DIY PROJECTS
DIY Project List Compost Bin
GARDEN DESIGN
Garden Introduction Designing Your Garden Planning Considerations
SOIL
Soil Overview What Soil Do I have? PH level Compost
GARDENING TOOLS
Gardening Tools More Gardening Tools Professional Tools The Garden Shed
IRRIGATION/WATERING
Irrigations Overview Irrigations Systems Water Harvesting Water Storage Water Restrictions - Some Benefits
PLANTING
Climate How to Plant
MAINTENANCE
Maintenance Introduction Weeds Fertilisers
PESTS & DISEASES
Pests & Diseases Overview
Questions & Answers
Q & A's List

Early and Mid Season Maintenance of Gardens

As our small plants now struggle up to the sun into maturity, the work of tending the garden gets far easier. As we thin the seedlings, producing new room for the eventual strong plants who develop invariably like they are supposed to, we watch them grow in size and in strength. This is one of the greatest parts of gardening, actually, watching the process of growth, from such cute little seedlings into more mature plants.

A few things are, however, surely necessary for us to pay attention to.

Maintenance Articles

  • Weeds
    Weed can steal the water destined for our baby and reduce by an amazing percentage how much water our plant gets to use.
  • Once The Plants Are Underway
    At this stage, we watch them grow. We provide water for them and watch for pests and critters and act accordingly.
  • Fertilisers
    Fertilisers are a much-discussed item in gardening circles. There are very excellent organic fertilisers out now which somewhat dampens down the furor over using petroleum-based Fertilisers.