{"id":169,"date":"2019-07-15T20:13:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T20:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.audubonparcapts.com\/blog\/?p=169"},"modified":"2019-07-03T20:19:19","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T20:19:19","slug":"tips-on-maintaining-a-kitchen-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.audubonparcapts.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/15\/tips-on-maintaining-a-kitchen-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips on Maintaining a Kitchen Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"

$\"\"$ Residing in Cary, NC apartments<\/a> comes with certain limitations, especially to garden lovers. Due to limited space, the best approach is owning a kitchen garden and start cultivating your vegetables. Besides providing vegetables for household uses, a kitchen garden engages you in activities beneficial for your health.<\/p>\n

How do you help your kitchen garden thrive? Certainly, you will have to maintain your kitchen garden in good shape to increase productivity. Here are some tips on how to go about it.<\/p>\n

Water Regularly<\/h2>\n
Most vegetables cannot thrive in harsh conditions such as soil with inadequate moisture. Even though they highly require water immediately after planting more than during later stages of growth, it is advisable to keep watering for the entire period. Eventually, you will harvest strong and well-developed products.<\/p>\n
Weed Out When Necessary<\/h2>\n
When weeds overgrow in your kitchen garden, they will eventually curb the proper growth of your vegetables. Therefore, you should pull them out as soon as they start growing. You can also consider mulching as a way of suppressing the growth of weed. In addition, you might have to uproot overcrowded plants since they end up competing for nutrients limiting their growth. Crops should have enough space between each other.<\/p>\n
Grow Climbing Plants<\/h2>\n
Space is limited in a kitchen garden, and the best way to maximize it is by growing climbing crops. Tomatoes, melons, peas, among other crops, are efficient in regards to taking up less space while their output is relatively high. You should provide reinforcements for these plants such as fences, or standing sticks.<\/p>\n
Apply Manure or Fertilizer<\/h2>\n
Crop growth and produce are greatly enhanced by available nutrients in the soil. Different crops have varying nutrients’ requirements at different growth stages. If you have access to manure, then you can mix it before planting while you can also obtain suitable commercial fertilizers for application.<\/p>\n
In conclusion, living in rental apartments does not restrict you from growing your crops. For instance, if you are considering Audubon Parc apartments, you should not worry about space. Call them now to inquire about the restriction to specific crops in the compound if any.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Residing in Cary, NC apartments comes with certain limitations, especially to garden lovers. Due to limited space, the best approach is owning a kitchen garden and start cultivating your vegetables. Besides providing vegetables for household uses, a kitchen garden engages you in activities beneficial for your health. How do you help your kitchen garden thrive? Certainly, you… <\/p>\n
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