Friday, October 31, 2008

Organic Gardening: Lawn and Garden Landscaping

By Amanda Maseko

Organic gardening can very well pass as a pursuit for many people and this can be true if you are the type of individual who has the passion for gardening. This is a hobby, which some people take up, so you are one of those lucky ones, who can make things produce! Organic gardening requires particular skills: you need to know the type of dirt, what kind of flowers you can place on them, how you will take care of those flowers, aside from some other considerations that you need to be aware of when you are serious about it.

All this might seem confusing to a beginner but if you are an experienced hand, then these aspects are already familiar to you and you could comfortably begin the organic way to grow things. First of all, this method of gardening is different from the regular means of gardening as the effort required could be almost double.

The essential rule of organic gardening is that synthetic tools are used only when it is necessary and not otherwise. This includes using gardening ingredients like pesticides and plant foods. Procure all that you need for your horticulture from the earth and then use them for your efforts. This would enable you to produce anything you wish, like flowers, vegetables or any other green you wish. Hopefully you are getting what we are trying to say, and that is this is one way to work in conjunction with nature.

Can plant foods also be organic?

If you are questioning if this is at all possible, it is, and you are there to make it. You can actually perform composting on the materials found in your garden. Things that you would need are fallen leaves and twigs and animal muck but it would count of the type used and other elements.

Organic Pesticides

Organic horticulture wants, as much as feasible, to stay away from pesticides. But if you can't afford to pick the insects one by one by your bare hands, then you can go to your local food market store and ask for an organic pesticide that is available commercially. The old way really is to be watchful with your garden and take off each pest that you see. Depend on organic pesticide when the worms and other insects are too some in numbers and you cannot control the situation yourself. You can also try to bring in the animals that feed upon those pests. This way, you'll have some help in cleaning those pests up and this also helps the other animals satisfy their hunger.

As a pursuit, this may be time consuming so if you cannot devote enough time into it, might as well find a partner or drop the thought until you've found the right time to carry on with the tasks. Organic horticulture really entails a lot of hard work so you had better be prepared to perspire in the process. If you feel tires during the process, simply think about how much good you are helping nature. This is a simple way to give thanks to nature for all the goodness that has been presented to you since birth. - 15432

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