Gardening needs Patience! Gardening takes time to master, and plants take time to blossom, cuttings take time to root, seeds take time to germinate. Not every plant will be a winner for you! Do not give up if you fail or your plant dies!<\/li>

Go Scientific! Always gain the right knowledge on plant care tips. Beware of unscientific shortcuts, gardening hacks, fertilizers and stuff like seen on the internet. Use your common sense and reasoning before jumping into some non-sense tips.<\/li>

Do you know the Surest way to kill a plant? Apart from Over watering or under watering, the biggest killer is Over-Caring a plant! You know \u2013 Too much is Too Bad! <\/li>

Do not get upset when a plant dies! It’s not failure\u2013it’s an opportunity to learn from your mistakes.<\/li>

Thumb Rule for Watering: Over watering is one of the biggest killer! Use the finger dip method to check for moisture \u2013 dip an inch of your finger into the soil. Water it only if its dry.<\/li>

The most common reason plants fail to bloom is not enough sun. As a general rule most flowering and fruiting plants needs at least six to eight hours of direct sunlight in a day.<\/li>

Many plants wilt in hot sun, even if soil is\nmoist. Do not water them seeing the wilt. Overwatering can kill them. Examine\nyour plants in early morning when its cooler and if they are still found\nwilted, water them!<\/li>

Butterflies are the most beautiful visitors to\nyour garden. Attract them by planting their favourites like butterfly\nbush, zinnia, lantana, marigold,\nsalvia, pentas, firebush and other plants.<\/li>

Encourage beneficial insects and pollinators\nlike butterflies and honey bees in your garden. Do not use powerful chemical\npesticides on your plants. It can kill them!<\/li>

Avoid wetting the leaves when you water. Wet\nfoliage encourages disease and fungus in most plants.<\/li>

A kinked Garden hose is a waste of time and\nenergy. Invest in a good quality garden hose for peace of mind!<\/li>

Fruits and Vegetable plants need full sunlight\nof atleast 6 to 8 hours and leafy greens do not! They can be grown even in\npartial sun or indirect bright light in shady spots.<\/li>

You know, you are a True Gardener, if you accept\na gift of Cowdung Manure and feel happy on your birthday or similar occasion? <\/li>

Neem oil is the best and safe organic pesticide\nto get rid of a lot of pests and diseases in your garden. <\/li>

Say No! to Chemicals! For Treating a pest\naffected plant, always start with the least toxic option first like neem oil or\neven plain soap water. Go for the powerful options only as the last option. You\nknow you can make a more potent organic pesticide by mixing neem oil with other\noils like clove oil and eucalyptus oil.<\/li>

You know you could burn your plants or even loose\nthem if you apply overdose of chemical fertilizers like NPK, DAP or Urea. On\nthe other hand, Your plants are absolutely safe with organic fertilizers like\ncow dung compost or vermicompost.<\/li>

Prepare a Garden Maintenance schedule or time\ntable and reminders on your calender like watering, pruning, fertilizing, pest control and other\nimportant gardening tasks to follow regularly to keep your plants healthy. <\/li>

Grouping Plants of similar family for better\nmaintenance like succulents and cacti which need watering once or max twice a\nweek. Water loving plants, Flowering plants and shade loving plants all must be\ngrouped separately for proper maintenance.<\/li>

Choose the Right Plant for the Right Location\ndepending on its sunlight requirements like a sun loving or flowering plant and\nshade loving plants. That\u2019s again Grouping of Plants.<\/li>

Soil is the King! Your garden will only be as\ngood as your soil. Take your time to prepare the best potting mix. The right\nproportions of various ingredients including soil, compost and other stuff are\nimportant for best results.<\/li>

Most of the plants love sunlight plus a well\ndraining soil to perform well. Always Remember this you purchase a new plant or\nrepot a plant.<\/li>

Focus on Preventing diseases and problems more\nthan curing them. Prevention is better than cure. Even if your plants are pest\nfree, spray a pesticide like neem oil atleast once in a fortnight.<\/li>

Make it a habit to Remove weeds and other unwanted\nplants at least once in a week.<\/li>

Top soil raking or tilling should be performed\nonce in 15 days or atleast once in a month to improve soil aeration.<\/li>

