Gardening is less complicated than you might think, and knowing the correct techniques for a few basic, but important, aspects of plant care will take you a long way on the road to success. From knowing how to start seeds or plant seeds outside, to ensuring that your garden soil is healthy, these garden basics are essential building blocks for future success. The most important technique demonstrated in this section is how to water plants, which is probably the number one gardening technique you need to know how to do in order to grow happy, healthy plants. Learning how to water correctly, and a few other techniques, will make gardening easier and more fun. And gardening’s supposed to be fun!
Look up the definitions of these terms in the glossary before reading through this part, and you’ll have a leg up on your learning!
Acidic soil
Alkaline soil
Brown materials
Garden fork
Garden lime
Green materials
Hose breaker
Irrigation
Nozzle
pH
Seed starting mix
Soaker hose
Soil knife
Soil test
Watering wand