Organic Gardening

Strawberries are absolutely delicious, and can be very easy to grow. They don’t require much space, so if you don’t want to grow them in a large garden you can easily grow them on a balcony or small porch. One of the biggest pros to growing strawberries in your own garden is you’ll know what pesticides are on the strawberries. Generally store bought strawberries will still have large amounts of pesticide residue on them after being washed, which is a frightening thought.

Strawberry Grow Site

Strawberries need three main things to … Continue Reading

One major problem within gardens is fighting pests and insects from destroying and eating your garden. There are many store bought solutions to fighting the pest problems, but there are also natural repellents that work just as well. We’re going to show you a few different things you can do to prevent and fight insects from eating your plants.

Citrus RindsThese have a chemical in them that will deter corn earworms. It’s possible to make a spray solution by chopping up the rinds and then putting them in a plastic container. After this, add water to the ground up rinds and … Continue Reading

Since compost is mostly decomposing plant material, along with a few other materials, you don’t have to go out and purchase a compost bin. It’s rather simple to build a homemade compost bin using only a few materials that are easy to find. Compost bins make the garden area neater, and many gardeners prefer to use a bin instead of letting the compost decompose on the ground.

Materials Needed

First off, you’ll need the following items before getting started:

• Bricks or wood to build a base
• Garbage can
• Material to put in a compost bin
• Water

Homemade Compost Bin Instructions

Alright, let’s actually turn the garbage can into … Continue Reading

Finished compost is dark, rich in nutrients, and crumbly. Compost is made from many different things such as recycled garden and kitchen waste, and can also include paper products. Compost has many benefits to a garden, including helping root growth, increasing the yield of the garden, and helping to hold water in the soil. Close to 40% of the average trashcan contents are suitable for making compost.

Some consider compost making to be a complex process, but it’s rather simple it the long run. All you really need to do is supply to proper ingredients and then let nature take over … Continue Reading

Compost is a huge part of organic gardening, and can determine a large part of the outcome of your crops. Organic compost is a combination of organic matter and / or manure, which after decomposing resembles a rich soil. Compost is very healthy for plants and may look gross, smelly, rotten and dirty, yet isn’t.

Compost doesn’t only provide great nutrition to your plants, but it also holds water in the soil so that your plants are always properly hydrated. Compost also assists with soil drainage which helps prevent rot and … Continue Reading

Organic gardeners use organic gardening materials such as compost, mechanical barriers, physical controls, companion planting, cultural strategies, biological controls, and some sprays that are organic. They use these special growing methods to grow plants that contain no harmful chemicals. When organic gardening is done correctly, it can produce stronger effects on the flower, vegetable, or herb garden than using non-organic chemicals. Organic gardening can be practiced all year long by applying organic growing methods to greenhouses, houseplants, outdoor gardens, or even a hydroponic garden.