The Best and the Worst Gardening Practices

Gardening is a wonderful and rewarding hobby, but it’s important to make sure you’re doing it right. You’ll need to understand the fundamentals of gardening, from selecting the right plants to providing the necessary care, to ensure that your garden thrives. Our guide to good and bad gardening practices will help you get the most out of your garden. From the basics of soil preparation and pest control to advanced techniques for more experienced gardeners, this guide will provide you with all the information you need to create and maintain a beautiful garden.

Applying Fertilizers and Pesticides Incorrectly

We all want to grow the biggest, best crops possible. To do that, we need to make sure that our plants get the nutrients they need, especially when it comes to nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. In most gardens, you can tell when someone has…

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Planting too early and in the Wrong Place

When you think about it, planting a garden is an extremely simple process; you dig holes, put seeds in the ground, and water everything. Simple enough for anyone to do, right? Unfortunately, many people tend to think that it’s as easy as that…

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The Importance of Worms and Repeatedly Tilling

In the past, repeated tilling was thought to be a good practice to improve the soil in gardens. In recent years we have learned that this is not true. Repeated tilling can hurt the soil and your plants. Tilling breaks up the soil by mixing…

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Why Raking up All Dead Leaves is not a Good

In the fall, it’s natural to see leaves on the ground outside. But unless your home is a rainforest that you’ve been working to restore all year long and even then, raking up all of those leaves is bad gardening practice. The reason? When we…

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Working and Planting in Wet Soil

Unless you’re growing a bog plant, keeping your garden constantly wet isn’t a good idea. Gardeners should aim for moist soil rather than waterlogged plants. Soil that stays soggy for days on end not only stunts the plants’ growth but also…

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Advice on how to Identify Good and Bad Plants

When one thinks about gardening, weeds and plants are the two things that come to mind. After all, without plants or weeds neither can exist. However, there is more to gardening than just planting a few seeds and waiting for them to grow into…

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Choosing the Right Fertilizer for Gardening

When you start a new garden or begin a new growing season with your current one, it’s important to think about what nutrients your plants might need. Having the right soil and fertilizer will go a long way in helping your plants grow strong…

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Good Gardening Practices Weed and Grass Control is Important

You might think that because weeds are smaller than grass and other plants that they cannot compete for resources. However, if you don’t maintain your lawn or garden regularly, you will see the weeds take over. It’s not just a visual problem…

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Learning Your Frost Dates for Good Gardening Practices

Having a green thumb doesn’t mean you can grow anything and everything. Each plant has its own set of requirements for soil, water, sunlight, humidity, and temperature among other things. Failure to provide these conditions will result in a…

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Staying Close to a Water Source

Water is essential to a green and healthy garden. Plants need water to grow and thrive, especially when conditions are dry. However, too much water can be just as harmful to your plants as not enough water. Water stress happens when plants can…

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When it comes to a child’s bedroom, parents want their kids to get the best sleep possible. Parents also want their kids to be happy and safe. When it comes to designing a child’s bedroom,…

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Hanging Wooden Doors at Home

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