Hello Gardeners. How are You? At the starting point, some common mistakes are shown for beginners. I will describe you step by step about the mistakes and solution also.
First off, if you’re new to gardening, I just want to say: don’t be deterred by all the rules and expectations that seem to be thrust upon you at every corner. Gardening is a process with often a large room for error and is forgiving by its very nature. Enjoy the journey and wherever possible, replicate your successes and try not to make the same mistakes over and over. Follow that simple mantra, and your garden path will always be fruitful. Speaking of fruitful, let’s get to it.
Mistake number one
Mistake number one that you avoid when planting out your garden is to not read the planting instructions on your seed packets. It’s all there: when, where, and how to plant—timing, spacing, soil type, all of it. Pay attention to the suggested topics; they’re there for a reason.
Mistake number two
Next mistake to avoid is poor timing. Wherever you are in the world, your climate and crop dictate the right window of time to plant. Most of the suggested planting times are easily available. Pay attention for the crops that you’re interested in. Some crops can be planted multiple times a year; take advantage of that if it’s a vegetable you really like. Really pay attention to your spring and fall frost dates. More than anything, these dates dictate the timing on the planting of each of your crops.
Mistake number three
Number three on our list, and it’s a biggie, literally, and that’s plant spacing. In my opinion, plant spacing is more of a prediction on future growth than anything else. Obviously, seeds are tiny and they’re often overplanted, but most seeded crops can easily be thinned later, just after sprouting. The real culprit of poor plant spacing in a new garden is putting your starter plants too close together. Observe the adult plant’s proper spacing rules; even if initially, it looks like you’re wasting valuable garden real estate, plants grow fast. So, wait until the crops mature and then, if open spots are still available, take advantage of those spots and plant some great companion plants.
Mistake number four
The fourth planting mistake to avoid on our list is the wrong planting locations. Every plant and every crop we grow has specific requirements regarding temperature, light, moisture, and more. Not observing these requirements and planting things such as sun-loving plants in the shade or lush herbs in a windy spot is a recipe for disaster. Before you plant, take an inventory of your growing areas and any deficiencies that you might think you have. Use those deficiencies to your advantage and plant the crops to take advantage of whatever environmental parameters they’re designed to grow in. Don’t cram any old plant in there just because you have an empty spot; really look at what would grow best there, given that location’s possible shortcomings.
Mistake number five
Next up, we have weeding. There’s nothing really special about weeds other than they’re highly competitive plants that, nine times out of ten, will win a battle for resources with our preferred crops. If you want your garden to perform at its peak, your crops can’t be competing with weeds for light, space, water, and nutrients. If that’s the case, your results will always be disappointing, so diligent weed removal is highly suggested.
Mistake number six
Number six is a very common mistake, regardless of your gardening level, and that’s over or under-watering. Underwatering can become a problem with young seedlings and new transplants due to their lack of roots. Not being able to find water, especially at a tender young age, can be fatal. And on the flip side, making it even more confusing, our plants and crops can be overwatered as well. Overwatering our soils has two negative effects: first, it causes the soil to become anaerobic as the water begins to fill in the precious air gaps. Remember, the best soils are highly aerated. As well, soils that are constantly overwatered are often void of any nutrition as they’re routinely flushed and cleaned with each new unnecessary watering. I know it’s confusing, but once you can get plants out of that tender seedling stage, err on the side of underwatering your garden rather than overwatering.
Mistake number seven
Throughout a plant’s lifecycle, nutrients are inversely correlated with water. A ton of new producers get the possibility that on the off chance that x measure of manure is great, 2x measure of that equivalent compost should be two times as great. In point of fact, our plants frequently require significantly less fertilizer than we give them. At best, excessive nutrients can result in salt buildup in the soil and, at worst, chemical burning of your plants.
Mistake number eight
And last but not least, and a measure that can be used to solve a lot of problems on this list, is mulching. By skipping this step, you can have a cascading effect of the other mistakes being unavoidable. Mulching traps available moisture and bioactivity into our soil’s top layers, mitigating the need for excessive watering and, in some cases, eliminating the need for supplemental fertilization. Mulching will also disperse heavy rainfall from washing out our precious soils, as well as suppress any weeds from gaining traction and invading our beds. Quite literally, proper mulching can eliminate four or five of the mistakes just on this list alone. Don’t skip this step; it’s a difference-maker.
