I'm with you all the way with the principles you explain on this lens! We’ve told you about the no-dig and “lasagna” methods of organic gardening, which are wonderful, innovative gardening approaches that can save time and help regenerate depleted soils. hydroponics grows plants without soil, there are often a lot of moving parts in a hydroponic system: pumps, wicks, airstones…and the electricity to power Sustainable, organic gardening and permaculture are big topics! Great ideas for people that don't know where to start and therefore don't try. After realizing where you want to plant your garden, naturally, it is important to explore what method you would like to apply to your garden. A few years ago a group that I'm involved with started what's become an annual SkillShare Festival where we gather people like you, the local 'experts,' to put on demonstrations and hands-on sessions. It's sad to know that not all bugs are destructive enough to be eliminated or exterminated. This makes both the chickens and the garden and yard healthier. The vertical gardens are the best solutions for beatifying indoors or outdoors walls. Marlies Vaz Nunes from Amsterdam, the Netherlands on May 17, 2012: A most informative aricle! We also let them out for a few hours each day. thanks for new suggestions. Johann The Dog from Northeast Georgia on April 23, 2012: We used all these sustainable gardening ideas you've just described when I was growing up on the farm and working in our family garden. Mulching with leaves, pine needles or wood chips (or other materials that you have on hand) helps to keep the soil moist, enriches it and keeps the weeds down. Yvonne L B (author) from Covington, LA on June 27, 2009: [in reply to spirituality] One way is to join a local native plant society. What to do if going with this option… These were all common practices years ago and its good to be teaching them to new generations for sure!...*. However, just be prepared and things will go much smoother. Make sure your container has good soil and drainage, which means plenty of compost! The "How To Mulch" video was especially helpful, we are in the processing of planning a garden and are looking for as much good information as possible. In Louisiana, we have the Louisiana Native Plant Society and the Folsom Native Plant Society. The sweet-smelling flowers attract pollinators. . Deb Kingsbury from Flagstaff, Arizona on October 27, 2009: This is a great list! Planting in straw bales that have been conditioned to allow for the breakdown process to provide a growing medium for plants to grow in. We use this in combination with raised beds to provide the most amazing growing conditions for our plants. PROS: Easy to set up, retains water, amends soil quickly, doesn’t mound soil like hugelkulture, breaks down faster than hugelkulture, loosens soil, increases drainage, and allows for microbes and fungi to colonize the straw and interact with plant roots. . This can be off-putting for those who have limited time to spare, and who might just want to cultivate a small area of the garden for vegetable growing. This is yet another great lens with brilliant sustainable gardening tips. We used to do all of this, including the chickens, when we lived on a farm. It is an organic form of hydroponics and allows for the ability to grow 2 crops at once (fish and plants). 5*. PROS: Retains moisture, amends soil over time, protects the soil from solar radiation and weathering, and suppresses weeds. were open, and so were the equally wide garden-doors; orange-trees in sinequan online. The theory is that the garden is self fertilizing via the compost bin. Amazing photography of our pollinators including hummingbirds, various bees, butterflies and insects, also bats. Oh & blessed by a squidangel today :). Using non-meat kitchen scraps and other excess plant materials to make rich black soil is something that all gardeners should do. Vegetable farming, growing of vegetable crops, primarily for use as human food. This method doesn’t, which makes it budget-friendly. Springtime Headquarters Group. It is a "no dig" method. An excellent lens, and one I will come back to when we get our garden going where we want it. Pretty soon instead of taking hours, mowing time was reduced to an hour or so and we did not have to water or fertilize, because the grass that we left was in the "right" place for it to grow. Lensrolled to my "green" lenses and SquidAngel Blessings for you. Excellent lens! We have a garden that just is. They come back every year and multiply. Indirect Method Indirect seeding it planting is planting seeds in a starter such as a pot. 13. Here is a video we did on how to turn an established lawn into an in-ground garden. Renaissance Woman from Colorado on March 10, 2012: Stopping back by to sprinkle a blessing over your sustainable gardening tips. SquidAngel blessings. I have learned a lot from reading this lens and it has helped me think about additional ways to be sustainable. 