Fertilize your plants at the same time when you\ntill or rake your top soil. A handful of an organic fertilizer like decomposed\ncowdung powder or vermicompost can keep your plant healthy.<\/li>

Know your plant by its name and family. This is\nvery important to learn about the requirements of a plant like water, sunlight,\nfertilizers and so on. You can use some useful plant identification apps on\nyour phone like PictureThis App or even the Free Google Lens tool in your\ngoogle search app to identify plants.<\/li>

Soil PH and Temperature can be very important!\nMake sure you have this type of simple soil PH and moisture meter and also the\nsoil thermometer. Also learn more about the ideal soil PH required for plants\nand ways to alter soil PH.<\/li>

Soak your seeds! Most seeds benefit from pre-soaking\nand germinate faster. Soak them for several hours or overnight in room\ntemperature water before sowing them.<\/li>

Always use gardening protection wherever\napplicable, like use garden gloves while handling potting mix and cacti. Wear a\nmask while applying a pesticide. <\/li>

Pruning or trimming plants is an important task\nin gardening. Know the best time to prune your plant. For most plants its just\nat the end of its dormancy period which falls mostly in late winter or early\nspring. Do not hesitate to trim your plants to make them more bushy and\nincrease flowering and fruiting.<\/li>

Keep you garden clean and avoid water stagnation\nto avoid breeding of mosquitoes and other harmful insects. After all Health is\nWealth!<\/li>

Rule of Thumb for Watering: Generally for most\nplants, its better to water less often but thoroughly till it reaches all the\nroots. Instead of watering more frequently with small sips of water, thorough\nwatering like until the water drains out of the drainage holes is the\nrecommended method. <\/li>

For Cloning your favourite plant and growing its\ncuttings \u2013 always making a Sharp Cut at\n45 degree angle half an inch below a node with a clean cutting tool. <\/li>

Container\nselection is also very important in gardening. Choose the right size and type\nof container like clay and cement planters for keeping in full sunlight and\nPlastic and others for keeping in shade or even indoors.<\/li>

Use organic fertilizers and not chemical\nfertilizers. You can mix various fertilizers like cow dung powder,\nvermicompost, neem cake powder, bone meal powder etc to make a cocktail to\noffer the best nutrients to your plants.<\/li>

When you purchase seeds, always go for F1 or F2\nhybrid seeds and even Heirloom seeds for best results.<\/li>

When you purchase plants from a nursery, examine\nthe plant for any pests. One infected plant can spread the pests to your entire\ngarden.<\/li>

Repot your potted plants in the next larger\ncontainer once every 1 or 2 years.<\/li>

You can reuse your old potting soil by removing\nroots and other debris and adding fresh compost to it.<\/li>

Always check the patency of the drainage holes\nspecially just before rainy season. If water is not flowing out, use a sharp\ntool to make the drainage hole patent.<\/li>

Keep ants away from your garden. Ants can carry\nsucking pests like aphids and mealy bugs to the growing tips of plants and they\nhave a symbiotic relationship. Use remedies like Borax powder or Diatomaceous\nearth powder to get rid of ants.<\/li>

Never mix saw dust or any raw stuff into your\npotting mix as this can cause nitrogen deficiency in your plants. Nitrogen\nStealing effect applies as the saw dust steals nitrogen form the soil in its\ndecomposition process.<\/li>

Do not Kill earth worms in your soil or\ncontainers. They are gardeners best friends and make the soil fertile.<\/li>

Install a Shade net for your plants in summer\nseason to protect them scorching summer sun.<\/li>

Gardening keeps you healthy and is a cure for\ndepression, anxiety and many other diseases.<\/li>

Learn to interpret leaf yellowing and leaf\nbrowing at tips and edges. Do not Panic! Know the reason and treat accordingly.\nCheck out all related video links below.<\/li>

Learn to interpret leaf curling, like upward\ncurl or downward curl, or curl due to pests and things like that and treat\naccordingly.<\/li>

Sow the rights seeds in the right season like\nsummer or winter vegetables and flowers. You can use a Garden planner software\nor google this for the zone you live in. \n<\/li>

Grow plants faster and healthier using air\npruning pots, fabric grow bags and coco coir pots.<\/li>

Work Smart! Use some sensible Gardening\nShortcuts and Hacks to save time and achieve success. Please Watch these 100\nGardening Hacks and Shortcuts from links below.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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