Posts Tagged ‘organic garden’

Organic Herbal Gardening Can Make You Healthier!

Sunday, May 30th, 2010

More and more people are becoming aware of the drawbacks of industrial food growth methods, and at the same time there is a growing understanding of the power of natural healing substances in many circumstances. As a result, many people are turning to organic herbal gardening for medicinal plants.

Herbalism, as it is usually called, involves collecting or growing your own plants and herbs for medicinal purposes, which has a century-old tradition in many parts of the world. Nowadays, organic gardening is the way to go if you want to grow your own, as it’s better to avoid raising therapeutic plants on pesticides and fertilizers.

It’s impossible to fully substitute modern pharmacy with natural products derived from organic herbal gardening, but there are a great number of common illnesses that can be effectively cured, or even prevented, with the use of natural remedies.

Overall, while herbal remedies have their critics, they provide a valuable complement to modern medicine for many ailments and its emphasis on prevention and balancing is liked with many who are striving for a more harmonic way of life.

Organic And Herbal Gardening: Guide To First Steps

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

It can seem daunting to begin with an organic vegetable or herbal garden for the first time, but there are few better ways to be good to the planet while also being good to yourself and enjoying yourself.

Organically grown vegetables and herbs are safer, healthier and also taste better than those grown with the help of chemical products, plus you can save get for free what would cost you at the grocer’s.

When starting with organic vegetable and herbal gardening, you should prepare a composting box as soon as you can. Good compost is by far the best fertilizer for your garden and also acts as natural pest control. Contrarily to popular belief, your compost heap will neither smell nor look unseemly.

Your home-made compost will also fulfill a secondary purpose: it will help your organic garden to retain moisture, and as a result you will need to water your edible plants less often. Put all your kitchen waste and also any garden cuttings you may have onto the compost heap, but avoid great quantity of fish and meat remains.

Garden Landscape 101

Friday, October 16th, 2009

A garden landscape is a wonderful and relaxing place to be in away from the hassle and bustle of the noisy downtown. Garden landscaping is usually laid out in a large area but still some gardens are also made in limited space.

Formal Garden Landscaping was Popular in Europe during the Renaissance Era and in 1880s in the United States. Formal gardening landscape are made of geometric patterns that has boundaries that are defined by stone walkways, walls, hedges, fences, fountains, and statuary. Still Formal gardening landscape exists today in Botanical gardens and large estates. While the Modern/Domestic Garden landscape are the ones made on limited available space especially for people who live in urban areas. The following are the types of Garden landscaping that are widely use today which are the Organic, Herb, Roof, Vegetable, Rock, Water, Flower, and Public gardens.

Organic garden landscape nowadays is highly emphasize because it does not use artificial pesticides and fertilizers that can harm living things. In this garden landscape it only use biological fertilizers and pesticides to keep plants healthy.

Take Control of What You Put In Your Body With Organic Gardening

Friday, October 16th, 2009

Organic gardening is the best way to guarantee that you and your family will be eating the most wholesome produce possible. Fish emulsion has proven itself to be a valid resource for organic gardening, producing premium quality and superior yields of delicious fruits and veggies.

Gardeners around the world have used fish emulsion in their gardens for centuries. It nourishes them like no other, making a huge contribution to the success of organic gardening. The results aren’t limited to veggies either. Flower beds thrive, producing tons of fragrant, colorful blooms that attract handsome birds and stunning butterflies.

Organic gardening is more than just using a natural fertilizer, though. It’s an environmentally friendly way of gardening, which means being mindful of other earth-conserving practices when tending the garden. Water conservation and recycling food wastes for compost are two beneficial gardening practices. By watering appropriately and efficiently, and making home-made compost we not only treat our gardens well but we’re respecting our resources and setting an example for the neighborhood. It’ll catch on, leaving super-power, chemical using produce plants in the dust as people begin to grow their own healthy food.

How To Turn A Lawn Into A Vegetable Garden

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

Lawns may look good, but they are unproductive, require a lot of care, and are environmentally unfriendly due to the high use of pesticides and fertilizers necessary to maintain them. As even the White House has discovered, turning a lawn into an organic vegetable garden is a much better use for the land.

Oftentimes owners of a lawn would like to turn all or part of it into a nice organic vegetable garden, but they don’t because of the perceived workload, especially because they are put off by the idea of having to do all that ploughing. But there is a much easier way.

First, delimit the lawn area for your organic vegetable garden with some thread, or with chalk. You can make it as big as the White House veggie garden patch, thirty by thirty feet, or smaller. Water this area generously, making sure that the ground is thoroughly soaked.

Next you need to add an area of ground mulch that contains some slow-release nutrients. A good mix is half-finished compost, grass clippings from the lawn, manure, rock phosphate, and sand. Finish off by covering the whole area with four to five overlapping sheets of newspaper.

Organic Herbal Gardening In Small Apartments

Monday, February 4th, 2008

Having an organic herbal garden is a pleasant way to have an always-ready, fresh supply of delicious kitchen supplies at the ready. Your guests and family will be impressed by the fresh herbs, as well as the beautiful effect of the plants growing on your balcony or in your kitchen.

By growing organic herbs indoors, you will be able to enjoy out-of-season delicacies and not worry about a sudden spell of cold ruining your crop. Another great advantage is that you won’t need a huge amount of space; just a few pots will allow you to improve your cooking with fresh and free produce.

Regarding the herbs that you can use, most of the varieties that you can grow outdoors are also good indoors. There are many themes around which to plan indoor organic herbal gardening, and of course you can combine these. Here is an example.

For instance, for a fragrant note you can grow angelica, bergamot, catmint, chamomile, thyme, lavender, lemon balm, and mint. This organic herb garden is also a great organic air freshener, ideal for indoor gardens in small flats.