Good website, thanks. Most home gardeners have plenty of line resources for how to go organic, this is additional info. My own experience with creating a garden. I was ignorant for a couple of years and sprayed some plants (not food) with pesticides. Then I learned about going natural. I planted tons of herbs, little flowers, native plants and flowers that attract beneficial insects all around my garden. I then purchased some beneficial nematodes which eat pest eggs in soil, I brought in some beneficial insects like green lacewings and occasional ladybugs. I used some horticultural oils or insecticidal soap on trees that needed it. I got rid of certain plants that tend to get sooty mold or attract snails in my area. Put in plants and shrubs and flowers that generally do well here. I had already removed my lawn areas replaced them with natural bark mulch. Within 2 years, I noticed that I no longer needed to do any spraying as the beneficial insects were taking care of all bad pests. As the garden trees grew bigger, within 4 years I stopped replacing the mulch and let the tree leaves stay on the ground and fertilize the ground. The soil became beautiful and loamy and fertile over time. Occasionally i would remember to add a bit of organic fertilizer. I had put in a drip irrigation system and now I mostly neglect my little backyard woodland & meadow. It’s already loaded with herbs I can use. I have done some raised container gardening as well, but my favorites are things that don’t need much work, like strawberries. I highly encourage anyone to do an organic home garden project, even if in a very small space.
Good website, thanks. Most home gardeners have plenty of line resources for how to go organic, this is additional info. My own experience with creating a garden. I was ignorant for a couple of years and sprayed some plants (not food) with pesticides. Then I learned about going natural. I planted tons of herbs, little flowers, native plants and flowers that attract beneficial insects all around my garden. I then purchased some beneficial nematodes which eat pest eggs in soil, I brought in some beneficial insects like green lacewings and occasional ladybugs. I used some horticultural oils or insecticidal soap on trees that needed it. I got rid of certain plants that tend to get sooty mold or attract snails in my area. Put in plants and shrubs and flowers that generally do well here. I had already removed my lawn areas replaced them with natural bark mulch. Within 2 years, I noticed that I no longer needed to do any spraying as the beneficial insects were taking care of all bad pests. As the garden trees grew bigger, within 4 years I stopped replacing the mulch and let the tree leaves stay on the ground and fertilize the ground. The soil became beautiful and loamy and fertile over time. Occasionally i would remember to add a bit of organic fertilizer. I had put in a drip irrigation system and now I mostly neglect my little backyard woodland & meadow. It’s already loaded with herbs I can use. I have done some raised container gardening as well, but my favorites are things that don’t need much work, like strawberries. I highly encourage anyone to do an organic home garden project, even if in a very small space.
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