Go Organic!

Where ever you look it seems that people are "going green". Hybrid cars are all the craze. This same mentality leads some gardeners to use natural methods of fertilizer or compost. There are gardeners who go as far as to only use organic products and tools in their garden. These organic gardeners need gardening supplies that are a little different from your ordinary gardener. They get their materials from an organic gardening supply source.

In terms of tools, the organic gardener is not much different from the conventional one. You will of course still need a shovel, a spade and a spading fork to dig the soil in your garden and prepare it for planting. Also, to take out the weeds and the rocks that are littering your new bed you need a hoe. A scuffle hoe with its forward pointing blade that you scuffle in front of you as you weed your garden is perfect and can also be used to cut the weeds at the surface. A pry bar is also a staple item even for organic gardeners to use and should be part of their organic gardening supply bag of tricks. With a pry bar you can dig up those rocks and boulders that sometimes seem to litter the surface of your garden.

There is always some pruning to be done in the garden. Rose bushes need to be cut back, especially if you want lots of big, beautiful flowers. A pair of good quality gardening shears or even a set of lopping shears can cut those large prickly rose stems cleanly without causing any disease causing breaks.

These however are the conventional gardening equipment items that any gardener can use. So where is the "organic" aspect of organic gardening found? The main difference between conventional gardening and organic is in the fertilizers. Where the normal gardener has the choice of using chemical enhanced fertilizers, the organic gardener can use bat guano or even worm castings.

Organic fertilizers are usually applied a couple of times per month. Worm castings are the tunnels that are created as worms move through the soil. This movement not only breaks and loosens the soil, it also adds fertilizing nutrients to the soil. Organic fertilizers like these help to increase the growth and health of plants in your garden. They are an essential organic gardening supply item.

Gardening is said to be like painting. The gardener’s canvas is the ground and the paint brushes are the tools that gardeners use. Whether you are a conventional gardener or an organic gardener many of the tools that you will use are the same. However the organic gardener has special items in their organic gardening supply. These items change the looks, taste and smell of the plants that benefit from them.

Organic gardening is 100% all natural and great for the environment. Why don’t you switch to organic gardening and see the difference it makes to your life and your garden!