How to garden organically
This Is Green editor Jan M. takes a look at the Garden Makers Fragrant Flower Garden from Potting Shed Creations. Made in the USA, this convenient garden kit contains organic fragrant flowers to plant at home, outside, or in window boxes.
Duration : 0:1:21
This Is My UpSideDown Garden. It has been set up for just over two months.
My Upside down garden has cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce, carrots, zucchini, male eggplant, long beans, Chinese pea pods and flowers.
It is organic and I use Organic homemade pesticide and organic homemade Fertilizer.
I must apologize to all of you, who have been asking me questions about my Garden I have been absent from this site for some time.
I will try to answer all of your Questions.
First off I must state that this is an experiment, a very fun experiment!
I have tried many plant varieties some work great some do not work at all, also remember that in a small encapsulated world a little is good a lot is not necessarily better!
I have Killed or shunted a few plants, but I still keep tying new things such as my secret to getting Eggplants to grow upside down. I don’t even like this food but what a beautiful plant the flowers the leaves and the fruit are exquisite, I swear women are inexplicably drawn to the male version of this plant just stand back and watch.
I used inexpensive pots that already have a small hole in the bottom I cut out the unwanted plastic the whole was indented up 1/2 of an inch above the bottom of the pot which I believe provides a water reservoir in the bottom of the pot.
I used plain potting soil. I used little peat pots that expand when you add water to start my plants, and the diameter of the peat pots fit the whole in the bottom of the hanging pot perfectly.
If I get enough encouragement I will put together an email publication detailing everything I have done with pictures, including pesticide and fertilizer recipes.
So please post as many questions and suggestions as possible, I would like to hear from any one about there experiences and techniques please email me or post any and all that you wish to share.
Duration : 0:2:7
[youtube EL2Xgeo48iE]
Do you anything about organic fertilizers, Home made,
If you choose to use manures, especially from animals that pass some of the seeds, you have to let the compost pile heat up hot enough to kill those seeds (160 -180 degrees, I think), otherwise they will come up in your garden. There are many good books on both organic gardening & composting. I used the Encylopedia of Compost.
Some helpful links…
1. ) www.bookrags.com/Rodale_Press
2.) www.organicgardening.com
3.) projectcompost.ucdavis.edu/files/use_guide.pdf
4.) www.wormsway.com/detail.asp?m=o&sku=RBC900
MANY more, just type.. Organic Gardening .. or .. Compost/Composting .. into your browser.
Published Bi-monthly 6 Issues Our Price: $24.96 About OG – Organic Gardening: Trusted gardening advice since 1942. Read Customer Comments & Ratings Write a Review Customers Also Bought: Wine Spectator Cottage Living Cooking Light The Practical Gardener Related Categories: Home & Gardening Science &
Sustainable Horticulture is increasingly important to everyone. This website contains articles related to sustaining our environment through sustaining our horticulture. It is through sustaining our home environment that we make a valuable contribution to sustaining much more.
We live in an increasingly urbanized world, where open or green space is becoming less common and more highly valued. Landscapes provide an extension of the livable environment where people interact with their world and each other. Unfortunately, many landscapes are neither well managed nor sustainable, with poor plant choices, site conditions, and little or no maintenance. A variety of problems make such places unhealthy or unsafe for plants, humans, and animals. For instance, invasive species are often planted in landscapes, where they out compete more beneficial species, reducing diversity and providing less food and habitat for other organisms.
Is your lawn and garden propped up through heavy chemical fertilization? This is not a sustainable situation. It is important for you to consider ways to improve the soil that supports both your lawn and garden. There are many commercial sources of better soil and compost that will help you achieve your goal. If you prefer to do it yourself, composting, worm beds, and other alternatives are available.
Do you have an urban garden? If so it is important that you know how to revitalize the soil through organic approaches. Keeping your soil alive keeps your garden sustainable.
In urban areas, heavy traffic, combined with a sea of concrete, leads to soil compaction, creating an environment where existing plants cannot obtain sufficient oxygen or water to survive and seedlings cannot germinate. Fertilizers and pesticides are often applied in excessive quantities, which can lead to such environmental disasters as eutrophication of water bodies, destruction of salmon habitat, and poisoning of a variety of organisms. Unsustainable landscapes may also require more frequent weeding, watering, pruning, and other high-maintenance activities to keep them functional.
Learn more about how soil compaction impacts your horticulture. Find out the truth about compost tea. Do you know if your garden shop is dispensing urban myths or factual information? Want to learn some great horticultural tips?
It is important to recognize and apply sustainable management practices as preferable alternatives to current practices. Sustainable or ecologically friendly landscapes, whether in public greenspaces or privately owned, consume less water, have reduced needs for fertilizer and pesticides, and avoid the use of non-native, invasive species.