Do you know the secret about organic gardening? It is no different from regular gardening.Yes , you did read that right! There is very little difference between the two. You still need to plan your garden and your work whether you are growing vegetables the organic way or the regular way. In this article I will look at both the similarities and differences between organic vegetable gardening and regular vegetable gardening.
Successful vegetable gardening requires you to plan ahead. Talk to any veteran garden about how to start and they will tell you that you must have a plan. The first step in planning your garden is to decide where you are going to put it and how big you want it to be. The right location is crucial to your success. Most vegetables need at least six hours of sunlight a day to grow successfully, some might need more, so finding a position in the garden that maximizes light is important. The same is true for drainage and soil quality. It is important that you choose a suitable spot when you are planning your vegetable garden.
As you can see it does nt take a bio physicist or an engineer to be a gardener. However, it would make a lot of sense for you to take the time to research regular gardening and organic gardening. Although the differences are subtle there are differences.
Once you have found the right place to site your vegetable patch, you need to decide things like what you are going to plant and how much space to leave between the rows. You also need to be aware of which plants are compatible with each other. These steps apply whether you are planning to grow organically or in the regular way. The reason for this is some plants will require more water, nutrients or sunshine than others. Putting plants together that are compatible is therefore crucial to your success. The wrong plants growing together can lead to a war between them where only the fittest and strongest survive. This principle applies whatever type of gardening you are practicing.
So, we have looked at some of the similarities between both ways of gardening, what are some of the main differences? The main difference will be in the type of fertilizers, weedkillers and pesticides you will use. Regular gardeners will use all kinds of man-made chemicals on their garden whereas a organic gardener will avoid using them at all costs. Organic gardeners make use of things like mulches in order to keep down weeds. They fertilize their crops with organic matter rather than chemicals and they use environmentally friendly ways of controlling pests.
As you can see it you don't need to be a bio physicist or an engineer to be a gardener. However, it makes a lot of sense for you to take the time to research regular gardening and organic gardening. Although the differences are subtle they are very real.
To find out more about how to make an organic vegetable garden visit my lens http://www.squidoo.com/organic_vegetable_gardening_tips for tips and videos that will show you how to get started.
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Sunday, 21 February 2010
Saturday, 20 February 2010
The Two Top Benefits of Organic Vegetable Gardening
Gardening trends tend to come and go but organic vegetable gardening has attracted increasing interest over recent times. With the long term sustainability of our planet a shared concern of many, it looks like this trend is here to stay!
Even our heads of state are joining this movement. Michelle Obama's promotion of organic vegetable gardening started soon after she moved into the White House. The Queen of England has a new garden called 'The Yard Bed'. This is the first vegetable garden to replace the royal 'Dig For Victory' garden planted during the second world war.
There are two main benefits of organic vegetable gardening and these are gaining appeal around the world. First you can save money when you grow your own vegetables. Second you can reduce your carbon footprint -the amount of carbon dioxide you create either directly or indirectly.
Saving money is possible by growing organic vegetables despite the set up costs of tools, equipment, fertilizers and water. The best way to counter balance the costs of establishing a garden is maximize the yield of your garden. To do this, only grow vegetables you enjoy and will eat. Select those that you can easily freeze or can like tomatoes, beets and sweet corn or cucumbers. These can be eaten past their growing season and reduce your grocery bill at the same time. Other vegetables like potatoes and squash can be stored without cooking.
Melons and tomatoes are expensive vegetables. They are also popular and frequently purchased at the supermarket. Grow large numbers of these vegetables along with comparatively expensive broccoli, beans, beets, spinach and onions and lettuces to reduce your food costs.
Grow vegetables year round. In many districts, vegetables can be grown and harvested to keep your family in vegetables pretty much all year. With some experience and some preplanning you can even grow more than one crop across each season in the same place.
Reducing Your Carbon Footprint is an equally important reason for the popularity of the organic vegetable gardening movement.