3 popular types of flower gardens: a. Did you find this post helpful? I have really enjoyed reading your lens. This leads to fast growth and the ability to grow without soil. You just rake them up, put into a large plastic sack (an eco-friendly recycled one of course), tie a knot in the top, pirce with a garden fork in a few places and then leave it behind the shed until next summer. Nowadays, we live in the woods, so our "yard" is essentially a bunch of mulch and native plants. The Window Box Garden. Examples include daylilies (shown above), roses, violets, monarda (bee balm) and many more. Check us out at MIgardener.com or on youtube, Instagram, and Facebook. We'll top it off with some topsoil. Then by spring, you'll have a nice planting bed for your garden. Other plant cultivation methods for larger areas include companion planting, succession planting, and crop rotation. Methods for planting can vary from seedling transplants to broadcast seeding. PROS: Small footprint, great for people that do not have a ton of space (apartment/condo/patios) mobile And I made you my favorite green lens for my squid quest! Great lens. By not using chemical pesticides, the predator and prey cycle remains unbroken. They do an excellent job of fertilising and turning the soil and in general preparing the bed for the next planting. So why do we let it run off of our property before it has a chance to soak in? Then you move the coop to another location. If you have a chicken tractor or movable coop, you can park the chickens there, first and they will help till the soil, get rid of the grass and fertilize, too. Don't Use Chemical Pesticides, Encourage Natural Predators. Great Info!! Ruth Stout was born in Kansas in 1894 and lived to the ripe old age of 96. We began whittling away the lawn by replacing the grass with islands of multi-purpose trees, shrubs, ground cover and mulch. CONS: Good soil is hard to come by, weeds will be your number one enemy, slow to start in the spring since it is often muddy, can be wasteful on water, tilling kills worms and soil life, and open soil is left bare to be exposed to solar radiation. Well, a Vertical Garden is a technical method of growing a garden vertically using trellis or some other support. Thanks for featuring my organic gardening journal lens! You make organic gardening fun and practical! If you prefer to use straw, it’s inexpensive to purchase. i had a black csompot bin which from what i read was a popular model. New ideas and inspiration can be found there at any time. If you let them out, for a few hours each day, they will remove weed seeds and insects like grasshoppers from your yard. earthybirthymum from Ontario, Canada on November 08, 2011: Great ideas for gardening. Examples include pecans, blackberries, wild blueberries, plums, crabapples, red mulberry, ground nut and many others. Some really great tips on sustainable gardening. I really love it. The soil holds on to water like a sponge for weeks at a time (once charged), the grass breaks down quickly feeding the soil, the nitrogen prevents any nitrogen from being taken from the soil during the breaking down of the grass, and the organic material adds good drainage, porosity, and loamyness. great tips. For areas of your rain gutters where a spout won't work, try attractive and decorative rain chains, combined with other control methods. I don't garden right now but long for the day I'll have a yard again. Today it’s possible to produce fresh veggies and beautiful flowers in your own home year round! Rose Gardens. Squidoo has been a great place for it. We also let them out each day to forage. Straw Bale Gardening. Rolled to "Honey Bee Awareness". The coolest feature is you can let other people vote on the rankings of your list. RAISED BEDS –  There is nothing like rain water to really get your garden growing. Once you get the composter and get it set up, then you can order your red wiggler worms. You've got a ton of great information on this lens. Many native plants have edible fruit, berries, nuts or roots. Consider the following popular methods: In-Ground Garden Beds. This green anole hunts for insect prey … Here are 10 methods that will make it easy to go green and create your own organic, sustainable garden system in your own backyard. CONS: Takes some water to charge the core initially, CONTAINER GARDENING –  We didn't know it actually had a name. The natural predators are able to do their job and rid the garden of pests. Excellent ideas and a wonderful lens. Its been featured on "The Green Thumb: A Place For Gardeners To Gather" Facebook page. Also if you are looking to container garden for a long time, invest in good quality pots. They are hardier and require much less maintenance time than the imported exotic plants. I found it very peaceful and relaxing to read - I can see why you got your purple star. Everyone wants safe, organic fruits and vegetables and even eggs, which means many of the old "Victorian" practices of backyard gardens and keeping poultry and other animals are making a comeback. It is also a form of xeriscaping. Blessed by a squid angel. They will also save money, because they won't have to be replaced ( they can usually with stand