Make Your Garden Grow By Following This Comprehensive Guide

Nothing quite compares to having a healthy garden. After all, healthier plants look way brighter and they add more character. If you want to try and get the best result out of your plants or garden in general, then these tips will help you to find out whatever you need to know.

Examine Your Plants Carefully



The first thing that you need to do is to examine your plants carefully. The easiest way for you to eliminate the disease in the garden would be for you to avoid introducing it in the first place. The main issue here is that getting a plant that is healthy can be difficult if you don’t know what a diseased plant looks like. If you want to help yourself here, then you need to collect a couple of books or even magazines so that you can see the features of a healthy plant.

If you want a basic rule of thumb then never buy a house plant which has dead spots, insects or even rotting stems. These issues can spread to your other, healthy plants and sometimes they can be very difficult to get rid of. In addition to checking the plant, you have to make sure that you inspect the root quality as well. You don’t often see people doing this when they visit a garden centre, but you certainly should. Place your hand on the soil surface and then hold the stem of the plant between your fingers. When you have done this, you can then invert the plant and see if you can view the roots. The roots should be firm and they should be spaced across the soil. Dark or mushy roots are never a good sign and even if the top appears healthy, it’s only a matter of time until you run into problems.

Use Compost

When you have a compost pile, you need to know that not all materials are going to decompose at the same time. Some materials might have degraded enough for you to put in your garden right away, but others might not have done. Composting generates a high temperature for a long period of time which will kill any pathogens in the material. If you have infected plant debris that has not gone through this process yet, then you may be introducing disease into your garden. If you want to work around this then you need to compost everything at the same time, without adding more until your first batch has finished. You can also buy compost if you aren’t sure.

Keep An Eye On Bugs

Insect damage on bugs is far more than cosmetic. Bacteria and viruses often only appear through an opening in a plant and bug damage will do just that. Some insects act as a transport for bacteria, taking it from one plant to another. Aphids are quite possibly the biggest carrier. Aster yellows is a disease which is transported by leafhoppers and they put your plant under a lot of stress. If you want to stop this from becoming an issue, then you have to make sure that you do everything you can to stop the disease in its tracks. Some bugs will be eaten by wildlife, so this is another option for pest control. If you want to try and attract wildlife where possible then Little Peckers have plenty of choice available.

Fertiliser

You have to be very careful when you fertilise your plants. If you have too much fertiliser in your garden then this may burn your roots and it will stop them from being able to absorb water as well. This makes your plants way more susceptible to heat, cold and drought. Plants that are starved for nutrients can also be badly affected by leaf spots, whereas a healthy plant can fight it off much more. If you want to really help yourself then it is always a good idea for you to get your soil tested. A local extension agency can provide you with all of the information you need to make sure that your nutrient levels are perfect, so you don’t need to worry about a thing there.

Of course, there are so many things that you can do to try and make your garden successful, but ultimately it comes down to making sure that your soil quality is good and that you don’t introduce disease by not checking plants over properly. If you follow this guide, then you should have no problems in making sure that your garden always looks its best.

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