Gardening myths occur widely and can leave both beginner and experienced gardeners confused, wasting time and money from following unnecessary practices. Tips that are often passed on whole heartedly, imparting what green fingered fans feel to be sound advice, can often turn out to be unfounded and, in some cases, detrimental to the health or productivity of a plant.
For instance, how many of us have delved into digging over a flower or veg border, when adding a thick layer of mulch would prove much more beneficial to soil health, not to say a whole lot less back breaking too. Similarly, hands up who has pondered over when to water plants and has purposely avoided watering in the midday sun believing that water droplets could burn the foliage?
