Organic gardening is becoming much more popular in recent years, one of the main reasons for this is because the thought of the mass produced fruit and vegetables that are sprayed with numerous harmful chemicals is not very appealing and people want to look after their bodies by eating organic produce. There are a couple [...]
by Jonathan White B.App.Sci. Assoc. Dip.App. Sci. The term Ecological Gardening seems to be gaining popularity. But what is it? My experience with Ecological Gardening started many years ago. You see, I have always been a fence sitter. As a teenager I could never make my mind up whether I wanted to be a horticulturist [...]
Companion planting is where you have two or more plants very close to each other which can have a couple of benefits, firstly it can be used in order to keep the nasty bugs at bay (which is a great thing for us organic gardeners). Another benefit of companion planting is that it has been [...]
By Jonathan White, environmental scientist. We all know how much hard work there is in growing vegetables – digging, weeding, crop rotation, watering, fertilizing, planting winter crops, resting beds, spraying pests and weeds – the list goes on and on. So imagine a vegetable garden that didn’t need any of these things. Imagine a garden [...]
Hi, my name is Jane,
I have been growing my own organic vegetables for many years now and my goal is to get as many people to do the same as I can.
The best thing about organic vegetable gardening isn't the money that you will save on grocery bills (although that is nice), for me the best thing is the satisfaction that you get when you are eating your very own beautiful vegetables.
