Everybody knows that organic food is better for you, but just what is organic gardening? Simply put, it means that the gardener does not use chemicals for fertilizer or pesticides in the garden. Organic gardening is better for you and the environment and it doesn’t have to be just for vegetables, you can put these practices to work in your flower garden as well.
Organic gardening, however, is more than just not using chemicals. It’s about replenishing and enriching your soil and working with nature rather than against it. You might want to consider composting to recycle your kitchen scraps and lawn and garden clippings while at the same time adding rich nutrients to your soil.
Another thing you want to consider in your organic garden is the plants. You should choose ones that are suited to your climate and garden conditions. This will make the plants healthier and healthy plants are less likely to attract disease and pests. Going with nature in this way will make your job as a gardener much easier.
Since a big part of organic gardening is not using pesticides, you have to keep a close eye on your garden so that you can head off any pests or disease right away – before it can spread and infect a lot of your plants. This means getting out in the garden every day and inspecting your plants. But where’s the problem there? If you love gardening you won’t mind spending as much time with your plants as possible – in fact both you, and the plants, will thrive on it.
One thing you can do to cut down on your work in this area is enlist some help from insects and other garden inhabitants that who like to eat those garden pests for dinner. Lacewings, lady bugs, frogs and snakes all like to eat insects that might damage your plants, so make your garden attractive to these guys and they’ll help you do some of the work.
Also, it’s important to note that healthy plants will attract less bugs and disease so make sure your plants are healthy and if you see one that is looking sick, remove the affected parts from the garden and throw the out in the garbage. Do not use infected clippings for compost or you may be reintroducing the problem back in to your garden!
There may come a time when you do need some pesticide for your garden and you can buy organic pesticides so you don’t have to worry about deciding between ruining your entire crop or the environment. The key here is to know what you need to treat as the natural pesticides are usually specific treatments for 1 type of pest or bacteria.
Organic gardening is great for the environment, but there is 1 drawback which is that you might not have as large or as plentiful of a crop as you would if you used chemical fertilizers and pest control. On the other hand, who wants to eat chemical laden food?
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