What A Difference It Can Do With These Organic Gardening Tips!...

Organic gardening is a movement that is rapidly gathering satisfied followers. The aim of this article is to help the would-be organic gardener get off to a great start. Just put these tips to work in your own garden to yield delicious and nutritious results.


Use whatever leftovers you have from preparing your fresh vegetables and put them back in the garden. These veggies will begin to decay quickly and leech important nutrients right back into the new plants you are growing. Some may be used for compost, but using a bit of it immediately can really help.

Perennial gardens should be prepared easily and quickly in the ground. Turn over the soil in your garden so it will be soft and easy to plant before spreading wood chips around your garden. Wait two weeks or so, and then you are ready to jump right in with digging and planting.

Plant garlic in different places to keep the bugs away. Insect invaders will be put off by the smell. Garlic should be planted around the perimeter of your garden, as well as near any plants that are known to attract insects. An added benefit to planting garlic for pest control is that the pesticide is edible.


When choosing plants for your organic garden, make sure you have a plan about what you want to grow. There are certain types of vegetables and flowers that may not do well in a particular environment, whereas others will flourish. For instance, there are many kinds of roses and some will work in your garden, while others won't. So you want to make sure you find ones that are suited for your organic environment.


A beer trap can help to eradicate slugs. Bury a canning jar so that the open mouth and the soil top are level. Next, fill the jar with beer until there is only one inch left below the mouth of the jar. Beer is especially attractive to slugs; they will lured to it and trapped.


Organic gardening is much in the news, but is not really new. This is the way people gardened before chemical products were invented. Native Americans taught the pilgrims how to plant crops by using a fish with the seeds in the ground. You can start a compost pile to create your own organic fertilizer for your organic garden. The effect is threefold--you produce less waste, improve the yield of your garden and help the environment by recycling.

Adding mulch to your garden can make your soil healthier. Mulch can give your soil some additional protection and nourishment. It protects roots because it helps the soil stay cooler when it's hot outside. The soil will also stay moist longer because it reduces evaporation. It also is helpful in keeping weeds under control.

When getting ready to plant a tree or a shrub in your organic garden, try digging an ugly hole to plant them in. If your hole has several "glazed" sides created by the shovel, it could keep roots from penetrating the soil nearby.

Mix used coffee grounds into your soil. Coffee beans are loaded with nitrogen, which offers nourishment for plants. Generally, nitrogen is the limiting nutrient with any plant and having a good nitrogen source either by coffee grounds, compost, or even diluted urea, will make your plants bloom faster and grow taller.

Do you want to get rid of weeds in a natural way? You should layer some newspaper to get weeds under control. It is a fact that weeds cannot thrive without light from the sun. When you pile up layers of newspapers right on top of the weeds, they will suffocate and die. The newspapers will break down over a period of time, and will become part of your compost. Covering the newspaper with mulch will help your garden to be more pleasing to the eye.


It is important to keep the temperature set between 65 and 75 degrees, if you wish to raise plants in the home. In order to encourage proper growth, they will need that warmth. Another option is the use heat lamps that will protect your organic plants.


Growing your garden at home might not be the most convenient thing for you, but you will save a lot of money and always have the confidence that what you're eating and feeding your family is as fresh and as healthy as possible. Use the tips you've learned here and get started on your garden today.