Organic gardening pest control rule number one: If you see a bug, it’s not the end of the world, or in this case, your garden. And this really isn’t a reason to panic. A bug doesn’t mean you have a pest outbreak problem. Pests, no matter how unwanted and obnoxious they seem to be, are part of nature and of every garden. But when left uncontrolled, they can cause serious damage on your plants and the whole garden. And that’s our concern, to make sure that they won’t do that.

Among the most common pests that will bug your garden are ants, aphids, armyworms, cabbageworms, grasshoppers, slugs and snails, pillbugs, spider mites, whitefly, thrips, and all sorts of beetles.

So when should you impose control?

If you think that the pest population is steadily growing and you have seen them in at least more than one of your plants, then you should take action. But if you’re growing an organic garden, using chemical-based pesticides is out of the question. There are a number of ways on how you can get rid of unwanted pests organically, without causing harmful effects on the environment, on your plants and on yourself, and at the same time, ways that help you save money that you would otherwise spend on commercial pesticide products

Some of these are:

1. Pay close attention to your plants. What attracts insects to them? What makes them vulnerable? By knowing these things, you can easily figure out ways to prevent from them getting to your plants in the first place. As always, prevention is still better than cure.
2. Another tip that most organic farmers give is to plant native varieties as much as possible. Native plant species usually have their own defense systems that can repel common pests.
3. It is also a good thing to mix different plants together instead of placing similar plants in large patches. By doing so, pests can’t easily infect plants of the same type and proliferate in large sections of your garden.
4. Likewise, having a good and healthy soil is another way to protect your plants from pests. Healthy soils attract fewer pests. Adding compost, mulch and other organic fertilizers, and crop rotation are some of the best practices that generally improve the condition of the soil.
5. Knowing the pests cycle time is also important so you can schedule your planting season to avoid pests when they’re at their peak and are hungry for plant food.
6. Encourage beneficial insects. Don’t use chemical pesticides because they kill both the good and the bad bugs. Make sure that when you introduce them in your garden, they have enough pests to feed on; otherwise they will leave to look elsewhere. You can attract them by planting flowering plants or other plants that they are attracted to.

Pest is an age-old problem in a garden, but nothing, not even chemical pesticides, has successfully eliminated them because they still come back season after season. The goal of organic gardening pest control is not to eradicate them, but to prevent them, if not keep them at a controlled level, naturally and safely without causing adverse effects on us and our environment.

For a more detailed process of controlling garden pests organically, you’ll find lots of information here.

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Organic gardening compost is made through a natural process of decomposing organic materials into something that is extremely beneficial for the soil in your garden. The process is relatively simple and easy that a lot of organic garden enthusiasts are recommending and encouraging home gardeners to try and start making their own compost piles.

However, many are taken aback by the idea of piling waste and rotting materials in their backyards and are not sure if maintaining a compost heap is suitable for them. There are also some myths and fallacies concerning garden compost that are circulating and are causing wrong information feed about this organic gardening activity.

Here are the most common of them:

1. Compost stinks because it’s made up of rotting materials. A proper distinction must be made first. Bad compost stinks, good compost doesn’t. While it’s true that compost is usually composed of kitchen waste, dead leaves and other organic materials that rots, a bad-smelling compost happens when the pile is too wet, impeding good air circulation within the pile which slows down the decomposition process.

To avoid this, turn the pile regularly to allow air to circulate and make sure to keep the pile moist (not too wet but not too dry either). Another reason for the bad smell is when rotting meats and dead animals (such as rats) are added into the pile. Obviously, the solution is to refrain from doing this.

2. You can add anything that decomposes into the compost bin. Technically speaking, yes, anything that decomposes can be added into your compost bin. But again, it’s a question of whether or not you want to maintain a good compost pile. Not everything that decomposes is beneficial to the pile. Some will even disrupt or delay the process of decomposition and will cause problems along the way.

