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Article: GOING ORGANIC A CHALLENGING CHANGE OF PACE
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- Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current)
- Article date:
- April 13, 2007
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Starting an organic garden literally begins from the ground up.
It's not enough to discontinue the use of harmful man-made
insecticides and pesticides to be considered organic. Oh, no.
Everything, and I mean everything from the soil to the seeds to the
treatment of pests and weeds, must have originated in an organic
world (as in, only found in nature).
Not an easy undertaking.
Good advice for starting any new garden endeavor and definitely in
this instance is to start small. This gives you an opportunity to try
organic gardening techniques before committing to a major overhaul.
Creating a small raised bed in a sunny and well-drained location is
probably the easiest way to begin. This will ...