Have you ever thought about using organic gardening to
enhance the beauty and yield of your garden?
No matter if you are a beginning gardener or an experienced
one, your primary goal is to have the absolute best looking and highest yield
garden that you can produce. It really doesn’t make any difference if the
garden is going to be for flowers and bushes or a vegetable garden for your own
table. One of the best ways to do this is to have an organic garden. The basic
information in this article will provide the knowledge you need to get a head
start on organic gardening.
Assuming you know little to nothing about organic gardening
lets make certain you understand what it is. Quite simply it means you are
going to plant your garden without using synthetic fertilizers, for making the
plants grow and chemical pesticides to control the bugs.
Organic gardening is not as difficult as many beginning
gardeners believe it is. It is true there is a bit more work and increased
attention levels to the details of an organic garden than a regular garden.
However, with the proper guidance you will soon discover it’s not anywhere near
as difficult as you thought it was. This guide will provide you with the basic
steps you need to get you started.
To really maximize your garden, regardless if its going to
be flowers, herbs, veggies or a mish mash of several plants it’s best to have a
detailed plan. And the best time to formulate your plan is in the fall, right
after the fall growing season ends. The reason for this is you will have time
to prepare the ground before the spring planting season begins.
Perhaps the most critical thing you must do before anything
else is to select the optimum location for your organic garden or for that
matter any garden. Your plants will do extremely well if they can receive about
six hours of sunlight per day. In almost all cases positioning of your planting
area in the southeast part of your ground will give more than adequate amounts
of sunshine. Also make sure your ground has easy access to water and the ground
has good drainage, to allow water run off and aeration of the ground.
Once the proper location has been determined the next step
is preparing the ground where you will be planting. This means it’s time for
the physical labor part. You are going to till the ground using a yard fork or
a tiller, then get on your knees to start pulling weeds, grass and removing the
rocks. To make the weed and grass removal successful you should perform the
initial removal, then go back a couple of weeks later and remove any weeds and
grass which have grown up in the meantime.
Now it’s time for you to actually determine what your
selected ground is going to need, in the way of the proper nutrition to help
your vegetation grow. You must understand that an all natural space, for your
plants and veggies, is going to take some work and dedication, by you, to
prepare the specified area properly. You do need to have the soil tested for the proper ph
level. If you’re not sure you would do an accurate job of this take a sample of
your soil to your local nursery or garden center and they can do this for you.
Once the testing has been completed by the nursery folks
they can tell you exactly what kind of natural fertilizers and pest control
product you will need. While you are at the nursery or garden center you should
ask their advice on the proper plants and vegetables which will grow best in
your treated soil.
This means you will need to add natural
ingredients such as table scraps, scraps of paper, grass cuttings, coffee and
tea grinds, etc. to make sure adequate nutrients are in the soil.
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Once you have acquired your on compost, from a retail outlet
or your own compost pile, it is time to mix it with the designated area for
your garden. The first step obviously is to till or break up the ground so the
compost can be added easily and evenly throughout the dirt. Once it’s been
added to the broken ground the next step is continue working the dirt so the
compost is well blended into the garden. Throughout the next several weeks be
sure and water the soil every other day or so, with an occasional working of
the dirt. The added moisture and airing of the dirt, will speed up the process
of the natural fertilizing of your garden.
As you can see the practice of organic gardening is not
difficult. It just takes a little persistence and work on your part to have a
more beautiful and high yielding garden.
In conclusion this guide has given you the basic things you
need to start your organic gardening project the right way. It has covered the
location of the garden, the sunlight exposure, preparation of the ground prior
to planting and the proper nutrition your ground will need. Organic gardening
is not as complicated as it seems.
