Are you going to start gardening this year?! I am! Everyone should at least grow potatoes 🥔 or tomatoes 🍅 or garlic 🧄 or lettuce 🥬 or herbs in a little pot on the window sill. It’s very satisfying!! We are growing strawberries, cherry tomatoes and cannabis indoors!
Growing your own herbs, vegetables, greens and fruit can be both incredibly rewarding and delicious. However, many gardeners rely on pesticides, herbicides and fungicides not to mention chemical fertilizers to help their garden grow. That is not only unnecessary, it is also unhealthy. All those nutritious veggies pack a much healthier punch if they’re sans harmful chemicals.
Step #1 Prepare your soil.
Because your soil is the foundation of your garden, it is important to make sure itís full of the right nutrients to feed your garden. Mix in organic material like compost or humus and consider having your soil tested. The proper soil conditions can make the difference between a sparse crop and award winning vegetables.
Step #2 Choose your crop.
The second step to build an organic garden is to choose your crop. What are you going to grow in your garden? Initially, in addition to what you’re going to grow, you’ll want to decide if you want to purchase plants or start your garden from seeds. If you start early enough you can use seeds. If not, you can purchase organic plants from your local nursery.
Regardless of what you choose, seeds or plants, make sure they’re grown without chemicals.
Step #3 Organize your garden.
Did you know some plants naturally protect other plants from disease and pests? It’s true! Marigolds for example, drive bugs away and if you plant them around the perimeter of your garden, they’ll help protect your herbs, greens and veggies.
Before transferring your plants into your garden, mark where you’re going to plant them. Make sure there is plenty of room between plants so they have room to grow and thrive. A tiny tomato plant can grow several feet high and several feet wide. Leave room.
Step #4 Natural pesticides, herbicides and fungicides.
It’s been said that home gardeners generally use more chemicals on their gardens than farmers do. That’s a lot of chemicals! Interestingly enough, mild detergent and water protect many plants from harmful pests. Hot pepper sprays also work to fend off pests. And natural predators like frogs and ladybugs can keep your garden healthy and full.
Step #5 Maintenance.
Watering and weeding are all you have in store for you until it’s time to harvest. Take care to not over water. Soil should be moist but not soaking. Weed on a regular basis to make sure your plants have all the nutrients and room in the soil they need to grow.
Organic gardening isn’t difficult when you start with a healthy foundation. Before you dive in and start a garden large enough to feed an army, choose a few plants you know your family will eat. Grow those successfully and next year you can grow a bigger garden!
Here are some resources if you want to get started… you will love these ideas!! 🥬🥦🥒🍒🫐
Books:
Veg in One Bed: How to Grow an Abundance of Food in One Raised Bed, Month by Month by Huw Richards
Grow Food For Free: The sustainable, zero-cost, low-effort way to a bountiful harvest by Huw Richards
Videos: https://youtu.be/3vN5Mn_-5MM
These books and Huw’s YouTube channel are packed full of east inexpensive garden hacks!
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Elise Lininger
Integrative Health Practitioner
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