Garden Rebuilding
gardening September 28th, 2007
The first thing in garden making is the selection of a spot. Without a choice, it means simply doing the best one can with conditions. With space limited it resolves itself into no garden, or a box garden. Surely a box garden is better than nothing at all.
But we will now suppose that it is possible to really choose just the right site for the garden. What shall be chosen? The greatest determining factor is the sun. No one would have a north corner, unless it were absolutely forced upon him; because, while north corners do for ferns, certain wild flowers, and begonias, they are of little use as spots for a general garden.
If possible, choose the ideal spot a southern exposure. Here the sun lies warm all day long. When the garden is thus located the rows of vegetables and flowers should run north and south. Thus placed, the plants receive the sun’s rays all the morning on the eastern side, and all the afternoon on the western side. One ought not to have any lopsided plants with such an arrangement.
Suppose the garden faces southeast. In this case the western sun is out of the problem. In order to get the best distribution of sunlight run the rows northwest and southeast.
The idea is to get the most sunlight as evenly distributed as possible for the longest period of time. From the lopsided growth of window plants it is easy enough to see the effect on plants of poorly distributed light. So if you use a little diagram remembering that you wish the sun to shine part of the day on one side of the plants and part on the other, you can juggle out any situation. The southern exposure gives the ideal case because the sun gives half time nearly to each side. A northern exposure may mean an almost entire cut-off from sunlight; while northeastern and southwestern places always get uneven distribution of sun’s rays, no matter how carefully this is planned.
The garden, if possible, should be planned out on paper. The plan is a great help when the real planting time comes. It saves time and unnecessary buying of seed.
New garden spots are likely to be found in two conditions: they are covered either with turf or with rubbish. In large garden areas the ground is ploughed and the sod turned under; but in small gardens remove the sod. How to take off the sod in the best manner is the next question. Stake and line off the garden spot. The line gives an accurate and straight course to follow. Cut the edges with the spade all along the line. If the area is a small one, say four feet by eighteen or twenty, this is an easy matter. Such a narrow strip may be marked off like a checkerboard, the sod cut through with the spade, and easily removed. This could be done in two long strips cut lengthwise of the strip. When the turf is cut through, roll it right up like a roll of carpet.
But suppose the garden plot is large. Then divide this up into strips a foot wide and take off the sod as before. What shall be done with the sod? Do not throw it away for it is full of richness, although not quite in available form. So pack the sod grass side down one square on another. Leave it to rot and to weather. When rotted it makes a fine fertilizer. Such a pile of rotting vegetable matter is called a compost pile. All through the summer add any old green vegetable matter to this. In the fall put the autumn leaves on. A fine lot of goodness is being fixed for another season.
Even when the garden is large enough to plough, I would pick out the largest pieces of sod rather than have them turned under. Go over the ploughed space, pick out the pieces of sod, shake them well and pack them up in a compost heap.
Mere spading of the ground is not sufficient. The soil is still left in lumps. Always as one spades one should break up the big lumps. But even so the ground is in no shape for planting. Ground must be very fine indeed to plant in, because seeds can get very close indeed to fine particles of soil. But the large lumps leave large spaces which no tiny root hair can penetrate. A seed is left stranded in a perfect waste when planted in chunks of soil. A baby surrounded with great pieces of beefsteak would starve. A seed among large lumps of soil is in a similar situation. The spade never can do this work of pulverizing soil. But the rake can. That’s the value of the rake. It is a great lump breaker, but will not do for large lumps. If the soil still has large lumps in it take the hoe.
Many people handle the hoe awkwardly. The chief work of this implement is to rid the soil of weeds and stir up the top surface. It is used in summer to form that mulch of dust so valuable in retaining moisture in the soil. I often see people as if they were going to chop into atoms everything around. Hoeing should never be such vigorous exercise as that. Spading is vigorous, hard work, but not hoeing and raking.
After lumps are broken use the rake to make the bed fine and smooth. Now the great piece of work is done.
November 3rd, 2007 at 2:10 am
menda nih citer pasal berkebun ke atau buat landskap. aduh pakai bedal aje bagi komen pasal berkebun. garden tu kebun laa atau semakna bertaman… hahahaa… broken meaning.
November 4th, 2007 at 10:17 pm
memang kena baca banyak kali nampaknya. apa yang penting adalah minat anda untuk bertaman dan mengindahkan laman web anda dengan penuh gumbira. eh laman web pulak….?
lagi bagus kalo laman itu boleh memberikan hasil dan pendapatan kpd kita dan menjimatkan perbelanjaan harian kita. moh laa kita “taman sayuran ditanam kawasan rumah kita…”
haiyaaaaaaaaa…
tanam sayuran di laman rumah kita.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:23 am
betul..tanyala petani..sape yg tak mahu hasil penat lelah membanting tulang 4keratnya memberi pulangan..sama jgk mcm blog..sudah dihias..dibaja..dijaga..disiram..makan tunggu pulangannya pulak..
