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How does research about whether chemical or organic fertilizer works best help us?

Image by Milaap.org Products and services sold by Anita Tai Question by Vero: How does research about whether chemical or organic fertilizer works best help us? How does research about whether chemical or organic fertilizer works best help us? How does it help the scientific body of knowledge? Can you help? Leave your own answer […]

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Does anyone else here use the Square foot gardening technique?

Image by mlwhitt This is a photo of the gardens after they were well established. Photos of my Square Foot Garden beds where featured in two gardening magazines: Gardening Life and Fleurs, Plantes et Jardins a French-Canadian magazine.. Question by pookietheclown: Does anyone else here use the Square foot gardening technique? Can you help? Leave […]

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vegetable garden?

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vegetable garden?

Image by gardener41 Full view of vegetable garden. Question by chanchossweatpants: vegetable garden? i’m planning on planting a veggie garden this year. we r going to plant corn, ocra, peas, beans, tomatoes, and a couple of other plants we planted last year. but i want to plant common chives, onion-red-burgermaster (that’s what it said at […]

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How can I make my own organic fertilizer for my veggie garden?

Image by Fugue Question by ME: How can I make my own organic fertilizer for my veggie garden? I just planted some jalapeno peppers and some tomato plants 2 days ago and I want to add some good rich organic fertilizer to them. I looked some stuff up on the internet and mostly found stuff […]

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Any good sites for organic gardening?

Image by kafka4prez Question by merloutre77: Any good sites for organic gardening? I am planning an organic garden, does anyone have any suggestions for books or websites that might help? If it matters, it’s going to be a large vegetable garden. What do you think? Answer below!

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Can switching to organic fertilizer kill plants?

Image by Pro-Soil AG Solutions (Prosoil) Crop photo courtesy of THE BIO BROTHERS BLOG (www.Pro-Soil.com/blog) – Neighbor’s conventionally treated wheat field planted on the same day. (no bio) (Be sure to see photo of wheat crop treated with biological organic fertilizer: www.flickr.com/photos/pro-soil/4293669426/in/set-72157623… ) Question by Jacquelyn M: Can switching to organic fertilizer kill plants? I […]

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What is the best organic gardening supply company?

Image by Southend-on-Sea in Transition Question by bunny: What is the best organic gardening supply company? I would love to start to organic garden but I cannot find the supplies in my local garden supply stores. Any catalog suggestions would be great. Thank you. Add your own answer in the comments!

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Do organic gardening products such as pesticides, fertilizers have to be certified?

Image by vmiramontes These are the first vegetables from our garden. Question by Gloria: Do organic gardening products such as pesticides, fertilizers have to be certified? I’m starting an organic tomato garden and with so many different options, I wanted to make sure that I’m only using products that are in fact organic. I understand […]

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Where can I find information on organic gardening for patios?

Image by whalt Pictures from our trip to Napa Valley, California Question by Sarah: Where can I find information on organic gardening for patios? I live in an apartment, but grew up in the country. One thing I miss about that was having the space to have a garden. I also live in Arizona (moved […]

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Is there an organic way to create a fertilizer that also kills bugs?

Image by . Shell RaĆ­zen reuses by-products from the sugar-cane to ethanol process: for instance it sprays a liquid from ethanol distillation onto fields as a natural fertiliser. Question by Miskiyat Jimba: Is there an organic way to create a fertilizer that also kills bugs? i have a science project to make and i notice […]

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