Meats, fats, oils don’t break down easily and putrefy instead causing foul odors that will attract pests and animals into the compost bin. And if you think that all animal manures can be added into the compost pile, think again. You can’t make a good organic garden fertilizer out of dog and cat poop because the bacteria and viruses present in them can survive the composting process and will most likely pass on to the soil and the plants.

3. Composting is a complex and tedious work. Composting is a natural and manual process. This no just-press-the-button-and-wait procedure and will surely entails manual labor. But it’s far from being a round-the-clock type of work. The most that you will do is turning the pile regularly on a weekly basis to make sure that it has enough moisture, air and heat for the decomposing bacteria to start and maintain their activity.

Composting is not rocket science either, as long as you fully understand the process, and why and how the organic materials decompose. Good understanding will facilitate good learning.

Lastly, organic gardening compost is one, if the most valuable soil amendment that you can put in your garden. Making one is simple but it has no short-cuts. With proper know-how and patience, your efforts will surely be rewarded in the end.

To be sure you’re doing the right thing, you can download the complete information about organic gardening compost here.

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Home and Garden always go together when you’re trying to create a beautiful and healthy environment for you and your family to live in. But this environment should not only be about aesthetics and appearance. It should also be functional and best of all, must not be in conflict with the community and nature as a whole.

The concept of living an organic lifestyle and having a pleasant home environment is to promote and maintain harmony within ourselves, our family and our environment. This should be the goal of everyone and must be integrated in the aspect of planning, designing and building our ideal home and garden.

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Organic vegetable container gardening appeals to many home gardeners because it means growing something that you can literally put in the table. Maybe you’ve grown some herbs and flowering plants, but until you’ve grown your own food, organic home gardening success doesn’t taste as sweet. So if you’re prepared to take on the challenge, let’s get down to the nitty-gritty of growing vegetables in containers.

Growing food, such as vegetables, in convenient and flexible planters is much like growing anything in containers. You will need soil, sun, water, fertilizer and of course, containers and plants to get you started. (See my post on Organic Container Gardening). But vegetables are often planted in the ground and standard varieties are mostly suitable to sizeable land areas. It may be possible to grow them in limiting pots, but is it easy?

The answer is yes on most points. Here are some tips on how to succeed in vegetable container gardening:

Choose your vegetable plant wisely. Although dwarf vegetable varieties are highly recommended for container organic gardening, some growers complain that these do not yield as much and the produce are not as good-tasting as their regular counterparts. With container organic gardening on the rise, seed and plant breeders are coming up with breeds that are meant for container culture. But even without these breeds, there are still standard vegetable varieties that can adapt well in potted environment. To begin with, choose the ones that don’t grow too big and bear small to medium-sized fruits.

Choose containers that suit the needs of your vegetable. Picking out the right container is crucial to the growth of your vegetables. If you have herbs flourishing in cute, little pots, the same may not apply to your vegetables. Some vegetables grow expansive root systems that require space and depth, and will only grow abundantly in deep and large pots. Some do well in wide and shallow planters.

Aside from determining their space requirement, knowing their moisture and nutrient needs is also important. Vegetables that love moisture must be planted in containers that hold water well. This makes large, non-porous pots ideal, but you can also line the inside of porous containers with plastic or  mix water-holding gel to improve moisture retention in the soil. Large pots are also good for heavy feeders because soil nutrients in big containers are not easily depleted and can minimize frequent applications of fertilizer. But this doesn’t mean that vegetable can only be planted in big, bulky planters. It all boils down to choosing the right container for the right vegetable plant.

Choose the appropriate soil. Garden soil is deemed too heavy for any container gardening because it is more compact which doesn’t provide good circulation for air and water. A sterile and lightweight potting mix offers good water retention and air flow but can be too ‘thin’ in terms of organic nutrients and too light that it might not be able to support the roots effectively. Adding compost can increase the nutrient content of potting soil and even improve it’s ability to hold water. And a little coarse sand in the mixture can provide the weight needed.

