Grow an organic garden

Seeds and starter plants raised without pesticides and herbicides make sense if you’re going organic. And they’re readily available at garden supply centers. This spring, if you’re planning on gardening, challenge yourself to learn about organic options and use them instead of conventional ones.

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4 comments
Artvanda
Posted April 26, 2008 at 03:28 PM

actually started my garden this year on the 25th. So far: Prrplr Cherokee tomatoes, Mr Stripey tomatoes, Kahlrabi and summer squash. The garden is 8×8 so can’t fir much more in there. But I do also have some plants on my apartment’s porch.

Hpim0582
Posted April 27, 2008 at 08:04 PM

I just planted my garden today after trying to get the new ground turned all weekend. It is about 60×30. All I need to finish the planting are onions, potatoes, green beans, and corn.
Try planting in beds instead of rows in your garden, especially in small gardens. You can fit a surprising amount of plants into a small area and the vegetables provide the ground cover instead of having to mulch. You use less materials so you can buy more plants that will pay off in the end. The plants seem to do better because they don’t loose as much water to evaporation and companion planting really does make a difference in the production capacity of the plants.

Kokopelli_group_sw
Posted May 01, 2008 at 11:59 AM

I planted my tomatoes this weekend. Also put in some Morning Glories by our Momosa tree. We have 2 composts that we use for our garden

Hpim0582
Posted May 02, 2008 at 03:16 AM

I am finished planting finally. Luckily, everything made it through a last frost we had earlier this week. Frost is usually over by now. We are going to start new compost bins this weekend.