Garden care should be every gardener’s top priority. If you want your garden to thrive, you must take care of it by providing adequate water, food and protection from weeds, pests and diseases. For starters, you can start by making sure that the soil is good and rich in nutrients and that your garden has a layer of mulch.
You can check your garden to see if it has enough water by taking a handful of soil from around the base of the plant and squeezing it in your hand. If the soil in your hands forms a ball, your soil is moist and adequate. If the soil runs out of your hand, you need to water your garden.
If you see that the leaves in your plants are turning yellow or have brown spots on them, it means that there is some kind of disease creeping in and you need to spray your plants right away. I use fungicide and it works well. Be sure to read the instructions carefully and mixing the correct amount as too much fungicide may damage your plants.
To keep your garden healthy and beautiful all the time, give your plants some food. Make sure that you get the appropriate plant food according to the plants you now have. For example, if you have roses, buy food for roses. Or if you have a mix of roses and other plants, get a plant food that is good for all your flowering plants.
One important item that we all hate to do but it is necessary is pulling out weeds. Lots of weeds in your garden can damage your plants because it will choke your plants and prevents adequate water and food to get to the roots. As you see weeds coming up, spray them or pull them out of your garden. I use Roundup as a weed killer, but be careful not to spray too close to the plants as it will kill them.
I hope this information will motivate you to go and check your garden. Check the soil to be sure it is moist, check for diseases on the plant leaves, and see if weeding needs to be done.
To your gardening success,
Diana
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