The Lawn Gardening

These days, ready-made indoor gardens are becoming popular like Gardyn , harvest, and lettuce grow . For a common person, it is not affordable to get these hydroponic advanced systems for indoor gardening and especially for common herbs though they can grow in these.  DIY indoor herb gardens are easy to make and cheaper than any ready-made automatic garden. In these indoor gardens, you need to be precise with the plant's needs so that you can protect them from diseases and infections. Although, indoor herb gardens are very good and easy to install for home lovers.  Let's understand how to make a DIY herb garden indoors with basic requirements.  DIY indoor herb garden making For a beginner gardener, it is more challenging to make any kind of indoor garden than starting outdoor gardening from scratch. It requires basic knowledge of particular plants, common gardening skills, and some intermediate-level usage of tools.  So here, hoping you are an intermediate gardener, ...

Every lawn needs proper care every month and yearly basis. Every month, lawn grass needs to be maintained at a certain height, and proper irrigation and weeding-like activities to keep it healthy and beautiful. Apart from these services, there are some other annual requirements for the lawn to avoid compacted soil, mud removal, weeds, fertilization, disturbed pH maintenance, etc.  Here, I'll give you an estimated cost for monthly and yearly expenses of a common-sized lawn(1000 sq foot). Monthly lawn care and maintenance cost Don't worry about the particular grass types you have in your lawn either warm climate grass like Bermuda or St Augustine or Cool season grasses like Bluegrass.  Mostly, every lawn needs monthly practice to take care of its health and maintain the natural growing conditions. Monthly lawn requirements A common warm or cool climate lawn of common grasses needs monthly care and maintenance for better grass growth. Let's see some common requirements of lawn...

Field bindweed is not a native American weed, still, it can grow in lawns and can create trouble for a lawn owner. It becomes a huge problem when it appears again, and again every year even after dormancy, because of its perennial nature. Its invasive nature in the lawn is horrible and it can cover the land infinitely once expand its rhizomes. Removing field bindweed from lawn Although one can't say that he can remove it permanently but still there are a few ways to at least reduce its growth.  Identifying field bindweed Following are some identity factors so that you can identity field bindweed in your lawn or garden-  Color - Leaves color is dark green and shiny. Plant type - Perennial weed, vine Scientific name - Convolvulus arvensis Nature-  Invasive and expand with rhizomes. Flowers-  Mostly white flowers but also appear violet-pinkish and pink flowers. Leaves-  Looks like sharp heart arrow shapes with some extra portion towards the stem. Why remove field b...

Green bean plants are short in size but can give you multiple harvesting in the following durations. These are easy to grow and easy to cook, some people consume them raw, and healthy for human consumption even daily.  But are you curious about growing them in containers at home without buying from supermarkets and even in very low-cost growing? Well, it's always best even for working people because these plants need natural resources to grow once you set their growth.  Let's understand how to grow green beans in containers or gardens at the beginner level.  Growing green beans in containers For homies, and even office people, it is not a headache to grow green beans with less effort.  But before letting you know the process of growing, I want you to at least understand the basic growing conditions of green beans.  Season of growing and green beans Green bean seeds don't like cool soil while sowing. If you are considering just sowing them in frost, even daytime ...

If you are willing to add some extra beauty to your garden with some big ground covers or shrubs then ornamental grass is one of the best options to consider. Zebra grass is also known as Miscanthus sinensis “zebrinus” is one of the best ornamental grass which can enhance your garden's appearance, control soil erosion in your garden, and add some privacy to your space. It belongs to the poaceae family and is native to Asia.  There are many varieties of miscanthus sinensis like flamingo, strictus, etc. It is a perennial grass so it gets greener by itself during the next spring after dormancy. Zebra grass care in lawn and garden Like most perennial grasses zebra grass requires low maintenance and care and it is easy to take care of it by following simple steps and guides. Here we are going to discuss some of the methods and tips to keep your zebra grass healthy and good in appearance. Identification of zebra grass Leaves - There are margin yellow stripes on zebra grass blades and inf...

