Organic Gardening

Composting is an important part of organic gardening, and its importance in keeping garden soil in good health cannot be overemphasized. Volumes of books have been written on the subject and all kinds of information is readily available on the Internet. I am just going to jot down a few points for myself so that I get a general understanding of the ...

While bagging the apples, I found that a lot of apples are stuck either to a small twig, or a leaf. Pulling at the apple, you find that the apple has a hole where it touches the twig or leaf. It is the brownish excrement that glued the apple to the leaf or twig. While looking for some better-looking apples to ...

Following up on my previous post on pest control, Pest Control: A Prerequisite Course in Organic Gardening, I know as a fact that in some parts of the world, farmers put bags on those tiny apples when they thin out the clusters. By doing so, the apples are protected against weather, pests and even pesticides. Just a couple of weeks before harvest, ...

Pest control is something that you need consider before you start your organic gardening project. This is a lesson that I learned in my first few months into organic gardening. I have a couple of apple trees in my backyard. Last year, only one apple was found. To be accurate, just half of it hanging lonesomely in the tree. Guess ...

Last summer, when we met for bible study at a friend’s house, he would always put bowlfuls of cherry tomatoes on the table. He even offered everyone to take some home. That continued for several weeks. Those are from the few cherry tomato plants in his backyard. Those little plants grow a LOT tomatoes. So I decided to try my ...