A healthy diet can get a real kick start from having an organic garden, but understanding organic gardening itself can prove complex. 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.

During winter, you should take your favorite plants inside. This is especially useful if you have a particular plant that you love or was expensive. Carefully dig around the rootball and replant in an appropriate pot.

To get the best results in your garden, you need to use a good quality soil. The soil that is already in your garden might need amending, depending on the particular plants that you want to grow. It is also possible to set aside a portion of your garden to include just one type of soil.

If you're like many gardeners, autumn means that it's time to get some delicious fall edibles growing in your garden. Rather than putting standard clay vessels into use when planting crops of lettuce and kale, think about using pumpkins instead. After cutting an opening and removing the meat and seeds from inside the pumpkin, use Wilt-Pruf, sprayed throughout the inside and cut edges, and prevent rot from occurring. After this is completed, it is time to plant!

Consider growing wheat grass or cat grass near the plants your cat enjoys eating. Another option is to place something smelly, like citrus peels or mothballs, on the soil surrounding the plants that have previously been eaten.

When you grow veggies in a garden, you need to ensure they get at least six hours of good sunlight each day. Most vegetables need at least that much sun for optimal growth speed. Some flowers are especially sun-loving as well.

Split up your irises. To increase the number that you have, you need to take all your overgrown clumps and split them up. Try to life the bulbous irises when foliage begins to die. These bulbs will divide into several parts naturally when you pick them up. You can then replant them, and watch them flower the following year. Rhizomes, however, need to be divided by using a gardening knife. Cut several new pieces out of the outside and get rid of the old center. Each piece needs one strong offshoot. Replant your pieces right away.

As discussed earlier, there are many benefits to growing your garden with natural and organic methods. This opens up a world of possibilities for your flowers, vegetables and herbs. The tips you've found above are sure to help you get off to a good start on growing chemical-free healthy food.