Growing

The basic starting point for all gardens and gardeners is knowing how to grow and look after your own plants successfully. Gardening is a skill that is learnt over many years, but some of the essential elements can be established quite quickly. The following brief guide will help you to gain an understanding of general plant growing techniques, covering sections like seeds, seedlings, plants, cuttings and related subjects.

Guidelines for Successful Planting?

When you buy plants from your local supplier, they will have often been grown in a controlled environment, like a greenhouse. You should consider this before you plant them straight into your garden.

It is better to allow the plants to become accustomed to your location, by keeping them in their pots but placing them outside on a daily basis for increasing amounts of time. Ideally keeping them inside a greenhouse overnight until they have become used to your environment.

The other benefit of keeping the plants in their pots initially, is that you can 'place' them around the garden to see where they will be best suited for your planting scheme. The mature height of the plant, growth habits, and colour should all be considered at this point.

When you are ready to plant, dig a hole about three times the width of the pot, and twice as deep. Consult the planting instructions that came with the plant if applicable.

Add in a suitable planting compost, and some fertilizer to the hole.

Remove the plant from its container and inspect the roots.

You may find that they need to be feathered out a bit, as they could have become cramped in the container. Using your fingers to gently pull the surface roots away from the root ball, this will induce the roots to grow outward. You can water the root ball of the plant to help in this situation.

Finally place the plant into the hole and firm down the soil around the plant to ensure it is well seated and secure.

Water the plant again.

Monitor the condition of the plants for several days, making certain that the soil remains moist.

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