Advice for a greener garden
Advice for a greener garden
Having a day in the garden is one thing, but growing spaces need regular nurturing. It all depends on what you plant, of course! We work with disadvantaged communities to help them establish green areas where they can conserve nature, grow food and protect wildlife. There’s a lot of groundwork involved in our projects, but they run for much longer than that.
We believe looking after your growing space, abiding by the principles of permaculture, is beneficial for people’s wellness, both body and mind. The therapeutic, productive and conservation elements of permaculture are too good to be ignored. To help further promote this, we’ve compiled some insider tips and tricks to help you maintain your growing space. Turn your surroundings into an organic paradise!
10 garden-boosting tips
- Planting parsley, dill, fennel and other nectar-producing plants will attract more wildlife to your space like ladybugs.
- You ought to water plants in the morning. This will help avoid fungal diseases often spread by high humidity.
- In general plants with thinner leaves need more water and those with thicker leaves need less.
- An easy way to boost your growing space is companion planting. Pair up plants that balance-out each other’s nutritional needs, so one replenishes what the other takes from the soil.
- Help keep pests and disease at bay by rotating your crops.
- Plants with longer growing seasons need more compost in the soil to provide more nutrients and organic matter.
- Compost is also needed for new beds, plus double digging and soil amendments to get it off to a great start.
- If you have some spare compost, don’t let it go to waste. Cover it with tarpaulin to protect the nutrients within.
- Making compost tea is a great way to use leftover compost. Mix 50:50 compost to water and let it rest before pouring onto soil around your healthy plants. For smaller seedlings however mix compost and water 1:4.
- Acid-loving plants love mulch with coffee grounds
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