Spring is a special time of the year for everyone, especially for gardeners. If gardening is your passion, you probably wait the entire year for this magical season. There’s nothing more beautiful than witnessing new growth on trees and witnessing the magical process of your budding flowers blooming.
With spring right around the corner, it’s time to kneel in the mud and get your hands into the soil to plant everything you have wanted to plant since winter. If you’re looking to spruce up your gardening game this spring and are aiming to create a garden more beautiful than ever, we have a few ideas to help you get started.
Here are some new ideas for spring gardening.
Make Your Own Compost
If you’ve been gardening for a while, and haven’t made your own compost, then what are you waiting for? This is the time to make “black gold” from all the kitchen and yard waste that you throw out. Add discarded coffee grounds, fruit and vegetable peels, and other yard waste such as grass trimmings to the compost pile instead of tossing them into the trash.
Even though it may seem like a tedious job, but compost piles are very easy to make – all you need is some extra yard space to help you get started. Not only will a compost pile help save you money, but once you start making it yourself – there’s no going back!
Divide Your Perennials
In most areas, the soil has probably warmed up enough to be worked. This is the ideal time to divide perennials in your garden that have overgrown their space. It’s important to divide their space before the beginning of their growth cycle. Dividing your perennials and other flowers yields more plants and keeps them healthy.
Grow Salads
If you don’t have the room to dig up for a garden in your yard, there are many simple ways to plan greens in pots. All you need is a window box or a small pot that will yield plenty of baby greens for a delicious salad.
You can grow not one but three greens in the same container, including mesclun (a mix of lettuces), arugula, and spinach. Sprinkle some seeds in a pot, cover it lightly with ¼” soil, and keep it moist. You will be able to reap the seeds in the form of fresh baby greens within a month’s time!
Grow Veggies Indoor
Salads are quite easy to grow since they require minimal effort. However, growing other veggies is a little more ambitious. If you have space in your garden, there’s no better time than spring to start planting your own veggies, such as peppers, tomatoes, and eggplants. Having your own sustainable garden with your own compost pile will make it even easier to grow vegetables at home.
You can start growing plants from seeds with some veggies, placing them on your window sill, and then transplanting them into your garden later on. If you’re a beginner, remember to start light and then eventually move on to plant more.