subject: Hints For Starting A Garden [print this page] Every person can have a successful gardenEvery person can have a successful garden. Even if you are convinced that you can't grow plants you too can plant and raise a successful garden. You just need to do your research, be patient and you will absolutely grow a successful garden. All you have to do is follow the directions you've found correctly and you will be able to grow your own garden.
Black thumbs do not exist. If you want to grow a successful garden, simply follow the instructions laid out in this article.
Look around your space--be as critical as you can! If you don't have very much space outdoors for gardening you are just going to have to settle for an indoor garden and the plants that you can grow inside until you find some place that is better for outdoor gardening. If you have a yard, you will need to decide how much space to assign to your garden. How much space you have available will help you decide which plants you can grow and how expansive your garden will be. A garden grown indoors, for example, probably won't be a good place for growing vine plants, vegetables or fruits.
If you want to baby your plants, you can get a head start by sprouting them inside in seeding pots a few weeks or months before planting them. By starting them in your home it is easier to control the climate conditions and you will have better luck at growing plants that are sensitive or "high maintenance". Some plants will grow by your just tossing a seed into some dirt. Lettuce is one of these plants. Other plants have particular needs to be cared and nurtured before they are able to thrive.
Prepare the ground before you begin planting. Whether or not you want to believe this, you won't have any luck with your garden if all you do is put some seeds into the ground and hope they grow. Work the soil in your garden before you start planting your seedlings. Things like rocks and other forms of debris need to be cleared out. Till the ground so that it has oxygen moving through it. When you do container gardening or indoor gardening your seedling containers as well as the containers themselves need to be prepped before you start planting.
Lots of people find gardening very exciting! You probably are already daydreaming about the finished garden plot. Of course, before you get to that point a lot of work must be done. Making sure that your garden thrives involves taking very specific steps. Doing the work you need to do before you start planting and then keeping up with everything will help you make sure that you get the garden that you have always dreamed of having.
