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Gardening Tips
for the
Enthusiastic
Green Thumb
Discover simple and easy ‘natural’ ways to get the most out of your garden, enjoy the fruits of your labor, smell the flowers and
experience the beauty and satisfaction of success
By
The Wise Gardening Lady
WiseGardening.com
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Breakdown of Contents
INTRODUCTION Getting the Most Out of Your Garden .. 5
TIP #1 - Just a Sprinkle of Cinnamon in Your Garden ..... 7
TIP #2 - Epsom Salts and Gardeners ................................. 9
TIP #3 - Save Your Seeds .................................................. 11
TIP #4 - Your Precious Used Coffee Grounds ................. 14
TIP #5 - Pairing Up Your Plants ....................................... 16
TIP #6 - 4 Stunning Ways to Grow Flowers .................... 18
Summary .......................................................................... 21
Acquaponics 4 You .......................................................... 22
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INTRODUCTION Getting the Most Out of
Your Garden
This short booklet serves to introduce the beginner gardener
and especially the hesitant gardener, to a few of the simple
natural tips and hacks to become an organic or as close to an
organic gardener as possible.
I know the title says this is for the enthusiastic green thumb, but
I also like to say that your fingers don’t have colors, so anyone
and everyone can become an enthusiastic gardener.
If you want to pursue a healthy lifestyle, the cheapest and best
way to do so is to grow your own food. It does not have to be
burdensome; neither do you need a huge garden space to do it.
On my website WiseGardening.com I have many articles on
gardening on your balcony and even on your rooftop. This
means that you will get into container gardening. You can grow
almost everything in pots. You can also grow lots of different
plants in a small space.
Getting the most out of your garden is about making the most of
the space you have. You can plant your herbs in containers on
your windowsills. You can also grow many different kinds of
plants in a small space. It just calls for careful planning.
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I also provide many tips on how to grow plants in healthy soil
using mixes of compost, organic fertilizer and mulching.
It is important to know your plants and research the required
growing conditions, especially how much water a particular
plant may need. Too much water or insufficient water will
determine how your plants thrive.
In this booklet I cover some of the simple ways to treat many of
the pests and problems that can bother your plants. I like to say,
when you have a problem in your garden, run to your kitchen
cupboards. You will find products there to treat your plants.
So enjoy the material I’ve compiled for you in this booklet, and
remember to head over to WiseGardening.com for lots more
useful information and guidance on gardening.
Happy gardening!
The Wise Gardening Lady
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TIP #1
Just a Sprinkle of Cinnamon
in Your Garden
Why would you want to do that? Well, if you want a simple and
harmless way to treat your seedlings that develop damping off
or root rot, that’s what you can do. It will also make your garden
smell nice.
You can either sprinkle the cinnamon before the problem
develops, or as soon as you see the white stuff forming at the
base of the plant. This can be caused by over-crowing, too many
tiny plants in one pot, or over-wetting the plants.
Having your plants at the wrong temperature could also cause
the problem. One day you can have nice healthy looking
seedlings growing and sending out tiny shoots, and the next
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time you check, they are beginning to start bending over and
wilting away. When you check them you will see the grayish,
whitish looking fluffy mold growing on the stems of the plants.
You can lose a large percentage of your seedlings or even a
whole tray due to damping off. Take a look at this short video on
how to sprinkle your plants with cinnamon.
Video: Use cinnamon to combat damping off disease
Useful guidelines to remember:
Sterilize pots before you re-use them.
Do not re-use old soil mix.
Put new seeds or plants in new soil mix.
Make sure the container has adequate drainage poles.
Disinfect your garden tools from time to time.
Many gardeners use commercial products to spray on their sick
plants, but if you are growing organic and want a more natural
way to treat them, then try using cinnamon. The anti-fungal and
anti-bacterial properties in cinnamon help inhibit the growth of
certain bacteria and fungi.
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TIP #2
Epsom Salts and Gardeners
What! Why would you want to do this? Well, if you want to
have an organic garden, you need to know about using Epsom
Salts.
Epsom Salts is hydrated magnesium sulphate. It is a naturally
occurring mineral which was first found in the well waters of
Epsom, England. The magnesium and sulphur in Epsom Salts
are two very important minerals for the soil and your plants.
Magnesium is an essential element for germinating seeds and
sulphur is essential for plant growth and longevity.
When water is added to Epsom Salts it is quickly and easily
absorbed by the soil and plants. Here are six wonderful ways
you can benefit from using Epsom Salts in your garden:
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1. It is an effective slug deterrent.
