Garden maintenance has become a popular passtime in America today.
Working in the garden is a pleasant chore. It gets you outside in the fresh air
and sunshine, and is wonderful exercise. You will use many different muscles as
you work to make your home more attractive.
Whether you grow vegetables, flowers, or landscape plants
like trees and shrubs, some ongoing maintenance is in order to keep them
looking their best.
Here are a few of the things that you will need to do to
keep your garden looking its best:
Set aside a few hours a week to work in your garden. You can
use soaker hoses to save time on watering. Soaker hoses also prevent damage to
your plants that can be caused by too much moisture on the foliage which can
attract insects, plant diseases, and fungal infections. It is best to water
early in the day.
Time must be scheduled to weed the garden. Nothing can spoil
the beauty of a garden like an invasion of unsightly weeds. Weeds take up
moisture that should be going to the plants that you like. They also rob the
soil of valuable nutrients.
Pruning, cutting back, and dead-heading (the removal of
spent blooms) will encourage new growth and help keep shrubs lush and healthy.
Find out the right time of year to prune shrubs as the right time varies from
plant to plant.
Keep your garden free of debris. Fallen leaves can carry
disease or harbor insects.
Plants need nutrition. You can use chemical fertilizers or
add compost to the soil. Many commercial fertilizers run off and wind up
polluting local waterways. Compost is a natural fertilizer that really works
and adds those needed nutrients over a period of time.
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