The orchard is the area of the land where vegetables are grown and fruit trees are also planted. It is the corner where the gardener or gardener spends a lot of time taking care of some plants that, sooner or later, will serve as food. But, Is there any trick to improve the quality of the fruits?
The truth is that yes. Several things can be done. I will explain to you below how to have better harvests without having to spend just money on it. 😉
Prepare the ground
It is very important to prepare the ground before planting anything, as this will ensure that the plants can root easily and quickly. Thus, we have to remove the grass and stones and then level the ground a bit. Also, if we want, we can put a anti-weed mesh so that these plants do not disturb those in our garden.
Fertilize the garden
Enriching the soil is essential to have excellent harvests. And it is that, in addition to water, plants need 'food' to be able to grow healthy and strong. Therefore, we must pay with Organic fertilizers as manure, guano o compost and mix the compost with the soil with a rake or a rototiller.
Don't put the plants too close together
Sometimes, to make better use of the space, what is done is to plant the plants as who says "one on top of the other". This, if it is already a significant problem if they are grown in pots, in the garden also takes away the opportunity to have better harvests. To avoid it, we have to know the adult size of the species that we are going to plant and try to put them at a minimum distance between them in order that they can have a good development.
Water frequently
Especially during the summer, garden plants need a lot of water. If we want to obtain excellent harvests, we have to make sure that the precious element is not going to be missing in no time. So that, we have to ensure that the earth does not lose moisture.
Treat plants with natural products
Red aphid on the underside of a tomato leaf.
Horticultural plants are plants that can be affected by various plagues and diseases, As the mealybugs, Red spider, or the powdery mildew, among other. Before that happens it is highly recommended to do preventive treatments every 15 days with natural productsand neem oil or potassium soap, which will also serve as curatives in the event that they already have one.
With all these tips, we are sure to get some very good harvests.