| Do you have a small plot of land or backyard space | | | | frequently causes the soil nutrients to depleted a little |
| that you are interested in producing some fruits and | | | | more quickly. This means that you will need to |
| or vegetables? Here are 7 tips in making this your | | | | fertilize more often. Fertilizing every two weeks is |
| beginner organic gardening spot of bountiful beauty. | | | | better because it is easier to absorb by the leaves. |
| 1. Deadheading | | | | When growing plants in containers, fertilizing amounts |
| Your border must be free from dead flowers and | | | | should be halved due to the nutrients not being as |
| any dried leaves and stems. Deadheading, which | | | | readily depleted. |
| means getting rid of dead flower heads actually | | | | 5. Weed out. |
| encourages plants to bloom more and for longer | | | | Probably the best way to ensure that your plants |
| periods of time. Trying this with perennials such as | | | | get all the nutrients they need. Weeds are in |
| geraniums and dahlias will greatly benefit from | | | | competition to for moisture and nutrients and if left |
| removing the dead blooms. | | | | unchecked will over run and kill any plants that you |
| 3. Pinch out tops. | | | | have. |
| Some plants - like Coleus a foliage plant - experiences | | | | 6. Water them well. |
| a growth spurt when their tops are pinched out. | | | | For beginner organic gardening, a once a week good |
| Doing this makes the plant bushier thus producing | | | | soaking is a great idea when watering by the yard. |
| more blooms. Pinching out the tops of fuchsias need | | | | Ensure that there is no run off as this causes soil |
| to be pinched out since they are very prone to | | | | erosion. This soaking will encourage deeper roots thus |
| becoming leggy. Many beginner organic gardening | | | | helping the plants to stand up way better to dry |
| resources do not give this tip and it is definitely one | | | | weather spells. |
| that you should have. | | | | 7. No chemicals. |
| 4. Fertilize lightly. | | | | Remember that chemicals kill living things. Garden |
| Minimizing the amount of fertilizer provides for a | | | | pests have natural predators that are sadly killed thus |
| boost in your vegetation growth. Watering your yard | | | | making you plants more vulnerable to attack. |