A birth control pill dissolved in one quart of water will help ferns grow faster and stronger . Make sure you repeat the process after any rain. One great tip is use an old golf bag to store your garden tools in, it can carry both your long handled and short handled garden tools. Makes gardening so much easier since you don't need to run back and forth for your tools. Weed after a rainfall .
Weeds pull easier.
If you need to weed and it hasn't rained, water your garden first. A great way to maintain moisture to the soil , as well as reducing weeds is to lay down several layers of newspaper sheets between the rows and plants. At the end of the season this mulch can be turned into the soil. Make sure the print is vegetable oil ink. To get rid of weeds that come up between patio cracks and gravel, just sprinkle salt.