Many people think of starting an organic garden, but few actually go out and do it. Fear of failure, given the great care and consideration that must go into it, often scare people away. The following article will give you some techniques that can be used to help you start growing your own organic garden.
A mixture of aspirin and water can protect your plants from common diseases. Crush and dissolve one and one-half 325mg tablets in two full gallons of plain water. Help your plants to fight disease by spraying them with the aspirin water. Try spraying your plants with this around every three weeks.
You can cover your muddied gardening footware easily by keeping plastic bags around. You’ll be able to keep your momentum going without needing to take off your shoes, and stay on track with your gardening project.
One way to encourage an organic garden to be sustainable and healthy is to put aside a section to stay undeveloped, thus encouraging wildlife to approach it. This can be a good area for the types of insects that pollinate plants. It can also be a sanctuary for birds, which will help some plants thrive. This can greatly improve the production of your organic garden.
When it is time to gather your produce, you should use an older laundry basket. The basket strains the produce as well as stores it while you are going through your garden. While your freshly harvested fruits and vegetables are still in the basket, rinse them off and any excess water will run off through the laundry basket holes.
Use equal parts of green and dried plant material in your compost pile. Green plant material consists of spent flowers, veggie and fruit waste, leaves, weeds, and grass clippings. Your dried material can be things such as sawdust, paper shreds, wood shavings, straw and cardboard. Don’t include ashes, diseased plants, charcoal meat, or carnivorous animal waste.
Organic gardening can help you develop an appreciation for the taste and freshness of your food. It takes tons of patience and work, but it’s worth it for a great garden.
