Spring gardening is already on my mind and if you’re anything like us you most likely are just itching for spring so you can start gardening again. But hold on there just a minute. Have you even thought about what you can do before spring arrives!?

The reason I ask if you are thinking about spring gardening is because last year, our first real year at gardening, well we left things a little too late and ended up spending a lot more money that we had anticipated on spending. Not going to happen this year, we are planning already.

So the best spring gardening tip I can give is to start planning your garden long before spring arrives.

Spring Gardening Tips For A Better Spring Garden

1. Start your plants from seed. We are using our basement as a nursery this year but if we find the time I would like to build a small garden shed with plenty of windows so I can move my nursery out there.

Each year you could be collecting seeds from what you grew so that you have them for the next season. That way you only need to buy seeds for the new things you want to try in your garden.

When you buy seeds you usually have instructions on the pack that tells you how long it takes to germinate the seeds and how long ’til maturity, so you have a good idea of how long before spring planting you need to start them for the best results.

2. Draw Up A Home Gardening Plan. We are pretty new to gardening and have only been doing this for a couple of years now so we keep finding gardening tips that help use.

A great tip is to create a map of your yard and then start putting in the flower beds where you would like them and your vegetable garden if you have one. Doing this before planting time means you know what you want and won’t be wasting time humming and haa-ing about it. I say that because we put off creating a garden map and yes we were very indecisive about where to start our gardens.

Know Where The Sun Goes

We didn’t plan our home garden very and the proof of that became very clear in just a few weeks after planting. We started to notice that we had not taken into consideration how the sun moves across our backyard.

We ended up with sun loving plants in the shade most of the day and the shade loving plants, well you get my drift. We messed up.

So take the time to track the movement of the sun across your yard, noticing how it changes the closer we get to spring and summer, so you have a good idea of where the shady areas of your yard are.

I only put a couple of spring gardening tips here today but please feel free to leave a comment and don’t be shy to add more spring gardening tips that will benefit our readers. Happy planning.

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There are lots of challenges to overcome for anyone who tries to create an organic vegetable garden. The process could take several seasons, but when results finally appear, the homegrown veggies will be the tastiest you’ve ever had. Organic gardening in fact makes the oldest form of plant cultivation, it is not at all expensive and it can be undertaken by any one preoccupied with developing a hobby or improving health. Click through here for extra info about vegetable gardening tips .

The size of the organic vegetable garden is not important: it can even range from a few feet on the house roof or balcony to several acres. The first step to take in the organic gardening direction is the purchase of organic seeds that are presently scarce on the market. The problem is that in order to have a real organic vegetable garden, the seeds ought to be free of chemicals or irradiation residues. Therefore, ask around in your town or order them on the Internet.

The benefits of an organic vegetable garden are manifold. Firstly when there are no pesticides or herbicides included in the plant cultivation, the crops remain unaffected by the chemicals, the soil keeps its properties for several years and the creatures living in it will aid to the regeneration of the garden. Furthermore, the organic vegetable garden presents the advantage of dealing with the needs of the family in a very safe, cheap and easy way. In caseone also runs a farm together with the organic vegetable garden, there are even more benefits to it. You should find additional worthwhile info relating to organic vegetable gardening here.

For instance, the profitability and the quality of the crops can be increased by using the manure as a fertilizer. Moreover, everything one needs for an organic vegetable garden should be available from local stores; the costs are definitely not high and the necessary items come for very decent prices. Don’t ignore the tips available in gardening books because lots of the tradition is lost and we need to revive it. Just a relevant example here: think of the fact that corn and beans grown together as very practical; you won’t need any sticks for the beans because they will climb on the corn stalks.

The seeds, the soil and the organic compost will all play an important role in the development of the organic vegetable garden. Do not overlook any of these aspects and your home enterprise will be both successful and rewarding on the long run. You will acquire stacks of extra worthwhile info on vegetable gardening for beginners here.

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Solar lights will transform your garden, for outdoor use solar lights have many advantages it’s obvious why solar lighting is becoming so popular. Solar lights have so many uses, landscape lights, path lighting, security lighting, decking lights, highlight plants and trees. Because solar lighting is so versatile and easy to move, it is simple to alter lighting effects. wiring is not needed for solar lighting, they are  very versatile and simple to change around, it is simple to vary lighting effects.

