Organic Gardening

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Organic Gardening for Beginners

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

Can anyone recommend a good gardening book for complete beginners – who want to use organic/environmentally friendly/chemical-free methods. I want to try and grow some vegetables in pots and grow bags, but I know nothing at all about gardening. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thank you. Amazon.co.uk Widgets

Organic Gardening: Going Back to the Basics

Wednesday, July 6th, 2011

Because of an alarming condition of our atmosphere these days and the impact technological innovations have on our health, everything seems to be resorting to a more viable option – organics. From foods to even hobbies like gardening, organics have definitely taken the limelight. Nowadays, one of the gradually emerging lucrative activities for hobbyist, and [...]

10 Free Gardening Products

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

One of the pleasurable spin-offs in organic gardening is finding alternative ways of coming up with the same, if not better, end result….. Household throwaways can be valuable to the alternate enthusiast. Here are ten recyclable ideas to make gardening a little less hard on the pocket! 1. Hedge clippings: Instead of burning or direct [...]

Why Organic Gardening?

Friday, June 3rd, 2011

Gardening has always taken a great part in human life, either as the need for body sustenance, or for spiritual uplifting. Growing plants makes the connection with nature stronger and is considered a mild therapy by many psychologists. Organic gardening in its specificity reinforces the strongest binds with Mother Nature, as it is a true [...]

The Benefits of Growing Fruits and Vegetables Organically

Sunday, May 29th, 2011

Organic gardening is the way of growing vegetables and fruits with the use of things only found in nature. Then, nature does most of the work for you. There are many benefits of growing your own fruits and vegetables with this way. Growing them organically is also easy and you just need to learn some [...]

How do you keep cats off your garden?

Monday, April 12th, 2010

I have had a problem with cats in my garden during the night. I want to plant veggies next year&keep the garden organic. How can I shoo away these blasted creatures? Gerald G how do i make a trap?

How can I attract a swarm of bees?

Sunday, April 11th, 2010

I have a beehive all set up in my organic garden and lots of bee friendly plants. I would love to attract a swarm as other friends seem to have done. What can I do to increase the chances?

Organic deterrent to potato and tomato blight?

Saturday, April 10th, 2010

Does anybody know of an organic way to treat potatoes and tomatoes against blight. There is a blight warning and I have both thest growing in my garden. Last year we lost most of our potatoes to blight.

organic garden advice???

Friday, April 9th, 2010

hi guy’s , i’ve started a veg patch in the back garden , which is coming on a treat, but as a newcomer to this i’m not sure what i should be doing now for next month?? etc any advice on a site i can look at that might have a month by month calendar [...]

How do i get cicadas out of my garden? I would prefer to use an organic remedy if possible. ?

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

My husband and I are woken every morning at the moment by cicadas (otherwise known as Christmas beetles). They are driving us insane and we want to get them out of the garden, but not use an insecticide as we have pets. Does anyone have a natural remedy they know of for getting these little [...]

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