Growing an organic vegetable garden makes an ongoing contribution to sustaining our planet. Vegetable gardens don't add carbon dioxide to the environment. They don't need mowing with electric or petrol mowers as lawns do. Growing vegetables also reduces your 'food miles', (the distance food travels to reach your supermarket).
By composting plant material in your garden you are not only producing organic fertilizer that will add nutrients to your vegetables, you are also preventing the production of carbon dioxide and methane that happens when organic matter ends up at in landfill.
As water is predicted to be the next 'Gold', use this precious resource in your garden with thought and care. Collect rainwater for irrigation and or use grey water from your house. My grandfather did the latter in a desert area for many years and provided his own family and most of the neighborhood with vegetables year round.
The First Lady and the Queen of England have less need to save money than most but their efforts to promote the benefits of organic vegetable gardening can be applauded. Consider starting your own organic garden so that you can enjoy a less expensive grocery bill and make your own contribution to a more sustainable earth.
Antonio Fontanes is a well seasoned vegetable grower from a family of experienced gardeners. Want to learn more about how to keep your garden organically healthy and grow great veggies? Go to my website at website vegetablegarden4Uand my blog blog.mightydigitaldownloads.com
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Even our heads of state are joining this movement. Michelle Obama's promotion of organic vegetable gardening started soon after she moved into the White House. The Queen of England has a new garden called 'The Yard Bed'. This is the first vegetable garden to replace the royal 'Dig For Victory' garden planted during the second world war.
There are two main benefits of organic vegetable gardening and these are gaining appeal around the world. First you can save money when you grow your own vegetables. Second you can reduce your carbon footprint -the amount of carbon dioxide you create either directly or indirectly.
Saving money is possible by growing organic vegetables despite the set up costs of tools, equipment, fertilizers and water. The best way to counter balance the costs of establishing a garden is maximize the yield of your garden. To do this, only grow vegetables you enjoy and will eat. Select those that you can easily freeze or can like tomatoes, beets and sweet corn or cucumbers. These can be eaten past their growing season and reduce your grocery bill at the same time. Other vegetables like potatoes and squash can be stored without cooking.
Melons and tomatoes are expensive vegetables. They are also popular and frequently purchased at the supermarket. Grow large numbers of these vegetables along with comparatively expensive broccoli, beans, beets, spinach and onions and lettuces to reduce your food costs.
Grow vegetables year round. In many districts, vegetables can be grown and harvested to keep your family in vegetables pretty much all year. With some experience and some preplanning you can even grow more than one crop across each season in the same place.
Reducing Your Carbon Footprint is an equally important reason for the popularity of the organic vegetable gardening movement.
Growing an organic vegetable garden makes an ongoing contribution to sustaining our planet. Vegetable gardens don't add carbon dioxide to the environment. They don't need mowing with electric or petrol mowers as lawns do. Growing vegetables also reduces your 'food miles', (the distance food travels to reach your supermarket).
By composting plant material in your garden you are not only producing organic fertilizer that will add nutrients to your vegetables, you are also preventing the production of carbon dioxide and methane that happens when organic matter ends up at in landfill.
As water is predicted to be the next 'Gold', use this precious resource in your garden with thought and care. Collect rainwater for irrigation and or use grey water from your house. My grandfather did the latter in a desert area for many years and provided his own family and most of the neighborhood with vegetables year round.
The First Lady and the Queen of England have less need to save money than most but their efforts to promote the benefits of organic vegetable gardening can be applauded. Consider starting your own organic garden so that you can enjoy a less expensive grocery bill and make your own contribution to a more sustainable earth.
Antonio Fontanes is a well seasoned vegetable grower from a family of experienced gardeners. Want to learn more about how to keep your garden organically healthy and grow great veggies? Go to my website at website vegetablegarden4Uand my blog blog.mightydigitaldownloads.com
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Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Why Organic Vegetable Gardening?
Organic vegetable gardening? The benefits to you and your family are huge.
