ORGANIC GARDENING
Few pursuits are as rewarding as growing your own organic garden. Not only do you get to enjoy the fruits of your own labor, but you have the satisfaction of knowing that the produce you are eating was grown without chemicals, pesticides, or herbicides. Organic gardening produces healthy, more diverse ecosystems which are better able to resist significant pest damage...naturally! The articles below provide practical techniques and helpful hints to get you started.
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| Organic Gardening Basics - Growing without chemicals is gaining in popularity as people realize the many benefits... |
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Organic Rose Gardening - Roses are one of the most popular plants in flower gardens and landscapes. |
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| Garden Insects: know your friends & foes - Why is it when 97% of the world's insects are considered... |
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Organic Flower Gardening - Flowers can turn an ordinary garden into a colorful showcase or create a border that pops. |
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| Theme Gardens - Now there's an idea! - If you're interested in starting a theme garden but you don't actually have a theme in mind, take a tour... |
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Companion Planting - The basic idea behind companion planting is both simple and sensible: many plants grow better when... |
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| Fertilizing the Organic Garden - Organic materials generally contain all the nutrients essential... |
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Planning the Home Garden - Organizing and maintaining your garden should be simple, pleasant work. |
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| Gardening With Kids - Kids want to be part of the household and do some of the same things as mom and dad. Why not involve them in gardening? |
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Organic Container Gardening - Growing in pots, buckets, whiskey barrels, old bathtubs or whatever else you find around... |
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| Square Foot Gardening - Even if you have plenty of room in your backyard, intensive or square foot gardening can... |
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Growing A Healthy Garden - One of the most important preventive steps in the pest management process is... |
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| Organic Herb Gardening - Herbs have long been revered for both their medicinal and culinary value. |
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Playing Plant Jeopardy - Play our version of the television game show Jeopardy! Mr. Trebeck, I'll take season extenders for $500. |
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| Grow More Vegetables In Less Space - Everyone who grows vegetables, particularly the home gardener... |
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Plant Propagation - One of the most amazing things about plants is that every cell has the ability to... |
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| Pruning 101: For the Home Orchard - Limiting a tree's reach is just one reason to thin out branches and make heading cuts. Pruning encourages... |
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Miracle-Gro's Pissy Little Secret - Full of piss and vinegar (just kidding - there's no vinegar!) |
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| Seasonal Garden Care - Gardening is a year-round activity, its rhythms dictated by seasonal conditions and local climates. |
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Organic Tomato Gardening - Everyone knows that homegrown tomatoes taste better than those from grocery stores. |
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| Attracting Butterflies - To attract the greatest number of butterflies and have them as residents in your yard... |
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Water Wise Gardening - Using less moisture can actually mean more flowers, more color, and less expense. |
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| Step One to Organic Gardening - It's time for all of us gardeners to begin to make a few changes... |
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Organic Vegetable Gardening - If the thought of a ripe, juicy tomato makes your mouth water... |
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| The Orchard Mason Bee - This small black gentle bee is a native of almost the entire continental United... |
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"I'll Have the Organic Dragon Burger with a Side of Lies" - Organic Food and Agriculture; Myths and Reality. |
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| Trouble in the Hive - Man does not live by bread alone, and, therefore, we need bees. We especially need the European honeybee... |
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Pollination Botany - Pollination is a process involving flowers (the pollen source and stigma receiver... |
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| Why Grow Organically? - The Benefits of Growing and Eating Organic Food. |
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Pollination is Essential in the Home Orchard - If growing your own fruit is in your landscape plan... |
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| Gardening Equipment - Garden catalogs and stores are full of gardening tools, many highly... |
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Make Friends with Your "Good Bugs" - Think before you spray a pesticide - you may kill the... |
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| Raised Bed Gardening - Raised beds improve drainage, use space more efficiently, increase yield and simplify the control of weeds and pests. |
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Garden Planning and Design - A beautiful garden takes time, effort, money and maintenance. Starting with a good plan can help cut down on all of those things. |
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| Why Organic Flowers? - Many of us will be buying or sending flowers for Easter and Mother's Day. |
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Related Sites:
Organic Gardening Guru - An Enlightening Organic Gardening Guide.
Organic Gardening Magazine - Whether you're just starting to garden in a more natural way or have been growing organically for years, you'll want to visit Organic Gardening.
Gardening & Horticulture - Colleges and Universities have some great gardening information. The Colorado State University Extension is one of the better ones.
GardenWeb - An award winning site, the Garden Web hosts forums, garden exchanges, articles, contests, a plant database, the Web's largest garden-related glossary and more.
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones - Last updated and released in 1990, this USDA Map is generally considered the standard measure of plant hardiness throughout much of the United States.
Yard & Garden Fact Sheets at Ohio State - More than 14,000 articles are just a click or two away with answers to your questions on gardening, lawn care, and pest control, just to name a few.
Fine Gardening Magazine - Plenty of top notch articles and photographs to keep you busy. Includes an active discussion board to share ideas and gardening tips.
Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA) - Offers information to gardeners, agricultural support groups, wildlife specialists, and agribusiness about sustainable agriculture and low input farming.
The Rodale Institute - Provides farmers and gardeners the tools they need to maximize production and minimize inputs. |
