Few hobbies are as relaxing, healthy and rewarding as gardening.And today, as people realize the advantages of organic gardens, DIY organic gardening is becoming increasingly popular.While the possibilities of a garden when a lawn is available are obvious, even a small organic garden in a window box of an apartment can add a splash of color and freshness to the atmosphere of the home.And because in the case of DIY organic gardening, DIY really means do it yourself, it is an engaging hobby or pastime and a great stress buster.

If you are planning an indoor organic garden there are just a few simple things you will need.Firstly is a container or containers (depending on how ambitious you are) to hold the soil.Next comes a small gardening fork or trowel, seeds and some organic plant food and, if needed, soil supplement.Plant the seed, water and feed the plant as needed and you are now involved in DIY organic gardening.It may seem presumptuous to call this a garden, but once you start getting involved with it, your garden will expand faster than you realize.

However, an outdoor DIY organic garden is another matter because with more space available, you will want to do more and start on a bigger scale.Finding a spot with the right amount of sunlight – this will depend on what you are planting – is one of the first things will need to do as will be determining what types of plants your soil will support best.Since you are growing an organic garden, making your own natural herb and household product based insecticide is another thing you can do if you do not want to buy this from a gardening supplies store.Compost can be made out of cut plants and grass, leaves and various kinds of household organic waste.Compost can be made from cut grass and plants, leaves, food leftovers and most kind of organic waste materials.

There are two main benefits of DIY organic gardening and the first is that you are producing completely natural flowers, fruits and vegetable the way nature intended them to be gown – with no artificial health damaging additive of any kind.For many the ultimate reward of DIY organic gardening is the simple pleasure of just planting seeds and tending the plants as they grown under your care.