12 Gardening Tips & Hacks for Beginners

In a few days' time, Spring will finally arrive. Planning your family's activities will do you good even before Friday marks the start of the season.

Gardening is a hobby that enriches knowledge and enhances practical skills both of the young and the old. Smart hacks in getting things done can help you and your kids get the hang of this outdoor hobby. Take the advice of those who have seen and done it all just outside their homes.

These 12 tips and hacks make gardening easy, even for amateur gardeners.

       1. Grind Eggshells to Supply Doses of Calcium to Your Garden

Calcium is as healthy for your garden as it is for your body. Eggshells are good sources of calcium, according to Listotic. A spring break will give you and your family extra time to grind some eggshells. After you've grinded them in a blender, it does not take long to spread them all over your garden.

       2. Warn Your Pets to Stay Out

Forks are good hack tools that prevent your pet dog or cat from pooping all over your crops. Once your little animals see disposable forks all over your garden, they'll know they should not be loitering around.

       3. A Mini Garden Ideal for an Apartment

You can still make gardening a hobby even if you're living in an apartment with your family. A Rubbermaid container mini garden is where you grow your crops. Put some packing peanuts and garden fabric deep inside the container's bottom for easy gardening.

       4. Let the Diapers Lock in Your Plants' Moisture

Diapers are useful in conveniently locking in your plants' moisture. Now, you never have to frequently water your plants while out and about on a busy day!

        5. Coffee Filters Contain the Dirt in One Place in Your Pot

Never see a mess inside your pot again when you line its bottom with a coffee filter! Water drains out of the coffee filters in pots without spreading the dirt all over the place.

        6. Grow Tomatoes in a Warm, Dry Place During the Cold Season

Tomatoes and winter don't go together. Once the cold season kicks in, pull your tomato crop out of your garden. Caring for them indoors in a warm, dry place ripens them up over time, as reported by Planet Natural.

        7. Keep Your Garden Tools in Bright, Noticeable Colors

Bright, noticeable colors other than green work wonder in standing out in your garden. Save time sorting through your garden tools every now and then in a busy day for hours. Easily pick out the plants you're looking for just by looking at the color of their pots' handle.

        8. Never Leave Overripe Vegetables in Your Garden

Overripe vegetables are all-time insect-favorite crops. As soon as your vegetables ripen, get them as far away from your garden. Doing so reduces the chances of pests feasting around them.

        9. Stationary Hoses Facilitates Easy Gardening and Tool Storage

Organic Gardening reported that stationary hoses expressly facilitate easy gardening and tool storage, than their movable counterparts. Time is of the essence all the time. Save yourself some time by opting to use this gardening tool on a daily basis, instead.

       10. Laundry Baskets that Come in Handy for Harvesting

Laundry baskets make the best strainers. Put all of your harvested crops inside these baskets to lessen dirt to rinse off your crops, afterwards.

       11. Vertically Line Up Your Crops on a Trellis or Fence

You don't need a vine to make your garden beautiful. Vertically line up your crops on a trellis or fence to save space. This extraordinary gardening hack will make you feel like you were growing a vine, too!

        12. Be Meticulous in Driving Away Insects

You need to be alert in driving away insects away from your garden, especially during warm seasons. Insects love heat. When the temperature is high, garlic, onions, chives and chrysanthemums come in handy in your garden. Insects are allergic to these plants, so you know you're in good hands. To ensure insects don't get close to your crops, keep these plants in handy all-year round, also.

Gardening does not have to be a complicated rocket science activity. Give these tips and hacks a try. Upon doing so, you'll be well on your way into becoming an expert gardener faster than you may have expected.