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Thursday, June 04, 2009
It’s time to get back into the garden
IT’S FINALLY that time of the year when you can start taking an interest in your garden and planning what direction it will take this year.
Whether your garden is a cramped backyard plot or a huge area of land around a country house, there are always jobs to be done when the weather starts to get warmer.
Here’s a couple of tips to get you into that gardening mood:
Get rid of the weeds
It is best to begin weeding as soon as growth appears.
Neglecting the job only leads to more work later on if the weeds are allowed to mature and disperse their seeds.
Also, weeds flourish in well-prepared soil and deprive the plants of both nutrients and moisture.
When weeding, keep a basket nearby, and drop weeds into it as you remove them. If left on moist soil, many of them will reroot. If you have a compost pile you can throw the weeds into that.
Once the ground has been cleared of weeds, a mulch can be applied to protect against further growth. Another benefit of mulch is that it conserves soil moisture during dry spells.
In small beds weeding can be done with a short-handled cultivator, but for larger areas, to eliminate prolonged stooping, a long handled tool is preferable.
To remove weeds with a standard hoe, cut them off with a chopping motion, drawing the hoe toward you, and taking care not to injure any of the desirable plants.
The flat side of a hoe is used the same way; the two pronged side is used for larger weeds.
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