| Gardening is a wonderful hobby that requires | | | | Gardening tips for fertile soil include - |
| passion and perseverance. A garden can be set | | | | - Pick a 3ft X 3ft area in your yard, about |
| up anywhere in the house - front yard garden, | | | | 1mX1m. |
| terrace garden, kitchen garden. | | | | - Adjust your soil Ph level to be 7.0 or neutral. |
| Gardening involves planning, choice of plants, soil | | | | - Add a little organic matter like compost (dry and |
| preparation, testing and tilling of the soil, soil | | | | dead leaves, animal dung) |
| amendments, procurement of the plants, adopting | | | | - Keep tilling activities to a minimum. |
| right planting technique. Harvesting the plants. | | | | - Plant a cover plant, to root the soil. (use plants |
| Every step gets you closer to a beautiful garden. | | | | like clover, buckwheat etc.,) |
| Soil is one of the most important ingredients for | | | | - Let the crop grow. |
| gardening, in order to increase its nutritional value | | | | - Over a period of time, increased earthworm |
| in an organic way earthworms can be fed to the | | | | activity is guaranteed. |
| soil. Earthworms have been called the friend of | | | | - Spread the earthworm community in your |
| farmer. They could be your best friend in | | | | garden. |
| gardening too. Earthworms help make the soil | | | | Steps for maintaining the earthworm number in |
| more fertile, improves the texture of your soil, | | | | your garden soil -- |
| and a better drainage is maintained in your soil. To | | | | - Carefully dig cubic blocks of soil from you |
| grow a healthy plant, healthy soil is very | | | | chosen area and switch them with regular garden |
| important. | | | | soil. |
| What is a healthy garden soil? The soil consists of | | | | - Regular supply of organic matter to the |
| four major components namely mineral matter, | | | | earthworms has to be maintained. |
| organic matter, air and water. The earthworms | | | | - Replace the chosen area with a cover crop to |
| enhance the organic matter in the soil. Gardening | | | | hold the soil in place. |
| is a slow process which involves sowing the seeds | | | | The above tips work better than buying earth |
| / samplings, helping them grow over a period of | | | | worms as you progressed in small steps and |
| time and then reap flowers / fruits / vegetables | | | | attracted the earthworms in a small area of your |
| from the plants. The growth of the plants and | | | | garden then spread it over to the whole garden. |
| yield majorly depends on the nutrient content of | | | | The nature of the soil is same hence earthworms |
| the soil. | | | | remain. |