Gardening is a Natural Beginning to a Healthier Living.
3 Lessons to avoid common mistakes
lesson 1 for all gardeners: patience
Depending on your zone, you may not be able to start your seeds indoors yet and it is driving you crazy to hurry up and wait. Gardeners - patience is a virtue! If you start your seeds too early for your growing season, you will end up working backwards and possibly having to start your seeds a 2nd time. Have patience and work within your zone. Don't let other gardeners in different zone push you into starting too early.
lesson 2: sterilize your containers
At the end of last year, you stored all your containers that were used in transplanting baby plants to the garden. Well, now it is time to reuse them for the new year. STERILIZE your containers first. Wash all the old dirt, fungus, mold, spider eggs, etc. off your containers and start fresh with nice, clean containers for your new plants. You do not want to bring any diseases or contaminants to your need seedlings.
lesson 3: seed starting mix and lighting
Do your research and purchase, or make, the proper seed starting mix to give your seeds a great start on the growing season. If you are starting your seeds indoors, you will need proper grow lights once they emerge from the soil, if it is still too soon to move your plants to an outdoor greenhouse or the garden. Most seeds need the dark in order to germinate, and then sufficient lighting once they emerge for the photosynthesis process of the leaves.
Gardening Know-How
Garden Basics: Information to Start Your Garden Planning
Garden Basics: Information to Start Your Garden Planning
Garden Basics: Information to Start Your Garden Planning
You want a garden and you know what vegetables you want to grow. Right?
We all live in different parts of the world, dealing with different environments, climates, weather patterns, seasons, etc. It is important to find YOUR garden planting zone and follow the planting guide for a healthy and productive gardening experience.
Garden Soil, Topsoil, Potting Soil, or Compost
Garden Basics: Information to Start Your Garden Planning
Garden Basics: Information to Start Your Garden Planning
The soil you use depends on your garden planting choice. Will you be creating a container garden or will your garden be in the ground? Are you adding to last year's ground garden? Do you need to add compost instead? Let's take this garden planting journey together.
Spice or herb?
Garden Basics: Information to Start Your Garden Planning
Spice or herb?
Spices and herbs are great for flavoring your foods, but they are also full of healthy compounds for your body. Food medicine for a healthy heart. What is the difference between an herb and a spice? Let's explore.
Vegetables
Flowers - Beautiful and beneficial
Spice or herb?
Vegetables are filled with antioxidants, vitamins, dietary fiber, and minerals. Let's grow them together and sneak them in your daily meal plans for a healthier YOU!
Flowers - Beautiful and beneficial
Flowers - Beautiful and beneficial
Flowers - Beautiful and beneficial
Flowers can be fragrant, beautiful to look at, therapeutic, and edible.
In addition, they can assist in warding off animals that think you are gardening for them.
Garden Crafts
Flowers - Beautiful and beneficial
Flowers - Beautiful and beneficial
There are so many fun things to do in the garden. Things to create. Things to re-purpose. Come with me and see the fun projects I have created. Maybe you can use some of these ideas in your own gardening fun and maybe you will have some ideas to share.