When you use the correct organic horticulture products, techniques, and equipment, it shows. It presents the fact that you are concerned about your plants and you want them to thrive. This is a valuable attitude. As with any skill set, there is always room for you to grow and improve. The following article provides helpful tips.
If you work with clay soil, you have probably found using a shovel very frustrating and exhausting. Take the hard work out of using a shovel in clay soil by rubbing a light coat of car or floor wax over the surface with a clean cloth and buff the surface. The wax will prevent any rusting, and the shovel will cut through the soil with great ease.
Healthy Soil
If you want to keep your garden free of pests, start with healthy soil! Healthier plants are stronger, which in turn can help the plants you grow to become more resistant to disease and bugs that can harm them. For healthy plants, start with healthy soil that is properly amended and free of chemicals in order to avoid salt accumulation.
If you are horticulture, be wary of stink bugs in your garden, especially in the autumn. They like beans, peppers, tomatoes and many fruits. If they are left in the garden, they can do great damage to your plants, so you should do whatever you can to eliminate them.
Deciduous shrubs should be protected from the elements. If you have them in pots, you need to guard them from cold weather that will damage or kill them. Tie the canes together, and drape a sheet or blanket over the top of the wigwam. This is better than using plastic to wrap the plant, as more air can circulate.
A good green garden should start from seeds and not plants. This is a more sustainable way to start a garden. Very few nurseries recycle the plastics that they use as containers for their plants, so the majority of these containers are thrown away and dumped in landfills. Therefore, it is better for the environment to plant a garden with seeds or to find a nursery that packages its plants using organic materials.
Surround your vegetable plants with organic mulch, a few inches worth. The mulch will help keep the soil moist for longer periods of time. It can also prevent weeds from growing. This will save you a ton of time and work.
You should get a wheelbarrow and a kneeling stool for garden work. Spending time on the ground is rough on the knees, a portable and light stool can help make horticulture easier. Horticulture also requires transporting heavy objects and lots of dirt, so purchasing a wheelbarrow can be a very smart investment.
Beautiful insects are attracted to heather when you plant it. Bees love heather, and it’s one of the earliest sources of nectar for the bees when they emerge during springtime. Beds of heather are largely undisturbed and make a perfect living space for spiders, beetles and a variety of other beneficial tenants. Because of this, you should put on a pair of gloves when it’s time to prune the heather.
To make an interesting English garden, mix various plants and plant heights in the same bed. If you want a more organized look, select plants that will grow to the same height and put them in the same bed.
You are now equipped with some knowledge and new skills to apply to an organic garden of your own. Good for you! What you have just read can help you get the most from your garden. Hopefully you have found something you can use to help your horticulture efforts.
Originally posted 2016-01-02 07:20:10.
