Organic Gardening

admin on July 22nd, 2009

With organic container gardening, you can transform a roof, patio, balcony, or tiny yard into a garden overflowing with natural beauty. You can also put weather sensitive plants in containers, so it is easy to move them indoors when the weather gets colder.
Plants are protected in containers from bugs and other pests that crawl on [...]

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admin 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.
Bark 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 [...]

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admin on April 2nd, 2009

The history of organic gardening isn’t as recent as some may think. Organic agriculture can be dated back to thousands of years when we used to till our own soil, plant our own crops and then harvest them ourselves.
When the demand for produce increased we began using chemical herbicides, insecticides, synthetic herbicides and fertilizers on [...]

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admin on April 1st, 2009

Many gardeners may ask themselves, “Exactly what is organic gardening?” and “Why should I try it?” Well, organic gardening, also known as organic horticulture, is the science and art of growing plants, such as flowers, vegetables, fruits and ornamental plants.
What makes it different than usual gardening methods is the non-use of synthetic fertilizers or pesticides [...]

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