Garden Tools That Help Save Time

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Garden Tools That Help Save Time
Tending a garden is a relaxing way to get some sun and be active. When it comes to horticulture there are some basic "need to know" things such as: knowing your soils, which equipment to work with and the time frame for planting your seeds. Some basic advice will give budding gardeners the information needed to get started.

Plant some perennials with your garden that repel slugs. Your plants might be destroyed by slugs and snails overnight. These pests prefer plants with thin smooth leaves. Plant some helleborus or euphorbias along with your other perennials. Perennials with hairy leaves or bitter taste are unattractive to snails and slugs, keeping them safe from harm. Some of these plants include achillea, campanula, euphorbia, hellaborus, and heuchera.

If you notice powdery mildew in your plants, do not buy an expensive chemical. All you need to do is mix baking soda with a tiny bit of liquid soap in with some water. Spray this onto your plants about once per week or until it subsides. This is a natural solution for ridding your plants of mildew safely.

Ensure you have the proper soil for the plants you have selected. Depending on the type of plants you desire with your garden, your natural soil may or may not be appropriate. You can also make an artificial area with one variety of soil.

Use biennials and annuals to incorporate color to your flower beds. These fast growing flowers allow you to change the way your flower bed looks season to season. They can be used to fill in gaps with your garden involving the perennials or shrubs so your garden looks fuller. Notable collections include sunflower, marigold, hollyhock, rudbeckia, cosmos, and petunia.

Your backyard could bring you joy, but you should know a great deal to take good care of it. Yet, if you possess the knowledge and put it on to the very best of your capability, in that case your garden should bloom and flourish before very long. If you stick to the advice given on this page, you are going to soon enjoy your personal beautiful garden.