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All Season Gardening
One thing that is often overlooked when planning and creating a beautiful summer garden for homeowners to enjoy is the fact that the garden exists throughout the year. Unfortunately in the vast majority of summer gardens there is a huge hole in the garden for the vast majority of the year. Carefully planning in order to avoid this process and planting flowering plants that bloom during various seasons of the year as well as plants that provide beautiful foliage and greenery even when the flowers may not be blooming can prevent this absence of life within your summer garden from occurring.
Plant continuously and groom your garden consistently throughout the year. Obviously the winter months are not great months for planting in the earth but this doesn't mean that you cannot use flowerpots filled with seasonal offerings to fill the gaps of green within your garden. There are all kinds of flowers that thrive in winter weather that would make a beautiful addition to your winter garden without taking anything away from the beauty of your summer garden. In fact, the ability to incorporate these flowers and plants into your garden without necessarily planting may be an excellent incentive to keep your garden up to date even in seasons that aren't traditionally thought of as gardening seasons.
Add features to your garden that aren't plant related to bring splashes of color to your garden during winter months while preserving the space needed for planting your summer garden when the appropriate time comes. Flowerpots are a great example of this but so are lawn ornaments and statues that may be either moved to a different location during summer months or removed all together. Keep the earth warm for the summer garden to come during those long cold winter months.
Use the winter months to plan your summer garden. The spring is often spent in preparation and the fall months are spent harvesting. The winter months would be put to excellent use planning the new additions and possible movements that need to occur in the coming months. Working on your garden and improving your garden does not necessarily require working in your garden. Once you have those gaps filled in and a little bit of green and color in your garden for the winter months you can focus your undivided attention on making the coming summer garden even better and more spectacular than ever before.
Be careful not to plant all of your seeds in one garden spot so to speak while you are making your plans. By this I mean you need to keep a certain willingness to make adjustments and corrections as you go and learn more about the growing process and the specific gardening needs of your yard. Every growing season will bring a season of new lessons to learn take the time to reflect upon the lessons learned during previous seasons when making plans for the coming seasons and make the adjustments that present themselves along the way.
By learning from the mistakes of the past and always looking to and anticipating the needs of the future you are insuring greater success each year for your summer garden not only during the dog days of summer but throughout all the seasons of the year.
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In my garden I have a low spot that is giving me some problems?
When it rains the water puddles and my corn is falling over. I also have a tomato plant and the leaves sit in the water and they die. I thought about just filling it with dirt but was concerned that covering the bottom of the plants might hurt them. Will they grow more or will this injure them. The tomatoes are very healthy and I do not want to lose them. I thought about transplanting them but am concerned.
Actually, I think they will be okay if you raise the dirt level. Corn tends to lift out anyhow. I don't know about yours, but I can see the roots on mine. As for tomatoes the proper way to plant them when they are young is to remove all the leaves except the top and bury all the rest of the plant. Tomatoes will root all along the buried stem so I don't see why raising the soil would cause too much of a problem.
If they were any other plant or woody perennial then I would say no to raising the soil level, but I think corn and tomatoes would be okay with it. Be aware though that this is just speculation. I've never had to do this myself so I can't say for certainty. The one thing I can say for certain is that I wouldn't transplant them.
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Basic Tips on Starting a New Garden
Want to start a garden of your own? Here are some basic tips to making a new garden.
For a flower garden, pick a sunny spot near the door and with a good view from your favorite window. You can begin with planting flowers with the colors that you like.
For a vegetable garden, start with what you cannot find fresh in the neighborhood.
Remove all grass and weeds by digging it with shovel. Then, start to dig and remove rocks and roots.
When you already found the spot, it is important to check the texture, nutrients and minerals of the soil. Select an area that where your plants can grow well.
Pick plants from the nursery not from seed. Smaller plants are easier to grow.
Check variety of plants that are appropriate to your garden spot. Place your plant before planting them to the ground so your plants would look good next to each other. The most ideal time to plant is on a cloudy day.
When the plant are still the pots, water them one day before you move them to the ground. Then, remove the plants from the pots and allow its roots to dry out.
As soon as you finish, water the plant to let the soil settle around the roots.
Do not forget that all plants will need some maintenance. Avoid letting your plants get dehydrated, you have water them regularly.
Now, step back and watch your plants grow mature. Enjoyed what you have accomplished.
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