7 Common Vegetable Gardening Mistakes & How To Avoid Them.
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3. Confusion About Soil.
I’m now used to seeing pictures sent by new gardeners of plants that are undernourished and overwatered, and often deprived of light, too. The gardeners usually did the right things, amending the soil with bagged organic amendments, but that is only step one. Rich, fertile soil is created gradually, as fungi and other soil inhabitants build their invisible cities underfoot. Meantime, prepare the soil with a balanced organic fertilizer and a heaped helping of compost every time you plant anything.
Number 4. Allowing Limits on Light.
Plants are solar beings that get most of their energy from sun. Each leaf is a solar collector, so plants make their best growth when every leaf gets all the light it can process. This is why your garden should be in the sunniest spot available, and why you need to thin crowded seedlings so none are deprived of light.
At number 5. Growing Heat-Sensitive Crops in Containers.
Many new gardeners think that growing vegetables in containers is easier than growing them in the ground, which is simply not true. Containers always have a dwarfing effect on plants, and container-grown plants need constant watering and feeding. Root temperatures in containers fluctuate daily, and cool-season plants especially get upset when their roots get too warm. This does not happen in deeply dug or mulched beds, where soil temperatures are more constant. On the plus side, plants that like warm roots such as peppers and eggplant may grow better in containers where summers are cool.
most vegetable gardeners have learned
some of their best gardening practices
the hard way including me it takes time
to find out what works and doesn’t work
but after a Dreadful season who wants to
wait another year to try try again here
are some of my top tips for avoiding
seven common vegetable gardening
mistakes as gardeners we know it’s
impossible to avoid every problem in the
garden but these tips should help reduce
some of the vegetable growing challenges
on number one taking on too much just as
a new cook should not take on a dinner
for 12 new gardeners should limit either
the size of the Garden or the length of
their plant lists a small garden is fun
because you can keep up with the details
while learning about your site and soil
then expand gradually as more plants
capture your interest if you’re looking
at a large site divide the growing
season into three parts spring Summer
and Autumn and grow three crops in each
subse for example you might grow
potatoes peas and salad greens in Spring
beans tomatoes and cucumbers in summer
and end the year with broccoli kale and
watermelon
radishes on number two being overly
optimistic about the weather beautiful
spring days lull us into thinking that
only happy days are are ahead but then
the wind starts blowing cold or maybe a
spring thunderstorm sends down hail that
lays plants flat most gardeners are also
weather addicts accustomed to carrying
the 10day forecast around in their heads
because CL row covers or wind taming
tunnels must be in place before they are
needed
three confusion about soil I’m now used
to seeing pictures sent by new Gardeners
of plants that are undernourished and
overwatered and often deprived of light
too the gardeners usually did the right
things amending the soil with bagged
organic amendments but that is only step
one rich fertile soil is created
gradually as fungi and other soil
inhabitants build their Invisible Cities
underfoot meantime prepare the soil with
a balanced organic fertilizer and a
heaped helping of compost every time you
plant
anything number four
allowing limits on light plants are
solar beings that get most of their
energy from Sun each Leaf is a solar
collector so plants make their best
growth when every leaf gets all the
light it can process this is why your
garden should be in the sunniest spot
available and why you need to thin
crowded seedlings so none are deprived
of
light at number five growing heat
sensitive crops in
containers many new gardeners think that
growing vegetables in containers is
easier than growing them in the ground
which is simply not true containers
always have a dwarfing effect on plants
and container grown plants need constant
watering and feeding root temperatures
in containers fluctuate daily and cool
seasoned plants especially get upset
when their Roots get too warm this does
not happen in deeply dug or mulched beds
where soil temperatures are more
constant on the plus side plants that
like warm Roots such as peppers and
eggplant May grow better in containers
where summers are
cool number six letting weeds take over
weeds are part of Nature’s plan for
healing over scarred places on the earth
and if allowed they will pave over every
open space with green you cannot permit
this because the weeds will rob your
plants of light nutrients and water
weeding is a fact of gardening life so
weed early and often and keep your
weeding tools
sharp on number seven giving up to soon
every new Endeavor involves a learning
curve and gardening is no different give
yourself time to learn the best
practices to follow study up on your
favorite plants and network with other
gardeners to learn about crops and
varieties that grow well in your area
the garden is a great teacher in a few
seasons you’ll go from being a newb to
an old Hand by avoiding these common
mistakes and educating yourself on best
practices for vegetable gardening you
can increase your chances of success and
enjoy a Bountiful Harvest if you’re new
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