Avoid these 10 Mistakes for Vegetable Gardening
Jul 23, 2018 Exteriors
Anchor - Onal Kothari
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Nothing beats having own organic landscapes within your home. Like flower beds, growing vegetable in one home takes focused learning and experience. It is not particularly hard, but need not to mention, every seasonal species of veggies require different way to look after. Following are some common mistakes people should avoid for a happy-healthy vegetable garden at home :
- Planting off-season
Like the home equipments is repeated with every summer calls for cooler and winters for heater . Planting should also be deal with patience with climatic concerns. Even if you had already purchased your favourite seeds month before your last frost date, they need a lot more environmental balance to grow. Otherwise, your will be right back in the nursery in no time. - The spot
Zoning is always important process in developing garden, specially for a home vegetable garden. Where the basic goes with planning the pathways and flower beds, a vegetable garden must require a little more detail on planning as per natural lighting, pest control, kids and pet reach and many more. Water availability and solar source are the two most important points to cover up, as we know, vegetables that don't get enough sunlight and water will struggle all season, harvest fewer fruits and grew less sugary taste. - Quality of soil
Good soil means great food. Skimping on soil is another minus keyword coming from home gardening system. A successful gardener always cultivate true love for its soil. Good soil sets the perfect balance for a nutrients valued harvesting , preventing goodness from washing away by end season. - Timely harvesting
Vegetables and flowers are much like the younger ones in family, it is always hard to set them free from the roots , but is always require for the better choice. May be the look of an abundant garden, or the feeling for plants, many gardeners find themselves less likely to harvest when things are ready. But not harvesting on time will actually cause your garden to slow down. - Over Plantation
Plants different varieties or too many plants out of sheer excitement can be a tedious task when it comes to nourishing it. Both occupies the space and requires more care. It leaves less space and nutrition for the growth of all the plants. Only those plants which can sustain in the environment and weather condition should be planted with enough spacing for each individual plant to have a steady growth. Vegetables should be planted in a defined area with definitive boundaries so they cover suffice while making garden look clean and neat. - Ignoring Spacing
Just like above mentioned point, another issue with spacing is bad use of given area. Every plant require different room to grow and ripe in healthiest possible way. Leaving too much space makes the garden look haphazard and it also wastes land area for few more plants. Vegetables which branch out like tomato, peppers, corn, etc. branch out and occupy space around them. Vegetables like beets can be arranged in a tightly packed manner. A land area should be specified for quick and seasonal vegetables which can be reused in every 3-4 months. - Not Staggering Harvest Times
Strategic planning is the key to success in every field. Planting the same vegetable every season or planting more than requirement is not going to help you cultivate a nutrient pack lively garden. You have to do some strategic planning to stagger your harvest times. There are several ways to do this, including succession planting and planting varieties that mature at different times. - The Maintenance
If you want a healthy farm in your area, you must keep an eye on weeding, feeding, and watering on a regular schedule. You can grow all season plants, cactus if you needed something to take care on their own , but for veggies, one less care to plant will stress them and shut down. They go into self-preservation mode and refuse to set fruits or simply bolt to seed, to ensure propagation of their species. - Fencing
A fence is the all time shield for your vegetables. Fencing in the front garden can help to accentuate your lovely garden and helps to keep the neighbourhood kids from unwanted access or pets from littering your lawn and garden with their waste material. For a perfect gardening practice, keeping a fence is must act. - Ignoring Little Problems
Are you one among those gardeners who do not feel the need of regular monitoring of plants, like, yellowing leaves or green spots or some raw and dried leaves within the pot.If regular monitoring is not a possible task to cover up, you must check it occasionally.
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