Organic Gardening for Beginners

This article gives information on organic gardening for beginners, and provides tips and techniques to establish your own organic garden!

How to Design an Eco-Friendly Garden Like a Pro

All of these things will help me determine the steps I need to take to make my garden environmentally friendly but still yield beautiful, lush flowers and shrubs or tasty, healthy vegetables. Some eco-friendly garden designs can be quite involved and a little expensive while others are simple and affordable. The steps you take designing your eco-friendly garden will depend on the level of desire you have to protect the environment as well as your budget.

How to Establish an Organic Garden - There are several ways in which you can make an garden organic. If you follow these simple steps, you can have an organic garden:

1. Soil Conditioner - Many people use synthetic fertilizers to condition the soil of their garden. This can be harmful to the environment. In an organic garden, instead of using a synthetic fertilizer you would use organic matter as a soil conditioner. Organic matter includes things such as decaying plants and animal waste. (Please be aware that some animal waste should not be used in gardening, such as dog feces or cat litter.) Things such as dried leaves, grass clippings, and food scraps are all examples of organic matter.
2. Feeding the Soil - It is important in organic gardening to feed the soil because the soil is what feeds the plants. The soil needs to be conducive to plant health. By conditioning the soil with organic matter you will improve the soil's texture. You will also attract vital soil organisms that will help to create much needed nutrients in the soil.
3. Pest Control - Synthetic pesticides are not used in an organic garden, so this means that you will have to be extra vigilant in your pest control. Plants in an organic garden may not look as perfect as those plants in a garden that uses pesticides, but you have to recognize the trade off. By inspecting your plants regularly you can help keep pests off of your plants.

Other Tips of Organic Gardening for Beginners and Ways to Protect the Wildlife in Your Garden

• Teach your kids to respect nature and all forms of garden wildlife
• Use only organic pesticides
• Keep the family pet away from the garden's wildlife

About the Author of Organic Gardening for Beginners - Emma Spivey writes for solar water fountains, her personal hobby blog focused on tips to design a garden using eco-friendly ways to protect wild birds.

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