Advice on Gardening

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Gardening For Beginners

When you are first starting out it is of vital importance not to think too big in terms of square feet. I'm saying you should start out small and work your way up. Start for example with a small flower garden or plant bed that measures 25 to 30 square feet, which should be just enough for about 30 plants. With this approach you can see how green your fingers really are :-)
After choosing the size of the site, you'll need to choose where it will be. Don't rush in to this!
Remember that home gardening should be done in an area that gets at least 6 hours of sunlight every day. Also try and stay away from big trees that could take your plants nutrients and water away from them. Get some distance between the flowers and plants and your fences/buildings as well. 3 feet shout do nicely.

If you live in a hot climate you have to take into consideration that your plants need shade in the hottest times of the day. You can also have a beautiful indoor garden in areas where there are 10 -12 hours of sunlight, as long as you use plants that are adaptable or suitable for that amount of daylight. Keep the type of soil in mind as well, and try to avoid rocky soils, steep hills and areas where water stands regularly.

After all that planning; it's time to get dirty. Go pick up a shovel and start digging. You'll need to remove rocks, debris, grass, weeds, your garden furniture if it's in the way of your garden site and level up the dirt so that your flower bed will be nice and level. Add compost or minerals if you so desire and if you think it's needed

To get the best effect you should check your soil. If the soil you're working on is too acidic you'll need to add some lime. If on the other hand your soil is way too sandy, you'll need to add peat moss. Given the right circumstances, like a neutral to acidic soil with a little bit of fertilizer added to the mix, your plants will thrive.

So you've got your site all dug up, leveled out and made the soil a better home for your future plants. Next up you'll need to plant seeds and/or pick plants. When you do that make sure you follow the directions, as they come with the seeds when you buy them. And make sure that when you buy plants/flower or what have you that you choose the ones that have green and healthy looking leaves and healthy roots and stems.
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Also remember that when you plant your plants, that you put the small plants up front and the bigger ones at the back. You should also know that beginning successfully in the art of gardening is all about planting at the right time. Only plant when the frosts are over and read the labels that come with the seeds. They'll tell you when to plant them for maximum growth capacity.

Never forget that water is the essential ingredient of your plant's survival. At first you can do just fine with hand watering them, but when you start to expand the expansions you'll need to start thinking about sprinklers or sprinkler hoses. Do this during the cooler parts of the day, that way it'll be more effective.

There's another thing you can do to help your garden succeed. You can add a couple of inches of organic mulch to improve your soils fertility and to help your soil hold moisture. Mulch can be all kinds of things, like wood chips, pine needles, grass chippings, manure or even