Gardening has always been a source of relaxation and contentment for many folks, not to mention a source of fresh vegetables to enjoy during the growing season.
A small area for a garden or even growing plants in large pots can be rewarding.
Some are even going the traditional route of heirloom gardening where they don't use hybrid seeds.
Besides time gardening also takes product to help your plants grow.
At one time no one thought about what products they were using to help their garden flourish, such products as pesticides and fertilizers that contained chemicals that might not be good for the environment.
But today more and more people are going back to the natural way of gardening also referred to as organic gardening.
Is organic gardening effective? A lot of people would hesitate to go this route in gardening their objection would be that the substitutions for chemicals wouldn't be as effective, leaving them with an unproductive garden.
But there are ways to grow organically that will give you a garden that is prosperous and chemical free.
Making compost will be an invaluable tool for your gardening which in turn will create mulch.
Dead leaves, animal waste, grass and other degradable products will turn into mulch that helps with the soil.
This organic matter is mixed into the soil which works with the natural nutrients that are already in the soil.
Keeping pests away One clever technique to keep pests away is to not keep all the same plants together.
Mix up the rows of vegetables.
Another thing to remember is that not all pests are harmful there are some that feed on other insects that may be eating your crops.
There are organic garden pesticides that you can buy.
One of the more popular is insecticidal soap.
it is a safe pesticide that wouldn't do any harm to your animals and it doesn't leave a residue.
Always make sure to read the label of any pesticide whether it is organic or not some may be toxic.