When it comes to creating a thriving garden, the details are everything. While you may be fastidious about choosing the healthiest plants and the best locations for planting, the nuances of gardening are what can make or break a successful outcome. Consider these five tips from Colorado-based Backyard Farming Supply (BFS) to maximize your gardening efforts:

1. Make sure your soil is up to par. Nothing will kill a garden faster than bad soil, so make sure you're using the best possible option. Mix your soil with purchased or DIY compost cultivated by accumulated food scraps and yard refuse. This will help enrich your dirt as well as build great nutrient value. Also try additional organic soil amendments to provide long-term nutrition.

2. Check your water quality. BFS recommends using a water filtration and ionization process so that your water quality is optimized for plant growth. Plants can only absorb as much nutrition from water and soil as what exists in their environment. If your plants don't have a proper pH balance or sufficient amounts of calcium, phosphorus and potassium, then they are unlikely to be as healthy or grow at their best. 

3. Opt for organic plant food. Organic fertilizer products will help ensure a happy and healthy garden throughout the duration of its growth period. 

4. Less water more frequently. Watering frequency, water consistency and nutrient concentration all play a role in how well your plants grow. Plant roots need oxygen and nutrients to thrive, so when watering your garden you should always keep this in mind. Plants can't survive without sufficient access to fresh air, and soil-based microbes will be unable to thrive if overwatered, so strive for more frequent waterings with less water each time. According to BFS, your soil consistency should be like a moist brownie, as opposed to mud-like or dry and dusty. 

5. Create a 5-minute daily routine. A 5-minute routine can make a big difference in the health of your garden, providing enough time to keep your plants thriving with the right nourishment. This means understanding the specific growing needs of each plant. For example, some plants need lots of water but others might be more drought tolerant so use your time accordingly. Take a few minutes to deadhead wilted flowers and brown leaves, and pull any weeds that have popped up. Creating a daily routine will make maintaining your garden easier and pave the way for the healthiest possible plants.