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Highly Effective Monsoon Gardening Tips

Monsoon is perhaps one of the best seasons to plant new crops, for nourishment is thoroughly ensured. Soil stays fertile and plants get sufficient amount of ingredients needed for commendable overall health. While monsoon can sometimes bring forth a few challenges that can be daunting- particularly considering unanticipated spells of rain sometimes, there are a few tips you can follow that will make your garden healthy.

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 Highly Effective Monsoon Gardening Tips

This article talks about 3 highly effective tips to follow during the months of monsoon. These monsoon gardening tips will help in growing a healthy and pest-free garden. Read on to know more...

1. Water Stagnation:
This is number one on the list if you are to ensure that your garden stays healthy and crops receive a good deal of nourishment. Well, water stagnation is a common deterrent during the months of monsoon. Make sure your drainage system is in place and you do not allow stagnation of water in your garden. If you allow water to stagnate, the soil becomes soggy and loses essential minerals that nourish plants.

2. Frogs In Your Garden:
Might seem a little off the hook but remember, frogs, and even toads for that matter, can be of laudable assistance in eating insects. Voracious eaters of insects as they are, they help in keeping your garden insect free. So, this is an avenue you can contemplate.

3. Earthworms And Fertilizers:
We all know for a fact that earthworms are a gardener's best friends. Earthworms are highly effective in aerating the soil. They go down almost 5 feet and subsequently allow the soil to get sufficiently aerated. Besides, they enhance the level of fertility too.

Fertilizers are another effective source of soil and plant nourishment. Especially during monsoon months, employing fertilizers becomes essential. Pruning is also highly essential. Growth of new shoots can be promoted by remving dead parts.

Following these tips will take you a long way in evolving a healthy garden during the monsoon season. So make full use of this very important season for plant growth.

Story first published: Monday, July 21, 2014, 8:04 [IST]
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