Starting a Garden is a Lot Like Playing in the Dirt
Article by Shelly Bray
During childhood you probably played in the dirt every chance you got. You dug up the dirt, built homes, and drove little cars around makeshift roads. The sandbox and other patches of dirt your parents allowed you to play in may have been like another world to you, where you imagined yourself taking make believe adventures and journeys. As a grown up, it is harder to find time for playing in the dirt. That is why so many adults work tirelessly to begin a garden. When you desire the outdoors for working and playing in the dirt, you will have an excuse because you are a gardener. If you have thought about beginning your own garden, here are some things you should do if you want to make sure your garden is successful.
Take a close look at your current space. If you don’t have very much space outdoors for gardening you are just going to have to settle for an indoor garden and the plants that you can grow inside until you find some place that is better for outdoor gardening. If your home has yard space you will have to decide how much of that space should be dedicated to your garden. The amount of space you have available will determine what you can grow and how extensive your garden can be. A garden grown indoors, for example, probably won’t be a good place for growing vine plants, vegetables or fruits. Great gardening requires patience. The fact of the matter is that you are just going to have to wait for a while before you will see any real tangible results of your work. The only way to bypass the waiting period is to buy plants that have already sprouted and blossomed from your local plant nursery. If you don’t want to spend the money on “baby” plants, you need to have patience and continue to keep your garden nourished and taken care of while you wait to see the results of your efforts. Don’t freak out if you have to wait a long time to see your plants break through the surface of your soil–it can take weeks or even months for this to happen.
If this is your first opportunity to plant your own garden you may want to begin with more than just a packet of seeds and some dirt. If you buy plants that are already sprouting, you may have better luck. This way your main job in your garden will be maintenance in getting your garden to thrive. Whether or not the plants will grow won’t be as much of a worry. Dying plants will be your only concern. Next year, after you have gained some experience you may want to try your luck with seedlings. Another reason to start with sprouted plants is this: some plants grow every year whether or not you have planted new seeds-the bulbs simply stay dormant until the next blooming season!
Growing your very own garden is thrilling! You might even be starting to imagine what the garden will look like when everything has started blooming. Obviously before you get there you’ll need to do some work. You’ll have to be careful and do specific things to ensure that your garden will grow. Doing some work before you plant and then keeping up with gardening trends and tips will help you ensure that the garden you get matches the garden you’ve been dreaming about.
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