Gardening Pitfalls To Avoid

Gardening is a great activity that allows you to enjoy the fresh air and marvel at your green thumb. Putting shovel to soil allows you to watch as plants and vegetables flourish and grow. This is a favorite pastime of many women, but failure to use proper gardening techniques can cost you substantial amounts of both time and money.

However, avoiding these common pitfalls will leave you with a beautiful and bountiful garden. No matter how skilled you are it is always possible to improve your gardening technique. Here are some of the gardening mistakes to avoid.

Too Little Mulch

Many gardeners focus on the soil and fertilizer that is used to help a plant grow, but not enough attention is paid to the amount of mulch that is used.

The purpose of mulch is to cover the surface of the soil and keep weeds from growing. Moisture can also be secured by using ample amounts of mulch. However, many gardeners use too little mulch and this negatively impacts the plant growth.

Ideally mulch should be used in abundance to ensure that plant growth is maximum. Plant damage from hard rain can so be minimized if adequate amounts of mulch cover the plant roots.