One of the best ways to improve your diet and make it healthier is to start and maintain an organic garden. It requires effort to grow. This can leave you wondering where to start when it comes to organic horticulture.
To achieve the best growing results, plants need sufficient carbon dioxide. Plants will not thrive if they don’t have an adequate amount of CO2. Getting a greenhouse is the best way to get a higher amount. It’s very important to keep the CO2 levels high so your plants have the best possible growing conditions.
Both cat grass and wheat grass are good for giving your errant feline pause. Offensive smells also work to repel cats and other pesky animals from eating your plants. Try putting mothballs, citrus peels, garlic and other pungent items on the topsoil.
Many people think the best green gardens start from seeds, rather than plants. The most “green” way to create a new garden is starting from seeds. It’s better for your garden, in particular, because transplants have high failure rates; whereas, sprouting a seed and growing a plant in the same conditions is better. Additionally, it’s better for the environment, because the plastic pots used by most greenhouses are generally not recycled and are cluttering landfills.
You should purchase a wheelbarrow, as well as a kneeling stool to help you garden. Working in the garden means you’ll be down on the ground a lot. This can cause knee pain, so if you have a stool, you’ll have an easier time. Also having a garden usually requires moving heavy dirt and objects, so investing in a wheelbarrow is a very sound investment.
Pest Control
Pest control is very difficult if you are dealing with your veggie garden. The vegetables are intended to be eaten, thus you should refrain from using harsh pesticides and chemicals. Persistence and care is a much better solution for pest control, but many avoid it because it actually requires some work on their behalf. When you are vigilant, you can simply remove the pests from your plants manually as soon as you notice them. Early detection is the best solution to ridding your garden of pests.
Spray fragrances such as old perfume or aftershave on grass around your garden to help keep your dog away from the plants. Your dog will be less attracted to your garden when these scents overpower compost scents and other smells dogs like.
Heat softens vegetables, so you can damage them immensely by pulling them out of the ground or cutting them off vines when it is too hot outside. Cut vegetables off at the vine, and don’t twist them off, as this could hurt the plant.
When growing plants inside of the house, you should ensure the thermostat is set at around 65-75 degrees in the daytime. Warm temperatures encourage plant growth. These temperatures may not be comfortable for you, however. As an alternative to keeping your entire home that warm, consider getting heat lamps for your organic plants.