Organic Indoor Gardening

Organic indoor gardening is done pretty much the same way as outdoor gardening, with possibly a few notable differences. You wouldn't for instance, want to compost inside, or let your organic matter decay in the soil inside either. You also won't usually have as many problems with pests and weeds with organic indoor gardening. Let's take a look at these issues individually.

Organic gardening starts with proper soil preparation. Since no chemical weed killers, fertilizers or pesticides are used with organic gardening, there are special steps that need to be taken to ensure your soil is rich and fertile for your plants. And composting is the best way to create rich fertilizer for your organic indoor gardening needs.

Now if you don't want to create a compost pile, you may be able to buy readymade compost from other organic gardeners or from organic garden supply stores. It's fairly easy to make some quick compost for use with your organic indoor garden plants though, if you have a small outdoor area to use. Normally this is done in an outdoor garden bed. If you don't have an outdoor garden bed for this, then put a large pot out on your patio instead.

The process is simple: Turn the soil in your garden bed, or add basic dirt or soil to your outdoor pot. If you buy soil to start with, make sure it hasn't been chemically treated. To the soil, add a little bit of organic matter. Some great ones include used coffee grounds, used tea bags shredded up, grass or leaf clippings, straw clippings, shredded newspaper, and chopped up fruit or vegetable matter from the kitchen. Add some of several or all of these items to your soil, then mix it all together.

For about three weeks, you'll water and mix this soil every few days. After that time has passed, this soil will be an excellent, nutrient rich material you'll use for your indoor organic gardening plans.

Choose the plants you intend to have in your indoor organic garden. Choosing disease and pest resistant plants helps keep them healthy without the use of any chemical pest control methods. Having the organic garden indoors will help a lot with keeping pests down too though.

Plant your new seeds, sprouts or plants into pots which are filled with the rich soil you created outside. Then simply cover the soil around your plants with some sort of natural organic mulch. The best mulches to use include dry straw, grass clippings, wood chips or bark.

And that's about all there is to it. If you notice any weeds trying to crop up within your organic indoor garden, pull them out as soon as possible to prevent them from overtaking your garden. If you notice pests around your organic plants, try spritzing them with a mixture of seaweed Kelp and water once in awhile. Otherwise, just pick the pests off your organic plants as you find them, and toss the bugs outside.

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