Organic horticulture may provide you with a great way to relax and enjoy your time, or it can be quite a nonproductive hassle. The following tips will assist you in becoming an accomplished organic gardener.
Properly lay your sod. You want to prepare the soil before you lay down the sod. Be sure to get rid of any weeds, and then proceed to break up the soil to get it ready to use. Make sure the soil is packed firmly and even. Make sure the soil is moist all the way through. You want the sod laid down in staggered rows, and the joints to be offset from each other. Make sure the sod is firmly placed to ensure a surface that is sufficiently flat and even. Also, make sure to use soil to fill the areas where there are gaps in the sod. Sod must be watered every day for about two weeks, and then it will have rooted and be completely ready to be walked on.
If you have any mildew on the plants, do not go out and buy anything. All it takes is a liquid soap, water, and baking soda mixture. Once weekly, spray this mixture to the affected areas of your plants, and the mildew should be eliminated shortly. This is a natural solution for ridding your plants of mildew safely.
Long plants that run up or around a fence or wall are often useful for masking ugliness. Plants that grow as climbers are quite versatile, helping you hide ugly walls or fences, many times within only one season of growth. They can be trained to grow over an arbor, or through trees and shrubs that are already in the garden. Some may need to be attached to a support, and others will attach themselves to any surface using their twining stems or tendrils. There are many varieties you can choose from. Honeysuckle, climbing roses and jasmine are among the best.
Pull all the weeds in your garden. Weeds will cause your garden to become overgrown and cluttered. White vinegar can be a good solution. The acid in white vinegar kills weeds. You may also be using plants that need that very same acid. Put some white vinegar in a spray bottle, and spray directly on weeds. If you don’t want to pull weeds out by hand anymore, give vinegar a try.
Use bulbs to ensure continuous flowers throughout the spring and summer. Bulbs are hearty and will continue to grow every year. If you choose your plants carefully, you could have flowers in blossom from the first weeks of spring to the end of the summer.
Try dousing weeds in your garden with boiling water to get rid of them. One of the safest “herbicides” you can find is a pot of boiling water. Douse boiling water on the weeds and avoid nearby plants carefully. Weeds will usually stop growing if boiling water damages their roots.
Keep your plants dry and aerated daily. If your plants get too moist, they may get sick or infested with parasites. A common parasite found in the plant kingdom is fungi. Fungi can be controlled with fungicide sprays, but it is important to treat your area with the spray, before you see any problems.
Natural materials or some other plants can be used in your garden for keeping away pests. Onions and marigolds can get rid of pests in the garden. Wood ash around your tree will help you keep pests away as well. With these natural methods, there is no need to purchase expensive, harsh pesticides.
Take a look at planting berry-producing evergreens in your yard. These types of trees can offer your garden a splash of color, especially during the winter when all other plants and trees have lost their hues. A few examples that you could go with include the American Holly, the Winterberry, the American Cranberrybush, and the Common Snowberry.
As this article has demonstrated, organic gardening is more complex than some may think. You may have to put in a fair amount of effort, but at the end of the day you will have a wonderful garden. Use this information and you will be in great shape for bettering yourself in terms of organic horticulture knowledge.
Originally posted 2013-05-21 16:15:26.
