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Tips To Improve Your Home Horticulture Experience

November 3, 2015 by Martha Carroll

Regular tending is a necessity for any garden. It is particularly important for the organic garden. In order to get good results in an organic garden, you need to use smart gardening techniques. With these smart tips, your garden produce will grow to be healthier and more delicious. Use the following tips to create a flourishing and very rewarding organic garden.

TIP! Starting seedlings in pots before planting in your garden is a smart idea. This can give your seedlings the advantage they need to survive and reach adulthood.

Lay sod properly. Before the sod can be laid, you should prepare the soil. Get rid of weeds and tilth the soil finely. Next, you want to make the soil compacted by applying light but firm pressure. Make sure the soil creates a flat surface. Thoroughly moisten the soil. Sod should be placed in rows that are staggered, where the joints connect to offset each other. Tamp down the sod so it has a flat and even surface, then using some extra soil, fill the gaps between. Water the sod for two weeks and then you can safely walk on it as it will have had time to properly root.

When planting perennials, seek out those that are resistant to slugs. These creatures can wreak havoc on a garden in a short time. These pests are particularly fond of young perennials and those varieties with leaves that are tender, smooth, and thin. Perennials that have thick, furry leaves and unpleasant tastes are less likely to attract slugs and snails. Some of examples of these are achillea, heuchera, campanula, helleborus, and euphorbia.

TIP! Using boiling water to kill weeds is both efficient and organic. Boiling water is a very safe alternative to other potent herbicides.

Healthy soil will be your best defense against the pests that can invade your garden. Healthy plants grown in robust and enriched soil have an advantage in fighting pest infestation. So give your garden a kick start by beginning with a healthy batch of natural and organic soil.

Carbon Dioxide

TIP! To keep pests away, you can use plants in the garden or other natural materials. Planting marigolds or onions around the border of your garden will repel slugs.

For proper optimum growth, plants require sufficient amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2). The majority of plants thrive when they are exposed to a high level of carbon dioxide. The best way to get a lot of it is through a greenhouse. Here the CO2 can be increased, as it cannot be outdoors, and can give your plants the best conditions for rapid growth.

If the soil in your garden has a high concentration of alkaline, try mixing some coffee grounds into your garden’s soil. Used coffee grounds will add acidity, helping to optimize the soil’s pH. You will discover that your vegetables are more flavorful than ever before.

TIP! Protect the soil around your vegetable plants with an inch or two of organic mulch. The soil will stay moist thanks to the mulch.

An excellent garden shouldn’t begin from plants. They should begin from seeds. This is a more sustainable way to start a garden. Packaging materials for many plants utilize plastics that are not recyclable, so avoid these containers and choose instead to sow your garden with seeds or utilize organic pots.

Know the perfect time to harvest the vegetables in your garden. Every vegetable has a proper time to be picked in order to capture the perfect flavor. For instance, zucchini and baby peas have the best taste when you pick them early. At the opposite end of the spectrum, tomatoes are at their best when mature. Take some time to learn about the best harvest time for the vegetables that you have growing.

Useful Insects

Keep your garden free from broad-spectrum pesticides. These pesticides can kill the useful insects that work as predators to pests. Useful insects are more sensitive to these pesticides than the pests, so by killing them, you could be growing your pest population. In the end, you may resort to using even more pesticides in order to erase the problem.

TIP! When growing a vegetable garden it can be hard to control pests. Avoid spraying harsh chemicals on fruits and vegetables destined for your table.

It’s obvious that organic gardening can help you produce fresh fruits and vegetables in your very own garden. It takes research, patience and dedication, but organic horticulture is well worth every bit of effort it requires.

Filed Under: Blog, Creating The Garden Tagged With: carbon dioxide, coffee grounds, organic garden, useful insects

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