How To Start An Organic Garden

As it is with starting any kind of garden, the first thing to know is what kind of garden you want for yourself— is it to be a herb or vegetable garden, a flower cutting bed or simply an ornamental planting bed? This is the goal-setting part. Once you have set your mind on this, the next important thing is the site selection.

For vegetable gardens, pick a place which receives enough sun throughout the day. The site must also drain well at all seasons. Once the site is selected, now is the time to decide on the shape and size of the field. You can take the help of a garden hose for this, or stakes and strings for beds with a more regular geometrical shape.

Soil

The next step is to prepare the soil. In case of an organic garden, you must make sure that you add a lot of compost to your soil and mix it well with soil to amend the current quality of the soil. Once you have done this, you may also send some soil samples to your nearest cooperation extension services for testing purposes. They will be able to tell you if the soil is okay for an organic garden.

Planting

Plant selection and purchase is another very vital step. For an organic garden, the best thing is to buy the plants from garden and home centers that only sell organically-grown plants, or if you are staring early in the season, purchase organic seeds and grow your own plants.

Before planting, make sure to douse the plants well with water. Thoroughly moist root balls will make it easier for your plants to adjust with their surroundings. Once you are over with planting all the plants, cover the whole bed with at least 3 inches or organic mulch. For this purpose, you can use organic materials such as grass clippings, chopped leaves, hay, or shredded bark. this will help the soil retain moisture well. Once you have finished with all this task, make sure to do some labeling of the plants and design a workable map of your organic garden for future reference.
Follow these tips and before you know it, you will have a thriving organic garden!