Comments on: Organic Gardening Tips – 4 Tips For The Conscientious Gardener

By: MikeDCruz777

MikeDCruz777 — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:03:40 +0000

growing marijuana? xD

By: shanesaw95

shanesaw95 — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:58:17 +0000

hahah he looks like a hippie!!!!

By: Lindsay Jane

Lindsay Jane — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:39:25 +0000

Well, far from self sufficient now. But organic gardening is fun. We started that idea from 40 over years ago. In those days, My dad would collect all the garbage and incinerate them and use the ashes as fertilizers. Our garbage bin is always empty. After harvesting all the beans, he would chop up the vines and bury them under the ground to keep it fertile for the next crop. We used to plant corn, long beans, kale, peanuts and sweet potatoes and cucumbers. Of course we have the problem of snails and catepillars. Organic was unheard of then. He just could not spend money on fertilizers. We had a big land area surrounding our house. All used water from the house flows into a pool and we use them to water the plants. Come to think about it, it is what people have been trying to advocate these days. Going green and organic and all that. Alas, Dad passed away at 1994 at age 85. Also, would be great to be still staying at that place. Keep it up, you are fortunate to have land like that.

By: DoctorsWife56

DoctorsWife56 — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:29:35 +0000

That material wasn’t available then.

By: Lilian B

Lilian B — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:38:30 +0000

In organic gardening, soil quality decides vegetable quality. That's why you need good quality compost to keep the soil productive for organic vegetable gardening.

Compost can be made from leaves, dead flowers, vegetable scraps, fruit rinds, grass clippings and manure. The ideal organic soil has a dark color, sweet smell and is full of earthworms. Some soil may need more natural additives such as bonemeal, rock phosphates or greensand. A simple soil test will tell you the pH balance and which nutrients you need to use.

By: bbeltmasta

bbeltmasta — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:49:44 +0000

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By: constan1678

constan1678 — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:34:19 +0000

XD !!!nice

By: ATV10Soccer

ATV10Soccer — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:45:54 +0000

This video looks like it was taken in the mid 70s or 80s =S

By: jud

jud — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:10:06 +0000

Corn Gluten is a pre-emergent; meaning it wont kill any existing weeds it just keeps the new weeds from sprouting. You can apply the gluten now, but I wouldn't use it in any beds that you'll be starting seeds in. It's safe for beds that will be planted with starter size plants or existing plants.

By: todieisgain_121

todieisgain_121 — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:36:32 +0000

I have been making my living growing produce organically for the past 14 years. For 8 years i was certified organic. I assume you don't care to get certified, you just want to grow pure food.
http://www.idigmygarden.com/forums/ is a great forum to learn the ropes. Organic gardening also has a really good forum and the magazine is an excellent resource http://www.organicgardening.com

It will take many years to get you soil in shape and learn the techniques for successful organic growing so don't expect a great garden for a few years. Start small, no more than a 10' x 10' (3m x 3m) garden the first year or you will get overwhelmed in august when the weather is hot, the insects are out and the weeds are growing high.

Mulch everything with straw (not hay as hay tends to have a lot of weed seeds) and mulch well-at least 6" thick. Straw mulch will keep weeds down, moisture in the soil and blight from happening on plants like tomatoes. It also adds organic matter to your soil.

Have a good hoe, rake, wheelbarrow, trowel and garden fork as your basic garden tools.

Start a compost pile ASAP, compost will be the main thing you will feed to the soil/plants. Compost is the best thing to build healthy soil and organics is all about building healthy soil as any organic grower worth their salt knows soil is alive and healthy soils means healthy pest free plants.

Good luck