Composting

Composting ordinary food scraps and landscape trimmings that would otherwise be discarded provides the organic gardener with plenty of material to enrich the soil.

Keeping the soil rich in nutrients is key to successful organic gardening. Composting ordinary food scraps and landscape trimmings that would otherwise be discarded provides the organic gardener with plenty of material to enrich the soil. Harmful chemical additives are not needed with this natural, steady supply of composting material.

In holistic organic gardening, it’s important to select plants to grow that are suited to the environment. An English garden cannot be grown in the arctic tundra. It's also probably best not to try to grow cold-climate plants in the tropics.

What do you do first after you have decided you want to create an organic garden? It can be daunting to start a garden if you don’t know much about gardening or where to begin. You may have a good idea of what you want your garden to look like and what you want to grow in it, but not know how to start. Do you just run to the garden store and buy plants? The answer is that the first thing you need to do is to test your soil, or have it tested by a lab, and prepare it specifically for the plants you want to grow.

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