Gardening is not limited to just making the house beautiful, but it has many benefits. Just as you can use flowers for many purposes, organic fruits and vegetables are very beneficial for your health. Lazy routine is the cause of many health problems and poor fitness in today’s time. By doing gardening, you can also do physical activity in your daily routine and in a way, your entire body gets a workout. This is also a great way to stay close to nature, which gives peace to the mind and boosts your mood. For proper care of plants, you should keep some common things in mind.
Just as we need many things to stay healthy, in the same way plants also have to be taken proper care of to keep them healthy. Only then your garden remains green and fruits, flowers and vegetables are available in the right quantity. So let us know some gardening tips.
correct way of watering
For any plant to grow properly, it is important that it is watered properly. For example, if it is winter season then less water should be given and if the weather is hot then there is a need to give a little more water. For example, if there is strong sunlight, watering can be done in the morning as well as in the evening. While watering any plant, it should be kept in mind that there should be only moisture in the soil, that is, the soil should not dry out completely and too much water should not accumulate in it. You should keep checking whether the pot in which you have planted the plant is draining properly or not.
method of preparing soil
The plant remains green only when the quality of the soil is right. For this, it is important to have the correct pH of the soil of different plants. For this you can either get information from soil nursery. Apart from this, prepare all purpose potting mix at home. The simple method for this is to take 1 part normal fertile garden soil, 1 part compost (cow dung or vermi compost) and 1 part sand or coco peat. If you want, you should add 1 handful of Neem cake powder in it, which reduces the chances of insect infestation. All things should be mixed well. Pebbles or old plant roots should be removed. Then spread the soil in the sun for 1-2 days. After this fill it in the pot. In such soil, water does not accumulate and the roots get proper access to air. Also, when fertilizer is applied, the soil absorbs it well.
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Pruning remains necessary
Pruning of plants is necessary from time to time. With this, your plant remains in the right shape and growth is also good. Especially dry and yellow leaves should be removed immediately. Talking about a normal time, light pruning should be done every 4 to 6 weeks. If there are fruit, vegetable or flower plants, then after they grow, keep removing the lower leaves so that the plants can concentrate on growing fruits and flowers. The best time to do pruning is in the morning or evening. The best time for heavy pruning is early winter or spring.
Pest prevention is important
The plants should remain green and keep giving proper fruits and flowers. For this, pest control is very important. For which you can apply insecticide 2-3 times a week for light insects like ants, spider mites and if there is heavy infection then insecticide should be applied in 7 to 10 days. If it has rained, insecticide should be sprayed again after that. If it is a fruit or vegetable plant then it is better to keep applying organic pesticides every 10 to 15 days. You can spray neem oil and garlic water also works well.
give fertilizer in this number of days
It is very important to fertilize the plants from time to time. This maintains the quality of the soil. For this, keep giving compost, cow dung or liquid fertilizer every 4 to 6 weeks. For vegetables and fruit plants, fertilizer can be given in 2 to 3 weeks. Weeding should also be done occasionally, that is, keep loosening the soil with a hoe or trowel and keep removing weeds. Due to this, oxygen and water reaches the roots properly.