Eco-Friendly Gardening Tips

Not only can the inside of your home be more eco-friendly, but you can transform your yard and garden into part of your green living goals.  The garden is a great place to make more sustainable choices, which not only help the planet, but help attract more wildlife and save resources.

Here are some tips for making your garden a little greener!

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1. Eco-Friendly gardening supplies

Look for eco-friendly gardening supplies, from electric tools such as electric shrub trimmers. You can also find tools and supplies that use green materials, such as those with recycled content, or natural materials like organic bamboo gardening gloves. You can also buy used gardening supplies, or look on a local Buy Nothing forum to find some supplies to reuse.

2. Native plants & vegetables you can eat

Native plants are better for the environment, attract pollinators, and require less watering, and make a great choice for your garden.  You can browse a native plant guide to see what is best suited for your growing region. When it comes to your vegetable garden, choose veggies you are most likely to eat. For example, tomatoes can be easily added to salads, and garlic can be grown over the winter and can be stored to last months.

3. Save water

Look for different ways to save water around your garden and yard. Some of these include watering during nights or evenings when water evaporates less quickly in the hotter months, using a sprinkler system sensor to avoid watering in rainy conditions, setting up a rain barrel to collect water, buying native plants that use less water, setting up a bird bath to collect water for wildlife, using rocks or mulch in the place of grass, and having more natural areas that require less watering (as opposed to grass).

4. Natural pest control

Avoid using chemical pest control in the garden, and opt for something more natural.  You can find some plants that repel pests, or use natural pest control products.  Some of these come in the form of sprays, while others may be physical deterrents to pests, such as nets or garden fences.

You can also have an animal removed from your garden, which is both eco-friendly and humane. This is something you will likely want to reach out to the professionals to take care of. For example, if you want a company to carry out skunk trapping in Texas for you, then you’ll need to search your local area for experts accordingly.

5. Don’t use chemicals

Avoid using chemical-based pesticides and fertilizers. There are many alternatives to chemicals, from corn-gluten weed-suppressants to natural garden fertilizers.

6. Compost

Composting is a great way to reduce waste going to the landfill. Using a compost bin is a wonderful opportunity to use biodegradable resources to create a ruch, healthy soil that you can use in the garden. Your rich compost is a great way to amend poor quality soil, or grow new plants.  You can also compost material from around your yard, such as leaves and grass.