10 Ways To Make Gardening Easier
Lets face it, most gardeners like being out pottering around in the garden, but for some of us gardening sounds like hard work. Which ever category of gardener you fit into here are 10 ways you can take some of the elbow grease out of yard chores.
- Feed the soil: Using compost before planting and amending the soil will build better healthier plants that will be less prone to drought, disease and pests and will ultimately lead to less gardening inputs.
- Group plants by their needs and your needs: Keep plants that like shade, sun, less water etc, together. Also if you like easy low maintenance gardening, research your plant selections carefully. There are a lot of perennials and small shrubs that fall into this category.
- Time release fertilizer and water polymers: Take the guess work out of feeding your plants; the water polymers will stress plants less especially in containers.
- Mulch your gardens: It’s a wonder of the modern gardening world; it adds beauty as well as moisture retention and keeping roots cool.
- Good tools: Like a hand trowel, shovel, prunes should never be skimped on. Look for ergonomic options for repetitive chores.
- Wheels: Kids love 'em and so do gardeners in the know. A good yard cart saves trips to the garden shed and helps transport those heavy things.
- Drips and Timers: Will help use less water and will also give your plants the right amount of water.
- Prevention is better than cure: Use a weed fabric and granular weed preventer when ever possible to help control weeds in your garden.
- Presto planter: A gimmick I think not! This baby digs holes with ease.
- Pot Lifter: Finally with the container garden craze comes a tool that will allow you to move heavy planters around the home.