Tips For Any Gardener To Use In His Garden

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Tips For Any Gardener To Use In His Garden
Organic gardening may seem to be a very complicated matter when examined closely. If you decide to go the natural route, you may have to know about things like the pH balance of soil and natural bug-fighting concoctions. If you are inexperienced with horticulture, making the change to organic methods may be a challenge for you. If you want your organic garden to be a success, read the tips presented here.

Clay soil can be very hard to work with, and you will often find that it sticks to the shovel. Use a thin coat of floor or car wax on your shovel, then buff it with a nice clean cloth to make dealing with clay soil easier. The wax will help keep dirt from sticking to the shovel, as well as keep the metal from rusting.

Transfer your favorite plants inside so they survive the wintertime. Maybe you could pick out the most expensive plants or the most hardy ones. Cautiously avoid the roots while digging, and put your plant into a perfectly sized pot.

Don't reduce your grass too short! By leaving your grass a little higher off the ground, it give the roots a chance to grow deep into the soil which makes the lawn stronger, and that helps keep it from drying out. Leaving the grass short makes it more prone to drying out, which leaves your lawn look really brown and yucky.

Many people think the best green gardens start from seeds, rather than plants. Planting seeds is the most eco-friendly way to start a new garden. Most nurseries use plastic containers to grow seedling. This plastic is seldom recycled, so most is dumped in landfills. Be kind to the environment and start your garden with seeds or purchase young plants from nurseries that use organic packaging materials.

Get gardening knee pads if you have low-growing plants. Weeding, watering and picking through your vegetation can cause a lot of damage to your knees if left unprotected. A set of quality knee pads designed for gardening can be a world of relief for your central leg joints.

Apply organic mulch generously around your vegetable plants. The mulch help keeps the soil that is around the plants much more moist for much longer. It will also prevent weeds from growing. This will save you tons of time from pulling out tons of weeds.

Now, you shouldn't get your hopes up and believe that a few tips are going to turn you into an instant professional gardener. However, these tips are a great starting point if you do plan to grow organically. As you implement these tips and hone your abilities, you'll be a professional green-thumb-holder in no time.