Organic gardening is known as a hobby that requires both a green thumb and great patience. This pastime should yield amazing and healthy foods, free of pesticides and other chemicals found in store bought produce. Easier than it sounds though, correct? See these tips to learn how to get started with this healthy, rewarding hobby.
Take the proper approach to laying sod. Before you lay the sod, the soil has to be prepared. Pull all the weeds and loosen the soil so the new roots can take easily. Make sure the soil is packed firmly and even. Now make sure the soil is thoroughly dampened. Stagger your sod so that each joint offsets from joints in adjacent rows. Even out the surface of the sod by firming it down flat, filling any available gaps with a handful of dirt. Water the sod every day for a couple of weeks. Then it should be rooted well and ready for foot traffic.
Consider planting slug-proof perennials. Creatures like snails or slugs can destroy a plant in a single night. These pests are particularly fond of young perennials and those varieties with leaves that are tender, smooth, and thin. Perennials that have tough or hairy leaves are often times unappetizing to snails and slugs. Selecting an unappetizing perennial, such as campanula or heuchera, will help stop them from being eaten.
Make sure air can circulate around your plants, and keep leaves moisture-free. Moisture on the surfaces of your plants is an invitation to pests and illness. A fungus is one of the most important and debilitating parasites for plants. Fungicidal spray treatments can contain fungi, but spraying prior to problems even developing in the first place is the best way to go about it.
Learn the proper way to handle chemicals, and the right way to use garden tools. Garden chemicals can cause skin irritation and eye injury. Protect your plants and yourself by knowing how to correctly use all of your horticulture implements.
There is always a best time to pick your garden’s vegetables, and you should know them. Each veggie has its own prime time for harvesting. For instance, zucchini and baby peas will taste a lot better if you pick them when they are young. However, you get better taste out of tomatoes that have been allowed to ripen as much as practical while still on their vine. Take some time to learn about the best harvest time for the vegetables that you have growing.
The hobby of organic gardening requires patience and effort, with a little help from Mother Nature. This hobby enables you to grow delicious food in your own backyard. This article is full of advice that you can use, along with a little old-fashioned hard work, to get off to a great start in organic horticulture.
Originally posted 2014-11-11 23:54:31.