November 5th, 2007 at 10:29 pm
yaaa… tunggu dengan penuh kesabarannya. jangan tak sabor nanti kena penampor dek pakcik google. hehehee…
taman hiasan memng berbaloi jika ada sambutan yang berterusan, kalo gitu boleh laa saya promotekan pokok hiasan yang ada terjual di beberapa kawasan jualan pokok2 hiasan taman. bonsai berapa sepasu? siapa nak boleh serbu…
dah tentunya mencecah angka ribu2. ada yang beli biarpun mahal untuk hiasan taman.
google aje laa… berkenaan “taman hiasan”
November 5th, 2007 at 10:37 pm
huhu..taman hiasan idaman bagiku adalah sebuah blog yg menarik, dan disukai ramai, mereka tidak kisah akan kesalahan tatabahasa mahupun grammar janji pengisian itu ada
November 5th, 2007 at 10:40 pm
tengok aje taman perumahan. memang berseri dengan taman hiasan jika tuan punya memang sukakan tamannya berhias indah.kalo dah tak suka memang jangan harp nak dapatkan taman hiasannya berseri untuk laman rumahnya…
tak suka tak suka tak suka tak suka tak suka… ( macam iklan cat pulak)
November 5th, 2007 at 11:00 pm
haha..tapi ada juga petani atau pekebun yg minat berladang..dia ada bnyk ladang..tapi tak jaga..tapi ladang tu tetap beri dia pulangan
November 6th, 2007 at 10:49 pm
berapa banyak taman hiasan yang hendak dibangunkan. kalo dah jadi profesional. taman apa pun boleh dihasilkan dengan penuh keindahannya. ada juga yang bernama consultant taman hiasan. lumayan wooooo…
November 6th, 2007 at 11:54 pm
dengan adanya taman hiasan ini dah tentunya menggunakan kreativit yang cukup menarik perhatian. indah dan nyaman terasa…
November 9th, 2007 at 8:46 am
hahaa… mana komen balas di sini? boleh laa lepas nih nak rebuilding blog dengan panduan taman hiasan. memang menarik…
November 9th, 2007 at 5:02 pm
huhu..3 komen in a row..(black hat tactic nie :p)
suruh la hafreze tulis entri baru..jenuh dah nie..nak baca
November 9th, 2007 at 6:27 pm
lol..should have some picture example lahh. baru layan nak baca. but nice tips. boleh aku aplikasi kan kat kebun nenek aku nanti.
November 9th, 2007 at 6:33 pm
yer laa gambor kebun mungaaaa… tak ada. must post it with picture about garden.
ohohoho… dah jenuh nunggu takdak komen balas, saya go on komen laa…
posting baru tak ada daaaa…. mana posting baru????
November 9th, 2007 at 8:14 pm
itule pasal..saje je dia takmau letak posting baru
November 9th, 2007 at 8:20 pm
tersiksa jugak nak komen nih bertali-arus tanpa posting yang baru? takpe laa kita tunggu… mungkin sedang bercuti rehat agaknya??
November 9th, 2007 at 8:47 pm
bukan bercuti..dia sperti aku..sturggel utk final
November 9th, 2007 at 10:05 pm
yup, kebun bunga. kebun DRAGON FRUIT lagi best.
November 9th, 2007 at 10:54 pm
huhu..kebun dragon fruit boleh diumpamakan sebagai sebuah blog yg dipenuhi kaler merah dan hijau
November 10th, 2007 at 7:36 am
wooo… terlupa laa pulok. sori laa. pekse elok2 jangan meniru….
November 10th, 2007 at 9:52 am
haa ??? urmm, sokong lah seruan kerajaan. pertanian for the new genaration.~
November 10th, 2007 at 2:16 pm
huhu..pertanian itu perniagaan..sekarang tgh cari tanah utk penternakan kambing boer
November 15th, 2007 at 8:04 pm
berkebun dengan tekun dan penuh semangat untuk berjaya dalam perniagaan yang berasaskan pertanian. tanam sayur pun boleh jadi jutawan jugak…
November 15th, 2007 at 11:45 pm
sekarang nie pertanian adalah perniagaan..blog pun dah boleh berniaga..tanya bob..yg kini dikenali sebagai super K