Gardening can add more quality to the way you live and even to some extent may also add quantity to one’s life. There are many benefits of gardening; particularly organic gardening that can make one forget about whatever is bothering him or her.
Organic systems recognize that our health is directly connected to the health of the food we eat and, ultimately, the health of the soil. Organic gardening is the way of growing vegetables and fruits with the use of things only found in nature.
Organic growing severely restricts the use of artificial chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Instead, organic growers rely on developing a healthy, fertile soil and growing a mixture of crops. Genetically modified (GM) crops and ingredients are not allowed under organic standards.
Why would one want to indulge in organic gardening?
Among the many things an organic vegetable garden may offer towards a satisfying experience are fresh air, exercise, sunshine, knowledge, supplemental income, mental therapy, and fresh food, rich in vitamins and minerals, harvested at the best stage of maturity.
Going organic may mean that you have to make a trade-off between glossy supermarket looks with better tasting crops that aren’t perfect in shape or size, but many gardeners think this is a price worth paying. You’ll be able to grow different crops that are always relatively expensive to buy in supermarkets and at farmers markets and, growing your own vegetables is both fun and rewarding.
You can easily make compost from garden and kitchen waste. Although this is a bit more time consuming, you will also make cost savings, because you do not need to buy costly chemical fertilizers and pesticides with organic gardening.
Where animal manures are available, they are probably the best source of fertilizer and organic matter for the organic gardener. Use manure which has been aged for at least 30 days if possible, or composted.
With organic gardening there are less health harming chemicals on the food that you and your family may consume. Pesticides contain toxins that have only one purpose – kill living things. One of the best known benefits of organic gardening is the zero tolerance for pesticide use. This is the most widely known reason for the boom of organic gardening and is also the best of what we get from the benefits of organic gardening.
Organic gardening has residual effect on ground water. The number of states who have cases of contaminated ground water is increasing.
The protection of the topsoil from erosion is another concern dealt with the practice of organic gardening.
With organic gardening one does not need to buy costly chemical fertilizers and pesticides. One example of organic fertilizer that one could make use of is as low as the stale coffee and coffee grounds. If one wishes to attract off aphids from vegetables, plant marigolds.
One frugal garden pest spray could be concocted through mixing 1 tablespoon of liquid dishwashing soap and 1 cup of cooking oil. Put 3 tablespoons of this mixture in 1 quart of water and spray on plants.
Mulch, which is used to keep moisture in and weeds out, could be in the form of grass clippings and pine needles.
Organic gardening makes one feel better knowing he is doing his part in safeguarding the future of the next generations.
On the average, c child ingests four to five times more cancer-causing pesticides from foods than an adult. This can lead to various diseases later on in the child’s life. With organic gardening, these incidents are lessened.
If you have a surplus you can sell these and you will be contributing to the ‘go local’ food movement which is flourishing – more and more people buy organic food locally and the number continues to rise. You can find everywhere locally produced foods which are fresher, healthier and more economical.
Going ‘organic’ is caring for the future.
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I really connect to what you've said here. I agree and I get it. I love growing as much as I love eating and cooking what I've grown. Very positive & uplifting blog.
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