Simple Tips for Growing Your Garden 🌱🥑
“To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow."
-British Actress: Audrey Hepburn 🌱
Aligned with our theme of Food Productivity this month, here are some simple gardening tips including how to propagate, or grow new plants from existing plants! 🌱 Consider growing your own fruit, veggies or flowering plants in your own garden! 🤩
Originally written: 29 July 2023
• Last updated: 29 July 2023
• Written by: Ümit Çapanoğlu
Ümit Çapanoğlu is an undergraduate student majoring in Business Administration! She has previous experience forming magazines as Editor-in-Chief of her college's honors newsletter. When she isn't studying, she enjoys reading non-fiction books, traveling, gardening, hiking, and spending time with family and friends.
The Power of Gardening ✨
Throughout history, gardening has been an essential way of beautifying surrounding neighborhoods with wildlife and has significantly contributed to the production of sustainable food.
The power of growing various species of plants diversifies the natural ecosystem and greatly benefits communities and our mental, physical, and spiritual health.
In the past couple of years, the horticulture business has expanded mainly due to individuals' desires to spend more time outdoors nurturing and cultivating their gardens.
Super SIMPLE Gardening 🌱
Anyone at any age with the right mindset and environment can easily start growing their plants.
In the Growtharmony Spring 2023 edition article, "Super Simple Gardening”, Suzan Alakas indicates 3 super simple ways to dip your toe into the homegrown food movement; to regrow plant cuttings in water, regrow vegetables from their end parts, and grow vegetables from seeds.
(You can read the full article with your FREE subscription to Growtharmony Magazine, by Clicking Here!)
PROPAGATING Plant Cuttings
Additionally, you can choose to propagate various plant cuttings in perlite and vermiculite.
In creating a mix of 70-30 ratio of perlite to vermiculite, there will be more drainage, moisture retention, and oxygen available for roots to grow.
The preparation of propagating cuttings involves leaving about two or three leaves on top and cutting all of their flowers, so all the energy will be utilized for root growth.
Bright indirect light and weekly watering are essential to rooting as many healthy cuttings as possible.
The majority of the propagated plant cuttings should be ready by 2 or 3 months.
We extend a big thank you to Ümit for her sharing her Gardening Tips! 🤗
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