Organic gardening is a method of gardening where you work in harmony with nature. It’s purpose is to grow crops naturally and not force them to grow as is done in gardening with the use of chemicals. It is a healthy way of gardening for both you and the environment. Designing your garden properly and the proper choice of plants will let you enjoy this method of gardening. There are many considerations when it comes to what to grow and in this video, you will discover some of the basics on how to plan an organic garden.
Tips
- Choosing your plants – Growing crops that are native to you area or are from areas that have the same climate and soil conditions will greatly benefit there health, along with the productivity of your crop. It makes it a lot less work for you as the gardener when a plant is use to the environment it is grown in.
- Planning your garden around the wildlife in your area – There are many natural predators that can greatly benefit the pest control in your garden. Including plants that invite them and other beneficial insects will help in having a healthy and productive garden.
- Rotate your crops to prevent permanent populations of pests in your garden. As with any ecosystem, pests need a certain amount of time to nest and build up a proper population within a garden. These pests are specially suited for one environment and one food source. By switching their food source you can essentially keep your pest population down simply because they are unable to adapt to the new type of plant.
- Keep your fertilizers and pesticides organic. It may seem like an odd fact, but residential gardeners use a ton more chemicals than actual farmers do. This causes big problems for vegetation, fish, and wildlife. Urban areas are polluted enough without the chemical dumping. Do your part and avoid chemicals at all costs.
- Take care of your containers. You do not have to spend a lot of money on containers: you can reuse common items as pots. Make sure you clean your containers thoroughly and disinfect them to avoid diseases. Drill a few holes in the bottom so that the extra water can be drained.
- Attract positive bugs to your garden. Bugs like lady-bugs actually hunt natural predators to your plants; aphids and caterpillars are just some of the nasty critters that can go through a garden and eat the leaves of the plants. Lady bugs are the natural predators to such pests and help the growth of a good healthy garden by consuming pests.
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