5  Practical Tips for Organic Gardening Success

If you recall, back in the day chemicals were not used on the food they consumed and gardening was a part of daily life to insure everyone was fed.  Recycling of clothing as well as kitchen scraps were regularly thrown back into the garden. The only thing that was utilized as fertilizer then was manure. My father maintained a backyard garden from the time I was 5 years old until now . . . and let’s just say I am over 45 years old now!  Memories of sneaking a ripe juicy tomato from the vine during a hard day of play, still brings a smile to my face!

Synthetic chemical fertilizers, herbicides, as well as pesticides quickly became popular and utilized widely until now.  Now we are seeing the results of using these chemicals that have proven to be harmful to the soil and us humans as well.   The wretched results include far less fertile soil, pest-resistancy and depletion of the topsoil.  To add insult to injury, we intelligent ones felt creating stronger pesticides was the answer. 

As of late, we have chosen to be more health conscious and far more attention is being directed towards our relationship with food and how it affects our health. Organically grown vegetables have been proven to be higher in vitamins and mineral content than their counterparts grown utilizing inorganic fertilizers. It is important that you are aware that several key components are fundamental to the practice of organic gardening.

Tip #1

Your soil must be kept healthy with the use of NATURAL fertilizer and compost.   DO NOT underestimate the power of composting!  By composting, you will be replenishing the earth in the healthiest way possible.  I absolutely refuse to plant even one seedling until I have conditioned my soil for at least two weeks with the previous years compost that I have generated.  The purpose of organic gardening is to utilize the waste produced in the garden to include grass clippings, leaves, and kitchen leftovers to make compost, meat (cooked or raw) is the one thing that you DO NOT want to put in your compost.

Tip #2

By rotating your crops you will be effectively performing control preventing the chances of soil-borne pests and diseases taking hold in your garden.  Crop rotation will make a major difference in your garden’s productivity.

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Tip #3

Since I am such a fan of composting, I have found that I have very little weeding to do!  By conditioning my soil with my compost, my weed growth is minimal, maybe once a week and it takes less than 30 minutes for my entire garden bed.  As far as watering goes, I save rainwater and utilize it for both my house plants as well as my garden.  Another thing I learned is that putting the water from my fish aquariums in my garden has had a profound effect, productivity tripled!!

Tip #4

If you will take the time to save the seeds from your successful crops, you will not only be saving money, but you will also be preserving your varieties.  These seeds can be proven to be useful as well as cost effective, I chose to donate seedlings to the various community gardens through out and some to neighbors and still had enough to plant my garden with seeds left  for next year!!

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