7 Gardening Tips For Beginners
By: Abdul Mueed Khan
Tags: Writing, Blogging, Farming, Gardening, Planting

Gardening is an awesome art of growing plants, Vegetables, Trees and shrubs, etc. But the one who grows also needs their attention. Gardening is a relaxing activity considered by many people. There are also many studies related to the positive effects of gardening on mental health and physical health.

Growing foods on your own helps you to provide healthy food to eat. They contain the minerals and vitamins which we need to survive. As a result, gardening also helps to protect the environment. The process of photosynthesis helps the plant to prepare its food.

Some people grow plants for the sake of their personal use. But you must know where you are going to plant. Every plant needs different requirements like Temperature, soil, etc

Approximately 3.06 million acres of the area were planted with barley in the United States.

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7 Tips For Gardening

Not everyone has a green thumb, but that can not stop you from pursuing gardening. Fresh fruits, herbs, and vegetables make your yard attractive and brighter and can help you to eat healthy food on a budget. But if you are a first-time gardener then here are 7 simple tips for starting out your own garden.

1. Know the plant to grow

Every gardening starts with the selection of crops that are viable to the environment where you live. Every plant needs a suitable environment to grow. Climate and sunlight are important factors for the plant to grow. Seed packages and plant labels will tell you which plant is best for your area.

2. Know the land to plant

When you come to know what to grow then you will decide where to plant. Some plants require direct sunlight and some of them prefer shade. Plants like cactus require a dry environment and plants like lily require an aquatic environment. Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium are the important components of the soil, so you must select the place where these are available. Check your plant package which contains all of the above information.

3. Test your soil

To know that your soil is healthy send a sample of it to the local nursery of your area. You can measure the pH level of your soil by using a home kit. It is important to test the three nutrients in your soil like nitrogen, Potassium, and Phosphorus.

In case if your test yields contain bad results, then you’ll have to take some time to correct your deficiencies.

4. Best time to water the plants

When you have plotted out your garden, then you must know how much each of the plants needs in terms of the amount of water and frequency of watering. You can water your plants in the morning, and it is ideal for water to go deeply (approximately 2 inches) and less frequently (like once a week) so the plant’s roots can grow nice and deep.

5. Don’t plant things too close

Plants require specific personal space to grow. They need enough room to grow properly. But if the other crops are closer to each other then they can stop the growth of the plant, as a result, you will get smaller veggies and an increased risk of diseases.

6. Use of fertilizers

Fertilizers improve the infertility of the soil. Fertilizer increases the production of your yield. It improves the soil texture, recycles the nitrogen, and introduces the important bacteria.

Fertilizers have so many advantages but on the other hand, there are many disadvantages of fertilizers like the crops are better but it introduces the risk of weeds. A huge amount of nitrogen from fertilizers gets into the water supply causing fish to die.

There are two types of fertilizers:

1: Organic fertilizers

Organic fertilizers are the natural fertilizers that we obtain from plants and animals.

2: Inorganic fertilizers

Inorganic fertilizers are chemical fertilizers that are made by chemical means.

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7. Remove the weeds

Planting is only the starting out of your new garden. You will need to keep the weeds out of it. Weeds are the undesirable plants that grow along with your crops which feed on the nutrients. The process of removing weeds is known as weeding. Weeds are bad for your garden as it disturbs your plant growth and also disturbs the beauty of your garden.

How to protect plants from Pesticides and Insecticides?

If your budget allows you to make a fence for your garden to make it separate from the farm then make a fence board which is at least 6 feet tall to be effective. Better airflow space helps the plants from insecticides and pesticides. To protect your plants from insects, insect soaps are available in the local markets or it can be made at home.

Conclusion

Plants are really significant for a healthy and clean environment as it provides fresh oxygen, fresh fruits, and vegetables, etc. In the world in which we are living plants are important for the sake of breath to keep us stable. It must be necessary that your farmer should know how to plant. Plants grow well in an appropriate environment. Acquiring knowledge is not a hard thing to crack. Only to sow seeds is not enough but the plant requires all your attention by all means.