Organic gardening is not as difficult as many beginning gardeners believe it is. It is true there is a bit more work and increased attention levels to the details of an organic garden than a regular garden. However, with the proper guidance you will soon discover it’s not anywhere near as difficult as you thought it was. This guide will provide you with the basic steps you need to get you started.
For those who are not sure what organic gardening is, let me explain. Organic gardening is simply using no chemical fertilizers or chemical pest control products on your garden.
Now, to get the best results you will need to start planning your garden. You want to do this as early as possible. In the fall after the fall growing season is ended is the ideal time. This will give you time to prepare the soil for planting in the spring.
The first thing you want to do is decide where you want to plant your organic garden. You want to locate your garden where the plants will get at least six hours of sunlight a day. For most people this means you will want to place your organic garden in the southeast part of you property. You also want to make sure the soil has good drainage. The excess water needs to be allowed to run off.
Once the proper location has been determined the next step is preparing the ground where you will be planting. This means it’s time for the physical labor part. You are going to till the ground using a yard fork or a tiller, then get on your knees to start pulling weeds, grass and removing the rocks. To make the weed and grass removal successful you should perform the initial removal, then go back a couple of weeks later and remove any weeds and grass which have grown up in the meantime.
New it is time to determine exactly what kind of nutrients your soil needs to allow your plants to grow. Test your soil for the proper ph levels. If you don’t know how to do this or you just don’t want to do it yourself, you can take a sample of the soil to your local garden center or nursery and the people there will test it for you.
Once the testing has been completed by the nursery folks they can tell you exactly what kind of natural fertilizers and pest control product you will need. While you are at the nursery or garden center you should ask their advice on the proper plants and vegetables which will grow best in your treated soil.
Well, there you have all the basic steps you need to start your organic garden today.
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