Garden Planting – A Guide to Planting Trees

Executive Summary by: Tim Birch

Garden Planting: Before planting new trees, determine both your needs and the existing conditions of your site.

Like all plants, trees have specific light, soil and space requirements. Remember that many trees grow quickly and continue to grow for many years.

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Choose a tree that will compliment your garden. Large shade trees are usually not suitable for smaller gardens. Planted in a vast lawn, however, the tulip tree may be the perfect choice.

Know the mature size of the trees choose and plan your garden accordingly. Also check the trees branches for broken limbs.

Trees are heavy and planting them often requires two people so have a friend help place the tree in the hole. Avoid planting trees too deep or too high.

Garden Planting Tips – Planting Your Organic Vegetable Garden

Executive Summary by: Juliet Spalding

Garden Planting Tips: When deciding how to plant your seeds try to plan for efficiency not visual appeal. If you are planting beans or peas and corns plant the peas in a row in front of the corn. Next, spread the compost from your compost pits thinly over the garden. Then, when you are ready, start planting your seeds in the order you previously planned.

If this is your first time planting or are you afraid that you will plant the seeds to close together create furrows by moving aside a layer of soil and then consider making your own seed tape. Then carry the seed tape out to your garden and place them in the furrows you’ve already created and cover them with soil.

If you are growing the seeds directly in the ground using seed tape or planting by hand laying down the mulch and newspaper can be a pain.

Marking your seeds when planting them is usually the best way to avoid trouble or waiting to lay mulch until the seeds have begun to sprout.

Also, check out my other guide on garden art and garden plan