Start Your Own Organic Garden

Although having an organic garden sounds a little hard, it is not. Maybe you picture your house like a horticulture experiment, but you just need a little space and take things easy.

If you are a newbie, don’t worry. You just need to get some space in your garden and prepare a couple of plants. Although you can use the seed from fruit you buy in the supermarket, you will go better with certified seeds. They are inexpensive and you can buy them almost anywhere; just check they are not expired.

Getting your soil prepared to host your plants is not a big deal. All you have to do is include some organic fertilizer and make it a little spongy, using additional substrates like perlite or peat moss. I use a mix of both, half perlite, half peat moss. The peat moss gives it great water retention and perlite gives it more “body”.

Now the hard part… you must dig out some soil and mix it with your mixture. Remove all rocks and debris, but leave roots, plants and anything else you take out. Those things will be part of the organic mixture in your soil, making it more attractive to beneficial bacteria that will make it more fertile.

If you can put some earthworms, it will be great, although is not exactly a must. Earthworms will keep your soil healthy, let air and water flow and make your beneficial bacteria thrive.

With this, you will be ready to go. All you have to do is put in some seeds, water and let the sun and the soil do their magic. Since you will be nearby to take care of them, they should grow fine. You can reuse your grass clippings, as in the image, to protect your plants from excessive sun and to make the soil retain more water.

As you can see, having your organic garden is really easy. There are no special things involved and you don’t have to be an expert. What you need is action. Unlike other “assisted” techniques, organic gardens take their time and you can’t rush nature.

So, get into your shorts this weekend and make the hard work in the early morning, unless you like blazing sun in your back.

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