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Organic gardeners can grow cover crops to enrich the soil.

Cover crops are not just for farmers. A Texas vegetable garden reaps great rewards from cover crops. Cover crops planted in fall will feed a spring garden.

Organic gardeners develop their gardens without the use of synthetic chemicals. Often green manures are used as an ecologically sustainable alternative.

Use nitrogen fixing plants like clover, alfalfa, hairy vetch and winter rye to add nutrients to the home garden.

Green manure provides organic matter to the soil and also helps reduce erosion.

An easy to follow tutorial on preparing the ground for next year's garden.

Organic gardeners can experiment with winter sowing methods to start seeds of hardy vegetables, flowers, and cover crops outdoors; no greenhouse is required.

Organic cotton production is possible when farmers use cover crops and other natural pest and disease controls to stop boll weevils, bollworms, and boll rot.

Start your organic garden with organic seeds from these garden catalogs.

Planting potatoes is easy for the organic gardener who chooses the right potato varieties, and fights pests and diseases with proven natural gardening methods.

Beginning organic gardeners can study this glossary of natural horticulture and landscaping terms to feel comfortable at the plant nursery or in the garden forum.

Grasshoppers are common garden pests in the summer months, feeding on flower and vegetable gardens. Use organic and natural pest control methods to stop these insects.

Some plants just can't get along with other plants. In fact, they might just be out to kill their neighbors.

Last week San Francisco's Mayor, Gavin Newsom, signed the first mandatory composting law in the U.S.A.

There is no scientific evidence to support the view that the number of hungry mouths will soon outstrip the earth's food production capacity.

Once you install or build a raised garden bed you need to fill it with good soil before planting. How much dirt, top soil or compost do you need? What kind is best?

Apples present a challenge to the organic gardener, but gardeners can find success by choosing disease resistant varieties and using good cultivation practices.

It's time to use lawn rakes, but other tools will come in handy too.

Vegetable plants require the right amount of the right nutrients in order to produce a lot of beautiful, flavorful vegetables. Regular application is also required.

As with any perennial, careful selection and preparation is critical to the long-term success of plants that will be in the same site for years at a time

This beginner's guide to gardening will help any new vegetable gardener learn to grow green.

Butterfly gardening is a rewarding offshoot of keeping an organic garden. Learn about the flowers, host plants, and habitat that attract butterflies to your yard.

Organic gardeners can improve their soil health by learning about the role of mycorrhizal fungi in improving vegetable and flower plant performance.

There's a strange lack of activity in the 'natural' world: The sun is shining and the blossoms are blooming... but where are all the honeybees? And why does it matter?

If you've ever admired a pumpkin that looked like Cinderella's coach or a giant tomato that resembled a softball, learn how you can grow giant produce without chemicals.

Eco-friendly poop disposal poses a problem for many pet owners; keeping potential fertilizer out of landfills and put to better use as compost might be the answer.

Mealybugs damage leaves and shoots of many garden plants in the landscape. Kill mealybugs on vegetables and flowers without using chemical pesticides.

Here is another list of heat-, pest- and disease-resistant veggie varieties that will grow in Florida's hot southern climate, including peppers, lettuce and peas.

In September, Wiccans and other pagans celebrate Mabon, the Fall Equinox. This sabbat, decorate for fall, honor the harvest, and reflect on passages and balance in life.

Just in time for New Year's Day, here are 2 recipes for dressing up those black-eyed peas to bring good luck to friends and family for 2008.

It just takes seed to get the ball rolling in your yard, neighborhood, or community. Toss seed balls on the land and watch how they change the face of a place.

The average person likely refers to it as 'dirt' and doesn't like to track it into the house but it is the very foundation of our existence, it is soil.

You can't eat green manures, but if you know which crops to grow, where, when and how to cultivate them you will improve your soil for the benefit of future edible crops.

Some of the most popular fruits and vegetables your family eats contain the most pesticide residues. Grow them in the organic garden to reduce your exposure to chemicals.

Not all organic gardeners wish to take up beekeeping as a hobby, but everyone has a stake in maintaining a healthy wild bee population in the landscape.

Seneca Lake is just one of upstate New York's many wine producing areas. All you need is one day to sample some of this lake's best.

ISSA doesn't do much press these days. Doesn't need to. There's not much history to tell yet as she traverses the country in the midst of her Snarling Dog Tour.

Perennial vegetables will be growing in the same spot for as much as two decades, so it's important to choose and prepare their locations carefully.

"Corporate Consciousness" does not equal "Sustainability". Sustainability relates to the 3 "E's" - Environmentally Sound, Economically Feasible and Socially Equity.

Common pests found in the vegetable garden and the diseases spread by these insects. A closer look for the beginning gardener.

Each year more nurseries are increasing their organic seed offerings, giving a choice to gardeners who want to eliminate chemicals in every step of the growing process.