Tips And Ideas For An Indoor Vegetable Garden

You can prepare the containers the same way as you would prepare for an outdoor garden, with the proper soil mix, plenty of drainage, and so on. However, these pots are likely to be smaller, and being indoors in the winter, they may not have as much moisture as needed to create perfect growing conditions.

A better option is to place your pots in large trays, sitting on a layer of small stones with water in the trays. This helps the growing plants to access water as they need it, and increase the humidity, creating ideal growing conditions.

You will need less fertilizer than when growing plants outside, because the vegetables will grow more slowly inside the house. There is also a reduced range of vegetable plants you can grow with your indoor vegetable garden, than with an outdoor container garden. You can still grow radishes, small peppers and tomatoes, some lettuce varieties, and many types of herbs.

Apart from growing the common herbs like sage, basil and thyme, you can also grow parsley, chives and cilantro. The advantage of herbs is that they will grow in six-inch pots on a windowsill, so they do not need to take up space inside your home.

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Better Tips And Ideas For Bonsai Tree Care

Constant watering is another aspect of bonsai tree care. Spray the leaves of the plant often to keep them green and fresh, but do not immerse the tree in water, for extra moisture. This will only cause the roots to rot, and can kill the plant completely. So, your better option is to spray the leaves with water.

Another tip, is to re-pot your tree every few years. The most ideal time for re-potting is during spring, because the weather will be relatively neutral (not too hot, not too cold) and it is more likely that the plant will grow faster in the new soil.

This is also a good time to prune the roots, but be careful not to cut too much, only about one-third from the tip of the root should be sufficient. If you want your plant to grow in the same form or at the same rate, you should re-pot in a pot with the same size and shape.

Keep the site clean and free of pests. Clean the leaves and stem with a small brush once a week to get rid of plant debris and pests, but also remove the debris from the ground after you’ve brushed the leaves, to prevent them decomposing in the soil and causing moss or fungal growth.

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Organic Gardening With Better Soil Preparation

Your first step, should be to test the soil in your garden, to determine the current levels of these ingredients. This will help determine the amount needed of each item you need to maintain healthy soil for growing plants.

Your final ingredient in your soil preparation is Humus, which is essentially compost and can be bought at your local garden nursery or organic gardening supply store. It can be based with either animal manures, or vegetable matter.

Alternatively, you can create your own compost at home, starting with a base of straw, and add green and brown plant material from your yard, including your lawn and garden. You can even include vegetable peelings from your own kitchen.

You can make your compost in compost bins, available in many garden nurseries, with instructions for other materials you can add to give you a rich source of organic material to enrich the soil in your garden.

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