Gardening Tips and Tricks
Since summer is sadly coming to a close, I wanted to share some gardening tips and tricks that I used this past planting season! Gardening is an amazing way to connect with nature, de-stress, and experience true responsibility.
Plan the location of your garden strategically: some plants require sunlight, while other plants thrive in shade. For example, flowers such as begonias and violas can grow in shade. On the other hand, sunflowers, as the name implies, thrive with extra sunlight and heat. It’s very important to know how much sun or shade the plants in your garden will be receiving. Pick a spot that works for the plants you wish to grow, or, if you have limited space, choose your plants according to the space available.
Use water from your shower for your garden: while you’re waiting for your shower water to heat up, collect it in a bucket or watering can and save it for later! You can use this to water your garden and be proud that you’re reducing your own water waste. To learn more about this tip, check out my blog titled: “An Easy Way to Reduce Water Waste.”
Check on your plants frequently: I know from personal experience that it’s easy to lose track of time. However, you should thoroughly water your plants once or twice a week and check on them on other days. Also, some fruits and vegetables are only ripe for a limited period of time and you definitely don’t want to miss that period of time.
Use a tent for your garden: if animals start enjoying the food from your garden you may want to consider using a garden tent. In my case, there was a squirrel that kept invading our garden. We used a tent and it prevented the squirrel from getting into our food. These tents are typically made of mesh so that plants are still able to get sun while being protected from animal friends.
Even if you don’t have your own garden, I hope that you enjoyed learning these tips and tricks.
Finally, here are some cute photos of recent harvests from my garden:
Tomatoes from my garden
Bell peppers, tomatoes, chili peppers, eggplants, and strawberries from my garden
Unfortunately, bugs invaded the eggplants so we couldn’t eat them ourselves.
