How To Start A Backyard Garden. With the right tools and the proper know-how, you can easily learn the gardening basics needed to turn your backyard into a thriving plant paradise. You need to know the pH levels of your soil to establish the crops that can flourish in that particular pH.
If you're planting in a lawn, and you want to save the grass to put somewhere else, use a sod cutter. Mulching for moisture retention and soil building. Put in hard landscaping. (Image credit: Future / Brent Darby) Hard landscaping takes in the structural features of a backyard such as paths, patios, decks, walls, garden fence ideas, edging, raised beds and more.
This is simply creating a clean break between the grass and the garden area, as shown here.
For starts, dig a hole that's the recommended depth listed on the plant tag.
This will guide you to keep a straight row. Work smarter and compost in place. Mulching for moisture retention and soil building.
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