2. It helps plants produce lovely flowers – especially roses.
3. It is an excellent fertilizer – especially for tomatoes.
4. It makes your grass greener, so use it on your lawns.
5. It helps prevent leaf curling.
6. It improves the yield your plants produce.
Another great reason to use Epsom Salts is that it is harmless to
you and your entire garden and lawn area, and it is very cheap
to purchase. Every gardener should be using Epsom Salts in
their garden. Watch the video below to see how easy it is to mix
and use to spray your plants and garden area.
Video: How to use Epsom Salt in the Garden
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TIP #3
Save Your Seeds
For beginner gardeners, it is important to be aware of what
money you are spending in your garden and start to keep
records. You should know what money you are spending on
pots, fertilizer, potting soil, tools and seeds.
Once your garden is beginning to look like a garden you can be
proud of, and you are super enthusiastic and can’t stay out of
your garden, it is time to become more efficient and look at
ways to save yourself time, work and money.
This is particularly important for those of you who may have
established gardens. You need to keep records so that you know
what your garden is costing you, if you are breaking even, and
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whether or not you are making a profit from selling some of
your produce.
A great way to start is by collecting the seeds from your flowers
and your vegetables. If you buy heirloom seeds to plant in your
garden, you should collect the seeds. Once you begin to get
organized, things will flow so much better and you’ll be able to
enjoy your garden that much more.
The article below written by Lori Elliott, from Our Heritage Of
Health website, gives some great tips on how to collect the seeds
from your harvest, and how to take care of them so that you
will have them for next year’s planting.
"Saving the seeds from your own garden plants is a simple and
easy way to make your frugal, old-fashioned garden even more
frugal. Whether you’ve been gardening for years or whether this
is your very first year gardening, with a little bit of planning you
can easily save seeds from your garden harvest to use again for
next year’s planting.
For most types of vegetables, saving seeds is a very easy process
that requires little hands-on time and just a bit of organization
and planning. Here are a few simple guidelines to make sure that
your seeds are stored in a way that will keep them viable for
planting next spring.
First Things First
Before you try to save any seeds from your garden, you first want
to make sure that your seeds are the type that can be saved for
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the next year. For the best seed-saving results, make sure your
seeds are:
- Heirloom and open-pollinated (not from hybrid plants)
- Annuals
- Not cross-pollinated
- Fully ripe and from healthy plants
Seeds from hybrid plants will be unpredictable if you try to plant
them in your garden the next year, but heirloom seeds will
reproduce true to type as long as they weren’t planted close
enough to other varieties that they might have cross-pollinated."
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TIP #4
Your Precious Used
Coffee Grounds
I just came across this interesting information and decided to
share it with you. Some wonderful reasons why you should add
used coffee grounds to your garden. In fact, when you do this
there are about 7 wonderful benefits you can achieve. What is in
coffee grounds? For starters coffee is acid and it contains
phosphorus, potassium, magnesium and copper, all of which are
wonderful for your soil.
So, adding the coffee grounds adds a nutrient boost to your plant
soil and your compost. It can also be used as mulch spread to
keep down the weeds in your garden.
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The interesting article below is found on Your House & Garden
Blog and lists 7 wonderful benefits of using coffee grounds in
your garden. Here are 7 ways you can use coffee grounds in
your garden. You may be amazed at how versatile this item is!
1. Composting - Add coffee grounds to your composting bin.
They’re a very valuable source of nitrogen.
2. Pest Control - A barrier of coffee grounds around the plants
may protect them from slugs and snails.
3. Cat Repellent - Put coffee grounds in the soil to keep cats
away from digging in your garden.
4. Acid-Loving Plants - Place coffee grounds around the soil of
your acid-loving plants, such as rhododendrons, fothergillas,
gardenias, roses, holly and so on. Coffee grounds also increase
acidity and nutrients in the soil.
5. Easy Fertilizer - Add 2 cups of coffee grounds to a 5 gallon
bucket of water and allow it to steep overnight. Mixing these
two ingredients is one of the simplest ways to make your own
homemade fertilizer.
6. Mulch - Using coffee grounds as mulch can help to control
weeds and keep your vegetable plants more hydrated during the
heat of the day.
7. Boost Carrot & Radish Harvest – You can double your
harvest of carrot and radish, by mixing your carrot and radish
seeds liberally with coffee grounds.
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TIP #5
Pairing Up Your Plants
While chatting with a friend recently about gardening, she
mentioned all the problems she was having with many of the
leaves on her plants having holes in them and lots of other
problems. She wants to grow organic so she’s not using
pesticides to spray.
