TIP! It is important that you give your plants the chance to gradually adjust to the change in temperature and conditions, or you risk shocking them. Put the plants outside in the sun for one to two hours in the beginning.

Organic horticulture is a widely accessible, eminently satisfying pastime. However, for someone who does not have any experience with horticulture, the thought of starting, or maintaining, a garden can be intimidating. How then should someone who does not have any experience start getting involved with organic horticulture? If so, keep reading. You are only minutes away from becoming a better gardener.

Clay Soil

TIP! There are several all-natural ways to keep pests out of your garden, including certain plants. Planting marigolds or onions around the border of your garden will repel slugs.

Clay soil can be very hard to work with, and you will often find that it sticks to the shovel. Rub a thin layer of floor or car wax over the surface of the shovel, and then buff the surface using a clean cloth. This will make shoveling in clay soil easier. The wax prevents the clay from sticking to the shovel, and stops rust from forming.

TIP! Consider planting evergreens that produce berries in your yard. These year-round berries will give the rest of your yard a much-needed pop of color, especially in the winter.

To grow properly, plants need adequate levels of CO2. With a high level of CO2 plants will grow much better. Growing plants in a greenhouse is the best way to contain CO2 for use by your plants. CO2 levels are best kept high, in order to provide optimal growing conditions for your plants.

TIP! Working in your garden is an excellent way to relax yourself. There are a wide variety of things you can do to release stress and relax.

Try growing some cat grass or wheat grass in the vicinity of the plants that your cat likes to eat. Alternatively, you can try putting mothballs, citrus peel or anything else with an odor that cats find distasteful in the soil surrounding the plants.

TIP! Pick your vegetables when the temperature is moderate to avoid bruising them. You can also protect both your vegetables and the plant they grow on by cutting them off instead of twisting them off.

Apply organic mulch generously around your vegetable plants. The soil will stay moist thanks to the mulch. Mulch will help a lot in preventing weeds from growing. This will save you having to constantly pull weeds.

TIP! Heather can bring you beneficial insects. Bees like it because it gives them nectar in the springtime.

Now that you’ve read this article, you may have a better understanding of why people enjoy organic gardening so much. Cultivating your green thumb is a relaxing, engaging hobby that the whole family can enjoy. Using the advice you have read in this article, you can learn to garden organically like a pro.