Tuesday, December 22, 2009
The Beginner's Garden: A Starting Point
At this point I would like to point out that I wrote this article for submission on Ezine Articles. More details on composting is below this post. Without further delay, the article that I wrote!
Gardening: You have wanted to begin a new hobby, but have no idea how to start. Or maybe you have never been exposed to planting a crop and watching it grow. What is fertilizer and how do you apply it? What types of fertilizer will help plants to grow, and what happens if you use too much of them? How are fertilizers categorized? All of these questions and more will be answered in the following. If you want to know about gardening, growing edible plants, herbs or just flowers, then please, read on.
Gardening can be a very rewarding hobby whether you want to beautify your yard, or help feed your family. On the other hand, however, the other side of this hobby can be frustrating and feel like a genuine waste of time. Worst yet, any mistakes you made during the planting, growing, or general care of your crop will not be discovered until weeks or even months later. The purpose of this article is to help correct or even avoid those mistakes that will devastate your crop. With that said I would like you to understand one thing before I go any farther: if this will be your first garden, do not over expect anything. What do I mean by this? I mean this: You will still make mistakes. That is certain, and no matter how much knowledge you have of gardening will stop that process. But there is hope. The hope that is there is simple. Turning your knowledge from reading articles like this one, researching the crop you want to plant, and other sources into experience. Once you have done that, the mistakes will subside, and your crops will look like those in a magazine. With all of that said, let us jump straight in head first.
After you have decided on a suitable place for your garden, then the preparation of the soil for fertilization can begin. Fertilization can either make or break your crop. If used incorrectly, then you could burn your plants. However, if used correctly your garden will flourish. There are different kinds of fertilization that you can use for your garden. I categorize fertilizers into two categories: natural and artificial. Some may call these categories organic and inorganic. An example of natural fertilizer is compost or manure. To learn more about what compost is, how to make it, and its many uses, visit this very useful blog: www.hometownfarming.blogspot.com. Artificial fertilizers are commercially sold nitrogen and other chemicals that are used to feed the plants directly. One advantage that I have noticed about artificial fertilizers is the fact that they can be mixed with water, being able to be absorbed by the plants quicker than terrestrial based fertilizers. However, I would like to point out that I have had much better experience with organic fertilizers such as compost. Compost and manure can be put into the soil before planting season by “plowing them under” after scattering them. To scatter, just spread the manure or compost as you would sand. After the scattering is done, use a tiller to till it under. By the term “till or plow it under” I simply mean to mix it with the soil. After that is done, wait for the last frost of the year, and the planting can begin. For more information anything farming or gardening, visit www.hometownfarming.blogspot.com.
Gardening: You have wanted to begin a new hobby, but have no idea how to start. Or maybe you have never been exposed to planting a crop and watching it grow. What is fertilizer and how do you apply it? What types of fertilizer will help plants to grow, and what happens if you use too much of them? How are fertilizers categorized? All of these questions and more will be answered in the following. If you want to know about gardening, growing edible plants, herbs or just flowers, then please, read on.
Gardening can be a very rewarding hobby whether you want to beautify your yard, or help feed your family. On the other hand, however, the other side of this hobby can be frustrating and feel like a genuine waste of time. Worst yet, any mistakes you made during the planting, growing, or general care of your crop will not be discovered until weeks or even months later. The purpose of this article is to help correct or even avoid those mistakes that will devastate your crop. With that said I would like you to understand one thing before I go any farther: if this will be your first garden, do not over expect anything. What do I mean by this? I mean this: You will still make mistakes. That is certain, and no matter how much knowledge you have of gardening will stop that process. But there is hope. The hope that is there is simple. Turning your knowledge from reading articles like this one, researching the crop you want to plant, and other sources into experience. Once you have done that, the mistakes will subside, and your crops will look like those in a magazine. With all of that said, let us jump straight in head first.
After you have decided on a suitable place for your garden, then the preparation of the soil for fertilization can begin. Fertilization can either make or break your crop. If used incorrectly, then you could burn your plants. However, if used correctly your garden will flourish. There are different kinds of fertilization that you can use for your garden. I categorize fertilizers into two categories: natural and artificial. Some may call these categories organic and inorganic. An example of natural fertilizer is compost or manure. To learn more about what compost is, how to make it, and its many uses, visit this very useful blog: www.hometownfarming.blogspot.com. Artificial fertilizers are commercially sold nitrogen and other chemicals that are used to feed the plants directly. One advantage that I have noticed about artificial fertilizers is the fact that they can be mixed with water, being able to be absorbed by the plants quicker than terrestrial based fertilizers. However, I would like to point out that I have had much better experience with organic fertilizers such as compost. Compost and manure can be put into the soil before planting season by “plowing them under” after scattering them. To scatter, just spread the manure or compost as you would sand. After the scattering is done, use a tiller to till it under. By the term “till or plow it under” I simply mean to mix it with the soil. After that is done, wait for the last frost of the year, and the planting can begin. For more information anything farming or gardening, visit www.hometownfarming.blogspot.com.
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