Gardening is a great way to escape the stress of daily life by working with your hands and getting in touch with nature. It's also a way to add some beauty and peace to your home by surrounding it with lovely plants. Read on to find out how to start your home garden today.
It is best to prune your ornamental grass in early spring. This will allow for a more plush growth, and make it healthier as well. Cut as close to the ground as you can. Tie off the tops of the grass to make your job easier to perform.
Give the slugs a good send-off. While there are many commercial slug baits on the market, you can create a 'humane' way of getting rid of them. Cut a 2-inch end off the bottom of a soda bottle and bury it in the soil next to a plant that they favor, with a slight lip showing aboveground level. Fill it halfway with beer. The slugs will be attracted to the sweetness of the beer, climb in, and drink themselves into a happy (and terminal) stupor.
Use a raised bed for your vegetable garden. Using a raised bed is a great way to control the soil that you are planting in. It can also act as a deterrent for some pests and wildlife. You can buy a raised bed that is already made, or just use some old lumber.
Have you ever seen a white powdery substance on your plant foliage? This is a powdery mildew that is most common in zones that have cool nights and warm days or in areas that are over-crowded with plants in humid locations. A common method to rid your plants of this mildew is by applying sulfur to the plant. Sulfur comes in a variety of forms, but a common form is powder.
If you have chickens, let them roam through your garden once in awhile. Their manure can act as a wonderful, natural fertilizer. As it breaks down, it releases nutrients that are essential to plant life. You can even do this over the winter, making the ground ripe with fertilizer and ready for Spring planting.
A noteworthy tip to consider when gardening is to use old cracked concrete pieces as either marking stones or pathway stones in your garden. This is a great way to keep your garden looking natural and reusing material who might otherwise be considered garbage. Be sure to check with the appropriate personnel if you plan on using this from areas other than your own property.
If you are an experienced gardener, but tend to use only your same trusted tools, you may be surprised to find some new innovations that you will soon, not be able to live without. Seasoned gardeners will be unable to deny the attraction of some of these latest gadgets.
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