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Starting a garden is something that everyone should do at least once in life. There is a lot of enjoyment involved in the growing of and caring for plants. Even if you have no gardening experience you should be able to grow a few basic plants your first time out. There are so many different types of information available today that even brand new gardeners should be able to learn how to grow a new garden. Of course, gardening is not easy. It can sometimes be very hard work! Here are a few hints that you can use if you are thinking of beginning your very own garden. Try to prevent your seedlings from totally drying out. While it is true that some plants thrive in dry soil conditions that does not mean that they can go without being watered at all. Every seedling needs to be watered. You don't have to let your seedlings sit in mud, obviously, but you need to give them at least a little bit of moisture if you want to keep them alive. How much water you will need to feed to your plants will depend on what type of plants you are trying to grow. Before you put your seedlings in the garden learn how much and how often they need to be watered. You don't want to let your plants dry out or drown. Prepare your garden by digging into the ground and loosening the soil before you plant in it. Obviously if you dig when the conditions are not right you could end up harming your garden. Don't dig unless you have moist soil conditions. It should be moist enough that you can form it into a ball with your hands when you dig it up from the ground. It should be dry enough that, when you drop the ball back onto the ground, it breaks apart. To turn the soil and increase the air flow through it spading forks and spades are the best tools. Simple flowers and hardy vegetables are the best plants to grow if you are a beginning gardener. Cosmos, Russian sage, zinnias, coneflowers and black eyed Susans are also fairly easy to grow. Obviously you do not have to choose one of these plants for your first garden. These are just the easiest plants to begin with when you are new to gardening. After you get used to growing easy plants like these you can try growing more difficult flowers and vegetables. Starting a garden is a lot of fun, but also a lot of work. If you take some time to learn about gardening ahead of time there is no reason that the garden you want to start shouldn't thrive. Enjoy the time in your garden! It's a reason to get outside and play! Horse care and horse training tips at HorseCareHorseCare dot com.
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