Creating a cozy and environmentally friendly garden in your own home or in the country is not so difficult as it seems.
Many different plants
Some gardeners plant the garden with only fruiting plants, avoiding others. For example, flowers. But it is they who attract more pollinating insects to the garden. And without them, a rich harvest will not work.
In the role of bait for pollinators, a decorative bow and a chamomile-nivyanik are suitable. You can also plant a tenacious digitalis that attracts bumblebees and does not require serious care. But be careful, it is poisonous and it is better for young children under 5 to avoid it.
Strong base without concrete
Garden paths are often collected from pavers, pouring the base and edges of concrete. On the one hand, this simplifies maintenance, since weeds do not germinate in closed joints. But such a base interferes with other plants, reducing access to water and air.
This can be avoided by making tracks made of natural materials, such as stone or wood. Use sand as a pillow, and you can fill the seams with pebbles or large ballast.
Mulching beds
Under the sun, not covered soil dries faster, and during prolonged rainfall it is more quickly saturated with moisture. Mulching the beds will help to avoid drought and decay. Also, mulch protects the soil from temperature extremes and saturates the earth with useful substances necessary for plants.
Mulch is better to take natural. Suitable mowed grass, small branches of cabbage or rhubarb leaves remaining after pruning.
Compost fertilizer
In the garden, soil is rarely found that does not need fertilizer. And natural organic materials are great as fertilizers - they are well absorbed and, unlike special store options, do not contain excess substances harmful to humans.
The simplest natural fertilizer is compost. As a material for its preparation, use fallen leaves, mowed grass or pruned branches. Collect useful waste and make sure that the compost is constantly wet. Use a compost pit or box to expedite cooking.
Plants that repel slugs
Unlike their carapace cousins, who feed on grass, slugs can seriously harm the garden. Some plants will help get rid of them, which repel slugs by smell, taste and color: geranium, narrow-leaved lavender, sedum and yarrow.
Also in the fight against slugs help animals, for example, moles. And although they are considered malicious pests, breaking through the earth, nevertheless moles are able to find and destroy insect larvae in large quantities - the May bug, slug or wireworm.
Herbal weed control
In an environmentally friendly area, unnatural means are prohibited. And if you have already appreciated the value of plants and moles in the fight against slugs, then it's time to learn how to deal with pests number one - weeds. Herbal infusions will help in this.
As a basis, leaves of potatoes, nettles, tobacco or tomatoes are suitable. But be careful, after spraying do not consume the fruit for 10 days. And do not idealize weed control, because some of them are useful. For example, elderberry repels mice, and wormwood and tansy repel moths.
