Heirloom + Seeds

Growing Organic Vegetables in a Container Garden is Easy and Rewarding
by Chip Phelan

Do you have an urge to grow an organic vegetable garden but have limited space? Learn how to create a container garden out of recycled materials.

You don’t need much space to have a successful organic vegetable garden. Almost any vegetable or herb can be grown organically in a container. Some of my favorites are lettuce, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, parsley, dill and basil. This year I’m going to try to plant all of these plants in a single container, in an effort to prove you can have fresh organic vegetables and herbs all summer, even if you have very limited space. Read full text...

How to Grow Healthy Food
by Linda Paquette

Every year, gardeners spend thousands of dollars on chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides that are little more than a quick fix to gardening problems and create long-term health hazards for everyone. What Linda is getting at here is that organic gardening makes sense because when you garden organically you not only create healthy food but you also help to keep the earth free of toxins.  Read full text. 

What is Compost Tea
by James Ellison

Organic Gardening enthusiasts have been composting for years. Composting methods take a leap forward with the use of compost tea. Learn how compost tea works and why you will want to incorporate it into your organic gardening methods. Read full text. 

Horticultural Therapy
by Thomas Leo Ogren

Looking for a way to reduce stress? Organic gardening could be just the activity you're looking for. Read this informative article about gardening and how it affects our sense of well being.  Read full text. 

The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control : A Complete Problem-Solving Guide to Keeping Your Garden and Yard Healthy Without Chemicals

An excellent handbook with entries for common fruits, flowering plants, vegetables, and trees. Each listing has information on disease and pest problems and tips on how to solve them without chemicals. Especially useful sections feature photos of garden insects and diseases.
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