Why Fight Mother Nature? Organic Gardening Simplified

Interest in organic gardening is surging. And it’s not just happening out in the country, or on big suburban lots, where you’d expect it.

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Organic gardens are sprouting up on rooftops, backyard decks, and apartment balconies.

Don’t have a plot of land? With all the options for growing vegetables in containers, urban farmers can grow some of their own vegetables even in apartment highrises.

Some people are concerned about food safety issues—like e. coli, salmonella, and pesticide residues on produce—and would like more control over their family’s food supply.

Locavores who are looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprint are beginning to realize that you can’t get any more local than your own balcony, deck, or back yard.

Whatever their reason for starting a vegetable garden, people are turning to the web and looking for ways to grow their favorite vegetables organically.

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At Grow-It-Organically.com, we aim to fill this need for reliable, straightforward information on organic gardening.

Organic Gardening is Biologically-Based,
not Chemically-Based

Organic gardening isn’t rocket science. Many of the principles were worked out decades before chemical fertilizers and pesticides came into widespread use.

The biggest problem with using chemicals in the garden is this: Chemicals simplify ecosystems. Use a nitrate salt fertilizer or an herbicide, and kiss the beneficial fungi in your soil goodbye. Earthworm populations dive—literally—as they head for the subsoil or out of the garden.

Apply an insecticide, and the first insects to die are the gnat-sized parasitic wasps that control aphids and caterpillars—before they get out of hand. Even the “inert” carrier oils in insecticides are lethal to these tiny garden allies.

Organic Gardening mimics—and amplifies—natural ecosystems. Biodiversity below ground supplies nutrients to your vegetables, while biodiversity above ground controls insect pests.

Organic gardening offers a more sustainable way to grow vegetables. In the 26 years I’ve been growing organic vegetables, I’ve made almost every mistake a gardener can make, and heard about the rest.

Experience is the best teacher, but trust me, you don’t want to make a compost pile like my first compost pile. And your neighbors don’t want you to, either. How to Compost shows you how to do it right the first time.

Facts About Soil gives you all the information you need for improving garden soil, whether you’re growing vegetables in sandy soil, loam, or clay. Organic NPK Fertilizers covers everything you need to know about organic soil amendments.

How to Grow Vegetables and Planting Herbs provide plant profiles and tips on how to grow vegetables and herbs organically.

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I put everything I know about how to grow, harvest, and enjoy the fruits of your labor into each plant profile, including tips about varieties, timing, harvesting, and recipes, as well as organic gardening tips I’ve picked up over the years.

I hope this site is helpful. Happy Gardening!

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