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ORGANIC GARDENING TIPS
USE RAISED BEDS AND CONTAINERS
Planting in raised beds and containers offers many advantages. They make it simpler to build up healthy, rich soil. They make it easier to water efficiently. Smaller containers can be brought indoors to extend the growing season, giving seedlings a head start on Spring and making them more pest resistant.
An Article on how to build raised beds
DO A SOIL TEST
Soil testing kits are readily available at garden supply stores. Ideal PH for most garden plants is around 6.5. Boost PH with lime and reduce it with powdered sulfur.
Gardeners Supply Co. - soil test kit
GROW COMPANION PLANTS
Take advantage of Nature's own laws of attraction and let companion plants do the pesty work for you.
Organic Gardening Magazine article
COMPOST!
Kitchen scraps, grass clippings, fallen leaves ... through the magic of composting all these and more can be turned into rich, fertile garden soil.
An extensive composting resource
USE DRIP IRRIGATION AND SOAKER HOSES
These approaches not only conserve water, they also reduce problems associated with leaf mildew by focusing the water near the roots of the plants.
Irrigation Tutorials
ORGANIC PEST CONTROL
Why use toxic chemicals that can endanger you, your children, pets and have long-lasting impacts on the environment when there are so many gentler but effective solutions? Here is a place to start.
A source for a variety of products
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