Would you rather eat fresh lush vegetables without the fear of insecticides and chemicals or worry about what you are feeding your family? Wouldn't you like to feed your family a natural food, full of antioxidants and vitamins? Organic vegetable gardening is your one and only, your bes answer.
Have you ever seen soil after years of applications of chemical fertilizers? Icky. The color is just like the soil, bleached, colorless, lifeless. Have you seen organic soil? Organically managed soil is rich in beneficial organisms, richly composted to a rich dark color. Which soil would you rather grow vegetables, any of your plants in?
Are you becoming aware or very aware of the need to preserve, to protect our environment? Organic vegetable gardening, organic gardening in any form is the better way to grow. You can grow lush delicious fruit and vegetables, wonderfully strong flowers, trees, and shrubs without the harmful effects of chemicals.
There are so many sources on the net, in magazines (we highly recommend "Organic Gardening"), in books to research all the benefits of Organic Vegetable Gardening. Whether you have a small patio space for containers only, or a huge garden space, you can successfully grow the 'Organic' way.
Healthy soil is full of beneficial organisms called nematodes. Growing beans, peas, and nasturtiums encourage and multiply these beneficial organisms. In naturally organic soil, worms are your friends, multiplying quickly to organize a huge troop of soldiers to munch and digest the soil. They naturally compost the soil through the digestive process to give you a rich beneficial medium to grow your plants in. Chemicals kill the beneficial organisms and discourage the worms. Who wants to eat plastic?
With a little research, you can find out that you rotate your crops so that the peas, beans, and pretty nasturtiums reinvigorate the soil depleted by other crops. You can plant marigolds to repel the natural enemies of your vegetables. They don't like the color or the smell. Marigolds are priceless to a natural organic vegetable garden, pretty and workhorses for you.
Encourage natural predators in your organic vegetable gardening plans. These natural allies will assist you in keeping your vegetables pest free. They include ladybugs that voraciously eat aphids and wasps who love to sting and eat worms, anything that moves into their territory.
Other natural organic vegetable gardening friends are the friendly preying mantis which has an enormous appetite for bad bugs and the delicate lovely green lacewing. Welcome these friends, encourage their presence in your organic vegetable garden.
Gurneys' Seed and Nursery is a long time favorite for strong vegetables for your organic vegetable garden. Their fruits are wonderful too. You can't miss with this aged company who also offers natural sprays, traps, and pest solutions. Their constant research and development programs guarantee you the finest quality. We just ordered a big order ourselves.
Strong plants naturally discourage pests and disease, cuts your work and preservation needs down considerably. You can order from Gurneys' online or through their catalog. We at LandscapeCentral.net highly recommend this tried and true organic vegetable gardening source.
The benefits of feeding your family food you have homegrown are enormous. You know what conditions they are grown under and what they have been exposed to. You know you are getting the best of the best, naturally grown organic vegetable gardening at it's best, all in your control and supervision.
Lastly, you not only benefit your family, you benefit your immediate neighborhood, your local natural ecosystem. A pebble dropped in a pool has radiating patterns of effect. You can be that pebble that starts a no chemical, all natural organic vegetable gardening project in your own backyard.
© Randeen Cummings Nelson
Landscaping Central
Randeen Cummings Nelson is a certified appraiser of personal property & a writer. Raised on a ranch/ farm, she learned early the joys & responsibilities of life, both growing and breathing varieties. Moving numerous times, she had the opportunity of learning how to create organic and eco-friendly havens out of the small & large yards. She encourages all to share the wonder and rewards of creating beautiful eco-friendly personal landscapes.
If you like this article, see other articles here at Ezines or come to LandscapingCentral.net your backyard yard landscaping center for articles, product reviews and recommendations, helpful tips, or to just share our love of landscaping and gardening. Our Garden section [http://www.landscapingcentral.net/rts/index.asp?action=page&name=13117&siteid=1419] is growing weekly with new bits of witticisms and gardening the organic ecosystem friendly way.
