Gardening as a Hobby

Gardening is a year-round hobby, which requiresthrive in warm weather should not be planted until
specific tasks at certain times of the year - oftenafter the date that you can realistically expect no
planning for several months ahead. In order to befurther frost. After that date, you can also safely
ready to plant in your garden during next spring, youremove any protective winter covers from
need to start preparing the soil sometime in theplants.Many varieties of annual flower seeds and
fall.To prepare your garden for planting next spring,vegetable seeds should be planted in March or April
one of the most important things is to spread and tillfor best results. Try to sow seeds on a warm dry
compost or peat moss over your garden, especially ifday as the soil may still be damp during this time of
it is a new garden. Adding fertilizers and nutrientsthe year, thus causing the seeds to rot.One tip for
several months ahead of the actual planting will helpspring planting is to plant different varieties of crops
to ensure healthier plants.Apart from preparing theand flowers in different parts of the garden than
soil, the winter months can also be used forthey were previously planted. Crop rotation helps to
removing of leaves and other debris and disposing ofimprove the health of the soil as well as preventing
any dead plants. Some gardening experts recommendsoil disease from spreading.And before you even
creating a calendar of planting dates so when springstart planting, early spring is also a good time of year
is here you will know when to plant eachto perform basic outdoor maintenance tasks such as
variety.Once spring arrives, your planting timetable willrepairing fences or trellises, sharpening and cleaning
depend on where you live, your soil type and yourtools. Spring is also the time to cut back unruly
local climate. Even though spring officially beginsgrowth on most shrubs, before leaves begin to grow
around March 20 th , you may have several moreagain.
weeks of winter weather. Plants and vegetables that