7 DIY Gardening Projects during the Quarantine
Isolating with the Beauty of Nature
With the sense of anxiety and dread that the worldwide spread of the novel Coronavirus (or COVID-19), people are finding it difficult to cope with and we get it. We've been instructed to stay in our homes and apply social distancing even if we do head out, and specialists say that keeping yourself busy with a routine or pet project will help us sustain a sense of normality even in the middle of a pandemic. And we're here to help you do just that!
The unexpected increase in the amount of time we have on our hands makes us free to take on any hobbies or activities that our usually busy days may not have allowed. Whether it's brushing up on your guitar skills, learning some DIY skills to do some easy repairs in your home, or finally starting a garden in your backyard, there's no better time than now to do it. For this blog, we're going to teach you 7 simple gardening projects that you can tackle while you're under quarantine. With simple raised garden beds and container gardening to making pots out of ordinary household items and growing meals out of your own backyard, you'll get your garden up and going in no time!
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Turning Your Yard into a Lush Garden
Ever wanted to spend time managing your backyard but never really had the time to, with all the tasks and deadlines you needed to stay on top of? Well, now that we're on lockdown, we're going to help you take advantage of the time and make isolation a better experience with the beauty of nature. Here are some newbie-friendly gardening projects you can take up to keep yourself occupied and stay productive during the quarantine!
Raised Garden Beds
This is a great way to begin off if you've just started on your gardening projects. As the saying goes, you should always begin small, and raised garden beds will let you do just that.
With a smaller, regulated mass of soil to look after, you'll have your personal garden without having to commit to the entire yard. The wooden planks that outline raised garden beds will keep weeds out and preserve the soil's health and fertility without worrying about external threats.
Growing Meals Out of Your Backyard
An increasing amount of people today are learning how to grow their meals straight out of their gardens, 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 a handy life skill!
If you're planning to grow more than one crop in your garden, which is what we advise even for newbies, make sure to keep them in particular areas to make sure they don't obstruct each other's growth or accidentally stump them. Better yet, you could get them each their own raised beds, or at the very least their own containers or pots, if you have limited room.
Container Gardening
If you don't have a backyard, or much space to utilize, don't worry - indoor gardening lets you raise 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 favorite blooms and fresh greens. Take a 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 bring you!
Reinvented Plant Beds & Racks
This is another terrific option to make best use of your space other than container gardening, particularly if you have a bunch of spare materials lying around your house that you want to take advantage of. There are a lot of ways you can play around and make reinvented plant beds and racks to have a greener home!
With a few wooden slabs and stray pieces of string, you could build vertical flower beds, string of pots hung on the roof or the gutter, racks of pots on the stairs, or a tiered ladder planter, among others. You could also repurpose some household items like shower caddies to hold up and organize your flower pots, or put together all types of hooks for your pots with string, spare hardwood, and scraps of metal.
Pots Out of the Box
Who says you need to be restricted to common plant pots and plastic soil canisters when you begin your own garden? Just as long as it can hold soil properly and won't fall through when you pour water inside, it can be a plant pot!
Here are a few ideas on out of the box pots you can work with 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 practically anything that can store water and soil and keep your plants upright.
Gardening Tools Organizer
This is a great time to get your tools organized and keep them in one place if you have a handful of spare planks of plywood lying around. With a handful of nails and a hammer, you could create a simple hanging organizer to keep your shovels, rakes, garden hose, dowel, and other gardening supplies.
Want to keep your seeds categorized 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 accordingly.
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