More gardeners are now turning to organic gardening as a way to produce healthier crops.
This change is not just in the farming industry but also the home gardeners are now finding out the benefits of organic gardening.
So what is organic gardening and is it right for you?
Well in it's simplest terms it means using only natural environmentally friendly products in your garden. No chemicals at all, in the ground or sprayed onto plants.
The benefits of this should be obvious but think about it for a minute, which would you rather put in your mouth, a juicy ripe naturally tasting tomato or one that's been grown in unnatural conditions using synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, or hormone supplements.I know what my choice would be.
Is organic gardening hard to do? No not really if you just stop and think about how nature works. The for rest is a great way to observe the beauty of nature and how every living thing in it grows, dies, then decomposes to become part of the for rest again. The composted matter feeds the seedlings around it to produce more healthy natural trees.
Organic gardening can be fun even though it requires changes to be made from the usual way of doing things. It is a simple way to grow fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers in an all-natural environment without using chemicals or any form of synthetic fertilizers or insecticides.
No matter what kind of soil your garden has it will benefit from adding some kind of fertilizer and for the organic gardener the best way to do this is to create your own compost heap or composting bin. Using leaves, grass cuttings and some household scraps can produce really good natural compost that can then be spread out over you garden to enrich the soil and add natural organic ingredients to it.
To achieve the ideal organic garden don't worry too much about harmful insects, as these become food for the more predatory beneficial insect. As with all things in nature there is a very fine balance of things, the trick to organic gardening is to find this balance and help to maintain it every way you can.
The rewards of organic gardening are well worth the changes you will have to make to succeed. Think of the difference in your life a few small changes in the way you do your gardening will benefit you and your family for years to come by eating more natural healthy products grown in you very own organic garden.
Quick Tip #1
To be a successful Organic gardener you should learn from nature, take a walk in any forest or wooded area and observe how fallen branches leaves and a multitude of plant life forms decompose to create nutrients that are put back into the soil. Insects eat other insects, birds eat insects, and grubs. The whole system survives without any form of chemical intervention. keep this in mind when your planning your organic garden. |
Quick Tip #2
At the start of each organic gardening year take some time to sharpen your tools. You will work much more efficiently with a sharp spade than with a dull one. Check the wheel or wheels on your wheelbarrow make sure they are not going to let you down when it's full of heavy soil or potting plants. |
Quick Tip #3
If your plants are being eaten away by aphids, use a solution of mild washing up liquid and water in a clean plastic spray bottle. Give the bugs a liberal spraying, leave for a few minutes then spray off the dead aphids with clean tepid water. Repeat this every ten day's or so until you are aphid free. |
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