Anybody who is planning a vegetable garden planting will be glad of this handy checklist. We cover exactly what to do and when, and look at what you need to take into account when you are planning and planting a vegetable garden. Planning The Site The best site for a vegetable garden is in a [...]
Organic weed killer or herbicide can be used in organic gardens to kill unwanted plant growth without introducing dangerous chemicals into your backyard. Many people will look for organic weed killer even if they do not have a 100% organic garden. In a vegetable garden, you probably do not want to spray a lot of [...]
Why spend a lot of money on commercial organic pesticides when you can easily and cheaply make your own at home? You will be surprised to know how many items that you have around the house can be used for organic pest control in your own garden. Here are just a few ideas. Garlic Garlic [...]
If you want to have a truly organic garden, you will need to buy organic seeds. Plants raised from any other type of seed are not truly organic, even if you have never used pesticide or weed killer in your garden. Standard seeds may have been subject to all kinds of sprays while they were [...]
Square foot gardening is an idea made popular by Mel Bartholomew in the 1980s. It is ideal for the smaller organic garden, because it is an intensive method of gardening based around ideas of companion planting, water conservation and avoiding pesticides and weed killers. Square foot gardening is especially good for certain kinds of people, [...]
Indoor vegetable gardening can be very rewarding, but there are several things to think about before you start. First, do you have enough light? Plants do require a good amount of light to grow strongly and produce a crop. This does not matter so much for general house plants where you just want the plant [...]