Organic Gardening Methods
Organic gardening and lawn care
Most of the original owners take great pride in caring for their homes both inside and outside, and try to make home the best it can be. Nice landscaping makes a person feel welcome at home.
Having the right tools and lawn care products is essential to get your garden and lawn looking its best. Too many people believe that the way to achieve this is through the use of pesticides and other chemicals to eliminate weeds and keep it under control bugs. People do not realize they can have a beautiful lawn and garden using organic gardening methods, and they will not harm environment in the process.
Fertilizers used on lawns today are full of chemicals the worst of them as nitrates and phosphates. Since it takes several pounds of fertilizer to treat a lawn, you expose your family and your pets to many products toxic. Fertilizers are known to trigger asthma, are a known carcinogen and cause neurological problems in young children and pets. Worse yet these chemicals reach the soil and our drinking water.
So what can you do to make the transition to organic gardening? The first change you need to do is switch to using natural compost. Despite what people think, composting is not difficult. Just purchase a compost bin where you throw food scraps, pet down, and your lawn and leaf litter is the first step. By its very nature, the amount of composting material generated will be much less than the amount of material you start with. You want to save your equipment all year to get enough compost to use your garden.
Having good soil produces a much healthier and more root system, which in turn produce healthier plants and grass. Long roots require less water to keep it green. This reduces your water bill as well.
Many communities are subject to water restrictions in order to have good soil and a good root system you will have a beautiful lawn and garden despite the water restrictions.
It is also important to know that watering should be done in the early hours of the morning to avoid water loss through evaporation. Watering in the heat of the day will result in most of the water will have evaporated before being used by plants. Watering during the night hours exposes your lawn fungus.
Another way preserve the water you use is to add a layer of mulch on top of soil to reduce evaporation loss.
If you are the guy who likes to spend much time on your lawn, use organic gardening methods. This will keep toxic chemicals to harm your family and your pets.
The use of native plants is another good organic practice. To avoid disappointment, choose appropriate plants and grass that grow in your area. Not all plants grow in all areas, and may need extra water and care for survival.
There is an advantage in choosing native grasses and give a good root system. These lawns hold up much better traffic pedestrian and child's play. You certainly would not want a lawn that everyone should stay away to make it beautiful.
Too many people immediately reach for chemicals to kill weeds. It is important to first find what type of weeds is more in addition to identifying the problems you encounter. Too much water the weeds that may occur to thrive in a humid environment. Simply cut on the amount of water you use will eliminate the problem.
Some weeds can actually be beneficial to your lawn and you can leave them alone. They can serve as natural fertilizer for your garden. The rest of the weeds should be removed by hand or use tools to remove them. Be sure to pull them from the roots so they can not push too easily.
Many people just run weeds over with their lawn mowers. This is not a good idea because there are seeds in the weeds. the cut with the mower will result in the spread Weed everywhere. The result you have more weeds in more areas than when you started.
One last change you need to do before you go organic is choosing the right lawn mower. A push mower makes no such pollutants into the air and do not produce noise pollution. You also get the benefit of exercise with a reel mower.
The next best choice is an electric mower. This mower has type improved over the years. Now they are battery operated and does not require a long cord to operate. Last is the lawn mower gasoline. These are probably the most polluting aircraft used by the owners. One hour of use of a lawn mower is equivalent to Driving 1300 miles in an automobile. To really go organic, ditch the gas mower.
About the Author
Beverly Saltonstall is an environmental writer. Visit
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