Monday, April 28, 2008

container gardening gardening guide

Planning and choosing what type to plant is the hard part for sure. Different vegetables grow in different types of light and need a specific amount of space between each plant.

Butterflies need protection from nature's weather like the wind and rain, but they also need the warmth from the sun. This will not always work though, because in the dead of winter they will go in your garden anyway.

It is very important to kill all weeds before you begin planting your garden. They let out an odor like you are standing right there. Determinates work well in containers and a smaller garden space, while indeterminates grow best in cages or on a trellis.

The next stage of this process involves actually putting your plan into action. By planting the slow and fast maturing vegetables near each other you will be able to harvest the fast ones providing more room for the slow growing vegetables. One of the advantages to ornamental grasses is that they do not need to be cut back during winter months.

Weeding your garden is very important to its growth. Spend a day with the kids making gardening a family event.

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