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7 DIY Gardening Projects during the Quarantine

Isolating with the Beauty of Nature

With the feeling of anxiety and unease that the total spread of the novel Coronavirus (or COVID-19), people are finding it hard to deal with and we understand. We've been instructed to stay in our houses and apply social distancing even if we do head out, and experts suggest that keeping yourself occupied with a routine or pet project will help us keep a sense of normality even during a pandemic. And we're here to help you do just that!

The abrupt increase in the amount of time we have on our hands leaves us free to take up any hobbies or activities that our typically busy days may not have permitted. Whether it's brushing up on your guitar skills, learning some DIY skills to do some simple repairs in your house, or finally starting a garden in your yard, there's no better time than now to do it. For this article, we're going to teach you 7 basic gardening projects that you can tackle while you're under quarantine. With practical raised garden beds and container gardening to creating pots out of ordinary household objects and growing meals out of your own backyard, you'll get your garden up and going in no time!

If you would like a formal track or wish to get certified as a professional on all things about gardening, we suggest looking into professional bodies and schools in gardening and floristry like the American Institute of Floral Designers of the AIFD (www.aifd.org), the National Gardening Organization (www.garden.org), the American Floral Endowment (www.endowment.org), the American Horticultural Society (www.ahsgardening.org) and other similar organizations offering tracks specializing in floristry and horticulture.

Turning Your Yard into a Lush Garden

Ever wanted to spend some time managing your backyard but never really had the time to, with all the deadlines and tasks you needed to stay on top of? Well, now that we're on lockdown, we're going to help you make the most of the time and make isolation a more suitable experience with the beauty of nature. Here are some newbie-friendly gardening projects you can tackle to keep yourself busy and stay productive during the quarantine!

Raised Garden Beds

This is a great way to begin off if you've just begun on your gardening ventures. As the saying goes, you should always start small, and raised garden beds will let you do just that.

With a smaller, regulated lump of soil to care for, you'll have your personal garden without having to commit to the entire yard. The wooden planks that frame raised garden beds will keep weeds out and sustain the soil's health and fertility without thinking about external hazards.

Growing Meals Out of Your Backyard

An increasing number of people today are learning how to grow their meals straight out of their yards, and for good reason. Not only is it more affordable, but everyone knows organic food is far better for your health - plus, it will give you an useful life skill!

If you're planning to plant more than one crop in your garden, which is what we advise even for rookies, make sure to keep them in separate areas to make sure they don't hinder each other's growth or accidentally stump them. Better yet, you could make them each their own raised beds, or at least their own containers or pots, if you have limited space.

Container Gardening

If you don't have a backyard, or much space to work with, don't worry - indoor gardening lets you cultivate as much plants and flowers you want without making your place look smaller in any way!

Start off with a handful of pots and containers of your fresh greens and favorite blossoms. Look at where you can add in some plants to make best use of your space, and enjoy the fresh air and cool atmosphere that container gardening will give you!

Reinvented Plant Beds & Racks

This is one more great option to take full advantage of your space other than container gardening, specifically if you have a plenty of spare materials lying around your house that you want to maximize. In fact, there are a bunch of ways you can mess around and make reinvented plant beds and racks to achieve a greener home!

With a few wooden slabs and stray pieces of string, you could assemble vertical flower beds, string of pots fastened on the roof or the gutter, racks of pots on the staircase, or a tiered ladder planter, and many more. You could also repurpose some household items like shower caddies to hold and organize your flower pots, or develop all types of hooks for your pots with string, spare timber, and scraps of metal.

Pots Out of the Box

Who says you have to be restricted to common plant pots and plastic soil canisters when you start your own garden? So long as it can hold soil adequately and won't flop when you pour water inside, it can be a plant pot!

Here are a number of ideas on out of the box pots you can use for your own garden: knitted pots, mason jars, cardboard boxes, tin cans, metal or plastic pails and buckets, wine bottles cut in half, old mugs, or old boots to suspend by a wall or fence. You can use just about anything that can store water and soil and keep your plants upright.

Gardening Tools Organizer

If you have a some spare planks of plywood lying around, this is a great time to get your tools organized and keep them in one place. With a handful of nails and a hammer, you could put together a simple hanging organizer to keep your shovels, rakes, garden hose, dowel, and other gardening tools.

Want to keep your seeds sorted out and keep them from scattering and getting mixed up? You can use old candy containers, like Tic-Tac capsules, to put each type of seed in and label them appropriately.