Organic gardening can help you to landscape in environmentally safe ways. It can also provide you with healthy foods to eat. Why not save your money and grown your own veggies? Keep reading to learn how to get started with organic horticulture.
Biennials and annuals are great if you would like to better your flower bed. Your flower beds will look different from one season to another. You can fill any spaces between shrubs and perennials when they are in the sun. Notable collections include sunflower, marigold, hollyhock, rudbeckia, cosmos, and petunia.
Baking Soda
If you see mildew that is powdery, stay away from expensive chemicals to treat it. Mix some baking soda and a very small amount of liquid soap into water. Spray this solution on plants once weekly until the mildew is gone. Baking soda is a good way to get rid of mildew on your plants gently.
Use the correct type of soil for best results. Your soil may not be correct, but it depends on what sorts of plants you want to grow. It is also possible to set aside a portion of your garden to include just one type of soil.
If you want your garden to blossom with flowers throughout the spring and summer, plant some bulbs in it. Bulbs will grow every year and are easier to take care of than seeds. Remember that different bulbs will bloom at all different times of the year, so if you are careful to choose the right bulbs, you will see blooms in the early spring, and have flowers all the way to late summer.
Vegetables in a garden need to have at least six hours of sun every day in order to thrive. If you neglect this, it is likely that you will notice slow growth and reduced quality in your vegetables The same can be said for some flowers.
Knee Pads
A set of knee pads are a life saver if you’re an avid gardener and a lot of your plants sit close to the ground. You will end up spending a good deal of time on your knees and this can cause a lot of pain by the end of the day. You can be more comfortable in the garden with a good pair of horticulture knee pads.
Try planting berry-bearing evergreens in your yard. These plants will look good year-round, even during the winter, when your other plants have lost their bloom. Some evergreens that will provide winter color are the American Holly, Common Snowberry, American Cranberrybush, and the Winterberry.
Stop buying inferior produce. If you follow the advice that you have just read, you will be on your way to an even greener thumb!
Originally posted 2014-02-24 20:10:20.
