In today?s busy world, there?s little to no time to appreciate the nature. Surrounded by concrete on all sides, everyone longs to see greenery around them. If you want to enjoy nature and some small space available around, you can enjoy gardening too. Below are few tips for small space gardening which is sure to make your experience a beautiful one.
Create a balcony box
Any size of balcony space can be utilized more by creating a balcony garden box. It can be an elevated one (or not) and it will help you plant much more things in the same space. Similarly you can also use balcony rail box which can be used to hang pots and gives illusion of having much more space than there is.
Get vertical
When anyone hears about balcony garden the first thing that comes to mind is horizontal traditional ones. However if you are little short on space in your balcony (or simply would like to have more plants) you can add a vertical wall garden. You can plant flowers and vegetables that can grow upward. Use trellises to help you achieve this successfully. A few plants that will do well on trellises and growing vertically include peas, cucumbers, clematis, assorted ivy, and morning glory. For the purpose of creating a vertical garden tower for potted plants and flowers you can reuse your old shoe rack or even items like clean plastic container. You can also hang plants from ceilings.
Decide wisely what to plant
You should do some research before choosing what to plant. The smaller plants like herbs would be ideal choice for window boxes whereas the sprawling fruit plants would definitely be bad idea. The idea should be choosing plants which can grow well in the given available space.
Nutrients and water
While buying soil we should keep in mind that the good soil is the basis of having healthy plants. You should provide nutrients and water to plants on regular basis as the plants in the small space garden use more nutrient than those in bigger garden. You should also pay close attention to every plant as some may need extra fertilizer and nutrients to thrive.
While fertilizing any plants, you should take special care since excess fertilizing can result in burnt roots, which in turn will affect their ability to fight drought, cold, and heat. If you visit a friend house and notice their plants are greener and healthier, it may be due to the fact that their plants are receiving nutrients more properly and accurately. Plants starved for nutrients are smaller and slightly yellowish in color.
While watering your plants you should also keep in mind that more isn?t always better. It could just as easily result in waterlogged soil, which can promote root rotting fungi and suffocation of roots, making them unhealthy and easy target for the rotting fungi.
Test your gardening creativity
Now that the soil and seeds/plants have been decided, it?s time to test your gardening creativity by growing two or more plant together. For instance plants like beans and peas, cucumber and lettuce, peppers and onions, and rosemary and sage, tall tomatoes and basil are ideal for planting together as they don?t intrude in each other space. There are also certain types of plants which actually aid in growth potential of another plant. Plant them together. You can use the small space in between plants by sneaking an herb plant here and there. You can plant herbs with anything in general as they take very little space. They are also a bit advantageous to plant due to their ability to naturally deter pests.
Keep eye open for bugs
You should regularly check your plants for bugs as they can damage plants severely. Bug damage often makes way for viruses and bacteria to get inside of plants and rot them up. Many insects act as a transport for viruses, spreading them from one plant to another. Checking for bugs regularly can help disease to be spotted at an early stage and then proper prevention steps could be used for stopping it. It will also prevent it from spreading throughout garden and damaging the whole lot.
Do the trimming and cleaning
Before the start of winter dead branches must be pruned and trimmed as the chances of them getting infected is very high. Although late winter storms can damage the branches again, but instead of waiting all the way for spring, it?s better to trim it at once.
The best time to completely clean up your whole garden is in the fall. This is the season when plants naturally shed their old leaves and grow new ones. Many diseases take shelter on dead and discarded leaves throughout the winter and attack the new leaves as they emerge in spring. Many diseases can be dramatically reduced if the dead leaves are cleared away each fall. Some people like to leave stems and foliage to create winter interest, but be sure to remove them before new leaves and branches start emerging in spring.
If you are just starting out with your gardening hobby, I hope these tips will help you. You can also talk to your friends, colleagues and neighbor for advice. Furthermore practice and time is the key and soon you will have your own garden blooming with flower and lush greenery throughout the year.
Author?s bio ?
Davina Claire is a content marketer who works for a digital marketing agency, Winalll, USA. She helps clients promote their products on Amazon, through Amazon marketing agency. She is also an active blogger who likes to write on different topics such as music, fashion, lifestyle, travel and various others.
