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To ensure your success at having an organic home garden it is very important to start small. This will allow you to learn and become comfortable without being overwhelming.

Begin Small

Use Your Existing Landscape - Placing starter plants in your existing landscaping is an optimum option for beginning enthusiasts.

Small Beds - A small area no larger than 10 x 10 feet is the easiest to care for.

Use Containers - This method allows your starter plants to be close by and easy to manage. They can be on a porch, balcony or even near some bushes.

Plan Your Home Garden Location

Water " A nearby water source is imperative. Struggling to get water to your plants when you are new to organic home gardening will make you want to quit fast.

Kitchen " Not necessary, but it is convenient to step out your kitchen to pick fresh produce.

Compost " Having a compost pile at hand or at least a good wheel barrel will cut down on your labor.

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Organic farmer shares tips on gardeni...

New Britain Herald - Aug 27, 2009

Organic farmer shares tips on gardening naturallyMore information about organic gardening and yard-maintenance methods can be found on NOFA#39;s Website, at Nofa.org, or the Connecticut chapter#39;s site,

A Garden Reopens

RenegadeBus - Aug 28, 2009

A class on organic gardening, part of the earthkeepers Education Program, will be in session this year, and a series of lectures with Austin College and morenbsp;raquo;

Best not to use suckers to grow redwo...

San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 28, 2009

Best not to use suckers to grow redwood treesYou ask about an quot;organic way,quot; by which I assume you mean quot;meeting organic gardening standards.quot; The legal standard for organic farmers is the National

A Reluctance to Spend May Be a Legacy...

New York Times - Aug 28, 2009

A Reluctance to Spend May Be a Legacy of the RecessionBut at the Natural Gardener — a lush assemblage of demonstration plots that sells seeds, plants and tools for organic gardening — business has never been

Spring gardens need fall prep work

Tulsa World - Aug 29, 2009

This is the basis of the organic gardening technique called quot;lasagna gardeningquot;. Lasagna gardening is a no-digging process, using layers of organics on the

mccreary: Celebrating slow food from ...

Santa Rosa Press Democrat - Aug 28, 2009

mccreary: Celebrating slow food from the gardenSome meals are official activities of the Slow Food movement; others are farm-to-table dinners that promote organic gardening. Some of the most elaborate

Getting Saucy at Tomato Time!

Huffington Post - Aug 28, 2009

Plus, I did ask the experts at Organic Gardening, and even if there is a bit of blight, the tomatoes are still edible, which is a good thing,