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Grow Backyard Garden Using Organic Gardening Methods |
Regular gardening and organic gardening isn't that much different except you use no syntheic fertilizers or pesticides. This does result in different methods to control disease, insects, and weeds. Choosing to grow backyard garden using organic gardening methods will require more attention to the soil ph, nutrients and many needs of your plants and vegetables.
The best organic garden focuses on the soil. You willl need to add organic matter to the soil regularly to make the soil organically productive. Good compost is critical ingredient to grow a backyard garden organically for the health and well being of your plants. You need compost made from leaves, dead flowers, vegetable scraps, fruit rinds, grass clippings, manure and many other things are just part of your organic gardening methods.
You will see that the best soil has a dark color, is full of worms and has a sweet smell. Sometime the organic garden soil needs more natural additives than regular compost will provide such as greensand, bonemeal and rock phosphates. A simple soil test you can have done at the garden center will let you know the ph and what nutrients you will need and the best plants to grow.
There is one thing though that can make the most dedicated organic gardener reach for spray pesticide is the threat of insects to the garden. There are preventative measures you can take against insects that will harm your organic garden. One thing that can be done is to keep your plants healthy and not too dry or wet because insects will attack unhealthy plants and healthy plants can outgrow minor insect damage.
It is a good ideal to have a variety of plants so that a pest of a particular plant type doesn't take out the entire organic garden. The best way to defend against insects is make your garden a friendly place for insect predators like ladybugs, birds, frogs, and lizards. This can be done by keping a water source nearby and by growing plants that attrack insects that feed on nector. Some other options are sticky traps , barriers, and plant collars.
Another method to avoid disease while organic gardening is to grow disease resistant plants and plant them in their prime condition. Many diseases can also spread because of too much moisture and bad aeration so the site of an organic garden and the way it is watered can help against disease.
Weeds can be a frustrating and annoying part to grow backyard garden organically. Organic gardening mulch can make a good barrier and for better protection you can put down a layer of newspaper or cardboard under the mulch. Corn meal gluten can slow the growth of weeds if done before planting.
One of the best methods is still the oldest but most effective method of hoeing and hand pulling has always worked. Stay persistent, mulch well, hoe and pull weeds and in a few seasons you will have the weed problem beat.
Organic gardening is a effective healthy way to grow your vegetables. It may require a little extra care to assure that your plants be free of pest and disease. If taken care of properly can be as healthy as possible. To grow backyard garden using organic gardening methods does take a little extra time and care than normal but is well worth the time for an organic healthy harvest.
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