You desire a vibrant and healthy organic garden. What great timing. Below are a ton of wonderful tips to help you start an organic garden of your own.
Learn the proper way to lay sod. Be sure to get your soil prepared before you start laying the new sod. Break the soil into fine tilth and make sure you remove any weeds as well. Lightly, but firmly compress the soil, making certain it is flat. Be sure the soil is thoroughly moist. When laying down sod, create staggered rows with offset joints. Cut away extra sod and save it to fill in gaps you may create later. The sod needs to be watered daily for two weeks, by which time it will be rooted and ready to walk on.
Choose higher yield plant varieties. A plant that is resistant to disease, or one that is tolerant of extreme weather, will deliver a higher yield.
Transfer your favorite plants indoors to rescue them from the winter frosts. You should probably save the most resistant or expensive plants. Dig carefully around the roots and transfer the plants to a pot.
Ensure you have the proper soil for the plants you have selected. Your soil may not be correct, but it depends on what sorts of plants you want to grow. You could also isolate a certain area, and fill it with just one kind of soil.
Plants need to take in CO2 to grow and thrive. A major portion of plants grow their best in an environment with a saturated level of CO2. The best way to expose your plants to a high level of carbon dioxide is by growing them in a greenhouse. CO2 levels are usually kept high to get the best growing situation for your plants.
It is very important to keep the weeds from taking over in your garden. Weeds and gardens do not mix; they will destroy your garden. White vinegar has been known to kill weeds quickly. White vinegar is a weed killer! Keep a solution of vinegar diluted with water on hand to spray on weeds.
There are grass varieties, such as wheat grass or catnip, that will give your feline something to nibble on besides your garden. You can also put something on top of the soil around the plants that has an offensive smell to cats, such as mothballs or citrus peel.
If you want to effectively weed out young plants, you can try “boiling” away the weeds. Any vessel of boiling water that you can carry safely can be used as an organic herbicide. Just douse the weeds directly with boiling water, taking care to avoid damaging nearby plants. Boiling water damages weed and plant roots, so be sure to avoid the plants you don’t want to eliminate.
When tending a vegetable garden, you might find that pest control is a bit difficult. You want to avoid spraying harsh chemicals since the vegetables are meant for consumption. Remain vigilant to control your garden pests. If you catch them early, you can take them off the plants by hand.
If you are growing your organic plants inside of your home or office, it is vital to make sure that the right amount of light reaches them. If your house or apartment doesn’t get a lot of natural light, one option is to grow something that only requires medium or low light. Using UV lamps is a great way to grow an organic garden anywhere.
Use plastic bags to cover muddy horticulture shoes. You’ll be able to keep your momentum going without needing to take off your shoes, and stay on track with your gardening project.
Slugs are a nuisance that can be easily remedied with the use of an organic beer tramp. Bury a glass jar in your garden so that its open mouth is level with the top of the soil. Fill this jar up with beer almost entirely. Slugs are attracted to the beer and become trapped in the container.
Get your organic garden certified so you can credibly claim that your crops are organic. This should improve sales and attract customers who are environmentally conscious. A certification will easily communicate to them that they are getting the best products possible.
One of the most wonderful things about buying food that is organic is that they don’t contain pesticides. This is great for your health, but you do want to check the produce for bugs prior to using it.
You should now feel better about your organic horticulture knowledge. If you thought you knew a lot then, now you should be a professional. The above tips should help you begin growing an organic garden that is beautiful and healthy.