{"id":17921,"date":"2018-08-24T09:39:38","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T09:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/?p=17921"},"modified":"2018-08-24T09:39:38","modified_gmt":"2018-08-24T09:39:38","slug":"5-diy-tricks-that-will-change-the-way-you-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/5-diy-tricks-that-will-change-the-way-you-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"5 DIY Tricks That Will Change The Way You Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taking care of a garden is not easy. Gardening may seem like a relaxing, laid-back hobby on the surface, but in truth it\u2019s anything but.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s especially the case if you want to do it well. Whether you\u2019re growing vegetables, flowers or even if you have a greenhouse, there\u2019s an awful lot of work that goes into a thriving setup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Far more work than people realize. Every garden is different, and everyone wants different things out of their garden too. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to your garden you\u2019re going to encounter a lot of problems but there\u2019s also a lot of quick and easy ways to deal with these problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s 5 DIY tricks that will help you out along the way&#8230;\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2>Modify your pots to control invasive plants<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Invasive plants, as that friendly name suggests, are plants that will take over your garden if you allow them to continue growing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plants like Chinese Wisterias and Ox-Eye Daisies might look great in your garden but the reality is that their presence will choke out your other plants. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These plants spread by spreading their roots underground so that they can sprout elsewhere in the garden.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The roots are aggressive, so you need something strong to prevent them from being able to spread. Burying the plants in an underground container will solve this problem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cut the bottom off your pot and then place the spreading plants inside this container so that the roots will have no access to the soil outside the pot. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finegardening.com\/article\/invasive-plants\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Invasive plants are a huge problem both in your garden and out in the wild<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but if you use a method like this you can continue to grow them without affecting the rest of your plants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2>Make a self-cleaning garden tool holder<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ve heard of people having a \u2018green thumb\u2019 right? The implication being that they\u2019re a natural gardener?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well that\u2019s all well and good but nobody gets by using just their hands. Tools are essential for gardeners, But they get real dirty, real quick.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The gardening itself is fun, cleaning the tools though, not so much. It would be great if they could clean themselves right?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well they totally can . . . Kind of. There\u2019s a simple mixture you can put in a terra-cotta pot that will keep your tools clean at all times. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All you need is sand and mineral oil and baby oil will work fine for this too. Mix enough sand for the pot with 20 ounces of oil and then stir until they\u2019re well mixed together. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pack this mixture into the pot and you can just store you\u2019re tools in it. The mixture will keep the tools nice and clean and you won\u2019t have to waste time doing it manually.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2>Make a PVC watering grid<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is something that is a little bit tricky to make and will probably take a bit of time but it\u2019s definitely worth it. Especially if you\u2019re looking for a way to water the garden more efficiently.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The idea behind this is that you put together a network of pipes into a grid which you can lay over the area of your garden you want to water.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This will then be attached to a hose which will be activated by a timer. Ideally you would set it to run once a day for about thirty minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any plants that require regular attention will be covered by this and you don\u2019t need to worry about standing there holding out a hose for any length of time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Extremely beneficial for less-rainy climates especially. As we said, there is quite a bit of putting together and you\u2019ll need to get your hands on several pipes and connectors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treehugger.com\/lawn-garden\/garden-grid-drip-irrigation-system-offers-quick-convenient-watering-setup-raised-beds.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The actual job itself is straightforward enough if you follow some guidelines<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but you will want to set aside a good chunk of time to do it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2>Dry Creek Beds<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17922 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/dry-creek-beds.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"354\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A problem that people commonly encounter in their gardens is an excess of water. In particular you\u2019ll find this if you\u2019re landscaping.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If something like this happens, the only real solution is to find a way to drain all of this water out so that over-saturation doesn\u2019t damage your soil and plants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The excess water could be happening for a number of reasons, but most commonly it\u2019s on account of a slope in the ground.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An effective way to solve this problem is to build what are known as Dry Creek Beds. What this is, is basically a stone crevice that will redirect the water. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Usually they\u2019re pretty nice to look at because they basically resemble a stone path running down the slope of your land. Ideally, you could redirect the water towards the street.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If not however, you could build a pond or redirect it to an area of your own land where you don\u2019t have anything growing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to landscaping,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerspath.com\/how-to\/lawns-and-grass\/flowering-ground-covers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> there\u2019s a lot of ways that you can make your garden look incredible<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Having to drain is no fun and this is a handy solution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2>Hand-held bean planter<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If beans are a bit part of your vegetable garden, you know how much of an annoyance it is to plant those seeds. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It involves an awful lot of getting low and crawling around which is terrible for your back and just an all-around miserable experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You remember those PVC pipes we talked about a little while ago? Well they\u2019ve got an awful lot of uses, and they can help you a lot in your bean-planting too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once again, you\u2019ll need a few pipes and connectors but this project is pretty straightforward. Have one long pipe, with another one attached near the top as a handle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have a few shorter pipes connected to the bottom of the long pipe which multiple seeds can pass through, and then it\u2019s ready. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With this contraption, you can walk around the soil and simply drop the seeds into the top of the pipe where they will then travel through the different channels and into the soil.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This handy device will change your bean-planting experience forever.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So while gardening might sometimes be more stressful than we would like, the end result is almost always worth it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And for those issues that crop up and get in the way of you having the best garden you can, there\u2019s always a solution. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 5 tricks that we\u2019ve talked about here are just the tip of the iceberg<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taking care of a garden is not easy. 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