Resources to support your organic garden.
What is organic gardening? Organic gardeners support the health of their plants by creating and maintaining a living soil that contains a diverse community of underground micro-organisms and other tiny life forms. Spraying “products” to control pests and diseases is the last option for solving garden problems, even if an organic-approved product is available.
Fertilizers in an organic garden consist mostly of ground-up tissues (seed meals, kelp meal, for example) and rock powders. Nutrients from these are made available to plants through the action of those micro-organisms — bacteria, funguses, actinomycetes, and more — that live in the soil.
Managing an organic garden can be a wonderful experience, but here in the Southern U.S. there can also be a bit of a learning curve. The eventual goal of this website is to flatten that curve, providing information that can help you create a vibrant, productive garden.
If there is a resource or information you need, let me know by sending a note through the Contact page so I can put your topic at the top of the list of resources to create.
Garden Insects, Pests and Beneficials
Build Bee Hotels for Native Bees
Trap Crops for the Home Garden
Something is Making Holes in My Squash Flowers and Stems
Are Ladybugs Eating My Squash Plants?
Large Black Wasps on Flowers (beneficial)
Beneficial Garden Insects: Flower Flies
Small Yards Can Support a Lot of Pollinators
Striped Caterpillars in the Garden, Eating the Dill
Ladybugs in the Garden: Which Ones are They?
Organic Pest Control: Mexican Bean Beetles
Predatory Wasps (Beneficial)
Fire Ants in the Garden – Organic Control (Part 1)
Fire Ants in the Garden (Part 2)
Control Cabbage Moths and Butterflies with Netting
Recommended Crops
Difference Between Determinate and Indeterminate Tomatoes
Ordering Seeds for the Small Space Garden
Seeds for the Small Space Garden, Part 2
Ichi Ki Kei Jiro – Asian Persimmon
Uncommon Crops at Area Community Gardens
Edible Jewels of Opar is Beautiful, too
Peppers, Basil, and Bees in the Garden
Sequence of Ripening Fruit in my Southern Yard
Grow Chicory for Coffee and Greens
Planning to Grow Spring Salads
Organic gardens, even small ones, produce good food for people. They also can support populations of insects and animals that are an essential part a healthy ecosystem.
