Organic Vegetable Gardening Primer
If you grow vegetables for your family because you want the best tasting, most nutritious vegetables, chances are you also want vegetables free of pesticides. For the home gardener, organic vegetable gardening practices are easy to follow.
There are different definitions of organic. Some people believe a garden is organic if no pesticides are used on the garden. Others define organic more strictly and also ban the use of chemical fertilizers and use only seeds and plants that were grown organically.
It Starts with the Soil
In organic vegetable gardens, the soil plays a key role. A healthy garden requires healthy soil. Healthy soil creates disease- and insect-resistant plants. Any type of soil can be improved by generous amounts of organic matter. It may take several years to develop good organic soil, but you can work on it each year as your garden grows.
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