20 Gardening Tips

Written by Posted On Monday, 23 October 2017 04:52

1. The best time to plant is autumn. Spring also, but for species sensitive to cold.


2. The success in planting trees is to dig a large hole and fertilize the earth.


3. Eye to the waterings provides a good drainage.


4. Do not water over wetting the flowers.


5. If you want to increase the size of the flowers cut the side flower buttons leaving only one button per bud.


6. The most beneficial irrigation is done at dusk.


7. Minimal irrigation: aromatic plants and garden without a lawn.


8. Spread a layer of gravel around your plants to keep more moisture in the soil and space the irrigations.


9. Manufactures fertilizer at home with waste from the garden.


10. To last longer blooms cut the flowers that are withering in your massif, thus lengthens flowering and improves aesthetics.


11. If you have containers on the outside, protect them so that the night frosts do not crack them. Cork or bubble wrap will protect them in winter.


12. Tools used in autumn: hedge trimmer, wood chipper (to compost), blower (to remove leaves and debris in the garden) and scarifier (to scarify the lawn once in spring and another in autumn).


13. If there are many weeds cover the ground with black plastic and on it throws pine barks.


14. If the lawn does not drain it performs an aeration and a scarification. In every lawn are always recommended operations to do twice a year, spring and autumn.


15. If the leaves have spots, they can be fungi: apply an appropriate fungicide.


16. If you see snails or slugs put baits based on boiled lettuce or beer traps. Anti-lime products are also available.


17. If the leaves are pale or yellow may be due to lack of iron. Apply iron chelates to correct this deficiency.


18. If the geraniums are old, pass them almost to the ground, they will rustle.


19. If your bulbs do not give flowers, take them out and plant new ones, because they are exhausted.


20. The moss on lawns may be due to two causes:

a) There is excess moisture due to caked soil or excess shade. It is prevented by aerating and scarifying the soil.

b) The soil is poor in mineral nutrients (Nitrogen, Phosphorus, etc.)
In this case, it provides mineral fertilizers.

If you have to destroy the moss there are herbicides for moss in the market. After a few days, the moss is dried and removed well with a rake, or you pass the scarifying machine that spreads the soil. Sesimbra Lawn in that area. Finally, it applies nitrogenous fertilizer.

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