To grow your shade garden plants, he needs his careful planning to meet the following considerations that you want to accomplish before you venture together. You have to consider the current structure of your garden, especially if currently grow trees that can compete with the major plants with nutrients from food, water, space and sunlight.
The condition of your soil is also important factor that you should not forgotten. The soil underneath coniferous evergreen tends to be more acidic, so that soil tests are vital so that you can adjust the pH of the soil you.
All of these factors should be given the maximum attention to fulfill what they want with their shade plants.
Factors to be considered for the cultivation of plants for shade
Water and nutrient competition
If your garden has trees that can compete with its main plants, you deal with some factors that affect in terms of soil nutrients and water use. Trees have long roots that penetrates deeper into the horizon and consumed more food and water. With this scenario, you have to do his plan to have a regular water and fertiliser supply schedule to maintain the availability of water and soil fertility.
Soil PH
We have tested to discover if the soil is acidic or alkaline, since those perennial ground below are acids. Get the assistance of its experts from local extension ground to test your soil or buy a simple soil test kits from their nursery supply stores for do it yourself. Just follow the instructions in the kit to be a need to test the result. If you feel that you can't do it alone, seek the help of experts from its extension. Most plants tolerate shade slightly acidic soil (pH 6-6.5). If you're going to plant shade plants such as blueberries, rhododendrons and azaleas, prefer 5.5 pH soil to grow successfully.
Requirement of climate
Start your garden shade plants during the period of Spring, since the climate is cool and there is enough water to supply its growing plants recently. The roots of the plant has good chance to develop before the coming of daylight. You also can plant during the fall, because the soil is still warm and is ideal for the rapid development of root that could prepare plants for the winter.
Requirements of shadow
Plants of different shades differ in their degree of shading. Some prefer partial shade or sarapintada, while others tolerate locating dense shade. Explore the site and the types of plants you want to grow so that you can achieve the best result you want with your shadow garden. You need to consider which plants thrive in the shade, still need full or partial sunlight to manufacture their food to produce beautiful flowers and colorful foliage.
You cannot change its condition of garden, but you can match that thrives best plants would be in this type of environment that you have in your garden.
Therefore, careful planning is essential to achieve a successful shade garden.
Happy gardening!
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