Organic Gardening

Organic gardening is the way of growing vegetables and fruits with the use of things only found in nature. 

Why should anyone try organic gardening?

1. Compost can be created - free - from garden and kitchen waste. This does take time, of course, but it is much better for the environment than using chemical pesticides and fertilizers.
    
2. Organic gardening doesn't use any chemicals that could be bad for your health. The companies that sell these pesticides and fertilizers may tell you that chemicals used are safe, but they are poison, after all! They are especially dangerous if you have children who could get into them. Children do not have to ingest these chemicals to get sick. Just touching the chemical can cause them problems later in life. Remember, pesticides contain toxins that have only one purpose - to kill living things.
    
3. Organic gardening is better for the environment. Chemicals (poisons) from pesticides and fertilizers are washed into our waterways and cause native fish and plants to die by polluting their habitat.
    
4. Organic gardening helps to prevent the loss of topsoil through erosion. The Soil Conservation Service says that an estimated 30-32 billion tons of soil erodes from our farmlands every year.
    
5. It saves money. You don't have to buy expensive fertilizers or pesticides. Many organic recipes for the control of pests and disease will come right from your kitchen cupboards. And, sometimes, one plant can help prevent pests from growing near another plant. For example, planting marigolds near vegetable gardens will deter aphids. Also, if you mix one tablespoon of liquid dishwashing soap and one cup of cooking oil, it will make an inexpensive spray for garden pests. Put three tablespoons of this mixture in one quart of water and spray on your plants.
    
6. A pine needle mulch will keep weeds at bay and help keep moisture in your garden.

Organic gardening practices help to keep the environment safe for future generations.