How to grow your food organically
Organic Gardening, while harking back to the way our ancestors grew their food and other plants, is becoming more popular than it has been for generations. While traditional modern gardening practices may elicit fast growth, organic gardening is by far the healthier option for humans, animals, and the environment.
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Lavender is among the most popular plants you can add to your garden. With gorgeous purple blooms and a heady, intoxicating fragrance, it is a feast for the senses – and it packs a punch as a beneficial addition to your garden. There are even blue, pink, and white varieties you can choose.
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Summer means mosquitoes. While there is no doubt that mosquitoes have an important role to play in the ecosystem, they are a pest to humans and pets, and none of us wants them around our homes. They are a great food source for bats and birds, however, they also bite, buzz persistently, and carry serious diseases. These include Malaria, ZIKA virus, Ross River Virus, and others.
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More gardeners are discovering the benefits of companion planting. This method of planning and planting your garden promotes better growth and natural pest control, benefiting from the symbiotic and synergistic relationships between specific plants and creating a garden with greater biodiversity.
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Preparing an organic vegetable garden for winter can help keep you with a supply of seasonal winter crops. Of course, spring and summer are the seasons when most veggies grow. But broccoli, garlic, cabbage, Swiss chard, and mustard are just some of the delicious vegetable varieties you can grow organically in a vegetable garden in winter.
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Growing flowers at home is a fun and rewarding hobby, and successfully growing roses may be the pinnacle of this for gardeners. Roses are endearingly popular and deliver in both gorgeous visual appeal and sumptuous fragrance.
One way to help your rose garden grow is to adopt companion planting.
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Planning an organic vegetable garden from scratch is not difficult—even for beginners. Growing vegetables without pesticides or synthetic fertilizers lets you enjoy delicious, chemical-free food. Also, buying organic vegetables from the store can be expensive. So, starting an organic veggie patch is also good for your pocket.
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Lemon trees (Citrus limon) grow well in organic gardens with the proper care, organic fertilizer, and chemical-free pest control. Organic lemon trees need to be planted in a sunny spot in your garden to thrive. The soil should be well-draining, and you need to feed and water citrus trees regularly.
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Just as shopping in the supermarket or greengrocer affords the option of buying organic or conventional produce, so too do gardeners have a choice as to whether to go for the organic or non-organic route. This applies to everything from the seeds chosen to the soil used to the pest and weed control practices employed.
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