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How To Grow A Bountiful Organic Garden

TIP! To prevent your plants from getting shocked by a big change, get them gradually used to climate and temperature changes. You need to give them about an hour of sunlight during the first day.

Organic produce is much more tasty and healthy than the mass produced fruit and vegetables normally found at the supermarket. Rather than purchasing it from stores, you can choose to grow it yourself. Below is a selection of organic horticulture tips that will help you to start harvesting delicious, healthy produce at home.

TIP! Plant annuals and biennials to make your flower beds brighter. Annuals and biennials that grow quickly can really wake up your flower beds, and they allow you to have a new garden look every season or every year, if you choose to.

Get a slug-proof variety of perennials. Your plants can be destroyed by slugs and snails overnight. These pests prefer plants with thin smooth leaves. Plant some helleborus or euphorbias along with your other perennials. Perennials that are unappetizing in taste, or that have hardened and hairy leaves, are not a favorite of slugs or snails. Excellent varieties include heuchera, achillea, euphorbia, campanula, and helleborus.

Baking Soda

TIP! When you are tending your garden in the fall, be on the alert for stink bugs. They love to inhabit peppers, beans, tomatoes and all kinds of fruit varieties.

If powdery mildew appears on your plants, don’t purchase expensive chemical solutions. Try mixing a little liquid soap with some baking soda in water. Once a week, spray this solution on your plants and your mildew should disappear in no time. Your plants will not be harmed by the baking soda, but the mildew will definitely not like it!

TIP! When it’s autumn, it’s time to start planting all of your fall edibles. Try something different by planing kale or lettuce inside a pumpkin, instead of using the planter pots you traditionally use.

If you want your garden full of flowers spring through summer, plant bulbs. Most bulbs are hardy and require little to no care in order to develop into beautiful perennials that will reappear each and every year. Find out which flowers will bloom when and then plant a variety, so that you can have fresh blooms all the way through the spring and summer!

TIP! Mint is a very tasty herb that has a tendency to run wild in the garden if not kept in check. Instead of planting mint in the ground, confine it to a large pot.

Before you start planting your garden, plan it! A thoughtful plan can remind you of previous plantings and what you will see appearing from the soil in the months of spring and summer. It can also aid in identifying the less prominent fledgling plants that lie withing a larger landscaped garden.

TIP! Choose one plant to be the focal point. A focal point, in a strong garden design, will attract eyes and hold them there.

Natural materials or some other plants can be used in your garden for keeping away pests. Onions and marigolds can get rid of pests in the garden. You can also prevent insect pests by using wood ash like mulch around your trees and shrubs. These are proven methods without having to use harsh chemical pesticides.

TIP! You can spray scents such as after-shave and cologne around your garden to deter your dog. By masking the smells he may be attracted to, he should take less interest in the garden plants.

To give them a helping hand, pour the water you obtain after steaming vegetables over your plants. Add coffee grounds or tea leaves to the soil of acid-loving plants like rhododendron and gardenia. Chamomile tea is a good remedy against fungus.

TIP! You never want to do any gardening with open wounds, so make sure everything is completely healed up before you begin; otherwise, you run the risk of your cut being exposed to dangerous chemicals and dirt. A cut may become badly infected if it’s exposed to a lot of dirt or grime when you garden.

Heat softens vegetables, so you can damage them immensely by pulling them out of the ground or cutting them off vines when it is too hot outside. Cut them with a tool rather than pulling or twisting, otherwise you could damage the plant itself.

TIP! Before planting any perennials, you have to make the ground ready. Turn over the soil in your garden so it will be soft and easy to plant before spreading wood chips around your garden.

If you have a high priority for sustainability in your organic horticulture, try leaving a corner of the property undeveloped as a mini wildlife refuge. Wildlife can help the plants in your garden to thrive, as insects support plant reproduction, while the excrement of many species contains nutrients which can help to fertilize your soil.

TIP! Pine can make for a great type of mulch. There are some plants that thrive in acidic soil.

When your plants begin to sprout, they can survive in somewhat cooler temperatures. You should move your sprouted plants farther from the heat when they are past the sprouting stage. Also take any plastic films off of your containers, so you can keep the warmth and humidity out. Keep an eye on your seeds in order to know when you should do this.

Flower Beds

TIP! Your compost pile should contain green plant materials and dry plant materials. Examples of good green material to use for compost include grass clippings, flowers, leaves, and weeds.

The optimal amount of organic mulch to use in your flower beds is 2-3 inches. Mulch will minimize weed growth and maximize nutrients and moisture. In addition, your flower beds will have a beautiful, finished appearance year round.

Do not keep on buying low quality produce. Use these suggestions listed here to produce fruit and veggies.

Originally posted 2013-06-06 17:45:34.

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