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Garden Growth Hacks, Tips and Tricks: For Indoors and Outdoors

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Garden Growth Hacks

To convert barren land into a garden involves a lot of dedication, hard work and time. Despite all smart work can help a gardener to finish the job easily and in quick time. To do smart work there are tips, tricks, or hacks for good gardening of either indoor or outdoor plants.

Every gardener should be aware of this information and the importance of knowing basic gardening terms before they start.. There are many tips or tricks available in the market. Today we are going to know some of the best and easy tricks for any level of gardener.

One can wonder why these tips just for planting trees, but you need to know that it is a very challenging job. Gardening is an art that has different methods for different species of plants.

Best Gardening Tips or Tricks

  • Make a drip feeder using a soda bottle.
  • Plant in a pot landscaping design.
  • Organic Insect spray.
  • Rubbermaid container garden.
  • Tips for growing tomatoes.
  • Saving soil with empty cans.
  • Simple lawn edging.
  • Micro greenhouse.
  • Citrus peel starter pot.
  • Creatively watering the plants.
  • Make your compost.
  • Prepare your flower bed.
  • Rain barrel for droughts.

Make A Drip Feeder Using a Soda Bottle

Make A Drip Feeder Using a Soda Bottle

A drip feeder is a way to provide water all the time to ensure that the plants have enough moisture in the soil. They get enough moisture directly from roots. Use an old soda bottle with water and place it right next to the plants. Remember to punch holes in the bottle so that water flows to the roots. It protects plants from fungus and leaves a problem.

Plant In a Pot Landscaping Design

Plant In a Pot Landscaping Design

One of the easy effective tips to be followed before potting the plants. Make sure that the pots used are of the same size and of better quality. Place all the pots side by side in the garden. Then place another pot in it to place the plants. Double pots usage is beneficial in winter as they are easy to move indoor plant hangers
. One more benefit is one can replace the plant with another pot if a pot is damaged.

Organic Insect spray

Organic Insect Spray

Insects, bugs, pests, flies, and other bacteria are the main cause of damage to plants, flowers in a garden or backyard. One uses chemical fertilizers to kill them which might be in favor or not. A gardener might know or not about the chemicals used to prepare a spray which can damage plants more. To solve all the problems in one shot using a DIY organic insect spray. It is free from chemicals as it is prepared by using natural products. It protects the plants from all types of bacteria.

Rubbermaid Container Garden

Rubbermaid Container Garden

Another important useful tip for all gardeners or plant lovers. This is beneficial to people who use their balcony or terrace as a small garden. To create a Rubbermaid container garden all we need is a plastic container or box.

Punch few holes on the bottom surface of the container to create a water drainage system for plants. Then fill it with soil and place the plant. Keep the lid of the container on the ground for safety purposes. You can use as many plastic containers depending on several plants and space.

Tips For Growing Tomatoes:

Tips For Growing Tomatoes

Growing tomatoes in your garden is not an easy task. Everyone loves tomatoes as they increase the volume of blood in our bodies. It is a wealth of minerals and nutrients. A dry climate is not favorable for tomatoes as watering becomes an issue. To solve this, use a garbage can drill with holes and a couple of shovels full of compost.

Saving Soil with Empty Cans

Saving Soil with Empty Cans

Rich soil is key for plants growth. It is difficult to find rich soil every time. If you are shifting the place, make sure that you store the soil in empty cans. Cans that are made of iron are better as they are hard and durable. Just collect the soil in cans and place them where no one touches and destroys them. This soil can be used further. It is best for outdoor gardening.

Simple Lawn Edging:

Simple Lawn Edging

To edge a lawn or garden a board is required. The board dimensions are 2*6. Lay the board down and hold with your foot. While holding it use a flat spade to cut the portion of the lawn where the board is placed.

Move the board carefully so that lawn edging is in a perfectly straight line. Do not move the board too fast or slow which can make it difficult to edge in a straight line.

Micro Greenhouse

Micro Greenhouse

To prepare a micro greenhouse is everyone’s cup of tea. For that, we require two-liter old coke bottles. Remove the label from the bottles. Cut the bottom of the coke bottle. Place them on the top of the pot till the seeds have germinated. Each seed gets a micro greenhouse. A perfect tip or hack for starting seeds or cuttings.

Citrus Peel Starter Pot

Citrus Peel Starter Pot

A starter pot is very crucial for new plants. Pot is a home for plants that gives shelter and protects them from the intense cold. For a beginner who has zero knowledge of which pot is best for plants, this is a perfect gardening hack.

Just take a citrus fruit like lemon which is used as a pot for small plants. The peel of lemon is used as a pot for a plant. This is a healthy pot because of its citrus nature. Fill the peel with soil and place the plant.

Watering Plants in A Creative Way

Watering Plants in A Creative Way

Watering plants is important for the healthy growth of plants. You can convert an empty to-go coffee cup or an empty jar to the watering can. The empty to-go coffee cup is perfect for small plants.

coffee cup

Fill the cup with water and close it with a lid. It has a small hole from where one can water the plants. An empty jar can be used for watering by drilling small holes on the cap of the jar. It helps in water at a uniform rate.

Make Your Compost

Make Your Compost

Readymade compost is available in the market at an affordable price for growing plants. But still, I prefer to make my compost for the garden. Benefits of making our compost are saving money, using natural and healthy substances for preparing compost manure. This will help the plants for better and healthy growth. It takes time to prepare but it is worth the wait.

Prepare Your Flower Bed

Prepare Your Flower Bed

It is a perfect tip for beginners to start their gardening. Always remember preparing your own elevated flower bed is best for the plants. It is very easy to prepare the bed. No need for advanced tools as work is done with simple tools.

Rain Barrel for Droughts

Rain Barrel for Droughts

Rainwater is important for the plants as weather cannot be predicted by anyone. There are some places where there is no droplet of rain which is a bad sign for plants or a garden. To solve this issue one can use a rain barrel. An old barrel is used which will store rainwater during rainy days. This water is used in the future for a constant flow of water.

Asher Pollan
Asher Pollan, with a Master’s in Botany from the University of Chicago, has been a plant enthusiast and educator for 16 years at a university. He joined our editorial team as a freelancer, sharing his knowledge of plant physiology, indoor gardening, and botanical science. His background includes roles in public gardens, as a horticultural therapist, and researcher, and taught the skills of everyday gardening to people in weekend workshops. He enjoys botanical illustration and participates in plant conservation initiatives.

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