I told her about some things she could mix to spray, that she
probably has in her kitchen already, and she became very
interested. I went on to mention companion planting, and at this
point she admitted to knowing about it. However, her
knowledge only extended to Marigolds.
I told her that she is on the right track but there are many more
plants to use for companion planting. I’m sure she is not the
only person who thinks the only companion plant is Marigolds.
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The article below is taken from the website Rodale’s Organic
Life. It sets out many plants to put together, or pair up, to work
as companion plants to protect and greatly enhance each other.
Organic gardeners know that a diverse mix of plants makes for a
healthy and beautiful garden. Many believe that certain plant
combinations have extraordinary (even mysterious) powers to
help each other grow.
Scientific study of the process, called companion planting, has
confirmed that some combinations have real benefits unique to
those combinations. And practical experience has demonstrated
to many gardeners how to mate certain plants for their mutual
benefit.
Companions help each other grow—tall plants, for example,
provide shade for sun-sensitive shorter plants. And the technique
uses garden space efficiently. Vining plants cover the ground;
upright plants grow up, allowing for two plants in the same patch.
Companions also prevent pest problems. Plants like onions repel
pests and other plants can lure pests away from more delicate
plants. Or one plant may attract the predators of another plant’s
pests."
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TIP #6
4 Stunning Ways to
Grow Flowers
Take a look at these awesome flowers displayed in different
ways and showing off their beauty to the maximum. The first
display is the hanging basket. Hanging Baskets are very effective
and are easy to set up and move around.
Just set them up and hang them to beautify that empty space.
Use on a patio or outside a garage area. They will definitely
bring that space to life with amazing colors. You can mix at least
three different colors or types of plants for a very beautiful
arrangement, or use one color and have a very full basket for a
great look.
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A large hanging basket with all white or purple flowers can be
very dramatic. I’m sure you will love them and will even
consider starting a project of your own. The video below shows
how to set up a hanging basket.
Video: How to set up hanging baskets
Growing your own flowers can be economical and hugely
rewarding. You can grow flowers for their beauty, color, size
and fragrance. The choice is entirely yours.
Then you have the agonizing decision to make, to cut them and
display in a vase, or leave them to beautify outside for all to
enjoy. That will be the big decision.
Another great way to display your flowers is in window boxes.
Not only do they add beauty, they also enhance the exterior
appearance. Plus they are very easy to set up and maintain.
Again, the choice of flowers will determine the overall effect and
look. You can certainly mix different types of plants and mix
flowers by height and colors.
The video below shows many different flowers growing in
window boxes. You should get lots of ideas to get started with
yours.
Video: Window Boxes Improve Your Home's Curb Appeal
Add some humor to your garden creations. There is no limit.
Dress up whatever you can use to fix up and grow your flowers.
Give something old a new life. Don’t throw it away… recycle.
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Put a smile on your face whenever you go into the garden. It’ll
make you happy and bring back memories. Make it a great place
to entertain your friends. Have fun.
How creative can you get? Surprise yourself, friends and family.
There is no limit to the range of creations you can come up with
to decorate your garden or balcony with beautiful flowers in
amazing containers. Challenge yourself. You will find it to be so
rewarding.
Next we have the landscaped garden area. Here you can sit
outside and enjoy your garden. A beautiful front garden truly
enhances your home and definitely adds curb appeal.
You can either have your garden at the front or at the back,
depending on the layout and space around your home. It’s
wonderful to entertain your friends in your garden filled with
beautiful flowers, ornamental grasses and plants.
The video below gives some ideas about landscaped garden
designs.
Video: Some ideas for landscaped garden designs
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Summary
In this booklet I’ve shared a number of powerful and effective
solutions to help you improve your gardening skills and get
better results. I hope you found the content to be informative
and useful.
I also hope that you got to visit WiseGardening and are now
even more eager to get started on a gardening project of your
own, or get more involved with gardening in general.
To help you move further along the gardening path, here’s a
wonderful ebook I came across that shows you gardening
techniques for growing vegetables in a natural habitat – the
same way Mother Nature has been doing it for millions of years.
If you have limited time and space, but love gardening and
growing things, or you are happy to get your hands dirty and
are interested in quick results with minimum effort, this is the
ideal solution for you.
The 80-page, step-by-step manual is completely illustrated and
includes over 60 minutes of video. There’s also an audio book
version that comes with the package.
You will find everything you need to become an expert at
growing things you can eat. And you may come to think of
yourself as definitely having a green thumb.
Take a look at the details on the next page.
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