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Organic Solutions

When you eat from your garden, you are eating what you put in your soil. Keep pesticides and synthetics away from your garden. Try these organic options instead. Most are as effective (if not more so) than their commercial counterparts.

Plant your produce in rich, healthy soil. Go a step further and choose organic and natural amendments to enhance your soil quality and correct imbalances.
Black gold. It's essential in the garden. Most choose the bovine poo, but there are many manure options to choose from, each with their own unique benefits.
Like peas and carrots, chickens and gardens belong together (though not occupying the same space). Chickens want to work. Why not harness that natural instinct?
Get tips for putting your vegetable beds to bed for the winter. These tips will help you have an amazing garden in the spring.
Most of North America's soil has been damaged by poor agriculture and construction practices. Thankfully repairing damaged soil is not incredibly hard or expensive to accomplish.
Powdery mildew is one of the most common garden problems and it affects gardeners from coast to coast. Enjoy these natural powdery mildew treatments.
One of the best organic pest control techniques involves making your property an ideal environment for beneficial bugs. Did you know you can buy beneficial bugs?
Hugelkultur involves building a raised bed that is filled with rotted wood. This wood acts as a sponge to hold moisture and it provides a home to beneficial insects.
Urine (aka: pee) contains nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, which are essential in plant health. If you include wood ash in your compost, you've replicated most commercial fertilizers.
Learn neat tricks to improve your garden with items found at the grocery store. Grocery gardening is an inexpensive way to transform your garden.
Before launching into 8 super-cool herbs, let's talk about permaculture. It's an ecological design science that is modeled after nature and used for sustainability.
The greatest thing about vermicomposting or composting with worms is that anyone is able to do it, regardless of how much space they have.
Making your yard eco-friendly is a process, not an all-or-nothing imperative. Every improvement brings a benefit to the environment.
The human footprint on planet Earth continues to grow, but you can make a difference in your very own backyard. Create an eco-friendly yard and garden.
Making leaf mold isn't a quick process. It takes time, but the results are worth the wait. It adds compost to the soil and it acts as a free mulch material.
Marigolds flowers are more than just a pretty flower. They are miracle flowers. After reading this, you'll never look at a marigold flower the same way.
Organic doesn't mean idyllic. Organic farmers have loopholes regarding the zero synthetic pesticides and zero artificial fertilizers. Find out the truth about organic.
Swales are an amazing permaculture implementation for your homestead - It's a designing system that work harder than you do.

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