5 Tips on Starting a Garden ...

Window light, sources of artificial light, or good old sunshine are your three choices. You’ll have to adjust how you use these light sources to coincide with your planting techniques, so figure out which light source you are going to be using.

Placing a garden outdoors usually means you don’t need to find soil, since it’s already there. However, sometimes the soil isn’t viable and a raised bed needs to be made. If you are starting and indoor garden, then you’ll need to have the proper containers to hold enough dirt for the types of plants you want to grow.

The tiniest gardening implements can greatly benefit even the smallest garden. A hand trowel is a must for any gardener. It beats using a kitchen spoon to shovel dirt. Outside gardens usually require a rake, hoe, and a spade as well. These larger gardening tools come in handy when it’s time to fight weeds.

I find that adding some water crystals to the soil in container plants helps to keep the dirt from drying out so fast. You can purchase water-absorbing crystals from a craft store or at a garden supply place. Investing in a watering can and/or an adequate length of garden hose will help make watering your plants much easier.

Container plants tend to need more fertilizing than plants placed outside, since the dirt purchased for containers often doesn’t have the same amount of rich nutrients that can be added to an outside garden. Compost helps boost the nutrient value in soil, but regular fertilizing will improve your plants even more. Special types of fertilizers for all kinds of plants exist. Make sure you buy the right one.

These 5 tips have helped me in the past and I hope they get you pointed in the right direction as well. Gardening is a blast! Do you find these tips to be helpful?

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