Category Archives: Organic Gardening

Compost, Organic Gardening

(Video) Do You Know How To Make Compost In Situ?

 

Less common, yet incredibly efficient

When talking about compost, we’re often used to thinking about a compost pile or bin. We dump our organic matter there and wait for it to decompose.

All things great, but it happens so that the compost pile is not always the best approach to compost the organic leftovers.

If you haven’t heard about composting in situ, then now is the moment to fill the gaps in your knowledge base. This method is superb, quick and efficient way of composting matter almost immediately.

And you don’t think about the compost any more. It’s taken care of instantly. We’re sure you’ll love this method.

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Compost, Organic Gardening, Plant Care

Hugelkultur: Could This Be The Best Gardening Method Ever?

 

What can our European ancestors teach us about organic gardening?

Hugelkultur does sound new to many gardeners, but it was the main gardening method for many European citizens, mostly in Germany and Eastern Europe.

Hugelkultur means ‘mound culture’. The secret lies in what you need to bury in the ground to keep your garden going. It may surprise you, or it may not, but it will definitely sound perfectly normal.

It’s often the case that many things which are simple and intuitive are often forgotten. You will be amazed at how simple and natural this method is and you will wish you had started applying it earlier.

But after all, it’s never too late, so give that one a go.

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Compost, Organic Gardening

What Is Vermicomposting And Why You Should Care

 

The best organic garden is the one which has worms in it

Gardeners love worms. These little creatures make sure to improve the soil’s quality, add nutrients (with their poo), and keep all your plants healthy. Yet, gardens don’t often consider using worms also for their composting.

This type of composting is called vermicomposting and it’s gathering popularity more and more, and with very sound reasons.

Your worms usually do all the work for you, and the composting pile turns to fertilizer much quicker than if it was left on its own.

You’ll learn a lot more – how to take care of your worms, how to keep them happy and healthy, what to avoid, and most of all why to avoid extreme temperatures.

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Compost, General Gardening Wisdom, Organic Gardening

Fungi And Bacteria: The Main Reason For Happy Plants

 

Few people know that without fungi in the soil, plants won’t ever grow

How well are you acquainted with the fact that bacteria and fungi are the main reason we have plants growing? Fungi are the reason why the plants have nutrients and grow happily ever after.

We’re used to thinking that fungi are the reason why plants die. While this is mostly true, we should note that there are good fungi, just like there are edible mushrooms. Mushrooms, fungi… all part of the same family.

Enter into the world of spores.

The article below reveals the (vital) importance of us keeping fungi and bacteria in the soil happy. You’ll learn how to keep them thriving (thus helping your plants). You’ll learn to tap into the enormous fungi potential to make them work hard for you.

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General Gardening Wisdom, Organic Gardening

More Than One Way To Build A Cold Frame

 

Design a cold frame, then add a touch of creativity

Cold frames aren’t exactly the most popular topic among gardeners. Many resort to greenhouses, or even skip planting in the winter.

Yet, we can ask why! Cold frames give so much freedom and beauty in your garden. You keep the fresh produce all year round, and with a touch of creativity, you can have a wonderful cold frame.

To challenge some gardeners who don’t have cold frames yet, we share with you an article that shows you many different cold frame designs. Many of them can be made with recycled materials (ends up being free) or other organic materials.

Whatever you choose, the sky is the limit!

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General Gardening Wisdom, Organic Gardening, Plant Care

(Video) Organic Molasses: One Of The Best Fertilizers For Your Soil

 

Less popular among gardeners, molasses is a natural fertilizer with amazing benefits

Molasses isn’t as popular among gardeners and farmers, but it should be. The reasons why it’s so beneficial is mostly the sugar levels. Of course, blackstrap molasses has mineral traces too, so the plants can benefit from that as well.

As you watch the video, you will learn how exactly molasses work to help promote soil and plant health. You’ll get to know how to apply it (and how often).

You’ll learn the difference between sulfured and non-sulfured molasses and which is best for the soil and plants.

Overall, this video will give you the basics, but it’s a tiny treasure source of information.

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General Gardening Wisdom, Organic Gardening

How Bee-Friendly Is Your Garden Actually?

 

Could it be possible that some of your plants and seeds aren’t as organic as you thought?

We know you’re an organic gardener, but there could still be practices which are deadly for bees. You may not even be aware of that. This is why the alarm needs to be raised.

It turns out gardening products and plants labeled ‘bee-friendly’ aren’t bee-friendly at all. They still have been found to contain the notorious neonicotinoid. This is one of the pesticides known to be deadly to bees.

So, what can you do? There’s always something we, as organic gardeners, can do. Surely, one thing is to be cautious about what seeds, plants, fruits or veggies we buy.

In the following article you will learn all the specifics.

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Compost, Organic Gardening, Plant Care

What Is A Cover Crop And Why You Should Care

 

Build healthier soil using an intuitive and natural way

Using cover crops isn’t exactly a common practice. This is why it’s in fact beneficial to talk about it. As you read the article below you will realize it’s a very useful method for, literally, building soil.

This is especially true if you need to invigorate the soil and enrich it with nutrients.

Unfortunately it’s not a method used in the modern agriculture industry, but among small farmers and gardeners, it’s a hit!

Further on, you’ll read about the origin of this method, also learn about the method itself and which are the steps to implement this practice in your gardening plans.

Also, you’ll learn how to take care of this ‘living mulch’, as it’s called.

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Container Gardening, Organic Gardening, Plant Care

(Video) Grow Ginger? It’s That Easy!

 

If you knew how easy it was, you would always keep a plant or two growing at home

We’re used to buy ginger at health stores, considering it an exotic and mystical plant that grows in the southern parts of Asia.

As a matter of fact, you can re-grow a ginger root (even if it’s dried) and grow an entire plant from it. You should either live in a southern state, or keep it at home providing it with lots of sunlight.

Other than that, your care for the ginger plant shouldn’t be much different from any other plant from your garden or home.

The video explains a lot about how to transplant it, how to make sure it gets its nutrition, and so on. It also reveals a few methods of starting your own ginger plant.

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Compost, Organic Gardening, Plant Care

(Video) Biochar: The Best Organic Food For Your Soil

 

Why praise biochar so much? Read further to learn about the amazing benefits

Biochar, as the name implies, is an organic by-product from burning organic garden matter. It looks like charcoal but it shouldn’t be confused with it.

Biochar has a lot more benefits (some truly astonishing ones) compared to charcoal and other similar soil fertilizers. Once you learn how beneficial biochar is, you may even discontinue your use of other fertilizers.

Biochar is very potent and boosts the soil’s health not only with nutrients. In fact, biochar is of immense help to all beneficial insects and mostly to earth worms. You’ll learn why, and we’re sure it’s something you may not have known before.

Go ahead and watch the video. Then try this in your garden and observe the changes!

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