subject: Self Educating Yourself About Home Gardening [print this page] Whether you intend to grow flowers, trees, vegetables, fruits or just house plants, if you know nothing about it at all, do not expect to be very successful with any of them if you do not take the time to learn the things you will need to know in order to do well. Growing most plants of any kind requires at least some skill and knowledge. This is why you will hear a lot of people say that you either have a green thumb or you do not. Actually, it has nothing to do with the color of your thumb, but has everything to do with what you know.
Just in the same way you found this article using the Internet, you can also find find thousands of others. No matter what type of plant you want to attempt to grow at home, you can find further information about it simply by researching further on the Internet. It is not always necessary to buy expensive books to teach you what you need to learn when there are so many home gardeners willing to share their knowledge and skill with you for free.
There are so many things you need to know before you attempt some growing projects. A backyard vegetable garden for example requires a lot of information about a lot of different plants if you want to grow a variety all at once. You need to learn about soil preparation, how to use indoor grow lights, seedling transplanting, cultivating and harvesting. Knowing how to preserve your vegetables once they come is essential too to make the garden even more worthwhile.
If you are only interested in growing houseplants, then you will only need to study about the species yo intend to grow indoors. Some house plants like violets can require indoor grow lights, but not all plants do. If you want to learn to grow roses outdoors, then you have a lot to learn about the plant itself as well as soil conditions, pruning and a myriad of other things required to grow this finicky flower. Some rose growers take years to be able to grow their flowers to perfection.
Any plant worth growing is worth learning how to grow it well. Do your reading and research before you begin. This way when you go to your local garden supply store, you will already know what to look for in plants and seeds that you are interested in growing at home. The process starts before you even get them in the ground. Learning what you need to know ahead of time helps ensure you do not end up wasting your time.
