Growing organic vegetables and fruits is both healthy and delicious and much better than produce you can get at the supermarket. Try growing your own organic produce instead of spending a bundle. Keep reading to learn how you can grow an organic garden, right in your home.
When choosing plants, pick those that produce a high yield. If yield is important, choose hybrids designed to resist cold and diseases rather than traditional varieties.
Plant annuals and biennials to make your flower beds brighter. Fast growing biennials and annuals will brighten a garden and permit you to change looks from one season to another. They are useful for filling gaps in between shrubs and perennials in sunny areas. Some flowers you can use are rudbekia, petunias, cosmos, marigolds, or sunflowers.
Do not cut your grass too short. Higher grass sends roots further down, increasing lawn strength and viability. Short grass leads to more shallow roots and will result in more brown, dried-out patches.
Make sure that your deciduous shrubs are protected. Cold weather significantly affects these plants, especially if they are in pots. Tie these canes at the top, and place a blanket over it. People sometimes use plastic to wrap their plants, but plastic can cause the plants to rot because it impedes air circulation.
One very good way to deal with weeds is to boil them away. One of the safest “herbicides” you can find is a pot of boiling water. Pour boiling water over the weeds to kill them, but make sure not to pour the water over any plants you don’t want to kill. Boiling water is not good for the weed roots and will stunt further growth.
Start your garden by planting seed in small pots. The environmentally conscious way to start a new garden is to start with seeds. Very few nurseries recycle the plastics that they use as containers for their plants, so the majority of these containers are thrown away and dumped in landfills. Therefore, it is better for the environment to plant a garden with seeds or to find a nursery that packages its plants using organic materials.
If you plan on growing peas, you should consider starting them indoors instead of beginning them outside. When you plant them indoors first, the seeds will germinate better. This will also make the seedlings hardier, which will help them resist diseases and pests. Transplant them outside when they are fully established and able to thrive.
Try to plant an English garden with a mix of plants with different heights, all within the same garden bed. If you use plants that grow vertically at the same rate, you will end up with some flat, boring, uniform looking beds.
Get your children interested in helping with your organic garden. The benefits for your children will be a closer bond with nature and an understanding of where food comes from.
A good tip to help your plants stay healthy and fight diseases is to use aspirin water. Crush and dissolve one and one-half 325mg tablets in two full gallons of plain water. The solution can then be used to spray the entire plant, and will offer protection naturally. Your plants should be sprayed one time each three weeks.
Spend your time working efficiently in your organic garden. Don’t waste your time by searching high and low for that packet of seeds or spade. Take the time to prepare the necessary tools, and then store them in a easily accessed place once you are done gardening. You may also wish to invest in a tool belt to keep all of your tools within reach while gardening.
Create a raised bed for your garden out of stone, bricks or untreated wood. If you choose to use wood to construct your bed, choose a species that is naturally resistant to rot and avoid treated wood entirely. Some good choices include locust, cypress, and cedar. If you use treated wood in your vegetable garden, the chemicals in the wood can make their way into the soil, and in turn, to your crops. If you are already using treated lumber, you can use plastic liners, or a different barrier, in order to protect your garden.
Water based on the current climate and the season. The watering depth and temperature depends mainly on the time you water them and the soil they are planted in. In some cases, you can’t water because of climate issues. You can’t water the leave of your plants during humid, warm weather–it’ll promote the growth of leaf fungus. Rather, see to it that you water the root system well.
Never buy poor produce again. Use these suggestions listed here to produce fruit and veggies.