A lot of people are finding out the benefits of growing an organic garden. The aim of this article is to help the would-be organic gardener get off to a great start. Just use these ideas and follow through with them.
So you don’t shock the plants, you should gradually get them use to a change in the temperature and conditions. Try placing them outside in sunlight for about an hour or maybe two the first day. Then over a weeks time, slightly increase their time outside. Finally, after about a week, you should be able to move them outside and leave them there for the summer.
Clay soil can be very hard to work with, and you will often find that it sticks to the shovel. Use a thin coat of floor or car wax on your shovel, then buff it with a nice clean cloth to make dealing with clay soil easier. This causes the clay to slide rather than stick, and prevents rust as a side effect.
Keeping your garden soil rich and healthy is the best way to discourage garden pests. Healthy soil leads to healthy plants with more strength to deflect those insects and various diseases. To give your garden the best chance of yielding the healthiest plants, start with a high-quality soil that has fewer chemicals which over time will accumulate salts.
When winter comes, you can save a few plants by transferring them inside the house. Try to save plants that are expensive or that are resistant enough to handle the transition. Be careful not to damage the root system as you dig up the plant, and place it in a pot.
If you want your garden full of flowers spring through summer, plant bulbs. Most bulbs are extremely hearty and grow easily. They also come back year after year. Different varieties of bulbs flower at varied times and if you make the right choices you can have blossoms from early spring through late summer.
The approach of fall means you need to start planting autumn goodies. Try planting your fall veggies, especially leafy greens, inside of a pumpkin! Once you’ve cut its top and scooped the insides out, spray the edges and inside with Wilt-Pruf to prevent rotting. Once the pumpkin has been prepared, it is ready for planting.
Start your garden off right with seeds, not plants. Starting with your own seeds is more environmentally friendly than buying plants from a nursery. Most nurseries use a lot of plastic that is not recycled. If you want to buy plants, find a nurseries that uses organic methods or grow your plants from seeds.
As mentioned earlier, it will take time and effort to achieve the goals you have for your organic garden. Patience will be required. Apply the tips and techniques from this article to your efforts, and witness for yourself just how awesome your gardening can be. The tips in this article will lead to great success no matter which varieties you choose to grow.