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How Organic Farming Benefits Environment?

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  With the increasing popularity of the organic farming, there are many who want to start it. They are attracted to the benefits of Organic Farming and thus want to adopt it. However, they do have certain questions and seek their answers.  We aim at taking these questions one by one in our series of blogs. Here, we take up the basic question about the environmental benefits of organic farming. What are the environmental benefits of Organic Farming? Improves sustainability over the long term: The means and ways of organic farming actually enhances the sustainability of the soil and its fertility in the long run. Organic farming is basically a system to establish the ecological balance to prevent soil fertility or pest problems. Due to continuous non-regulated use of pesticides in the soil has hampered its fertility. Organic farming basically revitalises soil and helps in regaining the fertility. One of the basic rules of organic farming is the use of organic fertilisers in the ...

Effective tips for Organic Farming

Organic farming isn’t just a trend. It’s a sustainable lifestyle that has many important benefits over non-organic farming. Let’s have a look at some tips- KNOW THE CORRECT TIME TO PLANT Seeds respond to certain soil temperatures, so planting too soon can be wasteful. Different vegetables will have different temperature tolerances, so make sure you research ideal planting times for the crops you choose. INCREASING NUTRIENTS IN THE SOILS THROUGH COVER CROPS, MANURE, ETC Methods like adding manure and additional plants can provide benefits to your crops by adding extra nutrients and stabilizing the soil. Cover crops help prevent soil erosion, increase water infiltration, recycle nutrients, fight against insects, and prevent the growth of weeds through soil competition. Since cover crops also protect the soil from the impact of rain and wind, erosion will decrease and cause nutrient efficiency to rise. CONSIDER THE CLIMATE Where you live will have an impact on which plants will thrive on ...