December 6, 2007
- Organic Gardening for Fun and Profit
What can you do with an organic garden? Have you thought about it? If you took the time to establish and maintain an organic garden, what benefits might you and others realize from the effort?
* provide healthful food for you and your family
* produce enough to sell, increasing your family income
* give you important [...]
September 26, 2007
- Organic Garden Sugar
Did you know that your organic garden contains sugar? You may not be growing sugar cane or sugar beets, but every plant in your organic garden contains a percentage of sugar.
The percentage of sugar in your organic garden can be measured by a simple, hand-held instrument known as a refractometer. A refractometer measures sugar percentage: [...]
August 24, 2007
- What Is Organic Gardening?
You have heard of Organic Gardening, but do you know what it is? Could you explain it to your children or to a friend?
Organic Gardening Defined
Organic Gardening is a way of growing plants by first making the garden soil healthy, and then keeping both it and the plants healthy without the use of synthetic fertilizers, [...]
June 14, 2007
- Organic Gardening on the Patio
You want to do some Organic Gardening, but you live in the middle of Chicago. Or you live in an apartment. Or you live in a rental and your landlord does not permit gardening. What can you do?
You can do Organic Gardening on the patio - balcony - deck - porch. Organic Gardening does not [...]
May 14, 2007
- Organic Gardening Books Show How to Do It
If you are a beginner to Organic Gardening, you will find it helpful to have a few books on Organic Gardening topics. If you have been doing Organic Gardening for 50 years, you are probably still learning new things. You will find that new Organic Gardening books, or new editions of your favorite Organic Gardening [...]
May 7, 2007
- Organic Garden Tips for a Rose Garden
Roses. It is difficult to find a person who does not love roses. Their shape, their fragrance, and their colors all have their appeal.
Organic garden tips for a rose garden must preserve that appeal. There is more to organic rose gardens, after all, than pesticides. Your garden must produce the wonderful, fragrant beauty of roses. [...]
April 27, 2007
- Organic Garden - Tips for the Novice
Each spring, whether in the northern hemisphere or the southern, a crop of novice organic gardeners comes on the scene. Older people who have learned about chemical contaminants decide to start an organic garden. Younger people in their first home start organic gardens. All of them have questions.
There are good books with answers to your [...]
April 5, 2007
- Defining Certified Organic
Organic, organic food, certified organic - when you first begin Organic Gardening, it’s hard to know what everything means! Why, you can even buy certified organic socks!
You begin looking for answers, and find certified organic websites. You study them, and become more confused. One claims that certified organic is a chemical term. Another says certified [...]
March 19, 2007
- Is Organic Hydroponic Gardening Truly Organic?
Hydroponics is defined by Merriam Webster Online Dictionary as: “the growing of plants in nutrient solutions with or without an inert medium (as soil) to provide mechanical support.”
Can hydroponic gardening qualify as organic hydroponic gardening? Some organic gardeners believe it cannot, since it uses no soil. Good soil is required, they believe, for truly Organic [...]
March 13, 2007
- Organic Plant Food - Healthy Treat for Plants
If you are a seasoned gardener, but new to Organic Gardening, you are probably accustomed to using sprays, fertilizers, and other chemicals to raise plants. You have used these wonderful products on indoor house plants, in the herb garden, and in the vegetable garden. You can’t imagine getting the same huge blossoms and produce with [...]
March 5, 2007
- How to Kill Grass for a Garden Organic
You decided to plant your own organic garden. You are among a growing number of people who are concerned about health. You want to serve your family only organic food, but it can be costly in the store. Also, organic produce may have to travel long distances, and may not be as fresh as you [...]
