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Quick Gardening Tips for Beginners

1. Know what plants grow best in your zone.

Finding out what hardiness zone that you live in will help you to pick out flowers, shrubs, tress and vegetables that will do well where you live. When you purchase plants or seeds, they should have a tag or label that tells you the growing conditions and hardiness zone. View USDA plant hardiness zone map for North America.

2. Know the growing season for your area.

Find out when your area is usually safe from frost. Also knowing when your season is over can help you to determine how many days are in your growing season. Then it’s just as easy as picking out the plants that can grow to harvest during that time frame.

3. Proper drainage and soil preparation.

Learn what kind of soil you have to work with in your yard and what kind of challenges that you may face while preparing your soil for planting. In most cases, you will need to add top soil to give your plants a good start. Composting is a excellent and green way to add nutrients to your garden. In some cases, a raised container garden is the best option.

4. Learn about garden pest and how to deal with them.

There are many ways to deal with the different types of garden pests. Although pesticides can be effective, you don’t want dangerous chemicals around your family or on your veggies. There are many organic options to help you deal with garden pests such as companion planting, seaweed mulch and beneficial insects.