Gardening: 5 Fundamental Gardening Tips Every Gardener Must Know

What is it about a beautiful garden that can quiet or stir a fire in one's soul? Many people can't explain it, but whatever the reason, a well tended garden is something to behold. It's a truly fantastic hobby. It gives you time to contemplate life. And it'll even give you an outlet for whatever ill that binds you.

Now that you're on your way, here are 5 fundamental gardening tips that you should know by heart. Commit them to memory. Just how successful you are at gardening will greatly depend on how much you will be able to apply these principles. You may even consider these as the cardinal rules of gardening, for you can't get by without them.

1. Moisture is vital for a plant's good health. Water helps to transport needed nutrients all throughout the plant's system. It also lends a hand to regulate and control the plant's temperature, which, as you will discover later on is also an important factor to ensure the plant's good health.

2. Plants don't require air per se, but they do require specific gases that are part of the air. Most people think or believe that plants are wholly dependent on oxygen, just like other living things. But they're not. Plants produce more oxygen than they actually need. Amazingly, plants are the enabler of life on Earth for they supply as much as two-thirds of the world's oxygen.

Carbon dioxide is another gas needed by plants. As every good gardener must know, this gas is also essential for a plant's growth and development. Oftentimes, it becomes more necessary in enclosed spaces.

3. Plants don't need soil per se, but they do need particular nutrients that the soil they grow on should be loaded with. Plants won't thrive in just any kind of soil. Always keep that in mind. To guarantee the most favorable growth and development of all plants, the soil on which they will be planted on should be rich with calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), nitrogen (N), potassium (K), sulfur (S) and phosphorous (P).

4. Plants are more sensitive to temperature than humans and animals. As earlier mentioned, the right kind of temperature is essential for a plant's good health. Too hot or too cold a temperature will severely limit a plant's growth and development. It'll also result in poor produce production for farmers.

The wrong temperature will likewise take effect on the plant's resiliency against its environment and surroundings. This includes how well the plant will be able to fight against infection and disease.

5. Plants are more dependent on light than any other living thing or creature on Earth. "Light" refers to the amount of sunshine that a plant receives. This sunlight is necessary for photosynthesis, a fundamental process needed for most plants to survive. It provides the plant with food and gives off oxygen as a by-product. Plants should receive a sufficient, if not ideal, quantity of sunlight every day.

These are only 5 fundamentals that every aspiring gardener should know. There are more, to be sure. But this is a fine start. Applying each principal devoutly will surely result in a garden worth its while. Have fun! You've chosen a spiritually satisfying and uplifting hobby that will probably make you a happier, if not calmer, person.