* A Garden is a space that makes us feel earthly and connected to our nature. It’s one of the soothing places and thus we love to visit our garden areas.
* Now, feeling earthlier always invites other creatures such as pests also. Thus, one needs to make sure to maintain the cleanliness and hygiene in their garden area.
* The garden area composts organic matter and absorbs moisture and heat. This further creates a very friendly environment for other pests to propagate on the surfaces.
* Here are a few steps that will help you to maintain the cleanliness of your garden by avoiding pests and diseases caused by them.
Keep the Garden Clean
Decaying plants, leaves, or vegetation is one of the major causes of the arrival of many pests and diseases. Thus, remember to remove the plant debris or dried leaves regularly from your garden.
Periodically check if the plant shows its infestation, then there on remove that part and place it in a proper composting environment.
Cut the infected part from the badly affected green
Once the pest makes a plant its home and starts decaying it or the plant carries diseases, it should be treated immediately. A regular check-up of these green living beings must make them feel healthy and make your garden glow.
Once taken precautions and aftercare of these plants, many plants survive and get better. If you observe that the plant is not recovering, then it’s better to remove the infected part or the complete plant out. This will avoid the chances of other plants getting affected by it.
Maintain the cleanliness of the container
Our little green living beings are very sensitive. Thus, disease-spreading organisms often reach the plants via contaminated pots, seeds, trays, and tools. So, all these gardening tools, equipment, seeds, trays, and other products should be cleaned regularly.
Growing containers must be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected before each new planting. They can simply be scrubbed or washed by using water or natural detergent. Furthermore, they can be disinfectant by using a 10% bleach solution before being rinsed with clean water and then allowed to dry.
The most important thing to remember is that the washing and disinfecting work should be done away from the plant growing area.
Clean the complete Garden Area annually or semi-annually
Once in a year or during the six-month tenure especially the time during the growing seasons one must clean and disinfect the garden area thoroughly. One must pay attention to all the corners, nooks, and crannies.
One must use a cleaner or a disinfectant to remove all the harsh algae, fungus, mold, or any other sort of undesirables from the pathway, pots, walls, etc. This will give an altogether different charming glow to your garden.
Conclusion
Wrapping up, the maintenance and cleanliness of your garden is a must to make it look evergreen charming and blossoming with all our beautiful green friends.
Use all the good quality cleaning products and disinfectants to avoid the pests and other diseases that may occur due to the unhygienic space in your home.