A healthy garden needs year-round support. Seed starter kits can help your plants get strong indoors before being exposed to the elements. Grow lights and seedling mats can promote early growth and hardiness too. Microgreen grow kits are also ideal for indoor growing. However, some plants do better when started outdoors, so be sure to have your flower seeds and flower bulbs ready for the last frost date. Some plants will need extra support as they grow larger. Plant ties, moss poles, gardening stakes, and garden twine will all come in handy. If you’re growing veggies be sure to install tomato cages and cucumber trellises before the plants get too big.
As your plants mature they require different types of fertilizer: first to promote green growth, and then to encourage flowering and fruiting. Strategic application of blood meal, bone meal, hen manure,and fish emulsionscan be a real benefit. Don’t forget to protect your perennials for winter too. Burlap wrap, shrub protectors, and tree guardswill help them survive and thrive come spring.
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