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Common Gardening Mistakes

Gardening looks like an easy job that anyone can do; you only need to know how to dig a hole, use the garden hose, and remove any dead leaves or flowers. However, that is not the case! Your Adelaide garden requires many services that only a professional landscaper in Adelaide can provide. For example, you might want to know how much space each plant needs to grow or the best watering technique for your plants.

Some gardening mistakes can be hard to fix and, if not treated correctly, could ruin your Adelaide plants. These are some of the most common gardening mistakes inexperienced gardeners make:

Shallow Watering

The watering techniques you use have a direct, substantial impact on your Adelaide garden. If you spray your plants with a regular garden hose, you are not watering your garden correctly. You are just washing the dust off the leaves. The plants will look cleaner, but minimal water will reach the roots.

Plants do not drink through their leaves. Therefore, it is the roots that your watering technique should focus on. Shallow watering will cause the roots not to grow deep in the soil, as they will reach upwards for water. Consequently, your plants will need more frequent watering and will become prone to toppling over.

Using Too Much Pesticide

By using too many pesticides in your gardening routine, you are not only risking contaminating the soil of your Adelaide garden. Pesticides do not only keep pests out of your Adelaide garden; they can also scare off insect pollinators, which are not your garden's enemies. On the contrary, your plants need pollinators to grow more fruits or vegetables.

Not Pruning Regularly

No one can argue that regularly pruning your plants takes time and work. If, on the other hand, you fail to perform a necessary gardening task, such as pruning, your plants will not only lose shape and form, but they will also die. If you don't prune, branches that don't need to be there will compete with your flowers and fruits for the plant's energy.

Unplanned Planting

Most people start planting without making a gardening plan first. They only care about the plants' looks and matching colours, which is insufficient. Other aspects must also be considered, such as the space each plant needs to grow freely and where the sunlight hits your Adelaide garden during the day.

A professional landscaper from Guaranteed Garden Services in Adelaide knows how to avoid and fix these common gardening mistakes. We will take care of all the hard gardening work for you.

Our team will work with you to develop custom solutions to give your Adelaide garden the care and attention it needs to grow and flourish. With over ten years of gardening service experience in Adelaide, we know what your garden needs to flourish year-round. We are more than a mowing service; our services cover new landscaping, irrigation system repair and installation, and much more.

Make your gardening dreams a reality; call us today to organise your free quote!

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