Gardening is a complex process. If you choose to follow the natural gardening route, you may need to learn about factors, such as the soil’s pH balance and natural ways to fight off garden pests. If you are new to growing vegetables, then growing organic may take you a bit more time to learn. To succeed, you must learn as much as possible about organic gardening principles. For valuable advice, keep reading.
Try to put an aspirin in the water to get rid of plant diseases. To add the aspirin to the plant, dissolve about one tablet and a half into approximately two gallons of fresh water. Spray this mixture onto your plants. Apply this solution to your plants every few weeks.
If you are a fan of organic, sustainable gardening methods, consider leaving part of your backyard untouched so that natural plants and wildlife can flourish in the area. You will then find that the wildlife that can help you create a garden that can flourish become present; from birds to insects, they’ll be around your garden and help your produce grow better.
If you’re growing plants indoors, keep your thermostat around 65 or 75 degrees daily. This is the optimum temperature to ensure strong growth. If you do not want to keep your home that warm during the winter months, you can get a heat lamp for the organic plants instead.
Flower Bed
You should add a two to three inch layer of organic mulch to your flower bed. Mulch discourages weeds and helps retain moisture while adding nutrients to your flower bed. What’s more, your garden will look professional all year.
Work efficiently in your garden. Keep all of your tools together; do not waste time looking for them! Prepare them all ahead of time and have them handy before you need to garden, and then put them back in their place when done. You may also wish to invest in a tool belt to keep all of your tools within reach while gardening.
Plastic bags are great to cover gardening shoes when they get muddy. When you do this, your flow stays going, and you can just get right back out to your garden and finish quick.
Pine Needles
For some plants, pine needles makes an ideal mulch. Some plants are highly acidic, and like soil that is acidic too. There is no better, or easier, way to make your acid-loving plants happy then to use pine needles you already have on your beds. Cover the surface of the ground with a two-inch layer of the pine needles; as the needles break down, they will release acid into the soil and nourish your plants.
Be aware of spacing considerations when you are first planting your organic garden. Many people underestimate the space needed for plants to grow to their full size. The plants need space due to sheer size and also for air circulation. If you put enough thought into your garden, you will enjoy more impressive results.
Try lightly ruffling the seedlings with your hands about twice a day. This may sound strange, but research has proven that doing this will help your plants grow bigger than if they were not petted at all.
If you sell or use organically grown produce in a commercial setting, you should communicate your commitment to natural growing by becoming certified. This will up your sales and prove to your loyal customers that what they have been getting is only the best that you possibly could get.
Now, you shouldn’t get your hopes up and believe that a few tips are going to turn you into an instant professional gardener. However, these tips are a great starting point if you do plan to grow organically. As you implement these tips and hone your skills, you’ll be a professional green-thumb-holder in no time.
Originally posted 2014-06-10 13:47:41.
