Make Your Garden Even Greener With These Tips


You can use the wooden handles of your tools as measurement sticks. Tools with long handles, such as rakes, shovels or hoes can work as great measuring sticks. Place the handles on the floor to measure the distance between them. Label the distances on the handle with a marker pen that will not smear or fade away. When you decide to work in the garden again, you will now have a ruler at your disposal.

To grow properly, plants need adequate levels of CO2. If the level of CO2 is extremely high, your plants will grow much better. The best way to get higher CO2 for your plants is to grow them in a greenhouse. To achieve optimal growing conditions, keep the levels of carbon dioxide high in your plants’ environment.



Know your climate zone. This can be the difference between a thriving garden and one that never grows. Knowing your climate zone will help you choose flowers, fruits, vegetables and trees that are perfect for where you are. This way, you get a bit of a headstart when designing a garden.

When planting your bulbs, have you ever wondered what end of the bulb should be pointing upward? Even though the growing end will naturally grow towards the warmth of the sun, being planted in the right direction will make it easier on the growing shoot. If a bulb has a pointed end, the end with the point should be planted upward since it contains the stem. Long tubers and rounded corms are more difficult to figure out which end to plant upward. If they still have dried roots attached, plant that end downward.

The nutrients from vegetables can help. If you steam your vegetables, you can pour the remaining water around them. Used teabags or grounds from coffee are a great way to add acid to the soil. If fungus is an issue, Chamomile tea sprinkled on the plant may be effective.
