Keeping Out The Chemicals Organic Gardening

" started off organic herb gardening about a year ago. I didn't really think about it as organic. I just bought a little bit of dirt, threw in some seeds, and grew them in a windowsill box."

 I didn't want to get any artificial fertilizers because they seemed unnecessary and costly, and the dirt that I got was all-natural and locally harvested. The herbs were out of this world. If you are new to organic gardening, I recommend that you grow herbs. There's nothing that adds zest to your food like having fresh, homegrown, high quality herbs.

Anyway, to get back to my story, I sort of got involved in organic gardening by steps. A friend of mine owned an organic garden, and she asked me what I used to grow my herbs. When I told her, she was surprised with me. Apparently, most people apply miracle grow or some other artificial fertilizer without thinking about whether or not they need it.

I was scared to take the next step because I thought I had what I would call a brown thumb. I had never been very good at keeping plants alive when I was growing up, and I figured that outdoor organic gardening was beyond me. She convinced me to give it another try. She helped me to select a few easy to grow local varieties of vegetables, and we get started right away. I was surprised how manageable it was. She taught me some organic pest control methods to deal with aphids and soon I had several healthy crops going. Don't get me wrong – I made a few mistakes. For one thing, I over-watered the tomatoes. They kept looking brown and wilted, so I figured they needed more water. Later I found out that I had just the opposite problem. My tomatoes were unhappy because they had too much water!

Still, for the most part my gardening worked out well. I was surprised by how manageable organic gardening was. It really wasn't any more difficult than growing a conventional garden, and it only cost a bit more. Organic fertilizer was readily available, and I was able to use compost to supplement it. The best thing was having my own organically grown vegetables at the end of the season. Fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, lettuce, and a few other veggies filled my pantry. I felt like I was eating seriously gourmet food, and best of all I had grown it all myself.

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