10 Tips for Ecological Gardening

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Cherish the dream to completely abandon the “chemistry” in the care of plants and equip your favorite garden in accordance with the laws of nature? It’s real! Opening the eco-secrets.

Its place under the sun

To plants have always been healthy and not lazy to bloom, give them a place in the garden with the most suitable conditions. It’s simple: if the sun-loving and drought-resistant representative of the flora to settle in a shady corner with moist soil, it will be easy prey for pests and immediately ill. But when the ” house “for a new ward is chosen correctly, usually the need for the use of any protective equipment disappears: in the” warm place “in the” pet ” produces a fairly strong immune system.

Important: varietal plants even of the same species may have different requirements. When buying, be sure to ask for the “tastes” of the prospective candidates and carefully read the information on the package.

To loosen means … to save

Did you know that only loosening the soil will reduce watering by 3 times? Great savings of effort, time and money that have to spend on irrigation of the site, is not it? What’s the secret here?

10 Tips for Ecological Gardening
To loosen means to save

It turns out that the water evaporates much slower from the loose soil. And in the heavy, but still covered with a dense crust of the earth are formed so-called capillaries, which water easily rises and disappears almost instantly. When loosening such channels are destroyed, and the moisture remains in the soil longer. In addition, the loose soil better passes water after rain and irrigation.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend

If the plants appeared aphids, true eco-guide is not immediately enough for the means for spraying, and waits a couple of weeks: during this time, the garden may well visit insects-helpers who destroy pests. For example, a ladybug and its larvae eat about 150 aphids daily.

10 Tips for Ecological Gardening
The enemy of my enemy is my friend

Chrysopidae is also a welcome guest in the garden: one larva of this insect is able to destroy up to 500 aphids within 3 weeks! To attract natural enemies of insect pests, grow on the site more wild plants and do not forget the “hotels” for insects and houses for birds. But the use of chemicals in environmental management imposed strict taboo.

Mulch against weeds

Under a layer of mulch, that is, shelter of straw, leaves, sawdust, immature compost, or a thin layer of mowed and dried lawn grass, the soil remains warm, moist and loose. Fertility increases, and weed growth, on the contrary, is suppressed.

10 Tips for Ecological Gardening
Mulch against weeds

A similar effect can be achieved with the help of nonwoven material — spunbond. They cover the garden and only then planted cultivated plants. To do this in the right places make cross-shaped cuts. However, under the non-woven material increase soil fertility can not wait, but the weeds will have little chance to break free.

They are ignored by slugs

Instead of waging a constant war with these slippery creatures, get plants that do not awaken the appetite of pests. These include, for example, cuff, saxifrage, Aquilegia, evening primrose, monkshood, peony, astilba, Veronica, lavender, geranium, and ornamental grasses.

10 Tips for Ecological Gardening
Cuff

But the hosts, dahlias, marigolds, delphinium, coreopsis and zinnia attract slugs like a magnet. Such “delicacies” should be grown in pots on the terrace or planted in the open ground only when they are large enough and strong.

Compost – “fuel” for plants

Numerous micro-organisms turn crushed garden and kitchen waste into nutrient-rich humus, and many beneficial insects multiply in it. For composting waste specialists recommend to prepare two containers at once: one for fresh and semi — heated raw materials, the other-for a Mature “product”. Both containers must be in direct contact with the soil.

10 Tips for Ecological Gardening
Compost is the fuel for plants

The best time to Deposit “black gold” — spring. Compost improves soil structure and fertilizes it at the same time. It is closed up in the top layer of soil or mixed with garden soil and added to the pits when planting trees, shrubs and herbaceous perennials.

Important: in the compost pile can not be put treated with chemicals plants, because the chemicals are easily moved to the compost.

Tonics for the garden of the “elite”

Mash and infusions based on some weeds repel pests and promote the growth of cultivated plants. Mash on nettle acts as a fertilizer, horsetail used to combat scab and rust, tansy helps against aphids.

10 Tips for Ecological Gardening
Brew and tinctures on the basis of weed

To prepare a magic potion:

  • 1 kg fresh grass pour 10 l of water and leave it in the sun.
  • In 14 days the mash will be ready.
  • To feed the plants, dilute 1 liter of infusion of 10 liters of water for watering.
  • To control pests, spray the plants with a solution of mash in water in a ratio of 1: 20.

Moorish lawn instead of the usual

If you have a free area with poor soil nutrients, sow in early may Moorish lawn-a mixture of different cereals and flower meadow herbs.

10 Tips for Ecological Gardening
Moorish lawn-a mixture of different grasses and flower meadow grasses

In this case, in the summer and what to admire, and what to lure pollinators to the site. These little helpers like air are needed in the garden-for high-quality pollination of vegetable plants. Even 2 sqm of the lawn is enough to draw many useful guests in your garden. And there is a generous harvest will not keep you waiting!

Mixed culture

Discard monopolydoc: a neighborhood of some plants is mutually beneficial. Carrots, onions and leeks, as well as cucumbers, dill and peas and, of course, tomatoes, celery and cabbage are considered good partners.

10 Tips for Ecological Gardening
Mixed culture

It is not necessary to plant on one bed several representatives of the Cabbage family or arrange a number of plants from the Nightshade family. Every year rotate the garden culture from different collections — this will allow the ground to recover.

Red ADR rose-the emblem of health

You are an ardent opponent of the use of chemicals and are therefore sure that the capricious Queen of flowers in the garden will have to give up? Not at all! To date, breeders brought plenty of hardy plants that are excellent health without any spraying, bloom profusely and relatively well withstand harsh winter conditions. Such roses can be identified by the sign ADR:

10 Tips for Ecological Gardening
The emblem of ADR

They observed varietal innovations have passed “the exams of strength” and demonstrated its resilience. Among the healthful beauties worth noting ‘Mirato’, ‘Super Excelsa’, ‘Aprikola’, ‘Aspirin’, ‘Bentheimer Gold’, ‘Heidetraum’, ‘Stadt Rom’, ‘Golden Gate’.

10 Tips for Ecological Gardening
Red ADR rose-the emblem of health (rose ADR ‘ Mirato’)


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