Anyone can learn how to maintain an organic garden and enjoy it. However, a beginner may find the whole experience intimidating. How then should someone who does not have any experience start getting involved with organic gardening? If so, keep reading. You are only minutes away from becoming a better gardener.
If little ones live in your home, consider including everbearing strawberries in the garden plot. Kids really enjoy plucking snacks directly from the ground, and may have greater enthusiasm for the work if they see the results of their labor right away.
A mixture of aspirin and water can protect your plants from common diseases. Crush and dissolve one and one-half 325mg tablets in two full gallons of plain water. You can easily spray the plans with this concoction to help them fight of disease. Your plants should be sprayed one time each three weeks.
Use plastic bags to cover muddy gardening shoes. This keeps your flow going, so you can get back out to the garden quickly and finish your work.
Regular maintenance prevents your gardening tasks from becoming overwhelming and unappealing. Even if you can’t tend to your garden daily, you can do little things to help so that there is not a huge amount of work to be done when you are ready to get back to it. If you are outside with your dog, pluck a few weeds while your dog is taking care of his business.
Keep your compost pile balanced with a combination of dried and green plant mulch. Your green material can be made up of produce waste, used floral arrangements, lawn cuttings, leaves, and other yard waste. Dry materials, like sawdust, cut up wood pieces, cardboard, straw and shredded paper are good for your compost pile. You should not use things like meat scraps, charcoal, blighted plants or the manure of meat-eating animals in your compost.
These tips probably gave you some insight into how to enjoy organic gardening. Cultivating your green thumb is a relaxing, engaging hobby that the whole family can enjoy. If you remember these tips the next time you are in the garden, you will be much more successful.
