If you’re looking to have a healthier diet, think about starting an organic garden. However, you should be aware that organic horticulture is hard work. This may make you wonder how you can begin to grow your personal organic garden.
Healthy Soil
Your first and best line of defense against pests is having healthy soil. Healthy soil leads to healthy plants with more strength to deflect those insects and various diseases. If you start with balanced soil, your garden will produce healthy plants with the best yield. Refrain from using chemicals since these will increase the salt content of the soil.
Use biennials and annuals to add color to your flower beds. Fast growing biennials and annuals will brighten a garden and permit you to change looks from one season to another. You can also use these flowers to fill gaps between shrubs or perennials. Some flowers you can use are rudbeckia, petunias, cosmos, marigolds, or sunflowers.
Do you enjoy fresh mint, but don’t like how they engulf your garden in their growth? You can stunt the growth of mint by planting it inside a container or super-sized bowl. Plant the container in the ground, but its walls will hold those roots captive, and will prevent the plant from engulfing your garden!
In order to start the best garden possible, remember that you should always start with the seeds and not pre-purchased plants. This is a more sustainable way to start a garden. Most nurseries use plastic containers to grow seedling. This plastic is seldom recycled, so most is dumped in landfills. Be kind to the environment and start your garden with seeds or purchase young plants from nurseries that use organic packaging materials.
Your garden can really benefit from evergreens featuring berries. These types of trees can offer your garden a splash of color, especially during the winter when all other plants and trees have lost their hues. Some plants that will provide color in the winter include the American Cranberrybush, the American Holly, the Common Snowberry, and the Winterberry.
A wheelbarrow and kneeling bench or stool are smart investments for your garden. It can be very uncomfortable on the knees when working so close to the ground, so a light, portable stool makes horticulture easier. You often need to move large objects from place to place, so it’s a good idea to have a sturdy, well-balanced wheelbarrow.
Pouring the excess water from your dinner of steamed veggies on them can help. If you have rhododendrons or gardenias, use coffee and tea grounds to acidify the soil. A natural cure for plant fungus is chamomile tea. Sprinkle some on the plant, and see if it works.
Horticulture is an excellent relaxation tactic. There are a wide variety of things you can do to release stress and relax. Horticulture is a great way to just kick back, chill out, and enjoy your time with nature. While you do have to invest a little bit of money, the returns on that are huge. The joy of eating food you created as well as enjoying the beauty of your garden is the best return of all.
In conclusion, creating and maintaining an organic garden requires hard work, effort and research. So you can see these results, you must keep working with them. If you keep the tips provided here in mind, you can find your way to organic gardening success. Enjoy your harvest!
Originally posted 2013-04-30 20:27:30.
