Handy Tips for Beginner Gardeners

Being new at something is definitely a very difficult and quite discouraging situation sometimes. It's hard to not know something or start a project from practically nothing. But new things are never supposed to be easily done. This is why we should never give up on our dreams and goals, and strive to gain new knowledge, which will help us fulfil our plans. Maintaining your own garden is quite the challenge. It requires lots of attention to details and devotion, and it's a certain fact that not everybody possesses the needed qualities for the job. But still, if you have decided that this is the hobby or job for you, you need to know these handy tips for beginner gardeners. They may seem easy and silly, but in some cases they can save you a lot of trouble and headaches. So, here they are.

Choose the right fertilizer. In gardening fertilizer is everything. You can't expect to grow anything before you have applied the right manor, which is supposed to provide your plants with the so much needed vitamins and minerals. But the biggest challenge for every beginner gardener is to choose the right kind of fertilizer. After all, you have a lot of choices there – natural or artificial, fish, bone, blood and many more. The trick to choosing the right fertiliser for you lays in the soil. You need to test your soil, find out what it is made from, what grows best in it, and what kinds of supplements it will need in order to be fertile and good for planting. Fortunately, this can be easily done by consulting a specialist or buying a soil test kit, which will help you determine all these things.

When to plant. Another very important and handy tip is to make sure when to plant each plant. After all, you can't plant a tomato in the middle of winter and expect it to grow and become red and delicious all on its own. No, you need timing first. If you want to be a good gardener with a real garden, you need to learn when to plant everything. You can easily gain that knowledge from every gardening book or the internet. And sometimes, the answer to this question is explained on the seed bag, if you buy your seeds from the store. There you can see which months of the year are the best time to plant the thing you want. This will save you a lot of searching and wondering around.

Pest control. Just like everything else, gardens have their enemies also. In some cases it's the sun, sometimes it's the lack of water or fertilizer, and in most cases it's pests. There are many kinds of pests like ants, beetles, grasshoppers and many other, which come to your garden only to feast and destroy your crops. This is why you should be very careful and observe your garden closely, to make sure that you don't have any uninvited guests chewing the leafs of your plants.

Rotate. According to expert landscapers in Melbourne, the healthiest option for the soil is to rotate your vegetables each year. This way you will keep your soil fertile and you will avoid lots of trouble. But if you keep planting the same vegetable in the same spot each year – the diseases and the pests will be waiting for it there.

The temperature. The temperature is also a very important element for every gardener. You can't expect to grow anything if the temperature inside the soil is very low. Your seeds will just freeze to death. Unfortunately, many people experience difficulties when it comes to setting the right temperature in their gardens. There is a very simple trick, which can make all your problems disappear – raised garden beds. This way the soil will be kept in wooden containers and it will be a lot warmer.

Hi everyone! My name is Jane Wilson and I am a freelance blogger. My hobbies are home improvements and gardening. I like different Diy projects and making beautiful things from scrap.