4 Tips for Growing Bigger and Healthier Plants in Your Garden

If you feel that your garden isn't green enough, all it takes is probably a bit of extra knowledge and attention. Look at the tips below and you might just find what was missing – give these a go and start being proud of your newly acquired gardening skills:

1. Make it 'greener'

For a garden to thrive, it needs to be, first of all, 'greener' as in more ecological. This means you should stop using so many synthetic substances: pesticides, chemical fertilisers, artificial mulch and so on. Make a list of every such poison you are currently using and try to replace as many as you can with natural alternatives. A great idea is to use vegetable waste from your kitchen as compost; it's going to nourish the soil and the plants.

2. Focus on local plants

We understand the love for exotic plants, but surely there must be plenty of lovely flowers, shrubs etc. in your region. If you see that your garden isn't as green as you wanted it to be, let go of your big ambitions and try native plants instead. These are already well accustomed to the climate and the soil, thus will grow better and you will have a lot less work to do.

3. Prepare the soil

No matter how your garden looked before, you must prepare the soil each time in advance, in order to welcome new plants. Loosen the soil for a minimum of 6 inches and mix it up with some organic mulches or compost. When the new plants arrive, do not cover them in too much soil. The same goes for seeds – planting these deeper than ¼ inch is a huge mistake.

4. Get help from professionals

Horticulturist and breeders in your community can give you precious advice on how to tend to your garden. If you have plants that need strengthening, they can apply plant development strategies to make those grow better. Also, they are capable of creating new varieties and you could even work on one yourself and have it patented.

There is a wealth of information on the topic online, but you need to have this tailored to the region you live in and to its flora. This is why we recommend consulting horticulture and plant breeding specialists.