If you intend to have a very large container, you might find that store-bought potting soil is quite expensive. You may very well make your own mix. One part peat moss, one part coarse sand, one part perlite and one part compost can be a good combination. Other alternative organic ingredients are vermicullite, alfalfa and composted pine bark. Soil is also an option but is often disregarded to prevent soil-borne diseases and pests from infecting your vegetables.

Choose proper watering method. We already know that vegetables in containers need more water than those in the ground. And that small pot and porous containers dry out quickly while dark colored containers absorb more heat. These all translate to more frequent watering. But there is also such a thing as too much water, so water your vegetables only when they need it and ensure proper drainage in their containers. Soggy soil becomes too compact to let the air to pass through and roots won’t be able to breathe and will rot eventually.

On the other hand, if you often let your vegetables to wilt before watering, their roots will shrink, diminishing the size of the entire root system. When you finally water them, they will put more energy into growing back bigger roots instead than growing leaves and fruits. Irregular watering can cause blossoms to rot and drop, leaves to wither, and crops to shrivel and stop developing.

Choose organic garden fertilizers. Before you can eat them, you must feed them first. Aside from adding compost to the potting soil during planting, vegetables in containers will need regular nourishment of organic matters and trace elements from the soil. Slow-release fertilizers are good for the growing period. But once your vegetables start to produce, use liquid fertilizers that are easily absorbed into the soil to give them the extra boost they need for bigger and healthier yield. Just make sure that you don’t apply too much to prevent fertilizer burn. Excessive watering also drains some nutrients from the soil.

And lastly, if you’re really serious about vegetable container gardening, there are lots of useful information you can find in this ebook that will help you successfully grow vegetables in containers.

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You can compost almost anything, from kitchen scraps to chicken manure to yard waste (See Compost Types).  So, it’s inevitable to wonder if cedar compost would be a good idea.  After all, this wood smells great, and many of us have a lot of it on our properties.  But stop and take a minute to think before you put that cedar in your compost bin.  There are some reasons that cedar is a bad addition to most composting operations.  Here’s some information on why this wood isn’t right for your gardening operation and what you should do with it instead.

Cedar lasts a long time. One of the big reasons that so many decks and pieces of outdoor furniture are made out of cedar is that this wood takes a long time to break down.  It stays solid, doesn’t decay, and won’t end up being splintery or unpleasant, even when used outside.  Weather doesn’t really harm it much, and bugs aren’t interested in making their homes in it.  Those are great properties for wood that needs to function outside.  They’re terrible properties for wood that ends up in the compost pile, however.

Cedar’s fungus, bacteria, and insect repellent properties mean that it’s not going to do much in your compost pile.  You can toss it in, but it’s just not going to decay properly.  At worst, it might slow down the rest of the compost pile, too, by killing off the micro organisms that make composting work.  So keep cedar out of your composter if you’d like to have a coherent, fast working compost that’ll nourish your garden well.  Cedar just isn’t worth composting.

What cedar is good for. So what can you do with surplus cedar?  There are a number of different options available.  If you have a wood stove or fireplace, well seasoned cedar can be burned, though it’s not as good a choice as hardwood.  Cedar can also be used to build your compost bin – because of the properties that make it bad for composting.  A cedar compost bin can resist the bacterial action of the compost, and stay in good shape for long periods of time.  It resists weather, too.

You can also chip scrap cedar that’s not worthwhile for building and use it for garden mulching.  While cedar mulch isn’t great for your garden, it can be effectively used around shrubs and other plants that can tolerate an acidic environment.  Keep it away from the house to discourage termites, and you have an effective use for your leftover cedar.

Cedar compost just isn’t the right choice for your compost bin.  Fortunately, there are plenty of other things you can do with it instead.  Take the time to figure out what your scrap cedar is good for, and you’ll have no problem finding a use for it.  Reusing and recycling everything is a great idea.  Just make sure you use it for the right thing.

