Maureen on May 24th, 2009

An organic gardening magazine can be beneficial to every gardener, no matter how good they are. We will all have questions about our gardens once in awhile .

With gardening magazines you’ll get all the up-to-date news that’s going on in the organic gardening world. You can expect some great information on things such as fertilizers, composting, organic pesticides, gardening tools and more as soon as they come on the market. You’ll also be able to find out where to buy these products for the cheapest price.

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Maureen on April 21st, 2009

Having a worm farm is the best alternative to having your own compost pile if you don’t have the room for one. They’re great for apartment or city dwellers. Worms create incredible fertilizer, aerate your soil and are super easy to look after. You just need to throw them your food scraps which will help them to multiply quickly and they’ll produce some beautiful soil for you to use in your organic garden or indoor plants.

A worm farm not only provides amazing fertilizer for your garden but the amount of garbage your family throws out can be reduced by almost 40 percent!

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Maureen on April 18th, 2009

There are a lot of misperceptions when it comes to making your own organic compost.

People often think that it will be a lot of    trouble and take up too much of their time. They also may believe that it will be a messy and smelly process. Due to these beliefs instead of learning how to create their own compost, they’ll go out and buy fertilizers and mulch from gardening stores.

Here’s a video with just a few of the benefits of making your own organic compost. You can find my five top reasons for composting below. Read the rest of this entry »

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Maureen on April 17th, 2009

A good choice for organic gardeners who live in rainy climates is growing organic berries. Organic berries don’t need pesticides or chemical fertilizers to grow as they are pretty hardy.

organic-berriesKeep your choice of berries to the wild variety that are from a similar climate as your own country.

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Maureen on April 16th, 2009

There are an abundance of choices to use for your organic garden mulch. They vary in cost and availability dependning on where you live.

garden-mulchBark mulches have a tendency to cost more unless you happen to reside close to a company that services trees.

Be sure to add a nitrogen fertilizer to your soil before putting down bark mulch if you are not going to compost it first.

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