Learn Gardening

About Learn Gardening

The 6 basic tasks of gardening son:
1. Planting
2. Water
3. Pay
4. Eliminate weeds
5. Prune
6. Control pests and diseases

1. PLANT
• Do not plant too tight, give the plants space to develop well according to their size.
• Dig large holes, remove as many weeds as possible, and mix the soil with organic compost, eg manure, mulch, compost, peat, etc. Instead of organic fertilizer you can use mineral fertilizer (chemical fertilizer), but only as an alternative, since the first one is preferable at the time of planting.
2. WATER
• Knowing how to water plants requires a lot of observation and learning from mistakes.
• During the first year after planting, do not neglect watering because the roots are still shallow.
• Water in the early morning or late afternoon, not with the sun on high.
• Provide more water if the plant is in full sun or if it is exposed to the winds.
• Do not wet the flowers because they will last less.
• It is always better to fall short than to overshoot.
3. PAY
• Every year you must provide all your plants (trees, shrubs, rose bushes, flowers, grass, etc.) some type of fertilizer.
• You can fertilize only with organic fertilizers, such as manure, mulch, compost, worm castings, guano, peat ..., but it is best to use an organic fertilizer combined with a mineral fertilizer.
4. REMOVE BAD HERBS
• In shrub beds, rockeries, cactus gardens, gravel paths, etc., before planting, place an anti-weed net. On the mesh, spread pine bark, Chinese or colored gravel to achieve an aesthetic finish.
• Another option is padding or mulching. It consists of covering the soil at the foot of the plants with pine bark, gravel, straw, mulch, peat, mulch, compost ... Very effective so that seeds do not germinate.
5. PRUNING
• Trees, shrubs, climbers and rose bushes are pruned in winter, but throughout the year it is also possible, and must, make light interventions to eliminate undesirable elements such as:
- Dry, broken, diseased branches.
- Branches that obstruct the passage of people.
- Branches that have grown a lot (suckers).
- Sprouts that may have arisen from the same root.
- Past flowers and fruits.
- Branches that have come out totally green in variegated plants. If you don't, it will lose the yellow or white variegation of the leaves.