Tips, Advice And Little Known Secrets About Gardening
Whether you want your landscape plush with healthy grass, county fair award-winning flowers or a back yard filled with fresh vegetables, you need to know how to reap a glorious garden. This article contains many tips to help you do just that, and if you don't already have a green thumb, you will by the time you're done reading. Learn the proper way to lay sod. Be sure to get your soil prepared before you start laying the new sod. Remove any weeds, and break the soil up into a fine tilth. Compact the soil lightly and firmly, and be sure to create a flat surface. The soil should be adequately moistened. Sod should be staggered in rows, the joints offsetting from each other. Firm the sod down to form a flat, even surface, and fill in any gaps between the sod with a little soil. Water the sod every day for a couple of weeks. Then it should be rooted well and ready for foot traffic. After planting your garden, maintaining it is still a work in progress. Throughout the summer sea...