You desire a vibrant and healthy organic garden. It’s the perfect time to begin! Listed below are some tips that will help you get started with your organic horticulture aspirations.
Clay is naturally hard, and can can stick to a shovel making it frustrating to work with. 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 prevents the clay from sticking to the shovel, and stops rust from forming.
A good way to ensure that your seeds sprout effectively is to start them in smaller pots and then transplant them once they reach the seedling stage. This really increases the survival rate of young plants. This will also allow you to stick to a tighter, cleaner planting schedule. Once you remove the most recent mature plants from your garden, the seedlings are immediately ready to be planted.
Baking Soda
There’s no need for chemical intervention if you discover powdery mildew on leaves. Combine baking soda with a small dollop of liquid soap and add it to water. Spray this mix on your plants every week and the mildew should go away. Baking soda will not damage your plants and treats the mildew gently but efficiently.
For proper optimum growth, plants require sufficient amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2). The majority of plants grow much better when CO2 levels are at their highest. Greenhouses help contain C02 to keep levels high. In this environment, the CO2 levels are kept high so the plants can experience optimal growing conditions.
When gardening, be sure to look closely for stink bug infestation, especially during Autumn. Stink bugs prefer peppers, beans, tomatoes, and various varieties of fruits. If you don’t treat them, they can do a lot of damage in your garden.
It is best to aerate and dry your plants daily. Moisture on plants is sure to attract disease and parasites. Fungi is very common. It is possible to control fungi with sprays, but the key is to treat your garden before any problems arise.
Always fertilize your garden. Manure can help your plants grow quickly, but you must use only commercially created products to reduce the chance of contracting pathogens. Of all the fertilizing options available, it doesn’t really matter which one you choose as long as you use something.
Read instructions on new gardening chemicals and tools before you use them. If you fail to follow the directions, you expose yourself to safety hazards or a risk of experiencing adverse reactions. Keep yourself safe by carefully following all instructions.
Consider planting evergreens in your garden that produce berries. They offer terrific color during the dreariest times of the year when nothing else you have planted has any hue remaining. The American Holly, American Cranberrybush, the Winterberry, and the Common Snowberry help provide color during the winter.
Organic Garden
Now you know a bit more about what you are doing in starting an organic garden. You are now the expert, even if you didn’t think so before. Use the advice you have been given to make your organic garden bloom like never before.
Originally posted 2013-04-29 06:46:30.
