Every beginning is difficult, so I believe that all beginners in gardening make mistakes. But unfortunately, not only beginners make mistakes but also the more experienced ones make very often mistakes that can be fatal.
As we said every living person makes mistakes, but one learns while he is alive, so we all learn and become better through the mistakes we have made and have made in the past.
Today we will try our best to show you the 7 worst mistakes you can make in gardening.
WHICH MISTAKES ARE THE WORST GARDENING MISTAKES?
If you make any of the mistakes we show you today, it could lead to the death of your plant, reduced yield or poor taste.
But remember that if you make a mistake it does not mean that you have to give up your plant accidentally, because if you make a mistake you can fix it for the rest of the growing season.
Here are the worst 7 mistakes you can make in gardening:
1. YOU DON’T ENJOY YOUR GARDEN AND HARVEST
Most importantly, the food you produce is to be collected and eaten. We recommend that the food you produce should not be overcooked or thrown away. Gather it better and give it to someone.
We would recommend planting foods that are a favorite of you and your family, foods that you can use in your favorite recipes and so on. This way all the food produced will be collected and eaten.
It is also bad if you do not enjoy gardening. The advice you would give is to plant food that does not need sunlight if you hate working in the sun or the like.
2. YOU TRY TO DO TOO MUCH
Always before you start planting your garden, you need to plan the garden in terms of the time that you can devote. So our advice is to focus on quality, not quantity. It is always better to have a quality final result of 5 plants than to get a spoiled 20 plants.
Plants exposed to sunlight on warm summer days will require repeated irrigation, and you will need some free time to devote to them.
3. YOU DON’T HAVE A PLAN FOR WATERING.
The number one reason that your plants die is a lack of water. Forgetting to water your garden is a sure-fire way to kill your plants. And plants that survive under severe water stress will not yield food fit for consumption.
The number one reason that your plants die from lack of water is that you didn’t make watering them easy and convenient.
The easiest and most convenient way to water your plants depends on how you’re gardening. When making a plan for water consider these things:
- Where is your source of water?
- Make sure to have an appropriate length hose.
- Check for adequate water pressure for your chosen method of watering
- What is the easiest way to water?
- Drip irrigation is my favorite method, but soaker hoses work in a similar way
- Hand watering is sometimes the easiest or the only way to get water your plants.
- Try to avoid using a sprinkler that sprays water on the tops of your plants
- How does rainwater affect your garden?
- Observe the area around your garden.
- Will water run toward or away from your garden?
- Is there a chance of flooding in heavy rains?
- Are there nearby creeks or ponds?
4. YOU PLANT IN TOO MUCH SUN OR TOO MUCH SHADE.
If you plant in shade peppers then you will never get a quality final product from the pepper crop because they need sunlight and also if you plant cabbage in a garden that is exposed to sunlight all day long it can ruin your final product.
We will now explain to you the sunlight recommendations that are on the plant label.
- Full sun = more than 6 hours of direct sunlight. Many vegetables need to be exposed to several hours of unfiltered sunlight to make fruit. Keep in mind that 6 hours is the bare minimum. For some plants, like tomatoes, 8-10 hours is even better.
- Part sun = the plant will tolerate some shade but needs at least 4-6 hours of direct sunlight. Keep in mind what kind of sunlight the plant is getting during those hours. The morning sun is not as intense as afternoon sun so heat-loving plants will do better if they receive the afternoon sun.
- Part shade = the plant needs 4-6 hours of sunlight but prefers the cooler morning sunshine or dappled sun of the afternoon. These plants will struggle is they receive the intense afternoon sun every day.
- Shade = the plant will thrive in less than 4 hours of direct sunlight. This is not the same thing as no sunlight; all plants need sunlight to grow. But shade-tolerant plants are happy with filtered or indirect sun. Plant these under large trees, a covered patio, or in a sunny room in your house.
5. YOU PLACE YOUR PLANTS TOO CLOSE TOGETHER.
You should always be careful when leaving a distance between your plants while planting them. If you plant too many plants in one small area then they will fight for water and nutrients and be exposed to more pest and disease attacks.
So pay attention to the distance, plant fewer plants and get a quality product than planting too much and getting too little.
6. YOU PLANT TOO EARLY OR TOO LATE.
If you planting tomatoes when the ground is too cold can cause blossom end rot, stunted growth, and lower production. But they won’t set fruit when the temp gets over 90 degrees, either. Fussy little things.
You’ll also encounter problems growing corn if the soil is under 60 degrees.
So it’s important that you consider the timing when you plant your garden. Make sure you have plenty of growing days in your growing season. If your season is too short, you can start seeds in advance or extend your growing season with greenhouses, cold frames, and row covers.
7. YOU DON’T CONSIDER THE QUALITY OF YOUR SOIL.
Always before you plant your plants you should carefully research the soil and determine what changes will be needed to the soil.
There are many ways to improve the soil for a garden, but as a general rule, most soils can be made garden ready by removing large rocks and adding fresh garden soil and/or compost.
A simple solution for growing food on poor soil is to use raised beds or containers. However, you choose to grow, it is important to remember that unhealthy soil grows unhealthy plants. There is no way around this.