fluctuations in the weather). I save the water from my dehumidifier along with rain and leftover coffee from the pot to water my gardens. Two drawbacks in my opinion of bins is air circulation and creating a barrier for insects to enter. Many perennial flowers are edible, too. Some folks frown on adding anything with seeds, but I say LIVE A LITTLE and find out what grows. I will apply what I have learned here. i have tried a couple of csompot bins. Excellent advice and tips. And it works just fine. Vertical Garden is the new dimensions of indoor or outdoor growing spaces. I love to garden and try to live more sustainably every year. So much useful information here! Angel Blessings to you. Gardening - Gardening - Types of gardens: The domestic garden can assume almost any identity the owner wishes within the limits of climate, materials, and means. What a great post. Anyone who does not compost is missing out for sure. I will come back often! There is no harm if you have that ambition, if you do, go for it! By mixing edibles in with ornamental plants, pest and disease damage is reduced because the pests are attracted to the large mass plantings of the traditional garden. IN-GROUND GARDENING – PROS: Cost-effective, easy to start, easy to change methods if needed. A wire cylindrical compost bin sits in the middle. The best decision may be to decide on any crop that can be cultivated for twelve months. This is a fantastic lens naturegirl7. Lenrolled to my invasive plants lens and featured on "Wing-ing it on Squidoo," our tribute page of bless-worthy lenses. The chickens eat many insects and weed seeds. Your section on lawns got me researching further and I simply didn't realise what an adverse effect they have on ecology. CONS: Dries out fast, takes lots of time to break down the center of the bales (condition them) so that there is something to grow in, many farmers spray hay with weed killer and this can be harmful to consume and may even inhibit plant growth. We are in the process of installing a modified key hole garden, using the materials that we have on hand. Here, we discuss the latest tips and information — from grow lights and hydroponics to houseplants and microgreens — to make your indoor growing experiences blossom. – BACK TO EDEN – WOOD CHIPS contact@migardener.com, PHONE Thanks amazing article perfectly put together great tips!!! I don't think my neighbors would appreciate adding chickens, but the other ideas are doable. The hay decomposes and enriches the soil, so this gardening method will give you better and better yields as the years go by. Port Huron, MI 48060. What I've always wondered though: how do you FIND the plants that are going to work locally? Most rain barrels are easy to install on a standard rain gutter down spout. I must try make compost at home. No chemicals. It will be the focus of a new lens very shortly! The name "lasagna gardening" has nothing to do with what you'll be growing in the garden. It is a method adapted from the people of the sub-Sahara desert region who use Sahara grass in ditches that they then cover with soil and top with nitrogen-rich manure to grow directly in. The term vegetable in its broadest sense refers to any kind of plant life or plant product; in the narrower sense, however, it refers to the fresh, edible portion of a herbaceous plant consumed in either raw or cooked form. Indoor gardening brings the beauty of nature inside, all year long. You'll soon be growing your own healthy, inexpensive food and, at the same time, you'll be minimizing the time and money you spend on maintaining an exotic lawn and/or ornamental plants. Thanks for teaching me new methods (lasagna gardening, etc.). It's best to get one that has a screen included so you don't have to worry about mosquitoes laying eggs in the water. Ours will be more rectangualar because we have some boards from a deck that will be repurposed to make the sides. – CORE GARDENING Our #1 preferred method of gardening. Flower Gardens. 227 Huron Ave. It is a method adapted from the people of the sub-Sahara desert region who use Sahara grass in ditches that they then cover with soil and top with nitrogen-rich manure to grow directly in. Organic pest control techniques go well with sustainable gardening and are beneficial to the environment. Some gardening methods require an investment upfront. CONS: Wood chips will take nitrogen from the soil if mixed into the soil leaving plants with nitrogen deficiencies, hardy weeds will still find a way to grow, so weeding is still something that has to be done, moving wood chips can be labor-intensive and tiring. All the benefits of gardening can be had in square inches, rather than square feet. Land is a difficult thing to come by these days. This green anole hunts for insect prey among native goldenrod flowers in fall. The Ruth Stout ‘no-work’ method is one of the very best. I'd love any advice you could give me on my garden. Samantha Lynn from Missouri on June 26, 2009: Excellent job, sustainable is definitely the way to be. In-ground gardening poses one of the best ways to get started