However, Ruth explains how gardening isn’t always easy.
I’ve grown a wide range of plants and tried hard to get it right, almost everything has been easy, but I found for me growing brassicas was probably the hardest. I was always battling with the aphids and cabbage whites laying their eggs on the plants, even though they were all netted. It can be very frustrating, especially if you don’t see the bugs until they’ve half eaten your crop! So now I don’t really grow them. I also got disheartened once because I lost my tomatoes one year after doing everything to look after them! It’s just one of those things, not everything in gardening is smooth sailing.
But don’t be discouraged! Because while not everything gardening may go right, Ruth has shown that if you keep working at it, you can create a very successful garden. Here are some of her top tips for those who may be struggling or just starting out in the gardening world, including her use of coir products.
- In your first year you will learn from lots of mistakes! But don’t be put off, it’s all a learning game, don’t give up as it gets easier!
- Read up about things, Youtube has loads of short videos about gardening, I watched lots about the ‘no dig’ method.
- It’s very important to get the soil into good condition for growing. Learn how to make your own compost, it’s easy to do and it’s free! Feed the soil with goodness and you will get a great harvest.
- As for my own garden and flowers I like to grow them from seeds, cuttings and bulbs. If you want flowers all year around then visit garden centres each month and see what’s in flower that time. I like to give all my flowers a good feed, using organic fertilizer.
- I also make up a comfrey feed as well which I dilute and feed my vegetables with.
I could go on and on with tips but the best one would be to use Coir Products! I highly recommend them and I know I give all my products a great start throughout to the end!
Coir Products are absolutely fantastic, I’m currently working my way to use all of their great products, I’ve noticed a big change in a lot of things where I’ve used coir products.