Meryl Yourish

It can be confusing to buy the right equipment and fully understand an organic garden. There are many different types of seeds available to you. Read on for a handful of tips and tricks for nurturing your garden with an organic approach.
Trying to shovel through clay soil can be extremely difficult and tiresome. Rubbing wax on the shovel prior to digging can kick this challenge to the curb. The wax will help keep dirt from sticking to the shovel, and will also keep the metal from rusting.
Choose plant strains that will give you the best harvest with the biggest yield. Many times, a cold-tolerant or disease-resistant hybrid can have a higher yield versus traditional ones.
Your tool handles can easily be used as handy rulers. Tools with long handles, such as rakes, shovels or hoes can work as great measuring sticks. Lay the handles upon the floor and use a tape measure along side of them. It's a good idea to label distances with a permanent marker. The next time you find yourself in your garden, you will have one large ruler right at your fingertips.
Plant a variety of flowers to keep your flower garden colorful and interesting. Annuals and biennials can add excitement and interest to your flower garden every season. Fast growing biennials and annuals can enliven a flower bed while letting you change up the look each season and year. If there are gaps between the perennials and shrubs you have planted in a sunlit area, try filling those gaps with annuals and biennials. Some varieties are hollyhocks, petunias and sunflowers.
Use climbers for covering fences and walls. Many climbers can cover the wall or fence in as little as one growing season. Climbers can also be trained to grow and cover an arbor, and they will grow through or around existing trees and shrubs. Some of these plants must have support, and some can attach themselves to something using their stems and tendrils. There are many varieties you can choose from. Honeysuckle, climbing roses and jasmine are among the best.
Bulbs are the best solution to get flowers in spring and in summer. Bulbs are one of the easiest plants to grow and are hardy perennials that return each year. Specific types of bulbs usually bloom at specific times of the season, so if you make appropriate selections, you can be rewarded with blooms from the early part of spring to the later part of summer.
When mowing your lawn, be careful not to cut the grass too far down. When the grass is a little longer, the roots will be stronger and the lawn becomes more resistant. The shorter the grass, the shallower the roots, which makes the lawn more likely to develop brown patches.
You should now realize how important an organic garden is for your health. You need to know what vegetables are essential for your overall health and how to grow them properly. Use this advice to begin the process of growing the best organic garden.