There are a lot of things that you can use instead for your compost file. If you’re not sure what they are exactly or if you want to ensure that you’re doing your composting the right way, you can find a good deal of information here.

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It might surprise you to know that there are different types of compost. Depending on what goes into the mix, and how the composting process operates, the result will be a little different. There’s vermicompost, composted animal manure, the familiar vegetable and yard clippings compost, and several others. It can be hard to tell the difference between types at the end, since most of them look the same, and all of them are rich additions to your soil. However, they do have a few differences. Let’s take a look at some compost types.

Animal Manure Compost
This kind of compost is made from the droppings of vegetarian or mostly vegetarian livestock. Composting cat and dog manure, or other carnivore droppings, is rare and poses a lot of problems. But horse, cow, and chicken manure are popular choices. They contain a lot of helpful nitrogen that can be good for plants. But applying them to your garden fresh can “burn” your plants. That’s why they need to be composted to make them usable. It’s important to make sure that any animal manure compost you use is fully composted. If you’re doing it on your own, check the pile temperature to make sure that the whole thing decays properly. That’ll help you keep a healthy garden.

Vegetable Compost
This is probably the most common type of compost made at home. Many people put their kitchen and yard waste into a compost bin and turn it into a nitrogen rich soil additive. It’s important to maintain the right balance in the pile if you want it to stay hot and decay quickly, instead of moldering and smelling. However, if you get it right, the result is a useful garden treatment that even works well as a mulch. There’s not as much danger of nitrogen burn from unfinished vegetable compost, but it should still be done completely.

Vermicompost
Most compost piles will actually end up containing at least some of this type. That’s because earthworms are a helpful addition to any composting operation. They break down organic matter and leave rich soil additives. However, some people decide to use worms more deliberately. They choose types of earthworms that can successfully live in an enclosed space, and place their kitchen scraps and other small vegetable waste products inside. The worms multiply and turn the waste material into rich compost. Most vermicomposting operations are small, but some people have much larger worm boxes, or several sets of boxes, and compost yard waste this way, too. Vermicompost is a very rich form of compost in most cases.

Knowing the different compost types can help you determine which materials you can use for your own compost file. But that is just the first step in creating an organic garden compost. More information about the proper technique and procedure here.

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Many of us use black shredded mulch, cedar mulch, and other materials to help protect our plants from weeds.  But is this shredded mulch actually a good idea for your organic gardening project?  Some wonder if their garden mulching might be killing perennials and preventing seeds from growing properly.  Some people are also finding that they have sooty black patches on neighboring objects.  Could mulch be the culprit, and what can you do to keep your plants safe?

Unfortunately, while wood mulches can be useful, shredded wood mulch like sawdust, bark, wood chips and root mulches can be a breeding ground for fungus.  These fungi can shoot spores as far as thirty feet away, and are hard to get off of nearby light colored objects.  They can also slow down the growth of established plants and new ones.  That’s because wood, as a carbon, binds with nitrogen in the soil.  Since plants need nitrogen to grow, this nitrogen immobilization can cause real problems.  Wood mulches can actually steal the food right out of the soil.

The worst offenders for this are dyed mulches.  They’re usually made out of chipped up old pallets that have been colored to be more appealing.  It’s the worst kind to use around plants, and will often kill your new landscaping.  Another problem is the acidic substance that forms when new, sap filled trees are turned to mulch.  These can turn to a substance that will injure your plants.  Chipped mulch that smells like vinegar should be avoided.

So, if shredded mulch isn’t the best idea for your garden, what should you use?   Many people try straw, but if that straw contains seed heads, it’ll attract rodents and create weed problems.  Plus, straw is also carbon rich, and can bind nitrogen the same way that wood mulch can.  Shredded fall leaves, on the other hand, are an excellent option that releases nitrogen as it decays, instead of binding it.

