Garden Markers in Your Vegetable Garden and Other Important Gardening Tips
To err is human. Gardeners know this as well as anyone. Trial and error is part of the gardener’s journey. On the other hand, it’
s always best if you can learn from other people’s errors and so avoid making some of the same mistakes, like not using garden markers to identify your plants. Here are a handful of common gardening missteps for you to avoid yourself:
Don’t Take on Too Much
Just about now, you may be feeling the exhaustion that comes at the close of a heavy growing season. But by next Spring, when you’ve had your long winter’s rest, you’ll have to fight the urge to over-plant. It’s hard to remember in the fresh flush of Spring, how much time it takes to water, weed, prune, protect and harvest. It’s easy to over-estimate how much you can reasonably manage in the garden. To avoid the common gardening mistake of over-planting, decide instead to be judicious about the number of plants you set out during each growing season. Some experts suggest only nurturing three vegetables per growing season (spring, summer, fall) so that you don’t over-extend.
Another reason to limit your garden is the need to keep things well-spaced. An overcrowded garden is one that is a jungle not only in appearance but in a struggle for sunlight. Each vegetable plant relies on sunshine to produce food and energy for growth and yield. When plants overshadow one another someone is the winner and someone is the loser. Make sure every plant has enough space for all its leaves to bask in the life-giving power of the sun.
Resist Uprooting Weeds
If there is one thing gardeners detest, it is weeds. Weeds will suck nutrition from the soil, steal water and compete for sunlight with the plants you really want. They are determined enemies. However, there is a proper time for uprooting weeds and there is a time for dealing with them in other ways. Early on (six weeks from planting) there is no danger in uprooting weeds. Garden markers can help you tell the difference between seedlings and pesky weeds. But once your vegetable plants begin to flower, pulling up weeds by the root can actually damage the root system of nearby vegetable plants. Rather than yanking them up, try clipping them to ground level or smothering them with mulch.
Using Garden Markers
Taking the time to plant garden markers as you plant seeds is a lesson many gardeners have had to learn the hard way. During the time when it’s most useful to pull weeds, it can be hard to tell them from young vegetable plants. Proper spacing and clear garden markers can help you avoid this problem. This is especially true if you plant more than just a few vegetables per season.
At Kincaid Plant Markers we make only the best garden markers. We supply professional gardeners and the beginner alike with markers that look great, work great and help make the garden a great success. Trial and error has shown that using garden markers just makes good sense.
