An organic garden requires time, effort and patience to yield amazing results. Organic gardening is possible with some great tips. Nurturing your organic garden ensures that your veggies are bigger and your flowers are more beautiful. Use the advice that follows in order to cultivate a truly impressive organic garden.
When laying sod, it is important that you do it correctly. You will need to prepare your lawn soil before laying the sod. Do some weeding if necessary, then break the soil until it is no longer packed. Using a light but firm touch, compact the soil until it is flat. Make sure the soil is moist all the way through. Then lay the sod in staggered rows so the joints are offset. After the sod is in place, go over the surface to ensure everything is level. Use loose soil to fill in any gaps between seams. Sod has to be watered daily for two weeks, and then it can be rooted.
Choose plants that will give you the most yield at harvest time. If yield is important, choose hybrids designed to resist cold and diseases rather than traditional varieties.
Plant bulbs if you want spring and summer flowers. Bulbs will grow every year and are easier to take care of than seeds. You can select bulbs that bloom at many different times, so with a little work, you could have flowers popping up all the way from the start of spring to the end of summer.
If you have a vegetable garden, it is crucial they are kept in a spot with at least six hours of sun each day. Many veggies require this amount to properly grow at a faster pace. It’s also the same for some types of flowers.
You can use boiling water to get rid of weeds naturally. Boiling water is an excellent, organic substance for use against weeds. Pour boiling water over the weeds to kill them, but make sure not to pour the water over any plants you don’t want to kill. What this does it essentially kill the weeds by damaging their roots. The result is that those weeds are unlikely to regrow.
Allow enough room between plants for air to circulate, so that plants do not stay too wet. Moisture can be a magnet for disease and parasites on your plants. Fungus is a common problem when plants are allowed to remain damp. Although fungi can be treated with sprays, it is possible to preempt the problem and very important to plant health that you do so.
By having an organic garden, you will be providing yourself with much fresher and more nutritious produce. You’ll have to put in a lot of effort and be patient, but the results organic gardening can give you are worth all the work.
Originally posted 2013-05-08 12:48:25.
