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Having a garden and growing your own vegetables and herbs can be a great way to stay healthy.\u00a0 It will undoubtedly increase the amount of fresh greens in your diet, provide you with safe alternative to treat illness, and for most it will give them more time out in the fresh air.\u00a0 But if your garden is full of toxins, then the plants will inevitably contain toxins, and ultimately you will consume these toxins and be in a worse state then if you hadn\u2019t had spent all that time and energy growing unhealthy foods.\u00a0 Here are a few tips to keep toxins out of your garden, improving the health of the soil, plants, and you.<\/p>\n
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Pest Treatment<\/strong><\/p>\n One of the primary sources for harmful toxins in the garden is pesticides that are intentionally applied.\u00a0 Sometimes people want to grow an organic garden, but then when they have a hard time controlling pests they start to compromise, telling themselves that they will just do it this once, or even giving up on it all together thinking that organic gardening is just for people with greener thumbs than themselves.\u00a0 But pests can be controlled without the use of toxic pesticides, and even with limited use of organic pesticides by planting a variety of crops, planning heirloom seeds for your area, and maintaining soil health.<\/p>\n Avoiding Wood Treatment<\/strong><\/p>\n I have seen over and over again people build raised beds with treated lumber.\u00a0 While modern wood treatments are less toxic than before and don\u2019t use arsenic that is easily absorbed into the body, they still use chemicals that are potential harmful with long term exposure.\u00a0 Worse yet is that people who use treated lumber will more than likely use exterior paint as well.\u00a0 Just read the warning label on a can of paint, it\u2019s not reassuring.<\/p>\n Plastics<\/strong><\/p>\n Plastics are great, they make much of our modern life easier if not possible.\u00a0 But they can break down over time, especially when exposed to the sun, and leach out harmful chemicals.\u00a0 Don\u2019t use more plastics in your garden than you need to, and replace sun damaged plastic before it breaks down into tiny difficult to remove shards that will contaminate your soil.\u00a0 Some of the common offenders are plastic braided twine for treles that crumbles over time and is impossible to get out of the soil, black weed cloth which is horrible and offers none of the benefits that can be had with cardboard and woodchips, and plastic beverage bottles that people poke holes in and use as slow watering devices.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Your garden can\u2019t keep you healthy if don\u2019t keep it healthy, and an unhealthy garden still requires your work and time.\u00a0 So take simple precautions and strategies to remove harmful toxins from your garden and start eating to your health.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n If you liked this, you might also enjoy\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Having a garden and growing your own vegetables and herbs can be a great way to stay healthy.\u00a0 It will undoubtedly increase the amount of fresh greens in your diet, provide you with safe alternative to treat illness, and for most it will give them more time out in the fresh air.\u00a0 But if<\/p>\nNatural Healing Techniques Doctors Don\u2019t Want You to Know\u2026<\/a><\/h2>\n
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