What are the top garden gifts for someone who is a keen gardener? There are many options, but one thing that is always a great gift is a trug. These handy little wares make it easy to transport tools and cut flowers as well as home-grown crops. Trugs are practical and attractive. A copper design will never rust and the wooden handle can be personalised with the recipient's name.
Park Seed, the country's largest mail-order seeds company, makes a wonderful gift. These kits are meant to be a help for any gardening enthusiast. If the gardener is retired, these kits make great gifts. For anyone who wishes to learn how to make kimchi or pickle cucumbers, fermentation kits are a wonderful gift. A kimchi kit is a great gift idea for someone who enjoys healthy eating.
Copper-plated water bottles are a great gift idea for garden lovers. John Lewis Smart Copper Collection is the ideal novelty gift for garden enthusiasts. It measures 17cm in length with an attached screw. It makes a great gift. And it looks very beautiful, too! A ladybird painting is the perfect gift for anyone who loves gardening.
A pocket knife is another great gift idea for a gardener. The Sophie Conran Bluetooth speaker is rust-resistant, and its leather loop for storage is durable. These speakers can play music and audio books as well as radio stations. A flask is another useful item for a gardener. A flask will keep them warm in winter and cool in summer. A water bottle is also a wonderful gift because it keeps hot or cold beverages cold for up to 25 hours.
Gifting a pocket press to your gardener can be a great idea if they are into gardening. It preserves wildflowers which makes it a wonderful gift for any gardener. A hip-trug is a practical and easy idea that can clip onto your belt. This trug is useful for harvesting vegetables or foraging berries. It can also be used to collect clippings, prune and keep small gardening tools close at hand. The hip Trunk is a reusable, repurposed coffee sack.
A gardener can find many unique and funny gifts. A matching saucer and ceramic terracotta plant potmug is a great gift to give someone who loves gardening. The perfect gift for a gardener is a terracotta flower pot mug. A terracotta mug is sure to keep your plants happy. While a wooden stake looks great in your kitchen, it will also be a beautiful gift for them.
FAQ
Which vegetables are best to grow together?
Growing tomatoes and peppers together is excellent because they both like similar temperatures and soil conditions. They work well together as tomatoes need heat to ripen and peppers need lower temperatures for optimal flavor. You can try planting them together by starting seeds indoors six weeks before transplanting them outdoors. Once the weather cools down, transplant the pepper or tomato plants outdoors.
Which type of lighting is best for indoor plants?
Florescent lights work well for growing plants indoors because they emit less heat than incandescent bulbs. They also provide consistent lighting without flickering or dimming. There are two types of fluorescent bulbs: regular and compact fluorescent (CFL). CFLs require 75% less energy than traditional bulbs.
How big is a vegetable gardening space?
A good rule is that 1 square foot of soil needs 1/2 pound. You will need 100 pounds of seed if your area is 10 feet by 10 foot (3 meters by 3 metres).
What is the most important thing to do before you start a new garden?
Preparing the soil is the most important step in starting a garden. This includes adding organic matter like composted cow manure, grass clippings leaves, straw, and so on, which will help to provide plant nutrients. Next, plant the seeds or seedlings in the holes. Finally, make sure to water thoroughly.
How do I prepare the soil for a garden?
It's easy to prepare the soil for a vegetable gardening. First, you should remove all weeds around the area where you want to plant vegetables. Then, add organic matter such as composted manure, leaves, grass clippings, straw, or wood chips. Water well, and wait for the plants to sprout.
Do I have to purchase special equipment in order to grow vegetables on my own?
No, not really. A shovel, trowel and watering container are all you need.
What time should I plant herbs in my garden?
When the soil temperature is 55°F, herbs should be planted in spring. For best results, plant them in full sunlight. To grow basil indoors, place seedlings in pots filled with potting mix and keep them out of direct sunlight until they sprout leaves. Once plants start growing, move them into bright indirect light. After three to four weeks, transplant them into individual containers. Keep them hydrated.
Statistics
- According to the National Gardening Association, the average family with a garden spends $70 on their crops—but they grow an estimated $600 worth of veggies! - blog.nationwide.com
- According to a survey from the National Gardening Association, upward of 18 million novice gardeners have picked up a shovel since 2020. (wsj.com)
- As the price of fruit and vegetables is expected to rise by 8% after Brexit, the idea of growing your own is now better than ever. (countryliving.com)
- 80% of residents spent a lifetime as large-scale farmers (or working on farms) using many chemicals believed to be cancerous today. (acountrygirlslife.com)
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How To
Organic fertilizers to be used in the garden
Organic fertilizers are made with natural substances like compost, manure, seaweed extract and blood meal. The term "organic" means that they are produced using non-synthetic material. Synthetic fertilizers can be used in industrial processes. Synthetic fertilizers are used widely in agriculture as they supply nutrients quickly and efficiently to plants without the need for laborious preparation. However, synthetic fertilizers pose risks to human health and the environment. To produce, synthetic fertilizers require a lot of energy and water. Moreover, many synthetic fertilizers pollute groundwater and surface waters due to runoff. This pollution is harmful to wildlife and humans.
There are many kinds of organic fertilizers.
* Manure - is made when livestock eat nitrogen (a plant food nutrient). It is made up of bacteria and enzymes, which break down the waste into simpler compounds that can be absorbed easily by plants.
* Compost is a mixture of vegetable scraps and grass clippings, animal manure, and decaying leaves. It is rich in nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, boron, molybdenum, chlorine, and carbon. It is porous so it retains moisture well and releases nutrients slowly.
* Fish Emulsion: A liquid product derived primarily from fish oil. It is similar to soap in its ability to dissolve oils and fats. It has trace elements such as phosphorous, nitrogen and nitrate.
* Seaweed Extract - a concentrated solution of minerals extracted from kelp, red algae, brown algae, and green algae. It's a great source of vitamins A and C as well as iodine and iron.
* Guano is the excrement of seabirds and bats. It contains nitrogen and phosphorous, potassium as well sulfate, salt, chloride, carbon, sodium, magnesium and other minerals.
* Blood Meal is the meat and bones of animals that have been slaughtered. It is high in protein, making it suitable for feeding poultry and other livestock. It also contains phosphorus, potassium, nitrogen, and trace minerals.
Mix equal amounts of compost, manure, and/or fish oil to make organic fertilizer. Mix well. If you don’t have access, you can mix one ingredient with the other. You can mix one part of the fish emulsion with two portions of compost if you don't have enough.
Apply the fertilizer to the soil by using a shovel and tiller. You should spread about one quarter cup of the fertilizer per square foot. To see signs of new growth, you'll need more fertilizer each two weeks.