Are you unsure what to do with your gardening efforts? Do you feel like you’re not getting the results you should be getting? Well, that could be because you’re not using one of the easiest, most effective methods to improve your results.
So, what could you do instead?
Tip #1:endorise your soil
Not sure if your soil is giving you the results you should be getting?
Well, there’s actually a simple solution to this problem.
Take a piece of white carpet, put it on top of the soil where you’re digging, cover it up with stones.
You’re now using ‘desert soil’, which is much more closely related to the original soil the dig came from.
Tip #2: Water the plants more often
It’s true that often times you’ll need to water your plants more often than you should. However, over watering not only leads to soil that doesn’t retain water, but it can also lead to plants getting diseases.
Try using a moisture meter to see how much water your soil should be retaining.
Tip #3: Grow vegetables, not lawn
There is more ‘green space’ in your garden, or your lawn, than there is in your vegetable garden. So, instead of filling your garden with ‘garden accessories’, fill it with more vegetables.
Tip #4: Grow vegetables that work well together
Look at any seed catalogue and see what’s green and likes to grow together. Usually they’re some varieties of beans, carrots, potatoes or radishes.
Tip #5: Rid your garden of pests
The quicker you get rid of pests the less likely you are to ever have them in your garden again.
One quick solution is to mix your pestPlan In A Meal (by John Evelyn)in water. Another quick solution is to beneficial insects.
Tip #6: Water in the morning
You’ll basically find that as the day progresses, the water will evaporate from the soil faster. So you don’t need to water so often.
Tip #7: Bad ventilation
When you have a lot of dry days in a row, the soil is going to benefit most from this. When we have hot days, the soil tends to be moist and slow to dry. You’ll also find that roots are unable to breathe through the soil as the water reaches the outer areas – so the roots will die.
To fix this, dig up the soil and mix it with rotted compost (a good soil remediation technique). Make sure you’ve watered your plants before you start digging up the turf.
Tip #8: Rid your garden of apex weeds
These are the weeds that grow from the centre of your lawn. Such weeds include lamb’s ear (Lotus berthelotii), Couch grass (Cynodon dactylon), Sedges (Grevillea sp.), sow bugs (Steinemas), and Wood ash (Dolomite).
Treating these weeds will require you to take out the whole lawn, up to the roots, and treat the affected turf with non-selective herbicides such as round up. If the problem is bad enough, you may need to take out the entire lawn.
Tip #9: Beneficial insects
There are many species of beneficial insects which will help you control pests. You can buy ladybird-PSA, praying mantis, lacewings, spiders, bees and other killer beneficial insects at many nurseries and hardware stores.
Tip #10: Organic Blueberries
Blueberries are much sweeter than the hybrid berries sold at the grocery store. Organic blueberries are easy to grow in soil with acidity.
Tip #11: vacations
Spraying neem oil, a natural antioxidant and fungicide, will help you remember your garden and plantings. Give your bonsai a vacation period of 10-12 days so it will beflies again before it goes to seed.
Tip #12: Compost
Create a compost pile at least 3 ft. in diameter and 6 ft. deep so you will have enough to support the weight of your drop bed and any excess dirt. Good composting material will support the air circulation and moisture levels without support from soggy soil.
Tip #13: Water
Give your plants a good watering before you leave on your vacation so the soil will be moist and you will be back before you know it.
Tip #14: You can also grow tarragon from seed.
Tip #15: Scented geraniums
With their characteristic spicy aroma, scented geraniums have always been a favorite for children. Pulling herbs like spearmint, lemon balm and mint from your garden will delight their lemon-chievoisomic sense of discovery.
