| Author: Rachel Lynn |
I ventured into organic farming about 2 years ago. Times were tough for me then. A small ranch style home was my residence and I tried to make a living in my role as a contractor and all around repair man.
With the housing boom vanishing and the economy shrinking, work became lesser and lesser. Soon I realized that growing my own food, would be better for me , so bought an organic farming book. I could utilize my loads of idle time, save on food expense and even eat healthy. Still better it would be a great feat to be proud about.
I had been consuming food cultivated through organic farming, but never really bothered about its details. Even now I don't completely understand it. The kind of organic farming that I was engaged in; growing in small real estate was a world different from the agriculture that the big and established farms spread across the country practice. They research about ways to grow gigantic fields of the same crop.
Their financial strength being strong they can afford to take expensive measures to control pests with no use of any non-natural pesticides. With me the case was different. First, I had very limited land to meet all of my necessities. Second, I had to come up with smart solutions to keep those little demons which could spell doom on organic farming.
The first things to be taken care of were the slugs. Its known to everyone that beer kills them. But you might not realize until you actually start practicing organic farming that there are increasing number of slugs to destroy you crops. I found this article at http://www.verygreenthumb.com. Being on a continuous watch for them is the only way to catch them. Another hurdle were the rabbits. I had never sprayed my lawn as has been a common practice around her.
So I always had the company of these little creatures in my yard. These bunnies are known for two things and it so happens that the lesser known is equally impressive and dangerous. These creatures , believe me , can hog till they burst. Carrots are their favorite. So much so that my initial organic farming months were spent trying to keep them at bay! |
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