Soil Structure

Since soil structure (or soil texture) affects how easily roots can penetrate the soil, how well water drains through the soil, and how available air and nutrients are in the soil, . . . it is most important that once you have found the perfect location for your garden, you  do a soil analysis so [...]

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Organic Seed Sources For Organic Gardeners

How can a  gardener recognize that he is buying organic seeds and/or that he is buying from organic seed sources? Once you have decided to grow  organic seeds, you must first make sure that your soil is  ‘clean”, that the soil to be used as your garden is not contaminated in any way. . . and [...]

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Genetically Modified Foods Vs Organic Foods?

When I began researching for videos to support the idea that organic foods are by far the best food one can eat, I came across these disturbing videos.  Thank goodness there are people who are being vigilant and are brave enough to tell the truth via video. If bills  HR875 and S425 which had been [...]

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Why Eat Organic?

Why should people pay higher prices or grow gardens in order to eat organic? That is a fair question which many people are asking themselves. The best explanation I could find comes from the Soil Association, a very strong organization in the United Kingdom who have become very involved in supporting and promoting organic farming. [...]

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Fruit Tree Spray: Natural or Organic or Homemade

An organic or a natural or even a homemade fruit tree spray is every bit as capable of gettting  rid of the overwintering insects and insects eggs lodged in the bark of your trees before they  hatch and begin multiplying. Any of the following natural & organic fruit tree spray will do the job: A [...]

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How To Spray Fruit Trees Step By Step

Since insects and insect eggs will overwinter in the bark of fruit trees, it is essential that you begin to spray fruit trees in the early spring. When you spray  fruit trees, if you choose to use the organic based Dormant Spray “combo”, you must use this spray in a very precise way at a [...]

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Home Vegetable Garden Basics: Garden Soil

Don’t be surprised if you cannot find a spot which has the ideal garden soil ready for use. When you’re looking for that perfect spot for your home vegetable garden, don’t worry if the garden soil is poor. All soil except the very worst of soils can be brought up to a very high degree [...]

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Home Vegetable Garden Basics:Convenience & Exposure

There are certain garden basics such as convenience and exposure which must be taken into consideration, when deciding where you want to plant your home vegetable garden. When you bought your home, you probably did not have much choice as to what kind of soil surrounded your home, and rightly so for soil can always [...]

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