Mar 14th, 2008
Vertical Produce Gardening
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When handling your flowers and plants you have got two options: either be on your knees and serve them with water or whatever and the second option is to spend time with them standing face to face.
Many gardeners prefer the second option because it is less tiring. The second option is also called as vertical gardening whereas the first one could be called horizontal gardening.
There are many advantages of vertical gardening which are usually neglected by most of the gardeners. They give you more space compared with horizontal gardening.
If you are a creative gardener, then you can play a lot with your vertical garden in order to produce some eye catching effects. Vertical gardening is also ideal if you have small yard or a very limited space for your gardening.
There are many benefits of vertical gardening. Some of the most common benefits are:
- It is suitable for homes with small yards.
- It gives very pleasant effects and usually looks very cool
- You can hide any unappealing walls by growing plants like vine.
- Vertical gardening will allow you to work on the garden while standing which is better then getting on your knees which is quite tiring and uncomfortable.
- Vertical gardening also helps in getting rid of certain plant diseases because it keeps them above the ground and safe them from soil-borne diseases.
Handy tips for vertical gardening
- Analyze the location of your vertical garden. Make sure that you take into account the whether of your area before deciding a specific location for your vertical garden.
- Try to keep some tabs on your vertical plants so that they don’t grow in the direction you don’t want. You should also consider that when they grow, you will need a ladder to prune them, will you reach them easily. So calculate the location and area where you grow them.
- Try to keep the base of plants like vine mulched of about 4 inches. This is to make sure that the soil will retain sufficient amount of water for the plant and other nutrients as well.
- Plants like vines usually require frequent watering. Make sure that you water them frequently.
- You should also think about fastening up the plants as they grow. This will make sure that they don’t fall or slump off.