gardening, however it can be one of the most challenging to maintain. The response has been great and we've been able to teach thousands tips and skills like you've written about here. Nice Lense, you've inspired me to increase my composting. B : ). When used as a method of disposing of large volumes of waste wood and woody debris, hugelkultur accomplishes carbon sequestration. Hens in Chicken Tractor Behind Pumpkin Vines. Another good composting option is worm composting. But they are really sometimes that natural pest controls must be done to eradicate all of them due to more beneficial purposes. PROS: Grow without soil, grow indoors or outdoors, the fastest growth of any gardening method, all nutrients are 100% plant available. Sneezeweed, stiff-leaved verbena and coreopsis attract honeybees, native bees and butterflies to the garden. The old folks used to say that rainwater did magic on the plants and I agree. Another is to take a look around in natural areas that are similar to your own conditions, making note of the plants that grow well there. CONVENTIONAL VEGETABLE GARDENING METHOD Conventional gardening is a method of gardening largely used by industrial agriculture systems that utilize the use of GMOs (genetically modified organisms), synthetic chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and who knows what else. In addition to the fresh, organic eggs, the chickens can help you till the soil and weed in areas where you'd like to have a patch of fruit trees or vegetables. From balcony gardens to patio gardens, this method is popular and fun! I use many of these practices you've mentioned. Please like/share it with your friends! PROS: conserves water, allows for soil-less growing, organic version of hydroponics, grows 2 crops at once – CORE GARDENING We also used hardy ground covers and ferns in areas under trees. This adds another rung to the sustainability ladder, because the worms can also be used as bait to catch fish. This type of sustainable garden has been successful in many areas including Africa and West Texas. Let us know in the Facebook comments what you would like to hear next from the MIgardener blog! I like your lens .Packed with lots of good information. Perennials and especially native perennials are the sustainable gardener's friend. Filled with accurate and practical information from bird seed and bird houses to bird-friendly shrubs and trees, the book, Audubon Society Guide to Attracting Birds: Creating Natural Habitats for Properties Large and Small, is an encyclopedia of everything you need to know to make your property a more welcoming and more beneficial habitat for wild birds. We are trying to create a directory for top ten lists where people can find your site. I had not heard the term "Lasagne Gardening" before but it is basically what I did at my old house and featured in my lens "From Lawn To Food Forest". We use this in combination with raised beds to provide the most amazing growing conditions for our plants. A method of inter-planting which has received notice recently is known as “square foot gardening.” This technique (based on a book of the same name by Mel Bartholomew) involves … Below we explain some popular methods, so you can best pick what you want to do. Hugelkultur is practiced by Sepp Holzer as a method of forest gardening and agroforestry, and by Geoff Lawton as a method of dryland farming and desert greening. You can easily collect leaves or your grass clipping for no money. Planting good companion plants near vegetables can also aid in growth, taste and help repel harmful insects. (810) 300-8845, MAILING ADDRESS **Blessed**. You can post this to our site http://www.toptentopten.com/ and link back to your lens. Hilling is another method used which involves placing seeds or transplants within mounded soil. I'm glad I stopped by your lens - I picked up some useful tips on sustainable gardening. Evelyn Saenz from Royalton on February 27, 2010: What wonderful inspiration for the Springtime garden. I liked your lens so much I'm featuring it on my best-self-sufficient-vegetables lens. You have some really great pics on here; I especially loved the orange lilies--stunning. Method Statement Ground and Gardens Maintenance Service 2 Management Supervision and Organisational Structure The provision of the Ground and Gardens Service will be managed under the portfolio of Project Co’s asset management that includes the following Services: • Grounds and Gardens • Estates • Utilities • Pest Control She suggests adding a layer of hay that’s at least 8″ tall (the more the better) She only used one fertilizer: cottonseed meal. Aquaponics is the process of growing plants with the use of fish. Plants that are native to your area are already accustomed to the seasonal changes and the periods of drought and/or flooding. Great info. Both have websites. Sign up to get our weekly grow big newsletter and access to exclusive promotions. The Story Behind Ruth Stout’s Method. Small sticks and dead branches will be on the bottom layer to aid in drainage. 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