Few hobbies are as relaxing, healthy and rewarding as gardening. The great thing about DIY organic gardening is that it is not only inexpensive but that it is something that anyone, from the apartment dweller to the estate owner can do. While the possibilities of a garden when a lawn is available are obvious, even a small organic garden in a window box of an apartment can add a splash of color and freshness to the atmosphere of the home. And because in the case of DIY organic gardening, DIY really means do it yourself, it is an engaging hobby or pastime and a great stress buster.

You do not need a big budget to get started, especially of you are planning an indoor garden – if you do not want to spend on equipment, you will be able to find replacement items lying around your home. Firstly is a container or containers (depending on how ambitious you are) to hold the soil. Once you have the planting containers available, you will need to get hold of the right kind of soil, along with, if you need them, soil supplements, and seeds. Plant the seed, water and feed the plant as needed and you are now involved in DIY organic gardening. Once you let this basic bug get to you, you will want to do more and explore new avenues and for that all you need to do is start searching online for DIY organic gardening ideas or subscribe to a few magazines on the subject.

However, an outdoor DIY organic garden is another matter because with more space available, you will want to do more and start on a bigger scale. You will need to find a location with the right mixture of sunlight and shade and also check the soil type of your lawn to see what will grow best in that kind of earth. The use of organic compost and insecticides is an essential part of organic gardening. An essential part of DIY organic gardening s preparing your own compost from materials easily available to you. Compost can be made from cut grass and plants, leaves, food leftovers and most kind of organic waste materials.

DIY organic gardening may be a somewhat slow process but in the end you will be rewarded with a garden full of plants and flowers that are completely natural and without any of the harmful chemicals that fertilizers and pesticides add to them. For many the ultimate reward of DIY organic gardening is the simple pleasure of just planting seeds and tending the plants as they grown under your care.