Garden Care

Now that the garden is planted in an area with lots of sun and each plant has plenty of room to grow it is purely a matter of time to allow our vegetables to grow ready to be harvested. Provided there is enough rain, nature does a pretty good job by itself but there are several things we can do to get the best results.

 Watering

While gardens can survive just relying on rainfall, especially in drier countries such as Australia it become important to water your garden. It is important for vegetable gardens to be deep watered. This means that in the heat of the day if you dug down into the soil, the soil would be nice and moist. It is best to water in the morning or at night to reduce evaporation and also to prevent leaves burning if they get wet. It is also important to water the soil and not the leaves as the water can let germs grow on the leaves, making the plant sick.

 Weeding

A garden creates the best conditions possible for plants to grow and for this reason other plants may also grow in the garden. Any unwanted plant in the garden is known as a weed. Weeds are important to control as they use up water, nutrients and compete for space in the garden with the vegetables that we have planted. For this reason it is important to regularly check for weeds and remove them.

 Compost

As our vegetable garden grows, nutrients are taken from the soil to help the plants grow. To get the best results out of the garden it is important to introduce new nutrients into the soil. One way of doing this is by using compost. Compost is any organic mater food, twigs, insects etc that has been broken down. Worms and microorganisms break down the material, leaving it looking like the picture above.

 Through adding compost to the garden, nutrients are added to soil ensuring big healthy vegetables.

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