When you take the time to apply the correct organic gardening strategies and products, it can really produce some great results. It demonstrates that you are taking organic gardening seriously and that you are doing all you can to ensure that your plants thrive. Gardening is an admirable activity. As any other skill, your organic gardening skills will only grow with time and experience. Below are some tips to help.
Asprin will actually help your plants out by killing diseases. You will need 2 gallons of water and one and one half aspirin mixed together for a wonderful add-on to your plants. All you need to do is spray the plants with the solution in order to battle common ailments. Spray them once about every three weeks.
Having a garden of perennials can be an easy and quick process. Use a spade to dig up some soil, flip the soil over, and finally, sprinkle around 3-4 inches of wood chips on the soil. After a few weeks, dig, then plant your perennials.
To be more efficient when working in your organic garden, have your tools close at hand. Keep the tools in a big bucket, or store them in strong pockets in your pants. Make sure your trowel, pruning shears, gloves and other important tools are always handy. This will allow you to make easy work of your gardening up-keep!
To avoid tracking the mud and dirt that will get on your gardening shoes, use plastic bags. This lets you be able to return to the garden without interrupting your work.
Green Plant Material
Use equal parts dried and green plant material for your own compost. Green plant material can include items such as leftover produce waste, grass clippings and leaves. Examples of dried plant material are sawdust, shredded paper, straw, cut-up woody material, and cardboard. Certain substances will undermine your composting efforts and cancel out any benefits; these include meat, charcoal, ash or plants that have diseases or fungal growths.
A rule of thumb followed by many planters is to bury the seeds in soil to a depth of around three times the diameter of the actual seed. Some seeds need sunlight and should not be buried. Typical examples are petunias and ageratum. If you don’t know whether your seeds require sun exposure, check the seed package or search online for the information.
A beer trap is an effective way of of dealing with any slugs that invade your organic garden. Get a clean, empty glass jar to use as a trap. Bury it with its mouth facing upwards. Keep putting dirt over the jar until the mouth is at the surface of your garden. Pour beer into the jar until it is an inch from the top. Slugs will be attracted to the beer and fall into the jar.
Though organic farming can present challenges that traditional farming with the use of chemicals does not, harvesting the crops is reward itself for the hard work. Even though the claims of the chemicals may be astounding, the organic way is always going to provide the best reward to you and whoever is eating your crops.
Drowning your plants with water can kill them! It will stop your plant’s roots from being able to obtain any nutritional goodness out of its surrounding soil You should always check the weather forecast, in advance, for chances of rainfall before you water the plants. If a downpour is coming, you may want to forgo watering your plants that day.
Organic gardening is a relaxing hobby that will give you a great sense of satisfaction. When you do this type of gardening, you will start to have a good idea of the whole process of planting from start to finish.
Have you ever given any thought to using organic gardening methods to grow garlic? Plant single garlic cloves during the spring or fall seasons in soil that is moist and well-drained. Place them about one to two inches deep in the soil, pointed end up, and four inches apart. Green garlic shoots can be cut as they grow, and used in place of chives or scallions. You know your bulbs are ready when they turn brown on their tops. To harden the garlic’s skin after picking, dry the it in the sunlight for a few days. Store the garlic in an area that’s cool, either tied up in bunches or loose.
You already have the products, the tools and the skills to get those organic gardens going. That’s wonderful! Learning is a never-ending process. The tips you have read above, of course, cover just the basics. Hopefully you have found at least one new strategy to utilize in your organic garden.
Originally posted 2014-05-14 07:59:06.
