Steps To Start An Organic Garden
Organic gardening is often perceived as more difficult, and certainly, you will need to pay more attention to the garden. But there are many rewards to you, your family, and the environment.
Basically, organic gardening is planting without using chemical pesticides and synthetic fertilizers. It is not difficult, and leads to a healthier garden and ecosystem that will attract birds and friendly insects like bees and butterflies.
The most important part of the process is planning an organic garden. If you have a large garden, you may want to convert it to an organic garden in sections, or change the entire area all at one time. During fall is when you should plan your garden so that some spring, you’ll be ready to plant. Suiting the location of the bed in terms of the amount of sunlight the spot gets are the plants you plant. Most plants need at least 6 hours of sunlight a day. Access to water and good drainage are important too.
The ground needs to be tilled, remove the weeds, grass, and any rocks you find in order to properly prepare it. Leave the tilled ground for a few weeks, then return to remove any weeds you may have missed or that have sprouted in the meantime.
In your organic garden, it would be better if you decide to keep indigenous plants. Unlike exotic plants, they will require less watering and attention and they are also better suited to the climate of your area. Part of the parcel in an organic garden is saving water. You may also want to consider planting some companion plants. These plants chase the bugs away for you and are known to be natural pest controllers.
Attracting birds into your garden is another way to keep bugs at bay since birds are natural predators. Helping to attract birds in your garden are trees that bear fruit and berries that birds eat as well as bird bath and bird houses. You will also need to do some research to make sure you don’t remove the helpful bugs from your garden because some insects eat the bugs that eat your plant.
Selling organic fertilizers and pesticides are what most nurseries do and these can be used to get started. Making your garden even more attractive is an organic garden and this healthy garden will also attract wildlife that will entertain your family.