There’s another great option for mulching, as well, and it might surprise you.  Possibly the best mulching alternative is seasoned compost.  After all, it can prevent weeds and retain soil moisture just as well as regular mulch or shredded leaves.  Two inches of compost does as well as conventional shredded mulch.  Plus, you get all the usual benefits of compost, like soil enrichment, and when the season is over, you can just till the compost in.  Appearance wise, compost looks a lot like dyed black wood mulch, but without the same problems.

So, if you’ve been using shredded mulch, it might be time to look for another option.  Try converting your fall leaves into good quality compost using just a shredder, or get some compost from your local garden center.  Avoid wood and bark mulches, and steer clear of straw in favor of something that’ll help your plants grow better.  Keep it six inches from the plant stems, just like regular mulch, and away from your foundations to prevent termites, and you’ll see better results in your garden. (For more complete info on garden mulching, click here.)

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Preparing an organic vegetable garden, without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers, can be tricky if you’re used to conventional methods.  However, there are some significant rewards, as well.  After all, you’ll always know that the food in your organic vegetable garden is safe to eat, that you’re not causing problems with your local environment, and you’ll save some money, too.  Organic vegetable gardening is a satisfying, environmentally friendly choice.  Here’s a look at how to set up your garden.

First, you’ll need to take a look at your location.  For most gardens, the area where you’ll be planting should be sunny, with well drained soil.  Measure out a convenient length and width for your garden, remembering that overly long or wide beds can be tiring to weed or care for.  Most people stick to beds no more than thirty inches across, so that you can reach the middle from both sides of the bed.

Decide if you’d rather garden in a raised bed or a traditional bed.  Raising the bed can improve drainage and make gardens much easier to work in, especially for people with mobility issues.  However, this does require you to acquire wood or other building materials.  Choose bed materials that have not been chemically treated and won’t contaminate your garden soil.

About three weeks before you plant, when the soil is dry enough to be turned, mix compost into the bed.  This can come from organic animal manures, such as from an organic dairy farm, as long as the manure isn’t fresh.  Many home farmers use organic compost from their chicken coops.  You can also use composted plant material.  It’s possible to buy or prepare your own organic compost, whether animal or plant.  Be sure to mix the compost and soil well.

Be sure to pick vegetables that work well for your region.  Pest and disease resistant varieties will make beginning organic gardening easier.  Your local extension service can give your some recommendations.  You can also get in touch with other gardeners and find out what they use, check the Internet for information about certain plants, or use seed catalogs to find out which vegetables to grow.  Some vegetables, like spinach and peas, should be planted early, while others, like peppers and tomatoes, will need to be planted after the soil has warmed.

Make certain you encourage beneficial insects.  Don’t spray pesticides, and plant zinnia, dill, and similar plants to encourage insects that will consume pests.  Providing bat and toad habitats can encourage natural pest control, too.  Use untreated mulch, and water your garden as needed.  Remember, healthy plants are less likely to attract pests.  Weed and remove insects by hand whenever possible, and rotate crops yearly to improve the soil and keep insect problems and diseases down.  In the end, you’ll be rewarded with a successful organic vegetable garden.

(For more in-depth information and the exact organic gardening practices that I use to grow my organic garden, find them all here.)

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Flowers make people smile and feel happier. And because of their beauty and colors, they make the world look a lot better. It would be nice to have these wonderful sights in your garden all year round.

Organic flower gardening is one of the easiest and most enjoyable activity that you can indulge yourself with. Any long-time gardener will tell you that no matter how much they’ve grown, seeing their flowering plants blossom into these bunches of colors and sweet-smelling floral scents is truly a magical experience. And that alone is enough to convince anyone to grow an organic flower garden.

Like most organic home gardens, a flower garden requires the basics: a good and healthy soil, enough sunshine, adequate water, organic fertilizers and some tender loving care. But before you head out to buy your supplies, take some time to plan your garden first.

