Plant Garden
Plant Garden
How do I plant a garden?
This is my first time planting anything. I live in Southern Vermont and want to plant 2 separate gardens. I have a flower box about 5' x 3' lined in pressure treated wood. I also have a large area behind my house to plant veggies. I know I need to get this done ASAP for prime gardening time, but where do I start? What's the easiest to go with for this first timer?
Tomatoes, green beans and yellow crookneck squash are easy to grow. Dig up your soil until it is very loose.
For each tomato plant, dig a hole about the size of a softball. Put in a tablespoon or so of 10-20-10 fertilizer and fill the hole with water. Put the plant in and finish filling with soil, tamping it down well around the roots. As the plants grow, stake them to keep them from falling over and breaking.
For green beans, dig a shallow trench the length of your garden, spread in some of the same fertilizer and drop the bean seeds about 6 inches apart. Cover with soil, mounding it up a bit along the length of the row.
For squash, with your hoe make mounds a couple of feet apart about the diameter of a basketball and 3 or 4 inches high; level the top of the mounds. Push 5 or 6 squash seeds into separate places in each mound to a depth of about 2 inches. Spread dirt over each mound to cover the seeds. Water well and watch 'em grow.
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Auckland Botanic Gardens – A World Full Of The Beauty And Importance Of Plants
The lush greenery of the Auckland Botanic Gardens covers 64 hectares in the southern part of Auckland and consists of approximately 10,000 different plants. A young garden by both national and international standards, this beautiful botanical garden however has won many awards over time. Some of the awards attained include The Garden of National Significance, Creative Places Award for Built Environment and Threatened Native Plant Garden. The place continues to attract streams of tourists due to its attractive displays of native and introduced plants, and is an ideal location for a family outing.
This picturesque Garden has a threefold vision for its existence. It aims to contribute to society’s well being and appreciation of plants through the creation of a magnificent garden. Secondly, the range of plants grown here are meant to highlight the area’s compatible climate for growing, and its diverse ethnicity and landscape. Thirdly, apart from meeting the community’s needs and interests, it also aims to inform people about the importance of plants to their lives and to the environment at large.
Amid the many plants, flowers and shrubs grown here, there are many specific highlights at the Garden. The award winning roses are housed in 5 uniquely themed gardens ranging from a historical garden to a reflection garden. The Perennial Garden is extremely colourful and is a popular wedding location. The unusual Rock Garden has the largest collection of cacti and succulents in Auckland and is a great place to relax for awhile. The Palm Garden boasts the largest collection of New Zealand’s palm trees on display, whilst the Spring Blossom Valley is beautiful with its picturesque landscape of crab and apple trees.
Visitors should not miss exploring the New Zealand native plant collection that features the Native Plant Identification Trail and the Native Forest Trail. Kids will definitely enjoy a visit to the Potter Children’s Garden where through interactive play, they are able to discover the joy and beauty of plants. Other attractive spots at the Garden include the Edible Garden and the Camellia Garden.
Nature lovers should also pay a visit the onsite library that has a large store of interesting reading material to be referred. A day to the Garden can be wound up by relaxing and enjoying a meal in the Visitors Center at the Café Miko that has an amazing view of the surrounding greenery.
The Langham Hotel Auckland is an ideal base from which tourists can explore many of city’s key sights, including the Auckland Botanic Gardens. The hotel is home to the elegant and luxurious haven of the Chuan Spa Auckland which is a popular spa in Auckland due to its serene setting and relaxing treatment methods used.
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