Gardening is done by many around the world simply to survive off the land around them. However, gardening is also a passion and hobby for others who do it to relax and have beautiful yards, as well as some extra food on the table. The following paragraphs contain a number of ideas you can use to make more efficient use of your time spent gardening.
Sometimes, drying herbs can be tricky. If you leave them outdoors too long, they might dry too quickly and get burned or damaged. Drying them indoors can take up room and cause strong odors, as well as risk getting messed up by curious pets and children. The next time you have to dry your herbs, do it quickly using your car. Lay them out on newspaper to protect them and your seating or dashboards, then close the doors with shut windows. The greenhouse effect takes place in your car, so why not use it as a greenhouse?
If you are unlikely to remember the full name of each of your plants, or you just want to be able to know the English and Latin names both, label them. However, you can do this discreetly and easily without spending a lot of time and money on signage. Get large rocks to put near each kind of plant, and just write on them with a permanent marker. The rocks are going to look like a natural decoration from a distance and readable up close.
If you are tired of twine going all over your yard or constantly having to wind it back up, you can use one of your spare clay pots as a dispenser. Put your twine inside of a clay pot that is turned upside down. Pull one end of your twine through any of the drainage holes, and you have a ready-made twine dispenser.
If you have a string trimmer that you use often, make sure that you have vegetable oil to spray on it the days that you use it. With regular applications of vegetable oil sprayed on, your trimmer is going to jam far less often. You might even discover that you are getting a lot more mileage out of the string that you use.
If you garden a lot, you probably like to clean your clay pots and reuse them. If salt deposits are ever a problem that you need to remove, then mix together a combination of rubbing alcohol, water and vinegar. This solution should easily remove frustrating salt deposits, leaving dry pots that are clean and uncontaminated for the next plant.
Make sure you find at least two or three websites where local goods are up for sale. They usually have free sections, and you never know what is going to be given away from someone cleaning out their shed or garage. Bookmark them and visit them daily.
Applying these tips and tricks can really cut down on the stress and time you spend gardening, meaning you should be able to follow your passion more. Rather than waste time fretting over simple details, you now are able to relax more and enjoy what you are doing.
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