5 Tips for Natural Gardening

Maybe you don’t want to use chemicals on your garden because you feel natural garden care is best. By using natural gardening practices, you not only help protect the environment but you’re also doing your best to take care of your children. There are many farmers, and growers who have done it, and you can use the same tricks to help your own garden, and the planet. Try using some of these ideas for natural gardening care this year in your garden. You, too, may decide that natural gardening is best.

1. Pick appropriate plants. Not all plants are appropriate for the area you live in. If you pick appropriate plants for your area, you may be able to avoid using fertilizers and saving on water too. Research, what plants are native to your surrounding areas and try planting them in your own garden.

2. Pick natural repelling plants. You don’t need to rely on poisons to keep away garden ruining pests. Many plants produce chemicals that repel these animals naturally. By putting them in or around your garden, you can keep your plants safe with little effort and no chemicals.

3. Use companion planting. By planting vegetables by flowers or other plants, it is feasible to drive pests away. For instance, if you plant tomatoes near marigolds, the plant secretions from the marigolds will repel harmful nematodes. You can also plant garlic near plants to drive insects away.

4. Pull weeds. If you take time every day to pull the garden weeds you find, it will only take a few minutes and won’t seem like a lot of work. You can even get the kids involved, just be sure to do it properly so you don’t spread the seeds around. Grab them out of there while they’re young, and before the weeds’ roots get too long.

5. Crop rotation. Farmers all over the world use crop rotation to naturally fertilize plants. The concept is to change what crop you’re putting in a certain field each year. Plants use different nutrients and put other nutrients back into the soil. You can use this same concept in your garden by planting different plants every year, or just rotating where you put specific plants in the garden. If you rotate crops that replace the nutrients the other plants use, you will have to fertilize the soil less.

So, you’ve made all these changes and are using a low-water, chemical free garden? Well, you still haven’t done the most important thing: pass it on! One garden can make a dent, but more can make a bigger difference. Tell your friends, teach your kids, you can even visit their school and teach your kids friends! Every little bit helps make a better world.