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Organic Gardening is the way Nature intended its vegetables,
herbs and fruits to be grown. Organic Gardening means gardening without the use
of chemical pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers. By growing plants,
especially those grown for human consumption, gardeners get healthy,
nutrient-rich fruits and vegetables that promote health, rather than cause
health problems. Successful organic gardening, whether outdoors or indoors, is
a bit more time-consuming, but the benefits of eating fresh produce and
avoiding the short and long-term effects of the chemicals used in most
commercial produce production are more than worth it.
Organic gardening is a system that is used to grow plants
using natural methods of fertilization, pest and disease control along with
planting plants that can benefit each other. Growing your own organic garden is
not that hard to do, and you will be surprised at the high yields of fruits and
vegetables that can be produced. Techniques like succession and companion
planting are very beneficial to this method of gardening.
Organic gardening is done the same way as nature does
in the wild, naturally. Growth, death and decay are the principals behind good
nutritious soil. In the forest plants live and die. Insects, worms and animals
consume them and release nutrients back into the soil. The nutrients are then
consumed by plant life. There is no need for chemical fertilizers in a natural
environment. Nature also has a way of controlling insects with natural
predators and parasites.
Organic gardening is basically the same as these natural
cycles with one exception. When you harvest the crops from your garden you are
removing them and not letting them decompose back into the soil, as nature
would have done. So, you will need to add organic materials back into the soil.
This can be done by simply composting.
It is a comforting feeling to know that what you have
produced in your garden is both healthy for you and the environment. Whether
you build the home of your dreams in a rural country setting or a suburban or
urban area, organic gardening can be just as enjoyable and rewarding.