Give your garden healthy and eco friendly food!

Why we love our personal garden spaces

Your garden is your personal space for growing your favorite fruits, flowers and veggies. Its also the one place where you can enjoy uninterrupted ‘me-time’ while tending to the leafy ones not to mention the fact that it also doubles up as an an ideal opportunity for letting loose your nurturing and mothering spirit. However, much like nurturing children, gardening is a fulfilling activity when it is done naturally and the way god planned it. This is why it’s important to limit the use of chemical laden fertilizers and composting materials while simultaneously striking an ideal balance of growing a bountiful, flourishing garden that’s devoid of pests and insects.

Using the right fertilizer that is not only chemical-free but eco friendly as well is the go-to method for new age gardeners. Gone are the days when we had no choice but to use the harsh chemical fertilizers! The current breed of gardeners know all-to-well the harmful effects of those fertilizers and are thus switching to natural and organic food for their plants.

Regardless of whether you want to grow veggies or flowers in your garden, it is essential that the plants are introduced to some nutrition that keep the soil fertile. Enter eco friendly compost that can be made right at home!

Eco Friendly Compost made at home

Often called as “black gold,” compost consists of decomposed organic matter that enhances the soil and makes it fertile. It’s made from anything that can rot naturally whilst acting as a catalyst in the process of making of a compost. It includes leaves, grass cuttings, sheets of newspaper, wood chips, fruit and vegetable scraps, coffee grounds, and straw-based manure. If you pile your decaying organic material to compost into a heap in the garden or put it into a composting bin, it eventually decays and becomes a fertilizer. When you mix it into your garden soil, it adds nutrients and makes the soil richer and more fertile to help the plants grow healthy.

Nonetheless, if you don’t have enough organic matter for the compost, you can buy the compost. It adds nutrients to the soil allowing the soil to hold the moisture which means you can do less watering, stop the nutrients from leaching out of the soil and give the plants sufficient nutrients for their growth. Compost keeps the soil healthy and reduces soil-borne diseases besides it acts as an additive to the soil.

Homemade DIY tricks for easy compost

Being inexpensive and easy to make, compost fertilizers can be made with a simple trick and without any issues. No need to shell out a lot of money to make one, as it is virtually cost-free What with all the organic matter found at home itself (fruit peels, tea, egg shells, aquarium water even).  All you need is a compost bin and all the compost matter can be put in the bin after which you have to simply securely shut it. No smelly affair at all, whatsoever.

A compost bin can be bought from local stores everywhere. There are different types of compost bins and you can choose one according to your preference. If you have a big garden, you can dig up a big hole and make the compost there itself, no need to buy a bin in that case.

Green alternatives to chemicals is the way to be

Compost helps plants to fight soil borne diseases, helps prevent soil erosion, controls weeding and can be mixed with store-bought potting soil. Certain packed soil, such as clay, becomes fertile and easier to work with when you add the compost.

If you are creating your own compost, you are also decreasing the amount of trash that goes into landfills. Its nutrient rich quality and eco friendly nature gets a heads up from everyone. Also, it reduces the pressure on the garden soil because of the its soil conditioning capabilities.

Key Pointers

• Remember “less is more”. Everything done moderately is beneficial but if done excessively it would do more harm than good (and yes, this rule applies to the compost fertilizer as well).
• Picking a suitable spot for the compost is necessary, a well drained spot gives best results.
• A right balance of dry and wet waste is essential, so study thoroughly before making it.
• The most important benefit of compost is that it saves water, and we all know what a precious resource water is!

The right decision for your garden can get you closer to being healthy, wealthy and wise. So go ahead and compost!