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Soil Components and Properties for Healthy Gardening ORGANIC GARDENING

Soil Components and Properties for Healthy Gardening

Plant Informant February 01, 2020

Healthy garden soil will have many, if not all, of the following properties,   1. Mineral particles (sand particles are largest, silt is medium sized, clay is the smallest or finest) are t…

Why garden organically ? ORGANIC GARDENING

Why garden organically ?

Plant Informant January 27, 2020

For starters, it’s possible to ask “why not garden organically?” Much of the damage to the environment caused by “conventional” production methods results from growing large, continuous areas of the…

What does “organic” mean ? ORGANIC GARDENING

What does “organic” mean ?

Plant Informant January 27, 2020

Weeds compete with desirable plants for light, water, and nutrients. Insects, bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other creatures eat the leaves, stems, seeds, and fruits of those same desirable plants. W…