Organic Gardening

Organic gardening is the science of growing decorative plants, flowers, vegetables and fruit using the rules of organic agriculture. It is a method of rejuvenating the soil by proper rotation of crop, using pesticides that are not chemicals, and limiting the use of synthesised chemicals as pesticides, and growth regulators. Organic gardening is the process of cultivating without using chemicals to get immediate productivity. There are many ways to deal with the pests in an organic garden:

1. Conforming to an allowed degree of damage due to pests

2. Ensuring that there are predators that will consume the pests without harming the garden.

3. Encouraging micro organisms that will benefit the garden.

4. Selecting the right plant and choosing varieties that are resistant to diseases.

5. Growing plants that will hinder or distract the pests.

6. Saving the garden during the migration periods of pests by using row covers.

7. Rotating the crops to different locations annually to hinder the reproduction cycle of the pests.

8. Monitor and control the population of insects by using insect traps.

Some of the benefits that may be got by implementing the above are:

1. Soil improvement and protection

2. Good fertilization

3. Pollination

4. Conservation of water

5. Season extension

Some of the techniques adopted in organic farming are:

1. Aquaponics: the gardening of plants and aquatic animals in an environment that is constantly in recirculation.
2. Companion Planting: the process of planting different crops close to each other so that they will be able to help one another in their growth.
3. Intercropping: a method of cultivating two different crops in the same place at the same time.
4. Multiple Cropping: is the process of growing two or more crops of the same season at the same time and is a form of polyculture.
5. No Dig Gardening: is the method of growing the garden without digging the soil as doing so may decrease the life of the soil.
   

Pollination Management: is a method to increase the pollination of a crop and improve the crop yield.