Sustainable Gardening Practices To Adapt

By Anna Hill


There is excellent health and beauty in natural living. It is also affordable to live a natural life. This is the idea behind embracing sustainable gardening practices, whether you have a farm or are dealing with your flower bed and kitchen garden. The idea is to save time and resources for today and in future. Here is a look at practices that are considered ecologically friendly.

Capture water on your compound, use it there and save the remainder for future use. Plants on your garden require period watering. Fortunately, the water is available naturally from rain. Trap this water using tanks and conserve it for the dry season. It means that you do not need to pump water from long distances. This saves on energy and ensures that the water is chemically compatible with plants and animals on your garden.

Generate compost on your garden. A lot of useful waste comes from the kitchen. Kitchen crap and left overs that are not meat related are useful when you need manure for your garden. Other than let the remains to be dumped in landfills, they can be spread under plants and allowed to turn into compost. You end up with soil that is very rich while the remains also serve as mulch.

Mulching provides multiple benefits to your garden. It is basically used for conserving water. However, it has proven to be an effective weed suppressor. Over time, it decomposes to become humus and enrich your soil. This saves you on water for irrigation and reduces gardening frequency.

Native plants make your garden sustainable. Natural operates in such a way that it will always find its balance. Native plants will cover the soil and protect it from moisture loss. They do not thrive violently, meaning that you attend to the garden less often. Local plants are also adaptable to prevailing weather conditions and the soil in the area. You do not require a lot of water or fertilizer.

Use fruit and vegetable trees as flowers. When the plants are nurtured properly, they will transform the compound, just as flowers would. Luckily, you will not have to spend on kitchen groceries while you also spend on keeping the flowers in top shape. The plants can also be mixed to attract helpful insects. With the help of agronomists in your area, you will choose the best combination for beauty and food.

Use chicken to till and predators instead of pesticides. Chicken scratch the ground and in the process dig it up. They turn the soil and mix your manure better than you can do with your hands. They will also collect pests and insects that are likely to damage your garden. Let them out for a few hours and your garden will look as though it has been gardened.

Natural methods are what sustainable gardening is all about. They keep your garden in perfect shape and also healthy. You do not spend a lot of money on herbicides, pesticides and tilling, or any other maintenance practice. With the guidance of an agronomist and by making the right choices, your compound remains healthy, beautiful and productive all year round.




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