The Easiest Gardening Tasks For Beginners
Gardening is a mindful and therapeutic hobby. But knowing where and how to get started can be pretty disheartening. Fortunately, it really doesn’t have to be.
We’ve rounded up some of the easiest gardening tasks to help you get started.
Gather All The Essential Tools
Before you can start pottering around in your yard and deciding where to plant what, you will need to gather all the right essential tools, otherwise, you won’t be able to tend to your garden and ensure it thrives. Even though you might be able to get by without some seasonal tools, the right tools will make garden maintenance substantially easier.
While a lawnmower is unarguably essential for keeping the lawn trimmed, you will also need a sturdy pair of gardening shears, secateurs, a long-handled trowel, a pruning saw, and a hand fork. There are also extra gardening tools worth considering.
Weed The Beds
Whether you have plants in your garden or it’s still bare of nature, it’s wise to get into the habit of weeding beds routinely. Removing weeds from the soil helps to create better conditions, allowing your plants to thrive. Weeds will only starve your plants of water and nutrients.
It’s also a great idea to lay mulch after weeding beds. Mulching helps to lock in moisture while also suppressing weed growth.
Choose Low-Maintenance Plants First
As a beginner, you might make quite a few common mistakes as you start gardening. Overwatering and underwatering, neglecting soil health, and even planting seeds the wrong way are all easy mistakes to make.
For this reason, it’s worthwhile to choose low-maintenance plants at first. While you are adopting the lenient routine of caring for these plants, you’ll find it easier to adopt needier plants that need a little more.
Propagate A Few Cuttings
Propagating plant cuttings is a pretty easy task. All you need to do is take a cutting from a plant that can root in water, place it in a see-through glass jar filled with water, and leave it on a windowsill that gets plenty of light.
After a few weeks, you will notice the tiny roots tapering off from the stem of the cutting. When the roots become pronounced enough, you can plant the cutting in soil.
Re-pot Potted Plants
Re-potting plants is relatively straightforward if you have the right tools. Plants need to be re-potted into bigger pots every year to two years to allow the roots enough extra room to continue growing. When potted plants are never moved to a bigger pot, growth will be stunted, and the plant will eventually wilt.
It’s best to start by loosening the sides of the soil with a short-handled trowel before gently sliding the plant and soil out sideways and then slipping the soil into the larger plant before standing the pot back up. Then, you must add soil around the plant and water it to ensure the soil compacts a bit.
Even though you might battle to develop a green thumb at first, starting with easier tasks is the best way to slowly get your garden thriving.
