Although organic gardening holds great appeal to most people, many never really try it out for themselves. Perceived complexity or simple lack of familiarity with general gardening practices can be not only intimidating, but daunting as well. This article has some good ideas to help you reach your goal of creating a garden for your enjoyment, and without incurring too much difficulty.
Plant strawberries for your children. Little ones will be more likely to help when they can enjoy the fun of harvesting their own fruit.
Asprin will actually help your plants out by killing diseases. Dissolve 1 aspirin per gallon of water for a plant disease fighting solution. You can simply spray them with the mixture to help aid them in fighting off diseases. Spray them once about every three weeks.
If you want to start a small organic garden indoors, evaluate the amount of natural light that is present. Ideally, these plants should be kept in a room that offers natural light from a window or glass door. Otherwise, you could simply use your own lights.
Before planting any perennials, you have to make the ground ready. Use a spade to dig into the turf, turn the turf over, then spread the area with approximately three inches of wood chips. Wait two weeks, then dig in and plant the new perennials.
Sprouting seeds need less warmth than before. You should move your sprouted plants farther from the heat when they are past the sprouting stage. Take any plastic film off of your containers because they hold in heat and humidity. Observe your seeds carefully so that you can make these changes as soon as they start sprouting.
Work efficiently in your garden. Don’t waste thirty minutes looking around for a tool. Have all of your tools gathered and prepared for use before you work in the garden, and make sure to put them away neatly. You can use a tool belt for this purpose, or choose pants that contain several large pockets.
Have plastic bags on hand so that you may cover your muddy gardening shoes. You’ll be able to keep your momentum going without needing to take off your shoes, and stay on track with your gardening project.
Leave plenty of growing space when you plant your garden. Plants take up quite a bit of space as they grow, and it’s easy to underestimate just how much. Space is vital for your plants not only due to their literal physical size requirements but also because of how much room your garden needs for air circulation. Plot out all of these considerations before putting that first seed in the ground.
Compost Pile
Use equal parts of green and dried plant material in your compost pile. Green plant material includes grass clippings, spent flowers, vegetable and fruit waste, weeds and leaves. Dried material includes straw, shredded paper, and cardboard. Your compost pile should never contain meat, ashes or charcoal.
A great tip when running your own organic garden, is to lightly ruffle your seedlings with your hand or cardboard, around once or twice per day. It sounds weird, but research has shown that handling the seedling like this often will make them grow bigger than seedlings that are ignored.
Organic Gardening
Reading these tips probably cleared up some of the questions you had about organic gardening. Hopefully, it made organic gardening seem less intimidating. You will enjoy wholesome fruits and vegetables fresh from your chemical-free garden.
Originally posted 2014-04-08 00:04:01.
