At the end of winter, the earth is often cold and full of water. Sowing during this period is sometimes difficult. Experienced organic gardeners use the “warm layer”. It is a soil that heats naturally and on which the seedlings, under chassis, benefit from ideal conditions. How to do ? Apply a first layer of 50 to 70 cm of horse manure. Above, add 20 cm of a compost / compost mixture . Then cover. The following fermentation reaction can raise the temperature to 70 ° C in 10 to 15 days. It is necessary to wait for its descent to 25 ° C to start sowing. Generally, it occurs a few days after the peak. With this method you will advance the harvest by a few weeks in the organic vegetable garden. In addition to the traditional sowing that will take place in the spring, you will enjoy your organic vegetables over a longer period.

Advance the tomato harvest

In the organic vegetable garden, to save time on your tomato crops, they must be transplanted more quickly. But how to do it? It is often said that you have to wait until the plant has 4 to 5 leaves. If this rule is true for many vegetables, this is not the case for tomatoes. It can be replanted as soon as the first “true leaf” is developed. By proceeding in this way, you can harvest with 2 weeks in advance and in addition the tomato plant will be stronger, more resistant for a better harvest.

Avoid powdery mildew on tomato plants

Tomatoes are sensitive to powdery mildew. Do not water the leaves, it is probably already a piece of advice given to you. But don’t prune the tomato plants either: the fungi get more easily through the sores. Then, the tomato plant needs sun to mature, it is true for the fruits, but the leaves, receiving the sun, also participate in the growth of the fruits.

Fight the codling moth in the organic garden!

Do you know the codling moth? It is a moth. Its larva rots apple and other fruit trees. By getting to know it , you can fight it more effectively ! In winter, the larva usually overwinters in the ground or in the hollows of tree bark. In the spring the butterfly emerges from its pupa. In summer, male and female butterflies mate. Then the female lays the eggs on the leaves of fruit trees, after hatching, the larva enters the fruit. In gardening 24 you can have the smartest solutions.

How then to get rid of it or largely limit its effects? It is a long-term action. Action must be taken against the development of the codling moth and against the colonization of the tree. Place sex traps that attract males. Once away, they will no longer fertilize the females. Place strips of thick cardboard around August. The corrugations of the cardboard face the tree. The larvae will take refuge there for the winter. You just have to take them out and burn them before they come out. Tip: collect the fruit from the ground very quickly after it has fallen, which allows all the larvae to be recovered from the infected fruit. Price info: a pheromone trap costs around 15 euros.

Organic garden and biodiversity

Organic gardening is good for the environment and good for you! No contact with chemicals, the whole family consumes good vegetables, and children can safely enjoy the garden. For even more balance in the vegetable garden, it can be useful to create bio-diversity spaces. diversity space creates a virtuous circle : a large number of insects good for pollination, birds against insects, small rodents such as the shrew and the hedgehog, ideal in hunting slugs, will find shelter there, hedge can shelter bird nests. Natural and abundant vegetation, with tall grass and wild flowers will welcome insects. This will be the case for butterflies, bees who will find food there. Birdhouses, feeders, small drinkers are welcome in the garden.…