Holistic lifestyles are spreading and becoming popular, all while organic is growing in popularity as well. Anyone living this kind of life usually has to organically grow their own herbs and plants to maintain their way of living. If you are interested in growing plants, flowers and vegetables without the use of harmful pesticides and fertilizers, keep reading.
Sod should be laid properly. The soil requires preparation before sod can be laid. Eradicate any weeds and work the soil until it is very fine. Flatten your soil and make it slightly compact. Moisten the soil thoroughly. The optimum layout of sod rows is to stagger them with offset joints. Firm the sod down to form a flat, even surface, and fill in any gaps between the sod with a little soil. Water the sod each day for two weeks so it will become well-rooted and ready for foot traffic.
Cover any wall or fence with climbers. Climbing foliage is a great way to disguise unsightly features on your property, sometimes in the span of just one season. You can also use them in your landscape to cover an existing arbor, or allow them to climb up trees, or through shrubs. Some must be tied onto a support, but a number of climbers attach to surfaces with twining stems or tendrils. Some climbers that have proven to be reliable are honeysuckle, jasmine, wisteria, clematis, and climbing roses.
Make sure your soil is healthy enough before you start planting anything. Consider getting a soil analysis and working on enrichment techniques for giving your garden a vibrant and healthy environment. You can often find Cooperative Extension offices that provide this service, which can help to make your garden flourish.
If you find yourself in love with mint leaves, but not with how they dominate a garden, read on. You can stunt the growth of mint by planting it inside a container or super-sized bowl. You can bury the container so the top is flush with the ground if desired, but the container’s walls will prevent the roots from spreading so that the plant won’t take over your entire garden.
Start peas inside in a container, rather than planting the seeds outdoors. Install your plants inside and wait for the seeds to germinate. Seedlings raised indoors are hardier, too; they can stand up better to diseases and insects. Once they grow a bit bigger, the seedlings can be easily transplanted to an outdoor garden.
Take a look at planting berry-producing evergreens in your yard. Your yard will then have bright spots of color all year round, which is especially cheerful in the winter when all of your other flora is bare or colorless. Some examples of evergreens that produce berries and color in the wintertime are the American Holly, Cranberrybush, the Winterberry and the Common Snowberry.
Pest Control
Pest control is one of the hardest things about growing a vegetable garden. Do not spray harsh chemicals on the vegetables you are going to eat. Persistence and care is a much better solution for pest control, but many avoid it because it actually requires some work on their behalf. In many cases, you can simply remove the pests from your plants by picking them off.
Give them a nutritious drink by using the water that you boiled your veggies in. If you have rhododendrons or gardenias, use coffee and tea grounds to acidify the soil. If fungus is ravaging your potted plants, sprinkle a bit of Chamomile tea on them, and see if it helps.
As you gain more information and tricks, you will find that gardening will become very simple for you to accomplish, and once you know how to garden overall, then organic gardening won’t be a hard task to learn at all. Don’t forget that this advice is just the beginning.
Originally posted 2013-05-09 09:45:46.
