Eco- Friendly Gardening

     Eco-Friendly Gardens, also referred to as Eco-friendly gardens or Eco-friendly horticulture, is the science of growing produce such as fruits and vegetables, as well as flowers and ornamental plants. Eco-Friendly Gardens follows the essential principals of Eco-friendly agriculture, which includes soil building, conservation, pest management, and heirloom variety preservation.

     Eco-Friendly Gardens rely on crop rotation, green manure, compost, biological pest control, and mechanic cultivation. This maintains soil productivity and controls pests. Eco-Friendly Gardens excludes the use of synthetic fertilizers and synthetic pesticides; plant growth regulators, livestock feed additives, and genetically modified organisms.

     Eco-Friendly Gardens relies upon four types of Eco-Friendly Gardening supplies: Eco-friendly seeds, Eco-friendly fertilizers, and Eco-friendly composts.

     • ECO-FRIENDLY FERTILIZER:

     Eco-friendly and inorganic fertilizers are referred to as manure, which comes from the French expression manual (of or belonging to the hand). This term is now restricted to organic manure. It is believed that eco-friendly agriculture methods are more environmentally friendly and better maintain soil eco-friendly matter levels. Many studies support this position. Eco-friendly fertilizer is derived from animal and vegetable matter. Naturally occurring Eco-friendly fertilizers also include manure, slurry, worm castings, peat, seaweed, sewage and guano. Green manure crops are also grown to add nutrients to soil. Natural minerals are also used as eco-friendly fertilizers. Manufactured eco-friendly fertilizers include compost, blood meal, bone meal, and seaweed extracts. Fish meal and feather meal are also used. Decomposing crop residue from previous crops is also used as a source of fertility.

     • ECO-FRIENDLY COMPOST:

     There are two types of composting, biodegradable and compostable materials. A biodegradable material is broken down under the action of organisms such as carbon dioxide, water, and biomass. At times, it takes a very long time for materials to biodegrade. This based upon the environment (is the area arid or wet?) but in the end, the material breaks down completely. Many materials are in fact biodegradable and may be dealt with via bioremediation.

     • A compostable material biodegrades substantially under specific composting conditions. Instead of being broken down through macro-organisms (as in biodegrading), it is metabolized by microorganisms. This means that the organisms can be converted into humus. The size of the material is a large factor when deciding whether or not the material is capable of compostabiliity. Mechanical particle size reduction can speed up the process. Large pieces of hardwood may not be compostable under a specific set of composting conditions, although sawdust of the same type of wood may be. Some biodegradeable materials are only compostable under very specific conditions, usually with an industrial process.

     • ECO-FRIENDLY SEEDS:

     Eco-friendly seeds are bred to grow well under eco-friendly conditions- or the carefully cultivated eco-friendly garden that you prepare for them. The resulting plants have high disease and pest resistance, high nutritional content, higher yield, and grow vigorously. Buying eco-friendly seeds also supports eco-friendly farming. This is especially positive for those who are interested in the bettering of the environment. Eco-friendly seeds are grown on eco-friendly farms by farmers committed to the Eco-friendly process. Eco-friendly farming is a large part in the development of healthier solids and stronger plant stock.