Planting a new plant in the garden is one of the most exciting steps you can take. It’s a great way to start building your home gardening skills, and it also lets you get hands-on experience growing something you love.
Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just starting out, it’s important to know how to plant plants properly to ensure that they thrive and flourish. Here are our top tips to help you get started:
1. Choosing Your Plants
Before you buy a plant, it’s important to choose the right plant for your garden. Use your climate zone and personal preferences to determine what kind of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers you want to grow. If you have a lot of space, consider planting more than one variety of plant.
2. Plan Your Garden
Before you plant any seeds or transplants, sketch out a plan for your garden. This will help you figure out where to place your plants and what to do with any excess space.
3. Preparing the Garden for Planting
Before planting, it’s important to prepare the soil in your garden. This includes breaking up any clumps of soil that may have formed over the winter, adding organic matter, and creating a nutrient-rich bed to support your new plants.
4. How to Plant Your New Plants
When you buy a plant, it can come in one of three ways: bareroot, container grown, or balled and burlapped (B&B). The packaging influences how the plant will be planted.
Bareroot plants are planted directly into the ground, while container grown or B&B plants require planting in a pot first. Both have their pros and cons.
If you choose to plant a bareroot plant, it’s important that the roots have time to adjust to their new environment. Soaking bareroot plants in water for several hours before planting can help to ensure that their roots are rehydrated and ready to thrive.
Then, dig a hole in your garden that is wide enough for the roots to spread out and deep enough for the plant’s root flare or crown to be at the bottom of the hole. This helps the plant to establish a good root system and prevents air pockets from developing, which can weaken the plant over time.
5. Planting Your New Garden
It’s best to plant your new garden when the weather is still mild and the temperatures aren’t too hot or cold. This gives the plants a chance to get established before the heat or frost sets in, which can be hard on young transplants.
Once you’ve planted your new garden, it’s important to keep up with the watering. If you forget, your plants can suffer from dry roots and wilt or die.
It’s also important to remember that many plants don’t like being moved, so they might droop and wilt when you move them. However, most will recover and reappear in the next few days. Soak plants in a bucket of water before moving them to their new spot and water regularly until the root system has settled into its new location.
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