The end of spring is marked by a flurry of activity for gardeners. At this time, you need to have time to make beds, plant potatoes, and then take on seedlings.
The main thing in a hurry is not to repeat other people's mistakes, so that you don't have to redo them later. Here are 6 mistakes that gardeners make.
1. Hardening
If you immediately transplant the seedlings into the ground, there will be no luck. A sharp change in weather conditions, bright sun, strong wind will do their dirty work and the unhardened seedlings will die.
The seedlings are left outside for several hours, gradually increasing the time until full daylight.
2. Place
In addition to crop rotation and neighboring beds, you need to choose a suitable place for each crop. It is important to choose a sunny place for tomatoes and peppers, while radishes and spinach grow better in the shade.
3. Time
The main thing here is not the date, but the air and soil temperature. Another important point is the phases of the moon. But experienced gardeners plant seedlings in the beds also in cloudy weather, early in the morning or in the evening.
4. Weather
It is important to compare folk signs and lunar calendar recommendations with the weather forecast. Temperature fluctuations are a common occurrence in spring. Therefore, the forecast should be favorable for at least 10 days.
5. Roots
Root damage occurs when the seedlings are removed from the containers. You can often hear that seedlings need to be watered before transplanting, but a plant in slightly dried soil is easier to remove from the cup.
6. Garter
Tall crops need to be tied up immediately during planting, otherwise they may be damaged by the wind until they get stronger.