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Would you rather eat fresh lush vegetables without the fear of insecticides and chemicals or worry about what you are feeding your family? Wouldn't you like to feed your family a natural food, full of antioxidants and vitamins? Organic vegetable gardening is your one and only, your bes answer.
Have you ever seen soil after years of applications of chemical fertilizers? Icky. The color is just like the soil, bleached, colorless, lifeless. Have you seen organic soil? Organically managed soil is rich in beneficial organisms, richly composted to a rich dark color. Which soil would you rather grow vegetables, any of your plants in?
Are you becoming aware or very aware of the need to preserve, to protect our environment? Organic vegetable gardening, organic gardening in any form is the better way to grow. You can grow lush delicious fruit and vegetables, wonderfully strong flowers, trees, and shrubs without the harmful effects of chemicals.
There are so many sources on the net, in magazines (we highly recommend "Organic Gardening"), in books to research all the benefits of Organic Vegetable Gardening. Whether you have a small patio space for containers only, or a huge garden space, you can successfully grow the 'Organic' way.
Healthy soil is full of beneficial organisms called nematodes. Growing beans, peas, and nasturtiums encourage and multiply these beneficial organisms. In naturally organic soil, worms are your friends, multiplying quickly to organize a huge troop of soldiers to munch and digest the soil. They naturally compost the soil through the digestive process to give you a rich beneficial medium to grow your plants in. Chemicals kill the beneficial organisms and discourage the worms. Who wants to eat plastic?
With a little research, you can find out that you rotate your crops so that the peas, beans, and pretty nasturtiums reinvigorate the soil depleted by other crops. You can plant marigolds to repel the natural enemies of your vegetables. They don't like the color or the smell. Marigolds are priceless to a natural organic vegetable garden, pretty and workhorses for you.
Encourage natural predators in your organic vegetable gardening plans. These natural allies will assist you in keeping your vegetables pest free. They include ladybugs that voraciously eat aphids and wasps who love to sting and eat worms, anything that moves into their territory.
Other natural organic vegetable gardening friends are the friendly preying mantis which has an enormous appetite for bad bugs and the delicate lovely green lacewing. Welcome these friends, encourage their presence in your organic vegetable garden.
Gurneys' Seed and Nursery is a long time favorite for strong vegetables for your organic vegetable garden. Their fruits are wonderful too. You can't miss with this aged company who also offers natural sprays, traps, and pest solutions. Their constant research and development programs guarantee you the finest quality. We just ordered a big order ourselves.
Strong plants naturally discourage pests and disease, cuts your work and preservation needs down considerably. You can order from Gurneys' online or through their catalog. We at LandscapeCentral.net highly recommend this tried and true organic vegetable gardening source.
The benefits of feeding your family food you have homegrown are enormous. You know what conditions they are grown under and what they have been exposed to. You know you are getting the best of the best, naturally grown organic vegetable gardening at it's best, all in your control and supervision.
Lastly, you not only benefit your family, you benefit your immediate neighborhood, your local natural ecosystem. A pebble dropped in a pool has radiating patterns of effect. You can be that pebble that starts a no chemical, all natural organic vegetable gardening project in your own backyard.
© Randeen Cummings Nelson
Landscaping Central
Randeen Cummings Nelson is a certified appraiser of personal property & a writer. Raised on a ranch/ farm, she learned early the joys & responsibilities of life, both growing and breathing varieties. Moving numerous times, she had the opportunity of learning how to create organic and eco-friendly havens out of the small & large yards. She encourages all to share the wonder and rewards of creating beautiful eco-friendly personal landscapes.
If you like this article, see other articles here at Ezines or come to LandscapingCentral.net your backyard yard landscaping center for articles, product reviews and recommendations, helpful tips, or to just share our love of landscaping and gardening. Our Garden section [http://www.landscapingcentral.net/rts/index.asp?action=page&name=13117&siteid=1419] is growing weekly with new bits of witticisms and gardening the organic ecosystem friendly way.
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