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ADVERTORIAL

SPRING GARDENING

The Coronavirus pandemic has the desire to use open areas and and making them a reality, is filled
shown us how important home get creative with the outside garden with moments of insight and joy.
space.
becomes in times of crisis. In order to keep the garden looking
Gardening provides a constant source clean and fresh, there are some key
estrictions on our freedom of new projects for plant-lovers to activities that need to take place,
of movement heighten our get excited about – whether they’re especially during spring and summer.
Rperception of our home as a newcomers or old hands. Every step Here are some tips and ideas that
place of sanctuary, where we feel of the process, from dreaming up new can help every gardener, no matter
safe and secure. This has generated ideas through to mapping them out the size of the project.

Vegetable gardens

for beginners

Vegetable patches are suitable for new
gardeners of all ages. Fresh shoots quickly
lead to a sense of achievement – and to
edible results! Among other things, they teach
children to find their way around the garden,
care for living things and appreciate the wide
range and different types of vegetables.

Sunny spots are ideal for vegetable patches.
Larger plants that take up a lot of space are
easy to reach even when planted toward Vegetable gardening
the back of the garden bed, while smaller can involve the whole
vegetables are best positioned at the front. family

Soil preparation is extremely important and
using the correct tools makes this task easy
and effortless. The GARDENA combisystem
range of tools offers a solution to all types
of activities involved in preparing the soil –
from tilling the soil, removing weeds, and
raking, to cultivating. The combisystem
works on the principle of one handle that
is interchangeable with a wide range of
different tool heads.

The GARDENA combisystem Garden Hoe
offers two functions in one: the hoe is used to
loosen the soil and weeds without stepping
on the vegetable patch, and the rake is used The GARDENA
to remove the weeds. combisystem Garden Hoe

Composting at home

In addition to care and water, plants good for improving the soil, and can rain. When setting up the bin, it’s
need to be provided with nutrients be made in a compost bin. important to make sure that insects
before they can bear fruit or show and worms can access them.
off their colours. Experienced The compost bin should be They help transform kitchen and
gardeners can make their own positioned in a sheltered and garden waste into valuable plant
compost instead of relying on pre- partially shaded area in order to food. Using a mouse-proof mesh
processed commercial fertilisers. ensure that its contents don’t dry prevents rats and larger vermin
Home-made compost is cheap, out or get washed away by the from getting into the bin.
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