Organic Gardening Basics
Posted by admin | Gardening | Posted on February 23rd, 2009
Using organic gardening methods does not mean you have to learn to live with insect chewed fruit, vegetables and flowers.
You can learn to protect your garden from destructive insects and maintain healthy soil and healthy plants without using pesticides and chemical fertilizers in the new e-book “Gardening Easy” available at our site.
Here is an overview of organic gardening, “Gardening Easy.”
Manure composting
Organic fertilizers and compost are simple natural products that feed the plants and feed your soil. You can create your own compost pile in your backyard, recycling grass clippings, leaves, garden clippings and kitchen scraps. You can also buy compost at local garden centers.
Compost can be used as fertilizer or you can grow your plants in pure compost. You can even create your own liquid fertilizer from compost.
Creating your own compost is as easy as taking out the trash. All you need is a small space in a garden on your left corner over the bunch grass clippings, leaves and garden court.
Organic insecticides and Pest Control
Not all insects are bad for your garden. Most of us know the benefits of ladybugs, butterflies and bees. There are also wasps, flies and beetles that can protect your plants from destructive insects.
The use of chemical insecticides, including organic insecticides can kill the destructive insects but will also kill beneficial insects. You can also purchase beneficial insects at your local garden center or online to import into your garden.
The plants can also help in the war against the destructive insects.
The planting of certain plants as a border around your garden or mixed with the plants in your garden can repel thrips, whiteflies and tomato hornworm. Peppermint even deter and repel the ants taking up residence in your garden.