Solar lights require no maintenance.

Solar lighting is maintenance free, an occasional wipe to clear dirt covering the solar panel, and can be bought in many styles at very low prices. You do not even have to think about about timers, or turning the lights on. During daylight hours solar lights switch off and then charges the batteries, then when it gets dark, they come on automatically. Most are fitted with an on/off switch so you don’t have to have the lights turned on. Solar lights incur zero running costs, no wiring to purchase and no timers.

Solar lights are very versatile.

As solar powered lighting does not require wiring, it means you can try various effects, highlight different plants at different times of the year.

Solar lighting can be installed in areas where it would be hard to install wired lighting such as on wooden fences or buildings. Because there are no wires, no heat generated, solar lighting is safe and convenient to fit anywhere. The lack of wires also means you do not have to plan where you are going to put your solar lights and lay wires ready. How about a BBQ with a gas grill and solar lights for evening entertainment outdoors with maximum portability. Place solar lights around your patio furniture and enjoy your garden after in the evening after dark

Solar lights are safe.

As solar lights require no electricity, solar lights are absolutely safe. You don’t need to worry about children and pets finding a cable with the insulation bitten away by a rodent. With no wiring, you are able to dig your garden with no worry about slicing a cable.

Solar lights are perfect for bordering paths, especially when there is no ambient light and a path is hard to see and follow. Solar lights will come on as soon as it starts to get dark, lighting the way, making it easy and safe to walk up the path.

You may be feeling the pinch from the recession we are living in so I thought I would share a few tips that will save you some money.

1. Make Your Own Compost

Save the environment and stop sending things to the landfill that don’t need to be going their. I am of course talking about kitchen waste and yard waste that could be composted and used in your garden or containers.

We started composting last year in 2009 and just loved it. Now we don’t spend money on buying compost and additives for the soil, plus we are sending hundreds of pounds less to the landfill so Mother Nature thanks us.

2. Start From Seed

I meant to go this route a couple of years ago but time just sorta slipped away and before we knew it planting time had arrived and all our seeds were still in their neat little packages.

We ended up spending hundreds of dollars on plants. DUH!!

This year I have set aside a room in the basement for my own little nursery and will start as many vegetables and flowers as I can in the space we have.

Think about starting from seed. You will pay less for one pack of sees and get perhaps dozens if not more plants from that pack. So if you paid a dollar for the pack of seeds and grow a dozen plants you saved more than ten dollars right there.

Then, when your plants go to seed you can collect and save those seeds for next year, which saves you even more money. Pretty cool.

3. Start Mulching NOW

We didn’t do any mulching for years in our flower beds and never really thought about, all the time weeding unnecessarily. Not any more…

Now we have started putting mulch around more every plant we have and guess what, it takes far less watering as the water doesn’t evaporate as fast with mulch down.

We also have almost no weeding at all.

Note: put the mulch thick enough that starter shoot from weeds can’t get any light of the mulch won’t work well. I am talking from first hand experience.

4. Start A Vegetable Garden

We did a lot of flower gardening before we finally bought a place big enough that we didn’t have to use containers for everything.

Vegetable gardening is a great way to grow things at home instead of going to the superstore and giving them your money.

We started small with a 4 x 16 foot gardening and had great fun. It didn’t turn into a disaster at all, thanks to veggie gardening tips I have found around the net. Next year we plan to double or triple the garden size.

We plan to grow enough produce this year that we can preserve some for the winter months and save even more money. Our home is an older home and still has a cold room in the basement. Bonus.

5. Buy A Rain Barrel, Cut Down On The Water Bill

It’s a great idea to collect rain water so that you don’t have to use tap water as it takes away from our water table.

Keep a fine mess over the barrel to keep out breeding insects like misquitoes. We just use the same mess/screen that we put on our windows. It’s cheap and does the job perfectly.

Never leave standing water uncovered.

BONUS TIP: Grow herbs both indoors and outdoor so you have fresh herbs all year long. Keep your herbs in containers so that you can have them close to your kitchen if your garden isn’t.

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