Organic gardening doesn’t have to be grueling work. Indeed, it can be quite enjoyable. However, for someone who does not have any experience with gardening, the thought of starting, or maintaining, a garden can be intimidating. So, what should a novice do to learn how to grow plants? Well, a great place to start is with the following helpful article!
Clay soil is hard and will also stick to a shovel, making it difficult to work with. Use a thin coat of floor or car wax on your shovel, then buff it with a nice clean cloth to make dealing with clay soil easier. By waxing the shovel head, the clay will not be able to adhere to the surface.
Find some plants that will give you a higher yield. Many times, hybrid plants tend to resist disease, and tolerate the cold weather better than their traditional counterparts, resulting in higher yields.
Give your flower beds a boost by introducing annuals and biennials. These usually grow quickly, and provide an easy-to-change solution to making your flower beds bright and beautiful. They allow you to select different flowers from one year or season to the next. If there are gaps between the perennials and shrubs you have planted in a sunlit area, try filling those gaps with annuals and biennials. Some flowers you can use are rudbekia, petunias, cosmos, marigolds, or sunflowers.
While caring for your garden in the fall, you will want to keep a lookout for stinkbugs. They thrive on fruits, citrus, peppers and various beans. If left uncontrolled, they can cause substantial damage in your garden, so make plans for how to protect your plants from these pests.
If your garden includes vegetables, make sure you plant them in a location whether they are exposed to sunlight for a minimum of six hours each day. Many vegetables need about this much sun to grow quickly. This is the same for many varieties of flowers.
For weeds that aren’t in the middle of your plants, use boiling water to kill their roots. Any vessel of boiling water that you can carry safely can be used as an organic herbicide. Douse boiling water on the weeds and avoid nearby plants carefully. Weeds will usually stop growing if boiling water damages their roots.
With all of these ideas, you should be ready to excel at organic gardening. No matter how comfortable you felt about the subject, you should be more so now. These tips will have hopefully given you the tips you need to grow a organic garden.
