Welcome to
organic gardening, the way to your choice of fresh food and a healthy more sustainable lifestyle.
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My 2011 Cauliflower
Purple Graffiti
has more naturally healthy anthocyanins &
it's Not genetically modified
Always Pick Fresh
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Romanesco Cauliflower - breaks into crunchy ornate florets - extra nutritious
The cleanest potatoes I've ever grown and...
I got 10+ tubers per plant from a raised bed.
Good tools make gardening easy find them here...
My Gardening Diary (Blog) is here.
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This website is dedicated to my father an experienced gardener & groundsman
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From fragrant fresh flowers, to tasty restorative herbs and honey, plus juicy fresh fruit and delicious veg - when you grow your own it's your choice.
And on this website you'll discover how a measure of independence and a beautiful garden can be yours, starting right outside your door.
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So why not take a look at the main plots on this website.
I'd like to show you a range of organic gardening methods to help you turn your dream garden into reality and keep it growing. My pages will help you select the right means and suitable tools for your choice of plants and garden site.
You can turn your small plot into fresh cut flowers and fresh fruit like strawberries and honeyberries... And a freezer full of: blackcurrants,
redcurrants,
blueberries, and
gooseberries...; plus juicy
plums, and
apples in store - more webpages are coming...
You'll enjoy readily available:
potatoes,
tomatoes,
beans,
beetroot,
onions,
cauliflower,
salad leaves,
oriental vegetables,
rhubarb,
herbs and more...
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My small home garden provides them all. And organic gardening gives me healthy exercise and my choice of garden tools makes it really light work too.
For many of you, instead of being a job, hobby or chore, organic gardening is a lifestyle - one that rewards with health and a beautiful garden. There's much to learn and enjoy and thanks to your support my website is growing too.
For the main gardening plots check the links in the left margin
or the selection of pages in the list below.
Organic Gardening Diary My organic gardening blog keeps you updated with the seasonal tasks at the Home of The Organic Gardener plus topical issues and gardening tips.
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Contact The Organic Gardener Fellow Gardeners & Earth friendly people, Website owners & Advertisers can contact home of the organic gardener here.
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Your Garden Tool Shed Visit my garden tool shed for the essential cutting edge garden tools. You'll find efficient, ergonomic and easy to handle gardening equipment recommended and used by a practical organic gardener. There's also tips on how to get the most from garden tools and how to use them properly and with less effort.
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Organic Fertilizer & Soil Amendments Use organic fertilizer to grow strong healthy plants. Natural steady growth gives you the great tasting luscious plants that you want - especially good for lawns.
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Organic Gardening Gift Basket Here's an organic gardening gift basket for earth friendly people. You'll find gift ideas from the Gardener for friends with a healthy organic home & a passion for gardening. Make your gift earth friendly here.
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Organic Gardening Book Find a gardening book from successful organic gardeners. Pioneering authors explain innovative ground breaking methods. Specialised gardening techniques: pruning, propagating, compost, flowers... illustrated by gardening experts.
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Flower Garden Start here to create an outstanding flower garden. The essentials for flower garden design are outlined. But you'll also find links to patio and container gardening, the organic gardeners flowers, as well as advice on growing and buying plants.
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Organic Lawn Care You can up the look of your whole garden by organic lawn care. Improve your green areas, work on problem areas, learn about different lawn styles, get the right tools and help with this expert lawn care guide.
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Organic Weed Control Dos and donts of organic weed control. Discover how to control weeds and grow plants organically. Know why garden weeds succeed and how you can prevent them.
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Organic Gardening Power Tool You can do lots of gardening jobs and get a more professional looking finish with help from a gardening power tool. You'll also find information here about versatile interchangeable power tools where one motor does it all.
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About garden shredders garden shredders are a big help with garden waste - compare their designs and discover how you could use them in your garden
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Garden Seeds Variety, choice, & substantial cost saving; just a few benefits of growing garden seeds yourself at home. Start here to bring your home garden alive from seed
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My compost bin works Find out about making compost, compost bin and worm bin designs from The Organic Gardener.
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Organic Crop Rotation Find a crop rotation suitable for organic gardening and year long production here. The benefits of crop rotation and how to fit your plants in are described here.
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Organic Pest Control Replace pesticides with organic pest control. Be aware and build natural pest control into your organic gardening design and activities
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Growing Runner Beans Check out my tips on growing runner beans for a nutritious crop that fits into any garden. You can get a bountiful crop for freezing
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Garden Mulch Save time weeding, protect & improve the soil. Find out how garden mulch is key to better organic gardening & - no dig gardening - .
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Plant & Garden Watering - the Organic System Save on garden watering with the techniques described here. These organic gardening methods are becoming more critical as droughts become more frequent.
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transplanting shrubs Practical know-how about transplanting shrubs - find out before you start
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Garden Fertilizer How does garden fertilizer help your organic garden? Most fine flowers, hungry vegetables, and luscious fruit produce best with fertilizer. So it's normally essential - and you'll find the right stuff and how to use it here.
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About organic gardening What is organic gardening about?
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the organic gardener Meet the organic gardener and discover the delights of gardening free. Here I explain how growing and working from home has changed my life for the good.
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Gardening Catalog Summary for Organic America Review of online gardening catalog s goes straight to the practical stuff you need for gardening, saving you time and money. Take the green approach here.
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Organic Gardening Web Site Links Useful links to gardening web site information & products for organic gardening
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Essentials of compost making How compost making works.
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making compost at home Try making compost at home for seeds, growing on, and pots
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Versatile Garden Tools Get more from your garden tools, much more... This page describes the specialised and highly efficient garden tools system that I use
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Organic Mulch Learn about organic mulch here - homemade mulch, agricultural & forestry mulch. See my recommendations on how to use & not to use organic mulch in your garden
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Pruning Trees, Shrubs & Fruit Correct pruning promotes flowers & fruit; tidies, maintains shape & health, of shrubs
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How To Clear Fall Leaves & Tidy Garden Tidy the garden, pick up fall leaves more easily, & do something really useful like - make compost
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Leaf Mold Leaf mold is one of the best organic materials for making seed and potting compost. Find out how here.
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The Ornamental Gourd A packet of gourd seeds yeilds an interesting variety of decorative fruit. This page, with pictures, describes how I grow & prepare them.
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Traditional Garden Composting Composting with larger composters usually of timber construction is described here with examples. You can make a good traditional heap - the essential of organic gardening in medium to larger gardens.
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Garden tool review of spades & forks Compare the latest garden tool designs of spades & forks. A review by the organic gardener includes new & specialised tools.
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Plant Catalogs You can have an amazing garden when you get planting. This page details a few top plant catalogs available online.
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Top Gardening Catalogs Reviewed Save fuel miles, time & money. Check out these online gardening catalogs
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Manure Manure is rich source of nutrients & great soil improver. Learn how to use it here.
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Comparing fruit and veg growing Growing fruit and veg? Which is the easiest and most productive by far? Find out here.
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