When planting seeds, not only do you need the most basic and obvious things, but it is also very important to know when and how to do it. Surely, if you have planted seeds, you will not always have turned out as you had thought, right? Or they rot, they don’t finish growing, they grow and fall and they don’t finish flowering, etc. It is necessary to take into account a multitude of elements that are the basis to bring the flowering of the seeds to a successful port.
Knowing the basics before starting with the planting of the seeds you will avoid problems later and by the way, you will save both money and your time.
Instructions for planting plants in the garden
- Seeds are the basis for a plant to be born. The life of your new plant. There are many options to get it. From the outset, the simplest: buy the seeds. You will find the seeds in garden stores, florists, nurseries, gardeners and supermarkets …
- Another option, take the seeds yourself. This will depend on whether it is from another plant and / or flower, or you do it with vegetables (we will tell you later).
- Be that as it may, the seeds in general (of whatever type, if bought or taken from your own vegetable), it will be vital, that you give it a good care. It is necessary for the seeds to be stimulated and grow. If it does not grow and develop well, it will never leave even the vegetable, fruit, plant, etc. Therefore, the before, during and after is very important.
- It will be necessary to take into account how much water you administer very careful not to water it and that it dries up and dies) and the same, if you abuse and there is excess. It will rot or drown and fail to grow. Die.
- You should also take into consideration what kind of seed it is. Because such a fruit or vegetable is not the same, nor one flower or another. Therefore, always, you have to find out what you are going to plant.
- Something basic and vital for the sowing to go correctly and not end up giving you a dislike is to know what you want to plant and of course, when it is the right time to plant. This is very important. The reason? Each plant and/or vegetable has its own season. There are those that come out in winter, others in spring, in summer and those that you can take advantage of now, which are in autumn (we talk about Spain).
- Some examples of the vegetables that can be planted for this month and those that come (we repeat, taking into account that we are in Spain) would be the following: artichokes, onions, celery, radishes, broccoli, lettuce, cauliflower, etc. Practically, almost all green leafy vegetables.
- It is very important to keep some control and carry out a good sowing if you do not have the basic knowledge, simply, with the fact of observation. Go controlling how the land is, you will see if it needs moisture, water it or not. If you need more or less light, the vital nutrients for it to sow ends up flowering and ripening.
- Another important detail, be very careful and always remove weeds. It is quite common that, with the soil of planting, different weeds appear. Don’t let them grow. As soon as you see them, tear them off. If you let them, they can end up killing your crop.
- The same, very important, with the possible bad bugs, conches, snails, ants, flies, aphids … and miscellaneous pests. Attack the problem as soon as possible. To leave it or not look at it well, you can take the fearsome scare of starting to see the flowering of your crop and from one day to the next, not seeing anything because the plague has finished everything.
- Other tricks so that it does not cost you so much to take care of your plants is to try as much as possible, place the plants together according to your needs. We explain it better. For example, plants that need a lot of sun and little water (to give an example) as may be the case of cacti. And you put in the same place, plants that need a lot of moisture or abundant irrigation but that do not withstand the sun too well because they burn.
- You may like the combination of them together, but it will cost you a lot to maintain and almost certainly, the combination ends up going wrong and either one of them rots or the others die. Therefore, with this we want to warn that it is very important to anticipate and foresee which plants you will place together.
- If at the time of placing the plants are delicate seeds, the most advisable thing is to plant in a seedbed. They are more delicate plants and a soil with specific fertilizer must be placed (they carry the soil and the substrate all together). Always after doing the planting, pour a little water to water it. But be careful not to moisten excessively so that it does not choke and rot. Observe daily to verify that they have the necessary water.
What do you need to plant plants in the garden?
- Seeds.
- Earth.
- Fertilizer.
- Water.
- A place to plant to plant. Garden, land, pot, planter, greenhouse, etc.
Tips for planting plants in the garden
Not all seeds are always suitable or in good condition for planting. In fact, if you keep them for a long time or they are not well preserved, they spoil. This can ruin the plantation, because they will not grow or spoil the other planting. Therefore, we tell you this trick if you have doubts when saving seeds and you do not know if they are damaged or if you can plant them. You need a glass of water, fill it with half the water and pour the seeds into it. Stir it with a spoon. Now look at the seeds. If they float it means that they are not very good and it is better to get rid of them.
When you do the planting of your plants above all remember the essential steps so that everything flows well and do not take unpleasant surprises. Remember the place where you are going to plant them, that the land is suitable. Previously, clean the area, remove weeds and things that may hinder, aerate the land, add fertilizer, take into account light (direct or indirect), irrigation, etc. And of course, space. If you gather many plants very close together, without respecting the space, they will not finish growing well and it is possible that they die or remain small. They need several centimeters of space so that they can take the roots well and expand. It also depends a lot on the type of plant you are going to plant (keep it in mind).
To make plants grow faster, a greenhouse can be used. To do this, the plants are placed inside the greenhouse and with the heat, the time will be reduced quite a bit. Therefore, also be careful with the summer and times of great heat and strong sun. When the plants are enclosed, the heat increases much more and they suffer from more heat and therefore, the water evaporates earlier.
In favor you will also have that you can take care of any adversity both rain, hail, mud rain, cold, wind … Being between plastics, covered, you will avoid all these problems. You can change the plants of place as soon as the planting has done its job and you have the flowering. Then, you can make sure that you can already make the change and transfer it to where you like the most in your garden or planters.