Have Fun with Fertilizer and Soil
Gardening is an interesting and healthy hobby. Making beds, choosing plants, growing seeds, and then taking care of them will make you feel like you are playing Farmville on Facebook. Gardening is not only a hobby but also an excellent exercise for the body. Although many people do not consider it exercise, but did you know that you burn as many calories as you spend doing aerobic exercise for 30 minutes while gardening for 30 minutes? This hobby also relieves stress and mental pressure to a great extent. While working with your hands in the soil and compost, you become so absorbed that during this time, you will forget all your sorrows, worries, and thoughts.
Fresh and chemical-free vegetables and fruits obtained as a result of your hard work are healthier than the fruits and vegetables in the market, and this hobby can also become a source of savings for you in this era of inflation. It is not that difficult to do all this; you can learn gardening methods in just a few attempts.
How to Start
It is not necessary that you have a huge lawn to fulfill this hobby, you can fulfill your hobby in a small garden and even in pots, the first time deciding what to grow and where to grow it is the most difficult, all the other steps will become easier.
Step 1
You can also make a small garden in the yard or terrace of your house. While making the garden, choose a place where there is plenty of air and sunlight. After making the garden, you will need fertilizer and soil. Remember, the more fertile the soil, the better your plants will be able to grow. Not all soil is suitable for growing plants, so it would be better if you get the soil tested before planting and it would save you a lot of effort and time. Get this done by a gardener. Another thing to keep in mind is that the depth of the bed should be at least 10 inches, and it is better if the height of the soil is more than 6 inches so that the roots of the plants can get a proper place to establish themselves and spread. To make the gardening process quick and easy, you will also need tools, but it is not necessary to have a pile of tools. Initially, you will need a shovel, a hoe, a water fountain, and a rake.
Step 2
The second step is to select seeds and plants. To select, first make a list of your favorite plants, then get other information about it, for example, how much space a particular plant needs to grow.
How much time and what kind of weather are required? Does the climate and soil of your area support the growth of a particular plant? Corn requires a lot of space to grow and takes a long time to grow, whereas spinach can be grown in less time and in less space. It is also up to you whether you prefer to grow your own seeds or buy small plants from a nursery and grow them. Many vegetables do not require a nursery. You can also grow different vegetables in pots. One advantage of growing in pots is that you can move them from one place to another as needed and according to sunlight.
Step 3
After growing the plants comes the stage of protecting and taking proper care of them. Watering them on time, cleaning the beds, and protecting them from pests is a task that requires attention. If you make a mistake at this stage, it is also possible that all your hard work will go in vain. Lest your plants wither due to a lack of water or become food for some insect. To protect the bed from small children and other animals, you can also put a fence of thorns around it. In spring, flowers are everywhere, in which case you can make your yard smell good with the fragrance of marigolds, nightshades, and roses. Apart from this, you can also grow many vegetables such as spinach, garlic, green coriander, mint, green chillies, curry leaves, potatoes, green onions, sweet potatoes, bitter gourd, and zucchini. All these vegetables can be easily grown at home.
The decision is in your hands whether you grow them in a garden or in pots. The biggest benefit of this useful gardening hobby is that it develops patience in a person. It is a patience-testing task. First, prepare the land, then plant the seeds, then provide clean air, light, and water for them to grow, protect them from insects and animals, and take care of them for a certain period of time. Then you will go somewhere and get the sweet fruit of patience. The joy and pleasure that come from eating this fruit of patience are unmatched in fruits bought in the market. Trial is a prerequisite!!