Clusia hedges are evergreen shrubs that improve the atmosphere of your landscape and lawns. This hedge looks shiny green and needs very little maintenance throughout the year. But letting Clusia hedges grow without trimming and pruning is not helpful to avoid diseases, overgrowth, unnecessary plant energy use, and imbalance of the shrub. Trimming provides the plant with a better look, grooms it well, and helps prevent diseases and yellow leaves. Pruning in the right season is important; otherwise, you may face different difficulties, just like when maintaining Barberry bushes later. Here, I want to discuss the trimming process of Clusia hedges step by step and the right time to start trimming. Clusia Hedge Trimming Clusia hedges are very good for landscape purposes, and I can say that because I have several in my lawn. I'll give you some of my tips to avoid any issues with shrubs during the post-trimming period. Let's start with Clusia hedges' features, and then we'll m...

The square-foot garden method is based on raised bed technique that is used for small or congested spaces. Readymade raised bed square foot gardening is costlier but it is possible at low costs at home without any special arrangements but with just basic requirements.  Here, I'll share with you an easy DIY method of assembling and making grids for square-foot gardening at home at a very fewer cost. Square foot gardening for beginners Hopefully, you know the basic measurement technique and using the carpenter machines. If you never used such tools as drilling screwdrivers, cutters, or hammering nails, you should call for an expert adviser either for your friend or a professional.  If you are not aware of square-foot gardening yet, then take a quick look at this, and then let's go for the further DIY method of making a square-foot garden.  What is square-foot gardening? The square-foot gardening method is useful to grow a variety of plants in a single container. The USD of ...

Potting soil is one of the main components of modern gardening. It is available in market packages and you can make it at home as well.  Potting soil is a formulae-based mixture of various components like garden soil, sand, perlites, compost, and a few other minor components. it is good for seed germination vegetables and flowers. For further growth, you can change its ratio and make it useful for the transplantation of garden plants.  Here, I'll share a guide to making potting soil at home DIY with the least components.  How to make potting soil at home? Considering you know how important the soil components are for seed germination while growing plants like vegetables and flowers in pots. Let's start with the need for potting soil and then will discuss the method of making it at home.  Why do we need potting soil? Well, ordinary garden soil is losing its quality because of open-tillage plowing, pollution, and other factors. Current garden soil has many issues like ...

Bamboo fencing is one of the best fencing considered for outside gardens and lawns. Though it is more popular in Japan, it is helpful everywhere in the world.  DIY installation of bamboo fencing is easy if you know the right method of using cutting and screwing tools. For beginners, It can be more difficult than using readymade fencing but ultimately for medium to bigger-sized gardens, you need manual fencing.  Here, I'll share an easy method of installing bamboo fencing in your garden with simple steps.  Bamboo fencing installation in the Garden(DIY) Those who never touched gardening tools, carpenter tools, and others, they should ask for the help of an expert and then you can follow them according to plan. I admit that you may know the method of bamboo fencing in the garden but still, practical implementation is different.  But before sharing the steps of installation, You can understand the requirements and their importance in gardening.  Why use bamboo fenci...

Tomato has so many varieties in the world but only a few of them are very popular among people globally. The tomato plant's growth is almost the same for every variety of tomatoes as they grow, flower, and then tomato grow.  Thus, this becomes easier to cover a wide range of tomato plant varieties and their pruning generally.  Here, I'll help you to understand the basics of pruning tomato plants and their practice with an easy method at the beginner level.  Pruning Tomato plants in garden Although people do common mistakes while pruning and trimming tomato plants that can ruin the whole tomato plant. It is very common for beginners to know the right method of pruning and the correct method to prune.  Let's understand pruning for tomato plants first and then I'll share my tips to prune a tomato plant.  Why prune tomato plants Every time tomato plants produce tomatoes without pruning but if you look at the features of the plant, you'll find that the plant is produ...

Garden fencing is important because of many reasons. It can save plants from small animals and birds. It also helps to keep plants separate from non-compatible plants that affect the other's growth negatively.  Also, garden fencing is good to keep the garden plants separate from walking spaces because many times people walk on their plants in the garden unknowingly.  Here, I'll share an easy method of installation of metal net fencing in the garden according to their size.  DIY Garden Fencing installation for Beginners The DIY garden fencing method is not easy for beginners if they never touched gardening tools ever. Its difficulty level is moderate but still, the method is simple if one knows the proper use of tools and wears the proper safety kit.  But before sharing the easy installation method of fencing, you can take a look at the pros and cons in brief of various types of garden fencing available,  Types of Garden Fencing Well, there are several varieties ...