Tending to an organic garden can be a highly rewarding and calming activity that anyone can participate in. A beginning organic gardener may find the prospect of getting started to be rather daunting. How can you become a better organic gardener? Well, read the following tips.
So you don’t shock the plants, you should gradually get them use to a change in the temperature and conditions. Place them outside in the sunlight for an hour or two on the first day. Over a period of several days, slowly increase the time they are allowed to stay outside. When the week is done, your plants will be ready for the big move without any problems.
Save some plants in the winter by bringing them indoors. You may be able to save your most resistant or expensive plants. Dig around roots carefully before transferring to a pot.
Be sure to do some weeding on a regular basis. Weeds can turn a thriving garden into a total wasteland. To help with the removal, you can use white vinegar. It can kill weeds. Mix white vinegar and water into a spray bottle instead of pulling the weeds by hand.
Bulbs are a great option for people who want to enjoy spring and summer flowers. Typically, bulbs are simple to grow, and they’ll grow every single year. Include a variety of plantings to get a full season of flowers, from early bloomers to late-season varieties.
Coffee Grounds
Consider adding coffee grounds to your soil if it contains high levels of alkaline. Using coffee grounds is a less expensive way to make your soil more acidic than trying to replace your topsoil. When you use them, you will start to notice that your vegetables are tastier and more vibrant in color.
Fertilize your garden. Manure is a great garden additive, but it is important that you choose a manure that has been composted commercially so that there is less of a risk of pathogens. There are a number of options for fertilizer, but the truth is that what you use is unimportant; you just have to remember to use something.
You can use natural materials or other plants in your garden to keep away pests. Planting marigolds or onions around the border of your garden will repel slugs. Wood ash used as mulch helps repel pests as well when around shrubs and trees. These are methods you can use to get rid of the need to use pesticides.
If you are just getting into horticulture, make sure you heed all of the directions on fertilizer and chemical labels. Failing to heed this simple advice can mean skin irritation that you are going to remember, and not pleasantly at that. Wear protective gear, and use the products as directed.
Don’t use broad-spectrum pesticidal products anywhere in your horticulture area. It’s true these pesticides kill the pests you don’t want, but they also lay waste to the advantageous insects that make those same pests a regular meal. The helpful insects in your garden can be highly sensitive to pesticides and if their population goes down, the harmful insect population will grow. This can cause you to use an additional amount of pesticides in order to attempt to fix this problem.
Now you can see how organic gardening is so enjoyable. It provides so much opportunity for relaxation in a soothing environment and so much reward when the garden flourishes. If you remember these tips the next time you are in the garden, you will be much more successful.
Originally posted 2014-10-08 20:31:05.
