Organic Gardens

Image by RomoloTavani For better soil quality and space saving in the garden, consider biointensive gardening. Keep reading for more information on the biointensive planting method and how to grow a…

Image by firina No matter where you go today, people are talking about organic foods. From the daily paper to the local super-center, organic is definitely in. No longer are organic fruits and vegetables just…

Image by ccharmon Many people believe that because they live in a city apartment, they could never have an organic garden of their own. Nothing could be further from the truth because as long as you have…

Image by Jessica Belliere Your pets are as much a part of your life as your garden is and you want to make sure that they can enjoy your garden without it making them sick. While stores sell a number of weed…

Image by Coprid There are some patches of earth that seem to have been made for gardens. The soil is loamy, rich, and dark and crumbles just right in the hands. This is the type of garden that gardeners with…

Image by IvonneW Sometimes we gardeners are sure that the weeds are going to get the better of us. They test our patience to the very core, sneaking up where they don’t belong and creeping in where they are…

Image by CHAIWATPHOTOS Plants can be susceptible to a variety of pathogens, and just like a cold in a school group of children, be rapidly passed, potentially infecting an entire crop. A newer method for controlling disease amidst…

Image by trikolor Keeping ourselves and our children safe from toxic chemicals is a no brainer, but not all products on the market are as safe as they purport to be. Organic pesticides are a safer alternative…

Image by Gardening Know How, via Bonnie Grant Creating a tree guild provides a natural, self-sustaining, useful landscape that encompasses several plant species, each with its own purpose and benefit to the…

Image by HildaWeges Agriculture provides food for the world, but at the same time, current farming practices contribute to global climate change by degrading the soil and releasing large amounts of CO2 into…