by Tom Gilliam | Aug 24, 2021 | Blog, garden, garden tips
Summer is reaching a conclusion—and that implies numerous property holders are taking off for one final get-away before the temperatures drop and fall has arrived. Yet, on the off chance that you value having the most delightful yard around, the last thing you need to return to after a pleasant, loosening up excursion? A dead nursery—which is the reason there are steps you need to take before your excursion to ensure your nursery stays fit as a fiddle while you’re gone. In Farmington Hills and Oakland County Michigan we have seen record heat and rain that can damage gardens and make them look dead.
So what, precisely, are those means?
A new article from realtor.com illustrated tips to keep your nursery alive and flourishing while you’re voyaging and partaking in your finish of-summer get-away, including:
Add additional mulch. You need to do all that you can to keep your nursery from drying out while you’re away—and mulch is an incredible method to do it. Add some additional mulch to your nursery, then, at that point do a substantial watering before you leave; the mulch will assist with keeping dampness in the dirt.
Scale back blossoms. Scaling back your blossoms additionally eliminates the measure of water your nursery needs to flourish—so snatch your shears and make a couple of flower bundles for loved ones preceding you leave for your outing.
Request that somebody take care of your nursery. In case you will be gone over seven days, you’ll need to request that somebody come and watch out for your nursery while you’re away; else, you hazard things gaining out of influence (and hopeless). While it could be enticing to ask whoever is generally helpful (like a neighbor), assuming you need your nursery to remain fit as a fiddle, try to ask somebody with cultivating experience, or recruit an expert landscaper.
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by Tom Gilliam | Mar 15, 2018 | Blog, garden, garden tips, spring gardening, spring tips
Main Garden Tip-If you’re like most people, as soon as the weather starts to warm up, and the mornings are bright and sunny, you start thinking about your garden, and what you can do to have the most successful growing season ever! Soon, you’ll see little chutes begin to pop up, and before you know it, you’ll be eating fresh salads directly from your own garden every day with these garden tips.
Before you start your garden, though, here are a few garden tips to help you prepare, grow, and maintain your garden the best way possible starting right now!
Garden Tip 1- Order early
A windy and rainy early spring day is the perfect time to get out the catalogues, and order your flower bulbs, and seeds. Every gardener has a few seed catalogues ready to offer inspiration and advice when picking just the right flowers and vegetables for your area. Keep in mind your sun/shade areas, your climate, and your soil when choosing bulbs and seeds.
Garden Tip 2-Clean up
Before you even begin planting, you’ll need to clean up and clear out those old beds and borders. Turn over the soil to prepare for new planting, and add in organic matter such as compost, seasoned manure, or old grass clippings. This will create the healthiest soil for your garden to grow.
Garden Tip 3-Plan
It pays to rotate your planting areas when you are gardening vegetables. Grab a notebook and a pen, or use an online planner, to get an idea of where you’ll be planting your seeds to maximize the area you have to plant in. Take tips from seed catalogues regarding your growing period, and the zone you live in. Take into consideration how many hours of sunlight your garden will get on a daily basis. Good planning can make or break a successful vegetable garden.
Garden Tip 4-Your greenhouse
If you’re a lucky gardener with a greenhouse, get out there and wash it down with a good disinfectant. Remember to wash down benches, trays, and pots, too, and keep it open over a couple of days to make sure it dries thoroughly.
Garden Tip 5-Start early
Begin starting seeds inside that need a longer growing season. You can start this in February or March, if you have a heat mat and lights. There are many flowers and vegetables that benefit from being started indoors, so do some research. Just about anything can be used as starter planters – even ice cube trays, pint milk cartons cut in half, yogurt cups, and/or toilet paper rolls cut in half and stood on end. The point is – start growing those seedlings!
Garden Tip 6-Pesky pests
Inspect your gardens carefully for any pests that have decided to over-winter there. The crowns of perennials are where many slugs, aphids, and snails take shelter over the winter. Clean out last year’s pots and if you see pests when you clean, consider purchasing parasitic nematodes as a protectant that won’t hurt your garden, only the pests.
Garden Tip 7-Move shrubs
Got a shrub or shrubs that you’d like to move? Now’s the time, while it’s still in its dormant stage. You’ll want to do this on a non-windy day so that the roots don’t dry out. Dig up as much of the root ball as possible, and this will mean digging a wide circle around the shrub. It’ll be able to establish itself much quicker if you do this. Don’t place them deeper than they were in their previous soil level, and when you’re done replanting them, give them a good drenching.
Garden Tip 8-Fix
As soon as the weather warms enough, get outside and repair garden boxes, raised beds, fences, trellises, and gates. These tasks aren’t what you’ll be wanting to do when planting time comes, so get them out of the way earlier rather than later, so you can enjoy your summer gardening. Enlist the help of high school students if you need an inexpensive way to get some of the bigger repairs completed without breaking your gardening bank.
Garden Tip 9-Garden tools
Clean them up with a disinfectant to stop the spread of disease from bacteria and fungus. Give them all a good sharpening, or take them to a local hardware store to do the job. You’ll enjoy your gardening more when you have clean, working tools to use.
Garden Tip 10- Compost
If you don’t already have a compost area – create one! You can either buy or make a bin, and you’ll have an awesome place for garden and organic food waste. Add in grass clippings, paper, and wood. As the compost breaks down, turn it each month, and soon it’ll be a boon to your garden.
By prepping your garden sites now, and doing some advanced planning, you’ll be ready to go when it comes time to get those seeds (or seedlings) in the ground.
