Why Home Gardening For Your Family Is A Healthy Choice

Gardening is a relaxing, rewarding pastime for many and offers a long list of benefits. Whether you grow vegetables or flowers, growing and caring for plants is very soothing and rewarding. This article can help you along in providing important advice on how to grow a beautiful garden.

Make sure to lay the sod properly. You will need to prepare your lawn soil before laying the sod. Eradicate any weeds and work the soil until it is very fine. Gently compact the soil until it is flattened. Thoroughly moisten the soil. Sod must be arranged in staggered rows; each joint should offset one another. Tamp down the sod so it has a flat and even surface, then using some extra soil, fill the gaps between. Water your sod daily for a fortnight, which is enough time for it to root and be able to withstand foot traffic.

Create useful rulers from your tool handles. You can use larger tools, like rakes, as measuring sticks. Measure the handles with a tape measure laid out in the floor. Have a marker handy, and mark the distance with it. Next time you work in the garden, you can have a larger ruler with you!

When winter arrives, you could save some plants by placing them inside your house. Perhaps you can save your most expensive or resistant plants. Dig carefully around the roots, then transfer the plant into a pot.

There are many natural substances that are effective for warding off unwanted visitors. For example, planting a border consisting of marigolds or onions can repel slugs. Wood ash used as mulch helps repel pests as well when around shrubs and trees. These methods are environmentally-friendly and mean you do not have to resort to harsh chemicals.

Deciduous shrubs need protection from the cold. Delicate shrubs that are sitting in pots should be sheltered from the cold weather. Tie these canes at the top, and place a blanket over it. This is more effective than putting plastic on the plant, it will let the air flow.

Now you have the three items you need to make your organic garden a success– tools, products and skill. You are ready to start your own garden. If you read this article carefully, you probably learned something new about organic gardening. Try new things, and keep looking for more resources as you progress with your garden.