Rainy season garden care

Contrary to what some might think, there is a lot to do in the garden during the rainy season. Of course there are days when you obviously do not have to water your plants or lawn, but they still require a great deal of attention.

Last week, I received quite a few inquiries on lawn and plant care. As regards lawns, remember that the grass would grow more quickly in the rainy months so you would have to cut it more often. The soil/earth would be soft so do be careful when cutting your lawn. You may even lose patches of lawn grass with the heavy rain.

The heavy rainfall would also leach out the nutrients from your lawn so you would need to feed your lawn. Miracle Gro All Purpose Plant Food is a balanced plant food. I have been using it for years and always got good results. There is a feeder bottle that you can