In order to have a colorful garden all throughout the year, you must carefully choose your plants based on their life span and blooming season. Annual flowering plants are the easiest to grow and blossom but they live only for a year. Perennial flowering plants have a much longer life cycle, but you’ll usually have to wait for two years before they start to bloom flowers. But these plants are great if you want to enjoy flowers in your garden at the start of every summer and carry on for several months.

It almost so easy to find plants that will do well in sunny weather. But finding plants that will thrive on cold and darker climates is a bit more challenging. Pick plants whose blooming seasons fall on different times in a year so you’re sure to have an array of beautiful flowers every season. Also, group small blooms in cluster and mix match them with larger flowers to create an interesting combination of colors and texture in your garden.

Flowering plants do not require a special kind of soil as long as it’s already prep up with organic matters and nutrients that they need. Annuals planted on a nutrient-rich soil may no longer need to be fertilized, unless they are planted in containers. Potted soil is easily depleted of nutrients and must be replenished every once in a while.

Perennials, however, will need organic fertilizers (compost and mulching are recommended) once or twice each growing season because they will feed on the same soil for many years. Just be careful when applying organic fertilizers as too much can damage their roots. Go easy on foliar applications as well because too much can burn the flowers.

Deep, instead of frequent watering, is also a good practice for perennials because this will encourage them to grow deep roots and make them tougher during the dry season. Annuals, on the other hand, will enjoy weekly watering but with just enough to keep the soil moist. Over-watering is as bad as under-watering for most plants.

Deadheading or removing spent or withered flowers is one good tip to trick your flowering plants into growing more blooms. Plants know that once they’ve produced flowers, they will start to pollinate and seed. Removing spent flowers will convince them that the job is not yet completed and bloom more flowers. As a result, you’ll be able to enjoy flowers on an extended period.

Organic flower gardening is especially rewarding when friends and neighbors start noticing and praising you for having a very beautiful garden. Start your own organic flower garden with this complete organic gardening guide.

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If an entire garden is grown from seeds, then to an organic purist, an organic home garden must begin with organic seeds.

But what is an organic garden seed?

Organic seed is derived from plant that is grown organically, that is, without fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and any other synthetic and lab-concocted gardening products.

One benefit of organic seeds is that you can be sure that these seeds are prepared for the organic life. Unlike with conventional seeding, where seeds are placed under the best and ideal conditions for growing, organic seeds came from plants that were subjected to harsher and tougher environments. As a result, organic seeds will do better in an organic garden at home than most regular seeds.

What’s wrong with regular garden seeds?

Very few people realized that more chemicals are sprayed on the seeds than on the plants that they come from. Seeds are often coated with fungicides to protect them against fungi and spores present in their husks that inhibit seedling growth. Imported seeds are also usually treated with a mixture of chemicals to ensure longevity. Some are even genetically altered to grow a ‘better variety’ of plants that are disease-resistant, with leaves that repel pests, and roots that do not rot.

But at what cost?

Frequent use of chemicals can change the genetic structure of seeds. Many organic growers avoid genetically altered seeds because one cannot exactly determine what extent of mutation will be present once they’ve become fully-grown plants. Genetic defects are also passed on to the seeds. And because they were modified at the genetic level, no one can clearly identify what ill-effects and dangers they will pose on humans once they are consumed. Likewise, breeding with other varieties of plants can lead to further mutation. When this happens, there’s a high possibility that they cause irreparable damage to the natural ecosystem.

Organic seeds, apart from produced by plants that were grown the natural way, remain untreated and unaltered.

Companies and farms selling organic seeds are required to pass through rigorous tests and process inspections in order for their products to be certified as “Organically Grown” or OG. If you want to buy organic garden seeds, you can start ordering from certified sources ahead of time because most organics seeds are available only at certain seasons. Find more information on how you can grow organic garden seeds here.

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