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Welcome to Basic Garden TipsWater: This is not difficult. Basic Garden Tip: Just push your finger about 2 inches into the soil near the base of the plant. If it is dry, apply water. If it is moist, do not water. Food: All plants need a fertilizer supplement for optimum growth. This, also, is not difficult. Buy fertilizer and follow instructions on the package. The important thing is to DO IT! I urge you not to use chemical fertilizers. I have used manure for years with great success. I simply refuse to put chemicals on vegetables I intend to eat. Light Some plants require a lot of sun, others can thrive in shade. Just be sure to check on the requirements (see articles here) of the particular plant in question. Generally, most vegetables (tomatoes, peppers, corn, cucumbers) require a lot of sun. Temperature: You can plant lettuce, cabbage and onions in 50 degree weather. But you can not do that with cucumbers, tomatoes or corn. Read the instruction on the seed package before you put bell peppers out in 50 degree weather. Featured Articles How to grow Tomatoes The tomato is probably the most popular vegetable grown by the home gardener. (Technically, the tomato is a fruit, not a vegetable). Their popularity is probably due to the fact that they are easy to grow, require little care and when ripened on the vine, taste so much better than those from the store. Read Article...  How to grow Upside Down TomatoesThere has been a lot of publicity and advertising lately for growing upside down tomatoes in the home garden. It seems to offer several advantages to in-ground tomatoes. Here are the advantages and how you can grow your own at no cost. Read Article... Tips on Growing Lettuce Lettuce can be grown by the home gardener fairly easy, if you keep a few important points in mind. Lettuce is best grown in the spring and fall. How to Grow Orchids If you have a taste for the unusual in gardening, and an appreciation of the exquisite, you may want to try your hand at growing the one flower that speaks of beauty, elegance and the exotic. Orchids, having more than 30,000 species, are the largest of all plant families in the world, and offer three different habitats for you to consider when choosing which to grow. Read Article... copyright 2007-2008 basicgardentips.com - Basic Garden Tips
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