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Organic Gardening from Bald Mountain Press
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Organic gardening information includes an organic gardening blog. Store includes organic kelp plant booster, plant growth activators, herb garden kits, and spinning composters. Includes organic gardening books and a section about organic gardening facts. An organic gardening question and answer archive is a helpful tool, which discusses leaching, composting, growing flowers, organic lawns, mulching, composting, greenhouse equipment, planting dates, succession planning and more.
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The Gardening Calendar
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This UK website offers monthly gardening information, advice and tips that include organic gardening. Claiming to offer inspiration for your garden, GreenFingers.com offers tips on lawn care, pruning and training, flowers. Learn how to make a kitchen garden as well. Once you have read up on the monthly garden tips, you can check out Ask George, which is a gardening reference search engine. The Editorial section of the site offers fresh ideas on plants and planting, garden design, practical tools and gadgets, beginner gardens, gardens to visit, wildlife and organic gardening, and cooking and vegetable gardening. Each topic has a long drop down menu that features a lot of advice. You can even look into joining the garden club, which has polls and forums.
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Knowledge Gained from an Organic Garden
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Website of an organic garden includes information bout companion planning, chemical interactions, lighting, intercropping, composting for sustainable organic gardening, zeriscaping, permaculture, botany basics, planting food, organic fertilizers, soil fertility, sustainable soil, conditioning alkaline soil, water conservation, crop rotation, cover crops, reducing soil pH, and more. An organic gardening resource list of links is included, with a section on organic foods. |
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Become Organic, Stay Organic
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For all things organic, a visit to the homepage of the Organic Trade Association is in order. The site features a newsroom about organic-related issues, and the organization focuses on the organic business community in the United States. It exists to protect the growth of organic trade to benefit farmers, the environment, the public and the economy. A book store, public policy and event section are offered so organic industry leaders can stay on top of the latest issues that affect organic food and organic food trade in North America.
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See Greentrees Hydroponics for hydroponic supply—hydroponic systems and kits, lights, ballasts, nutrients, grow media, more. |
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A New York Organic Gardener
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Personal website of a New York organic gardener who grows vegetables such as onion, parnsips, peas, broccoli and carrots, and grows herbs such as dill, chamomile, basil, sage and oregano. Gardener discusses composting and staying organic with your garden. There are several methods that can increase your rate of decomposition. It is always important that you have a large enough pile - probably about 3' cubed. Smaller or larger and you won't get the right temperature and air circulation. You need a balance of 'green' and 'brown' waste (hint: if your soil needs improving - soil too acid or alkaline, certain minerals lacking, compost is a great help; not just in and of itself, with its mixture of nutrients, but also because through the items you add to it you can add the balance you need in a natural manner). And it should be turned regularly - if you want, use a thermometer to check the temperature, and when it's 'hot' enough (about 130F), give it a good toss to mix it up. It also needs to be kept moist all the time (but not soggy). This method should give you great usable compost in only a few weeks. Some gardening links included.
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