Defining Organic Gardening (Savvy Gardening) - Garden Plants and Gardening Forum

GrowGirl · 09-18-2007, 09:40 PM

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Recent years have seen a trend toward organic gardening and organically grown food. Organic is not limited to fruits and vegetables, it can also refer to meat. Organic is described as growing naturally without chemicals. Many studies have suggested that foods that are grown with chemicals might cause serious harm to our health.

Those who grow organic gardens will not use any type of synthetic or chemical fertilizer. They also will not use any type of pesticide unless it is homemade from natural ingredients that will not cause harm to the body. The health issues are the biggest advantage to organic gardening.

Before you can be successful at organic gardening, you must first learn how to treat your soil. Since chemical fertilizers are not allowed, the soil needs to have added nutrients before it can produce a bountiful crop. Limestone is a good source of calcium and magnesium which is needed by most of your plants. You can also substitute wood ashes instead of limestone and still get the same nutrients.

Organic Gardening Tips
If you think about it, the early settlers and the Indians did not have the fertilizers and pesticides which are available on the market today. They had to grow their food the natural way and they usually had abundant crops. We can learn a lesson from these early settlers about the way they grew their food.

Organic gardening requires a little creativity but is not all that difficult to do. Instead of throwing all of that left over food out, start a compost pile with it instead. Add to this all of the leaves that you rake out of your yard in the fall. By the time spring arrives you should have a pretty good compost pile started. Spread this over your garden area to help add nutrients to the soil. This also serves to help hold in moisture which is needed on those hot summer days.

Sometimes the vegetables in the garden develop a fungus which can destroy your healthy plants if it is not brought under control. A good solution to your fungus problem may be as close as your fridge. For some reason milk seems to do the trick. Mix milk with water and spray on your infected plants. Usually the mixture needs to be more water than milk such as one part milk and eight parts water. If you are going to use a sprayer it will probably be best to use lowfat milk since whole milk could stop up the sprayer. If you don’t like to think about spraying perfectly good milk on your plants, buy a box of powdered milk. It works just as well.

Organic gardening can be enjoyable and you will probably find that the foods taste better than you have tasted in years. You will also reap the health benefits along with your harvest.

Read more at Savvy Gardening

mor · 01-13-2008, 11:53 AM

thankss grow girl. for the tips am on this organic things of late

lspichkin · 01-13-2008, 03:17 PM

Hi mor,

Actually the organic gardening info. above is courtesy of Jennifer Hall over at the blog, Savvy Gardening.

sheik222 · 09-22-2009, 08:23 PM

Organic gardeners are notoriously obsessed with their organic garden. After all, it is an endeavor that can take many years to perfect. The organic gardener has most likely spent more time studying about organic gardening than they have cumulatively spent doing it.

The organic gardener is probably very passionate about their compost. Getting that compost to the exact carbon to nitrogen ratio may become an obsession. With exactly the right amount of moisture and air, the compost will become black gold in the organic gardener’s eyes. Composting is almost a requirement for becoming an organic gardener. If you are in the organic gardening circle of discussion, you better know your stuff about composting!

aalina387 · 02-13-2011, 11:10 PM

organic gardening is the best idea.thanks for sharing your views.LED grow lights are a world of benefit for anyone with a taste for cheaply grown fresh produce.

aalina387 · 02-15-2011, 09:51 PM

Thanks for your tips about organic gardening,LED lights are substitute for sun.These are best for indoor gardening. LED grow lights are a form of technology often used to provide plants and flowers with sufficient light to grow in greenhouses and indoors.

09-18-2007, 09:40 PM	#1
GrowGirl Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 364	Defining Organic Gardening (Savvy Gardening) This content is syndicated via RSS from the blog: Savvy Gardening Recent years have seen a trend toward organic gardening and organically grown food. Organic is not limited to fruits and vegetables, it can also refer to meat. Organic is described as growing naturally without chemicals. Many studies have suggested that foods that are grown with chemicals might cause serious harm to our health. Those who grow organic gardens will not use any type of synthetic or chemical fertilizer. They also will not use any type of pesticide unless it is homemade from natural ingredients that will not cause harm to the body. The health issues are the biggest advantage to organic gardening. Before you can be successful at organic gardening, you must first learn how to treat your soil. Since chemical fertilizers are not allowed, the soil needs to have added nutrients before it can produce a bountiful crop. Limestone is a good source of calcium and magnesium which is needed by most of your plants. You can also substitute wood ashes instead of limestone and still get the same nutrients. Organic Gardening Tips If you think about it, the early settlers and the Indians did not have the fertilizers and pesticides which are available on the market today. They had to grow their food the natural way and they usually had abundant crops. We can learn a lesson from these early settlers about the way they grew their food. Organic gardening requires a little creativity but is not all that difficult to do. Instead of throwing all of that left over food out, start a compost pile with it instead. Add to this all of the leaves that you rake out of your yard in the fall. By the time spring arrives you should have a pretty good compost pile started. Spread this over your garden area to help add nutrients to the soil. This also serves to help hold in moisture which is needed on those hot summer days. Sometimes the vegetables in the garden develop a fungus which can destroy your healthy plants if it is not brought under control. A good solution to your fungus problem may be as close as your fridge. For some reason milk seems to do the trick. Mix milk with water and spray on your infected plants. Usually the mixture needs to be more water than milk such as one part milk and eight parts water. If you are going to use a sprayer it will probably be best to use lowfat milk since whole milk could stop up the sprayer. If you don’t like to think about spraying perfectly good milk on your plants, buy a box of powdered milk. It works just as well. Organic gardening can be enjoyable and you will probably find that the foods taste better than you have tasted in years. You will also reap the health benefits along with your harvest. Read more at Savvy Gardening Last edited by lspichkin; 01-13-2008 at 03:11 PM.

01-13-2008, 11:53 AM	#2
mor Green Gardener Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 23	thankss grow girl. for the tips am on this organic things of late __________________ A guide to gardening bonsai and tomato http://www.gardening-tips-idea.com

01-13-2008, 03:17 PM	#3
lspichkin Administrator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: West Hollywood, CA Posts: 221 Images: 88	Hi mor, Actually the organic gardening info. above is courtesy of Jennifer Hall over at the blog, Savvy Gardening. Last edited by lspichkin; 01-13-2008 at 03:19 PM.

09-22-2009, 08:23 PM	#4
sheik222 Green Gardener Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3	Organic gardeners are notoriously obsessed with their organic garden. After all, it is an endeavor that can take many years to perfect. The organic gardener has most likely spent more time studying about organic gardening than they have cumulatively spent doing it. The organic gardener is probably very passionate about their compost. Getting that compost to the exact carbon to nitrogen ratio may become an obsession. With exactly the right amount of moisture and air, the compost will become black gold in the organic gardener’s eyes. Composting is almost a requirement for becoming an organic gardener. If you are in the organic gardening circle of discussion, you better know your stuff about composting! Last edited by smgardener; 11-04-2009 at 09:38 PM.

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02-13-2011, 11:10 PM	#5
aalina387 Green Gardener Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 12	organic gardening is the best idea.thanks for sharing your views.LED grow lights are a world of benefit for anyone with a taste for cheaply grown fresh produce.

02-15-2011, 09:51 PM	#6
aalina387 Green Gardener Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 12	Thanks for your tips about organic gardening,LED lights are substitute for sun.These are best for indoor gardening. LED grow lights are a form of technology often used to provide plants and flowers with sufficient light to grow in greenhouses and indoors.