With the advent of increased organic farming and gardening, more and more people are taking a keen interest in growing different things themselves. As part of this interest, it is beneficial to have some idea of how to go about making your own organic gardening supply, as there is no need to spend money unnecessarily when the raw material is available with you.
Almost every garden, whether it is a large or a small one, will have available garden waste. These can be leaves from shrubs, bushes and trees around you. They could also be grass cuttings from your lawn, or any other natural plant waste. If you collect these systematically, you will have the raw materials to make your own compost for making your own organic gardening supply.
If you have a garden bin, it could be used. However, it would be better if you made the compost through a natural process. For this purpose, dig a hole in the ground, the size of which you can determine by the area available for planting, and also the amount of green waste you will be normally be able to collect. Put these regularly in the pit, and water it, so that it is moist, and as the pit gets full cover it with earth. Give it at least sometime to form compost, and if possible up to at least three months, by which time it will deteriorate and become ideal fertilizer for your organic farming.
If you find you have more garden waste available for conversion, it might be a good idea to dig further pits in series, so that as one pit fills up, you begin to use the next and so on. Locate these in a corner away from sight, so that you do not spoil the appearance of your garden.
It is also possible to make organic compost using comfrey which is an ideal plant for this purpose. However to do this, you need to grow comfrey, and the methods used for this is a bit different to the natural method of composting mentioned above.
Clint Sidney is a gardening enthusiast and enjoys giving information about Organic Garden Supply. You can learn more about gardening at GreatGardener.eHelpshome.com.
