Many people love gardening, but they make some common mistakes which they feel are negligible, but those really are not small to neglect and rather they become big mistakes. So, do you want to know those mistakes and correct them in your garden. Then, read this article. Here, we have listed some common mistakes that people make while gardening.
Choosing wrong plants in wrong season
When it comes to choosing the plants for the garden, the mistakes they make is choosing the plants that can’t grow in the particular season. Though you take precautions for those plants some really can’t survive and die out quickly. So, try to avoid choosing the wrong plants for the wrong season.
Growing non-native species
Avoid planting non-native species because, the climatic or weather conditions will vary from area to area and country to country so, some plants that are from the non-native place can’t adapt to the new place and its weather conditions quickly or not at all. So, check whether the climatic conditions will suit for the plant to grow before you bring it to your garden.
Choosing small containers for large plants
For the beginner it is really a challenging work to start gardening. So, with their minimum knowledge or awareness there will be a lots of chances for them to make mistakes while gardening and among that choosing the container is one of the major thing. Before you keep the plant in the container check for the maximum growth level of the plant and how much space will be sufficient for it to grow. If it has the large growth choose the big containers or else small otherwise place it in the ground soil.
Over crowding
People generally group the plants, to help them for their growth, but in general if you group more no. of plants at the small space their vegetation will be affected. The reason for this is when you group the plants without leaving any small space and without checking the growth of the plants, the plants can get or can’t get sufficient nutrients from the soil, sufficient air and also the sunlight. This overall affects the plant growth and stresses it to plant diseases.
Killing all the bugs
People feel bugs in the garden will affect the plants growth and the soil. But, it is not that because bugs will be of good or bad but should be in balance. Some bugs act as a good and natural fertilizers for the plants. So, know what bugs are good for the plants and encourage those in a limited amount that are required for the plants.
Wrong approach
Before you start planting, you should also know the right approach to grow the particular plant in the right way, because some plants die due to lack of proper approach and maintenance. So, check what precautions to take for the plant and how to grow it etc.
Forgetting maintenance
Everything thing needs maintenance and without that they may degrade soon. In the same way, just planting and leaving the plants will not make them survive. They require care and proper maintenance.