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Organic Gardening Basics
If you're new to organic gardening, we will share some basic suggestions, which will get you started on the right track. If you're new to organic gardening, we will share some basic suggestions, which will get you started on the right track.
To begin, get a good book, or go to the Internet, and read about gardening and growing plants. Read about using the organic method. Make a plan and keep records. Know and learn about plants you want to grow and which types will grow best in your area. Draw a sketch of your garden and decide what will go where. You will be revising it as you go, so I suggest a pencil with eraser. Begin a journal for keeping records through the season. This can be kept right on your PC, to look over for years to come. Learn more about your soil. You may have it tested by the Cooperative Extension Service free of charge. Use the results as a guide to bring your soil into balance with a long-term approach, as biological changes aren't instant and may take several years! Add lime, compost, or organic fertilizers as needed. Maintain soil balance by growing green manure crops (explained in detail later on), and adding organic matter each season. Recycling garden, and kitchen wastes and increasing soil organic matter are the two most important facts of organic gardening. Composting helps you do both. A simple compost enclosure, can be made in the back corner of your yard, and can be as elaborate as you chose the design for. Keep your garden and landscape clean. This protects plants against pests and diseases. Clearing crop waste out of the vegetable garden and pruning diseased branches from trees and shrubs not only helps the appearance of your garden, but also keeps it disease free. Having a clean garden also means carefully inspecting any newly bought plants to ensure that they aren't carriers of diseases or insects. Make garden cleanup part of your usual gardening routine, rather than a once-in-the-fall chore. Learn to manage pest problems. The idea behind most organic techniques is to prevent the insect problem by letting other natural controls kill off the pests. Keep plants healthy with proper feeding and watering. This will encourage beneficial insects. Practice disease prevention. Prevention and protection are the keys to organic disease control. If you keep plants healthy, they will be strong and vigorous enough to resist most diseases. You may also choose to use disease resistant or disease tolerant varieties of plants. Always put diseased plant materials in the trash, as you will only spread it by using them. We will also teach you how and why it is important to rotate crops. Rid your garden of weeds, remembering this is a process, which may take years, as there is a lifecycle to those as well. The organic gardener's first line of attack against weeds is to prevent them from getting a foothold in the garden. For existing weed problems, organic gardeners begin by identifying the weed, and then use specific techniques that will be most effective for eradicating that plant.
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