Quick Tips for Successful Organic Veggies * To save space, plant crops that mature at different times. For instance, radish seeds will germinate before carrots and beets, and will be ready to harvest and eat when the other vegetables begin to sprout * Plant lettuce between other, taller plants, as they will benefit from the shade during the hot summer days * Try staggered planting to provide a steady bounty of vegetables in the late summer and through the fall. For instance, plant tomatoes every two weeks or so. That way, they will all ripen at different times, so when you’re finished eating the first planting, the second will be ready for you to harvest. * Learn about companion planting – many vegetables thrive better, protect each other and even taste better when grown together. * Control pests by learning some simple organic practices – companion planting to fool pests (they mainly find a food source by scent and color, so mixing in other plants may confuse them), cleaning your garden to prevent a safe haven for pests, adding nectar-producing plants to encourage benefical insect populations (your army against the bad insects), and using only local methods for specific pest problems – this is so you do not accidentally kill beneficial insects in your yard.
Posted on: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 02:26:56 +0000
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