It’s not clear why, but a lot of folks don’t think they can have a garden if they live in an apartment. If you know folks who think like that, give them the GOOD NEWS that they can, indeed, have a great apartment garden! And, even better, there is no bad news! What do you need, exactly? A creative imagination, a little work, and educating yourself a little research, and you will be able to produce a great apartment garden. The tips in this article will tell you what you need to know to have a thriving apartment garden for your enjoyment.
You will have to watch out for your pets. You are going to have to be creative coming up with a way to protect your plants and containers from your pets or they may ruin all your hard work. Cats like to claw the dirt and eat leaves of your plants. Dogs may simply tear the plants out of the pots, so they can play with them. Pets have a lot of energy when they play, and it’s easy for them to topple anything that’s not tied down – including your newly potted plants. Gardening containers and plants are great sources of curiosity and entertainment to your pets, so keep a close watch. Surrounding your plants with some type of structure or barricade that can keep your pets out may be a way to protect your garden. This may be a challenge to accomplish, especially if your apartment is really small but, if you put your mind to it, you should be able to find a solution.
Indoor plants need to be fertilized more often than outdoor plants. The reason is because outside you have all sorts of organic stuff blowing around in the air, not to mention the natural fertilizer deposited by birds. Another idea, if you don’t really want to buy extra fertilizer, is to start a small composting system in your kitchen. This is a good choice because you can make your own compost from your organic kitchen scraps. There will be less kitchen scraps to dispose of, you won’t have to buy fertilizer, and a kitchen compost system doesn’t take up much space.
Consider the benefits of hanging plants. If your floor, or tabletop, space is limited you can use hanging plants to increase the size of your garden. Obviously this will not be a good idea for larger plants that require bigger containers for their root systems. Numerous plants, however, love small containers and these make excellent hanging plants. Hanging plants are also a great way to keep your pets and kids out of the containers, which means that they have a greater success rate than the plants you would grow in containers kept on the floor or small stands. Don’t limit your creativity and gardening enjoyment simply because you don’t have a yard or your living area is small. There are many ways you can express yourself through your gardening. This is not something that everybody believes but it is still true. Don’t fall prey to the limited thinking of those who believe that if you don’t have a yard, or garden space outside, you can’t enjoy a garden. All you need to do is find some spaces for your containers and put your plants wherever you want them. Use these tips to help you get started on your project. There’s a lot more advice out there, and you can tap into it by doing a little searching online or at your local library. That homework, along with whatever advice and guidance you can glean from local experts, should help you get your own garden started in no time at all!