Research has shown that specific gardening goals will result in a better garden.

I researched the top gardening goals and compared them to my garden. This led me to 8 goals to help transform your garden. And I have identified the most significant obstacles to achieving these goals.

Are your gardening goals project-based or strategic?

Writing your goals will make it easier to reach them. This is because writing or speaking helps you clarify what you want. Instead of thinking vaguely about what you should do this year, identify a project or strategy.

Project-based gardening goals

1. Make a compost pile.
2. Get rid of that corner in the garden that has become a dump.
3. Your garden can be transformed from a family garden into a peaceful retreat or vice versa.
4. Increase your vegetable intake

Strategic gardening goals

1. Increase wildlife friendliness in your garden
2. Increase the sustainability of your garden
3. Garden maintenance can be made more accessible.
4. Conserve water in your garden

Goals for project-based gardening – Create a compost heap

1. This is one of the top gardening goals. This is because a compost pile means you can make fewer trips to the dump to dispose of your garden clippings. Instead of buying fertilizer and well-rotted manure, you can also save money by making your compost. A compost heap is one of the best things for your garden.
2. What can stop you from achieving success in composting? Confusing info about composting.
3. People will make contradictory statements. There are many ways to compost. There are two types of composting: cold composting and hot composting.
4. How to make easy composting. You can also add newspaper, grass clippings, and cardboard. It doesn’t matter what proportions you use. It will take approximately a year for it to be usable.
5. You’ll need more compost quickly if you want it. It’s essential to keep track of the compost you make. You’ll have compost in a matter of months. Fast composting is something other than what I do, so I recommend buying Composting For Dummies to learn how it’s done.

Renovate a neglected corner of your garden

1. Everybody has a place in the garden where they dump their stuff. That dumping ground can grow, so the entire park is a mess.
2. Are you ready to achieve success? Overwhelming yourself.
3. It is best to start small. I divided the task into sections and worked one area at a. We would then take all the trash to the tip. Next, we found places to store what was left. The process continues.
4. You can also “chunk it down” by using time. You can set your alarm for 15 minutes and then spend precisely 15 minutes clear. You can then return 15 minutes later or another day. It is highly efficient. It’s helped me to clear a garage full of junk.

Are you looking for a relaxing getaway or a family garden?

1. Your gardening goals for this year include updating your garden to meet your changing lifestyle. Consider how to make a garden for your family if you have just started a family.
2. If your children are getting older, it might be time for you to make more adult-oriented retreats.
3. You could be a success if you plan correctly. It would help if you designed it better.
4. Even if your budget needs to be bigger, it is essential to plan for changes. Your garden should be treated as if it were new.
5. Matt Jackson’s post on creating a family-friendly garden is one of my favorites.
6. You don’t need a playground for your family anymore because your children have grown up. It would help if you listed the things you want to do with your garden. Consider what you want to see from your garden when you look out the window or back at your house.

Increase your fruit and vegetable production

1. This is undoubtedly one of the most sought-after gardening goals. Everyone wants to enjoy fresh fruits and vegetables grown in their gardens. Some people make it seem so simple!
2. Growing your vegetables and fruits is more work than planting ornamental flowers.
3. You could be a failure. You need more time.
4. I meant not ‘lack of time’ but ‘lack of space’ or lack of knowledge. Jason Williams, The Cloud Gardener, has proven that you can grow vegetables and fruit on a balcony.
5. Many excellent resources are available to help you grow fruits and vegetables. I recommend Charles Dowding and Huw Richards as books. Grow your vegetables by Joy Larkcom. The RHS Step-by-Step Veg Patch by Lucy Chamberlain. These books will be suited to your gardening style. Each has good facts.