Your goal is to plant the best organic garden possible. Your timing is awesome! Below are a ton of wonderful tips to help you start an organic garden of your own.
Think about planting your seeds in indoor pots and then transplanting them to your garden once they become seedlings. This really increases the survival rate of young plants. Seeds can’t always thrive in gardens, and are often eaten by birds. Once you’ve removed the previous group of plants, your seedlings can go into the ground.
Use the handles of your tools as a handy ruler when doing your outdoor chores. Tools that have long handles such as rakes, hoes and shovels can be used in place of a measuring stick. Lay the handles on the floor, then run the measuring tape down next to them. Label the distances onto them using a permanent marker pen. Now, the next time you do work in the garden, you’ll actually have a ruler at your fingertips.
Grow wheat or cat grass around the plants your cat likes nibbling. It may also work to add citrus peelings or mothballs to the soil of the plants, because the odor is unpleasant to cats.
Come up with a horticulture plan before planting anything. This will help you to remember where you planted the different plants when sprouts begin to shoot up from the ground. It’s also a good way to keep smaller plants from getting swallowed up by the rest of your garden.
If you’re going to grow peas, start them indoors before putting them in the ground outside. Seeds that are planted indoors will enjoy superior germination. This will also make the seedlings hardier, which will help them resist diseases and pests. Once your seedlings are sturdy, you can then move them outside.
Place at least an inch of mulch that is organic in with your veggies! Mulch has a nice moisturizing effect on the soil it’s spread over. It will also prevent weeds from sprouting. This will save you tons of time from pulling out tons of weeds.
Pest control can be very difficult when dealing with a vegetable garden. It’s wise to avoid harsh insecticides if you plan on consuming your fresh fruits and vegetables. If you remain vigilant, you can control your garden pest population. If you catch pests right away, the easiest way to eradicate them is to pick them off plants by hand.
Use only pesticides designed to kill the specific type of pest in your garden, and avoid the broad-spectrum kind. These strong pesticides are non-selective, killing beneficial insects as well as pests. In fact, beneficial insects are more likely to die than pests if you spray these types of pesticides. As the population of “good” bugs dwindles, your garden may become overrun with pests. This might result in you having to use even more pesticides to get rid of the pests.
Now you should be much more prepared when it comes to organic gardening. By reading and applying the information you have learned, you can go from a novice gardener to an expert-level organic gardener in no time at all. The tips above should have given you some advice and a few ideas, so that you can begin an organic gardening adventure in your own backyard.