There is quite a bit to learn if your goal is to have a healthy and wonderful garden. Garden can involve back-breaking labor, but it can also be very enjoyable. Read on for some advice to make gardening easier and more fun.
Clay is naturally hard, and can can stick to a shovel making it frustrating to work with. Rub a thin layer of floor or car wax over the surface of the shovel, and then buff the surface using a clean cloth. This will make shoveling in clay soil easier. The wax prevents the clay from sticking to the shovel, and stops rust from forming.
To achieve the best growing results, plants need sufficient carbon dioxide. Most plants grow better in higher levels of CO2. A greenhouse is the best way to create an environment rich in CO2. To achieve optimal growing conditions, keep the levels of carbon dioxide high in your plants’ environment.
When it’s autumn, it’s time to start planting all of your fall edibles. This time, use a pumpkin for the container for your lettuce and kale, instead of plain clay pots. Cut an opening in the top of your pumpkin, scoop out the inside, and spray the entire thing with Wilt-Proof. This will prevent rotting. Now you can use the pumpkin as a planter.
In order to start the best garden possible, remember that you should always start with the seeds and not pre-purchased plants. When you grow a new garden, start the environmental way, from seeds. Since plastics that are in nurseries aren’t recycled very often and therefore usually wind up in landfills, you should begin with seeds or purchase from the nurseries that use natural materials in their plants’ packaging.
If you want a strange, yet successful, green answer to getting rid of weeds, boil them to death. A boiling pot of water is one the best and safest herbicides you can find. Pour hot water right on the weeds, but do not get any on your plants. Weeds will usually stop growing if boiling water damages their roots.
With these tips, you’re better equipped to grow the most beautiful garden you can imagine. In learning how to create your dream garden, you’ll also be growing as a person. That’s because learning how to nurture your plants will not only help you reach the goal of having a great garden, but it will help you learn to nurture yourself.
