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An Enlightening Organic Gardening Guide
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ORGANIC GARDENING Bountiful Benefits Planning & Design Savvy About Soil Crazy Over Composting Seeds & Seedlings Planting Techniques Organic Fertilizers The Pesticide Problem Seasonal Care Gathering the Harvest  This site is brought to you by www.PlanetNatural.com |
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Garden Articles
Few pursuits are as rewarding as organic gardening. Not only do you get to savor the fruits of your own labor, but you have the satisfaction of knowing that the food you are eating was grown without pesticides, herbicides, or synthetic chemicals. The garden articles provided below are chock-full of practical techniques and common sense solutions to help you get started. Enjoy!Step One to Organic Gardening - With the spring gardening season almost upon us, it's time for all of us gardeners to examine and begin to make a few changes in the way we do things in our gardens. Fertilizing the Organic Garden - Organic materials generally contain all the nutrients essential to plants, but they may not be present in the ratio organic gardeners would like. Trash Talking with Worms - Worm composting (also known as vermiculture) is the proverbial win-win situation. It gives you a convenient way to dispose of organic waste, such as vegetable peelings. Companion Planting - The magic and mystery of companion planting has intrigued and fascinated humans for centuries, yet it is a part of the gardening world that has never been fully explored. Why Grow Organically? - The definition of organic food is very broad, but in simplest terms it is a way of producing food without using synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, thereby making little or no impact on our soil, water, air, or the environment in general. Ten Ways to Go Organic - Organic gardens can be attractive and productive. Well-managed soil nurtures healthy plants and pesticide-free gardens have predators to deal with pests. Garden Vegetables & Soil Amendments - One of the major concepts of organic gardening is the liberal use of organic materials to build up the soil and add needed nutrients for plant growth. Why Use Beneficial Insects? - Commercial insectaries mass produce a number of beneficial insects that have already proven to be successful in reducing pest populations enough to greatly reduce or eliminate chemical control. Seed Starting Tips - Few gardening pursuits are as rewarding as growing and nurturing your own plants from seed. As a nursery manager, I have started thousands of ornamental and vegetable plants from seed. Natural Born Pest Killers - People are slicing up cucumbers instead of spraying "Bug Be-Gone" because they don't want toxic chemicals in their homes or in their garden sheds. The Benefits of Compost - The organic matter in compost binds with soil particles (sand, silt, and clay) to form small aggregates, or crumbs. Organic Foods 101 - Over the last 50 years, farming across the United States and beyond has become increasingly reliant on pesticides, fertilizers, and hormones. |
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