Horticulture Tips For Fun And Functional Purposes

You are ready to grow a healthy organic garden. Your timing could not be better. Included in thisarticle is advice that can assist you in your horticulture endeavors.

All soil is not the same. You need to check the soil to make sure it's the best for what you're planting.For a small fee, a soil analysis can be obtained - based on that report - the soil can be properlyenriched to support a vibrant garden. Ask about this service at a local university or the countyCooperative Extension office to improve the soil and insure fruitful crops.

Grow wheat or cat grass around the plants your cat likes nibbling. You may also place somethingoffensively smelly atop the soil, like citrus peel or mothballs.

Your plants need to be kept dry, but sill receiving a good amount of air. Plant moisture is a bigattraction to both parasites and plant diseases. A commonplace plant parasite is fungi. It is possibleto control fungi with sprays, but the key is to treat your garden before any problems arise.

Do you enjoy fresh mint leaves though hate how they grow so fast and take over your entire garden?Keep your mint growth under control by planting them in pots and/or garden containers. Thecontainer will keep the roots from spreading throughout you garden, and prevent the mint leavesfrom sprouting in other areas.

Be sure to split the irises. You can create additional irises by splitting up irises that are growing intoeach other's space. Lift the dead bulbous irises. The bulbs will split up naturally in your hand, andwhen replanted, will often flower the next year. Split rhizomes with a knife. Cut new pieces from theoutside and discard the old center. Every piece needs to have a minimum of one good offshoot. Allthat is left to do is immediately replant the pieces you have created and let the cycle begin anew.

Look for evergreen variants that produce berries. They will provide a splash of color in the drab anddreary winter months when a lot of other plants have lost their colors. A few examples that youcould go with include the American Holly, the Winterberry, the American Cranberrybush, and theCommon Snowberry.

During the hottest hours of each day, your vegetables become too soft, and even gentle harvestingwill cause damage and bruising. Use garden shears to remove your vegetables from the vine to avoiddamaging the plant.

In order to bring in good insects to your garden, you need to plant heather. Bees love heather, andit's one of the earliest sources of nectar for the bees when they emerge during springtime. Heatherbeds are common grounds for helpful insects such as spiders and ground beetles, because they don'tusually get bothered by human activity. Keeping this is mind, you need to wear gloves when youprune your heather!

You'll save time and energy if you keep tools nearby while working in your garden. You can do thisby using a bucket, or you can wear rugged pants or a gardening apron that has several pockets.Have gloves, small shears, a trowel and any other tools you may need on hand to make it simpler tomaintain your garden.

Pine needles make a great organic mulch. Some garden plants are high in acidity, and do better with

acidic soil. If that's the case, the easiest thing to do is use pine needles for beds. Spread a few inchesof pine needles on your organic beds so that it will put the acid into your soil.

After reading this article, you should have all the information necessary to start your organicgarden. If you already knew about organic gardening, you should be an expert by now. These tipsshould have helped you get started growing a lovely organic garden.