5 Gardening Pointers If You Are Planning An Organic Garden

Copyright (c) 2011 Andrew Scherer

All you have to do is check the cost of organic vegetables today to see that growing them yourself makes darn good sense. Not only that, but if you can produce more than you can consume, with those kinds of prices you can even end up turning a handy profit. After all who doesn't love delicious, vine ripened vegetables?

Tip no. 1 is if you're using organic fertilizer (manure) then you should use a soil test kit to check the soil ph for acidity. If you find that your soil is acidic, (below ph 6) then you will have to pick up a large bag of dolomite (lawn lime) to work into your soil to "sweeten" it. Don't worry though, because dolomite is basically chalk that's been dug from the earth.

Your second gardening pointer is to learn about and give careful consideration to installing a drip irrigation system in your garden. Now the first big benefit of these systems is that they don't flood the soil. Rather the water soaks in gradually. This is turn prevents the oxygen from being forced out, and also leads to more even nutrient distribution.

Your third tip is to give your plants a good "head start" by planting them in cups of soil in a green house, or even indoors under a grow-light. Now the nice thing about starting them indoors is that you can set your light timer to duplicate the midsummer growing season, even though it's early spring outdoors. It also helps to bake your potting soil fist to kill of pest eggs.

Your fourth hot pointer is to do your best to avoid exotic vegetable species when buying your seeds online. With so many being offered for sale now, it's just so easy to do because they can look delicious in the ads. The problem though, is that some of them can be a bit finicky to grow, and some do require a certain climate.

Tip no. 5 is if you are working with a small plot of ground then you would be well served to spend the extra money that it takes to buy premium grade soil conditioners. Peat moss is one of the best because it's cellular in structure, and is incredibly slow to break down. It will last in the soil for several seasons. Also check into the price of puerility, and vermiculite.

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