3 Tips for Maintaining your Garden

With spring (hopefully) right around the corner, it’s time to start preparing for your annual garden maintenance. Proper garden care can help increase the quality and longevity of your plants, flowers, fruits, and vegetables. One of the most important aspects of plant maintenance is knowing what level of care is needed for each of your plants. We have put together a few tips we hope will help you maintain your gardens this season. 

1. Treat your soil. The soil in your garden will degrade over time and needs to be replaced every so often. A great way to retain moisture in the soil is to cover it in mulch. Mulching helps to keep weeds from growing and supplies organic matter to the soil as it begins to degrade. Depending on the type of plants in your garden, fertilizer can also be a great option to maintain your soil. It is important to be using the correct type of fertilizer to be sure you are not overstressing your plants. Make sure to check on your soil from time to time and get a sense of when it needs to be replaced to keep your garden healthy.

2. Make a maintenance checklist. There are many tasks to complete when maintaining a garden. To help you keep organized, create a checklist including tasks such as, removing old flower blooms to encourage new growth, cutting back the branches to control growth and make room for more, cleaning up the unhealthy bits to create more space for the garden to flourish. Making these a habit in your gardening maintenance can help promote growth, clear out any possible hidden pests, and increase room for your garden to grow. 

3. Destroy weeds and stake your plants. Weeds will suffocate the roots of your plants and harbour pests. Weeding your garden can ensure the health and growth of your plants. To promote additional growth, staking your plants is a great way to save space in your garden. This involves fixing sticks into the ground and tying the flower stems using cloth or thread. Staking your plants helps to reinforce the stems and keeps them from bending or breaking.  

Overall, taking care of your garden regularly will help promote the health and growth of your plants. We hope these tips will help you with your maintenance this season. We would love to see photos of your gardens and chat about any tips you may have!