While I am at work, I often listen to podcasts that talk about gardening. Today was a day that I heard one piece of advice given that every gardener should listen to-no matter whether professional or amateur. This advise was to trust your instincts when gardening with regards any advice given.

This advice was in relation to a particular task in the garden, I think pruning roses. Yes the books all say a certain time to prune them but you know your garden better than anyone was the advice-so read the advice, but don’t be scared to do things a little different if your experience tells you so.

Trusting your instinct when you are gardening, whether pruning roses or sowing seeds, which is one example I can use. For the crops that I want to grow over the summer, a lot of the seed packets say to sow in spring. While it is still winter here in Sydney, I know that I can sow the seeds today and they will be good to go-the days are warmer and longer, while the area where they will be growing is sheltered, sunny and I haven’t seen one frost at home in the twelve years I’ve lived here.

Take what advice is given, but adapt it to your situation. If you are new to gardening, please have a go-the more you do the more you learn, have fun and grow things that you enjoy.