciting part is picking your greens according to your preferences for the type of garden you want. But before doing that you must study different types of plants.
Some plants like direct sunlight whereas some prefer shade, to know this information you can check the plant tags or labels while buying; it is often mentioned on the labels about the plants’ sunlight preferences. You can research the plants’ requirements too.
3. Consider Raised Beds:
If you find lead or other contaminants, your soil isn’t good, and if you do want to grow in a contained space, raised beds may be a good option. They’re also excellent for ergonomic gardening (doing gardening chores while lessening the physical impact on your body) and can be built at the height of a wheelchair or according to your preferences.
This is a statistic that represents the concerns about harm caused by climate change among adults in the United States as of April 2020. During the survey, over half of the respondents said that they believed global warming will cause a great deal of harm to plant and animal species.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/654479/climate-change-concerns-about-harm-us/
4. Get to Know Your Garden Space:
Before you start, it’s better to get familiar with your garden. Knowing where and when the sun hits the ground can be very helpful, making it easier to decide what to grow where. To figure this out, a simple compass app is the simplest way.
Another beneficial tip is to know the type of soil. According to the National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service, you can easily test the type of soil by squeezing firmly a hand full of moist soil,
After opening, if the soil holds its shape but crumbles when you give it a light poke, it is loamy soil. (which is the best soil for plants).
If it holds its shape and doesn’t change to being gently poked, then it is clay soil, (which is dense but rich in nutrients)
If it falls apart as soon as you open your hand, it is sandy soil.
5. Basic Tools You May Need:
Although most of the gardening basics can be done with bare hands, there are certain tools that can make the process way easier.
A hand trowel is a small hand tool that is great to have for transplanting seedlings and for removing weeds. It helps in digging and scooping as well.
All plants need water to survive. There are many ways you can water your garden, but the most basic and least expensive is picking up a watering can. Considering both the size and the material of the watering can is important.
Many more helpful tools can make gardening much easier such as a wheelbarrow, which helps to move soils and rocks, pruning shears for cutting back unwieldy plants, and gardening gloves to prevent cuts and blisters.
In 2022, the average annual household expenditure on gardening goods in Japan amounted close to 4.3 thousand Japanese yen. Expenditure on gardening goods reached a low of 3.5 thousand yen in 2019.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272469/japan-gardening-goods-material-household-expenditure/
6. Don’t Overwater:
Hydrating is important for sure but when it comes to plants, you should always be careful not to overwater.
It is common for beginners to think that every plant should have constant water but that is usually not correct. It is always important to study the water preferences of your plants.
But you can also check out this post; 10 Tips for Watering Plants Growing in Containers
7. Quality and Amendment of Soil:
Plants depend on the soil for nutrients and stability. To grow your best garden, start with well-drained, sandy loam and add as much organic material as possible.
Compost, leaf mold, or well-aged manure will increase the ability of your soil to both drain well and hold moisture — the sponge factor. However, never use fresh manure! It can harbor dangerous pathogens and will burn plant roots.
Conclusion:
With these gardening tips, you now have the confidence to start your gardening journey. Don’t be afraid and remember that each mistake is an opportunity to learn and grow.
So, What’s the first gardening project you’re going to embark on your journey with?
