Image by Getty Images via @daylife Watering Your Plants Plants are approximately 90% water and therefore it is essential that they get enough water to survive. Gardening is all about balance and that applies to the amount of water your plants need to stay healthy. Over watering can be as harmful as not giving them sufficient water. The soil that the plants are growing in is a large factor [...]

Image by Getty Images via @daylife Understanding Soil Understanding the role that soil plays in the garden is one of the best assets that you can have as a gardener. It is this knowledge that will permit you to create a healthier environment for your plants and get the maximum benefits from them. In doing so, you'll also make your own existence easier, as a garden that's well managed [...]

Image via Wikipedia It is easy to test the pH of the soil in your garden with the use of a simple and inexpensive test kit. All you need to do with the test kit is take a sample of the soil and mix it with water and then compare the results in the sample to the colours on the chart. This will tell you whether the soil is acidic or alkaline. If the soil is too acidic you can add lime to [...]

Image by Getty Images via @daylife There are many different symptoms that can show where there's been a nutrient deficiency in a plant. Because all plants respond differently to a lack of nutrients it is not always easy to determine whether it is a deficiency or something else that's causing the changes to the plant. Where you see abnormal leaf colouring, where the leaf has turned a pale [...]

Image via Wikipedia Making the Most of Any Soil It's not what you start with when it comes to the quality of the soil in your garden, but the results you have when the preparation has finished that actually matters. With the accurate information and procedures you can make any soil fertile but the key factor here is getting the right information in the initial place. Even destitute quality [...]

Image via Wikipedia The appearance of wilting leaves,and leaves that have a water logged look can be a sign that your plant is suffering from frost damage. Another sign of frost damage can be the appearance of brown patches on the leaves. Other signs are shown when the shoot tips on your plants commence to die back. If the flowers on the plant don't open fully or they become discoloured [...]