| The more you understand about any subject, | | | | organically that much more difficult. |
| the more interesting it becomes. As you read | | | | |
| this article you'll find that the subject of | | | | Choosing the healthiest plants and flowers, |
| organic gardening is certainly no exception. | | | | on the other hand, will get your organic |
| | | | garden off to the best start, since healthy |
| Most of this information comes straight from | | | | plants are better able to fight off pests, |
| the organic gardening pros. Careful reading | | | | and to resist bacterial, viral and fungal |
| to the end virtually guarantees that you'll | | | | infections. The healthy plants in your |
| know what they know. | | | | garden will be able to fight off these common |
| | | | ailments without the need for chemicals. |
| Organic gardening is steadily gaining | | | | |
| popularity, and the good news is that | | | | After the plants have been chosen and brought |
| virtually every kind of plant and flower can | | | | home, they should be transplanted as quickly |
| be grown organically. It is important, | | | | as possible. It is a good idea to have a |
| however, to choose the plants and flowers | | | | good supply of finished compost available |
| that are best suited to your own environment. | | | | when starting an organic garden. Starting a |
| Choosing plants that are suited to the | | | | compost bin is a great idea for any organic |
| environment in which they grow is one of the | | | | gardener, since high quality compost often |
| best ways to reduce the use of fungicides, | | | | contains nutrients that even the best |
| pesticides and other chemicals in the garden. | | | | commercial fertilizers do not. In addition, |
| | | | creating your own compost means less waste |
| For example, it may be difficult to use | | | | going to landfills, and this can produce a |
| organic gardening methods to grow tropical | | | | healthier environment as well as a healthy |
| variety of plants and flowers in a cold | | | | garden. |
| climate, just as it would be difficult to | | | | |
| grow cold climate plants in the tropics. | | | | When working a compost mixture in the soil, |
| That is why it is best to use the flowers and | | | | it is not necessary to go deep. Most plants |
| plants that are best suited for your own | | | | root only to a depth of about six inches, so |
| environment. | | | | working the compost mixture into the first |
| | | | six to eight inches of the soil in the |
| One great way to choose the right plants for | | | | organic flower bed should be sufficient. |
| an organic garden is to choose native | | | | |
| varieties of plants. Choosing native species | | | | When transplanting seedlings from plastic |
| is a great way to know that the plants you | | | | nursery containers, it is important to |
| choose will do best where you plant them, | | | | carefully remove the plant from the |
| without the need to use chemicals. | | | | container. You should carefully tear away |
| | | | those roots that have grown past the |
| Using native species of plants does not mean | | | | container. Before planting the transplants, |
| a dull or boring garden. Native species of | | | | be sure that the soil has been adequately |
| flowers and plants are available in just | | | | prepared with good organic material. Having |
| about every color of the rainbow, and in a | | | | organic material in the soil not only will |
| variety of sizes, shapes and textures as | | | | provide a great source of nutrition for the |
| well. A beautiful mixture of native plants | | | | young plants, but it will so encourage the |
| can produce an organic garden you will be | | | | growth of beneficial organisms like |
| proud to show the world. | | | | earthworms. Earthworms can work the soil |
| | | | better than any garden instrument, and they |
| After you have chosen the perfect varieties | | | | are an integral part of a successful organic |
| of flowers and plants for your garden, it is | | | | garden. |
| important to choose only the healthiest | | | | |
| specimens for your garden. That is because | | | | Is there really any information about organic |
| choosing unhealthy plants, or those that are | | | | gardening that is nonessential? We all see |
| infected with disease or infested by insects, | | | | things from different angles, so something |
| could unwittingly introduce these problems | | | | relatively insignificant to one may be |
| into your garden, and make gardening | | | | crucial to another. |