What Things Your Garden Needs To Be Healthier
Keeping a healthy garden is something that many of us dream of. If you’re trying to make your own garden healthier, the truth is that there are lots of ways you could go about achieving this dream, not to mention lots of ways you should go about it. However what you must do is work out how to achieve your goals, step by step, to transform your garden dream into a reality.
As it happens, there are a few things in particular that you can focus on to help ensure that you are on the right track to creating a happy, healthy garden, and it might be simpler than you think!
In this article, we’re going to take a look at some of the things your garden needs to be healthier. Even being aware of the following tips will help sew a seed of action. And once you get the gardening gloves out and make a start, you’ll find you’ll have a much healthier garden in no time. So let’s see what’s involved:
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4 Things Your Garden Needs To Be Healthier
Things Your Garden Needs To Be Healthier #1
Healthy Soil
This is one of the main things that you will need to keep on top of if you hope to have a healthy garden. Because as long as the soil is healthy, you’re more likely to have a healthier garden on the whole.
When you have good soil, your plants are going to benefit and you’ll find that you’re able to keep them healthy and happy for a lot longer. So what can you do to have healthier soil in your garden?
One option is test your soil – by carrying out a simple soil test that will tell you the pH and nutrient levels of the soil you can work out how to adjust it by adding the likes of lime or sulfur when and where it’s needed.
It can also be helpful to add in some organic matter to your soil, such as compost, aged manure or mulch. These added components can really make a huge difference to your soil’s fertility, so it’s definitely important to consider, especially around flower beds.
Things Your Garden Needs To Be Healthier #2
Plenty Of Light
Having a good control of the light levels is another element that is going to help your garden health significantly. Of course, you ideally want there to be as much natural light as possible, and you can then introduce shade at various points in the garden if you need to. It’s much better this way around than the other.
If you need more light, you have a few options. The first is to check whether there are any trees or perennials getting in the way which you could do without. It might be worth taking an oscillating saw and dealing with one or two of these shade creators. Or you might even consider moving them to a different part of your garden – just remember the
ideal time to transplant trees is between October and April, with autumn being optimal for many species’
Whichever way you do it, when you have lots of light to work with, it tends to make a considerable difference, so it is definitely something that you should think about.
Things Your Garden Needs To Be Healthier #3
Proper Watering
Knowing how to approach watering is something that can take a while to learn. Learning how to correctly water your garden can make a world of difference to its health and all those lovely flowers, shrubs and trees in it.
Watering tip: Carefully lift the leaves and direct the water toward the root zone for optimal absorption. When watering plants at varying heights, such as those in pots, a hose or a watering can with a long spout can help simplify the task.
Watering regularly has its benefits, however sometimes it’s about watering deeply rather than frequently. And knowing the best time to water is also a major factor – consider watering in the morning, because you’ll lose less of it through evaporation and you’ll avoid rot and other problems. Don’t water when it’s very hot and sunny as you could potentially burn the roots. Finally, if you use mulch, you’ll be able to retain more moisture in the soil, meaning that watering is a much easier job.
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Nutrient Help
Finally, remember your nutrients. You need to feed your plants if you want your garden to be healthier, and it’s vital that you learn how to do this as well as you can. This means getting to know your fertilizers and ensuring you are using the right ones at the right time.Organic will always be best when it comes to safety for both you, your family and nature. And you should make sure to use compost regularly too for the same reason.
Great soil, lots of light, water and nutrients and you’ve got a base for a dream garden!
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