Gardening 101: Tips for Newbie Gardeners

Gardening has more benefits than what one usually thinks. Apart from making your yard beautiful, it is a good form of exercise. By working on your garden every day, you get to move your muscles and you get to sweat a lot, which may help you shed extra weight.

This activity has been proven to reduce stress, lower cholesterol, and blood pressure level as well. Gardening is a great way to make yourself happy. Just the thought of seeing those lovely blooms after days of hard work can surely increase a person’s serotonin level.

To keep your garden lovely all year round, here are some tips we’ve gathered.

Control plant growth

Make your garden lush, but control the growth of certain plants. Gooseneck loosestrife, for instance, can take over your garden, so control their growth by planting them in a plastic container. Make sure to remove the weeds as well. When weeds get the upper hand in your garden, they take away the nutrients necessary for the growth of your valuable plants.

Grow “easy” plants

If you’re a newbie in gardening, start with “easy” plants. You can grow vegetables, for instance, as they don’t take a long time to grow. Ferns and sunflowers are also great choices as they don’t require much to grow and they grow tall quickly.
Use fertilizer

For plants to grow, it needs several chemical elements or macronutrients. The three most important macronutrients that plants need are nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. Plants need them in large quantity. However, there are soil types that do not yield enough macronutrients. This is why fertilizer is necessary. Fertilizer products are formulated to provide enough nutrients to ensure the growth of plants in your garden.

Parsons Pest Management has a wide array of fertilizer products that can help you grow your plants and make a garden that will be the envy of your entire neighborhood.