Organic Gardening For: Beginners

Organic gardening will give you peace of mind & a great sense of satisfaction when you & your family sits down to eat. Imagine the sense of excitement you will get when you first see those little green shoots peering through the soil!

So What Is Organic Gardening?

Many gardeners wonder what exactly organic growing means. There is more. There is more. The simple answer is that organic gardeners do not use synthetic fertilizers or pesticides on their plants. There is more. There is more. Think natural! Organic gardening is using recycled materials to grow crops. You can & should use animal waste, kitchen scraps, & vegetable waste to mulch & compost. Common household items like vinegar & soap are used to stop pests & weeds. Organic growing is the working together of nature. Using naturally cultivated soil to grow natures seed.

Planning Your Organic Garden

Choose where to plant your garden. Ideally you want an area that will get plenty of light & be protected from the wind. How big do you want your plot to be? Do not start off too big – you want to enjoy your gardening not resent how time consuming it can quickly become if you start off too grand! Draw a scale plan of your gardening area & work out how much of each crop your going to use & where to plant them. Think “groups” rather than rows as they are more productive & easier to attend to.

Getting The Soil Ready For Your Organic Growing Plot

You need to look into testing your soil before you begin. Tests are available from your local gardening center. Good soil should be pleasant to the touch, eye & nose. Once you are satisfied with your soil you can begin.

Planting In Your Organic Garden

Your going to be best served growing from the seed rather than purchasing plants as they could have been sprayed with pesticides at some point. Also you will feel a lot more like a gardener using seeds! Obviously patience is needed to grow from the seed.

Weeding Your Organic Garden

Use a hoe to stop weeds developing into large competitive monsters to your plants! Just simply dig around your crops with a hoe once a week or so. Once your crop seedlings are larger, the soil is warm & drenching rains have ended, put down a layer of mulch to hold in moisture & smother weeds. Mulch is material that can be laid down around the plants to control weeds.

Pests In Your Garden?

Don’t despair at the sight of insects on & around your crops! To start with just have a watch of them & see if they are actually causing damage. A lot of bugs will just nibble small enough amounts that good healthy plants can resist & recover from, so do not actually be too hasty!

Creating Compost For Your Organic Garden

So what are the benefits of compost? It should be used as mulch to reduce evaporation, reduce weed growth, insulate the soil from extreme temperature & keep soil cooler in the day & warmer at night time! Good compost should be made up of balanced materials. It should be balanced between carbon materials – washed egg shells, milled grains, dried grass, straw & leaves. And nitrogen materials – most kitchen scraps, fresh grass & other plant matter.

David Stuart http://www.organicgardening4u.com

After much research into organic gardening & indeed doing lots of organic growing, I have gained knowledge of the subject.