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How to Start, and Grow Organic Vegetables year after year the easy way. This will be your small part to help save the earth.
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Welcome to Crazy Pete's Organic Gardening web page. Here you will learn how to start,make and maintain your Organic Garden.
It's quite easy once you learn how.
You will also learn what it really means to be Organic.
Ahh....Top o' the mornin' to ya all! Lets get started NOW!
There's nothing like the springtime sun to get this ol' gardener up and working. The days are getting warmer,and its time
to plant your peas,spinach,and those Irish potoatoes or any other kind.
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It won't be long now 'til we're all ticklin' our toes in lush, green grass,and picking fresh vegetables. As the weather continues
to warm up, there's work to be done! So spend a bit of time with that compost pile. Yes you will need that compost all summer
long. So spring into action,and lets all get that thomb green again.
Top o' the mornin' to ya all Irish or not!
Welcome to A NEW and Wonderful experience at Crazy Pete's Organic Gardening Web site. Let me start by saying that Organic
Gardening is not just a hobby for me, but a way of life. You are about to bring life into vegetables and watch them grow.
Then you have the satisfaction of eating you own home grown Organic Vegetables. THEN YOU CAN TRULY SAY THAT YOUR TASTE BUDS
KNOW THE DIFFERENCE!
It makes good business sense to be an organic gardener. Gardening the organic way allows us to get excellent production from
our garden with a decrease in my costs and my time requirements each and every year. For us, organic gardening is an investment
in our future in terms of real dollars and cents. It is also a way to save mother earth,and be healthy in the process.
We have lots of tips and helpful suggestion. If we don't know the answer to your question we will find the answer.
We don't make any MONEY from our Organic Gardening Web site.
If you are interested in our many products go to the listing at the top of the page. Now lets begin to learn how to grow organic
fruits and vegetables the easy. After reading Crazy Pete's Organic Gardening, we hope you will email us and tell us what
you think. The only thing that is crazy about me is that this information is completely FREE.
How to Start, and Grow Organic Vegetables year after year the easy way. NOW lets get started! You can skip indoor seed planting
if you wish
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HOW TO START YOUR SEEDS INDOORS
1.Purchase your seeds from a seed catalog company. Here is a list of some Seed Company's-- Gurney's,Henery Fields,and Stokes
just to name a few. You may pay a little more ,but you get quality seeds.
2.Purchase as many seed trays as you think you mat need. You can also purchases from the seed catalog. Or you can buy seed
trays at most stores in the spring. When you purchases your trays its best to buy ones that have a bottom liner,if you have
enought sun and heat for your seeds to get started. If not look for a tray with a heating pad. Also if you are going to grow
seeds in a basement purchase a grow light,and make sure there is good ventalation. You may have to use a fan at times. You
plants need to be dry,but the soil should be moist.
3.Purchase some good potting soil,but buy your potting soil at a garden center or store. If you buy potting soil from a seed
catalog company you have to pay a lot for shipping.
4. Some plants not to start for seed are the following--corn,cucumbers.any type of squash,(summer or winter) Those seeds grow
much better if you direct seed them. Yes I know you see cucumbers,corn,and squashes at the Greenhoueses,but a greenhouse is
able to grow plant much better than at home. A Greenhouse is able to control the growning environment.
5.Plant you seeds about 6 weeks before you put your plants in the ground.
6.Water your soil and not the new plants. If possible water from the bottom if,you buy trays with water pads on the bottom.
Plant take the water from the bottom,and develope a better root system.
7. Don't ever touch the plants,they can easly develop a disease.
Now go and have some fun,and remember you are what you eat.
We start with soil preperation
Soil Preperation
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Organic Matter
The success or failure of the organic approach depends on how gardeners prepare organic matter. Organic matter improves soil
tilth and prevents soil compaction. It increases the water holding ability of the soil. It provides a more favorable soil
environment for earthworms and beneficial microorganisms. Organic matter slows erosion, and decay, Organic matter releases
nitrogen and other nutrients to growing crops. Carbon dioxide from decaying organic matter brings minerals of the soil into
solution. This makes it available to growing plants. Many soils of the world have been ruined, because they have been depleted
of organic matter. Work into to the top 3 inches of your soil with any of the following--- chicken,cow,horse. or sheep manure.
Organic farming
Is the key to feeding the world,and it is much less costly than chemical gardening. The key is composting each and every year.
See our how to make Compost below---
Organic gardening differs from "conventional" gardening in the areas of fertilization and pest control. The organic gardener
prefers to use all natural and organic materials.
To convert organic matter to rich, dark humus, the microorganisms
in your compost pile or bin need energy. To speed decomposition use Green Plant Matter with kitchen scraps, fresh weeds and
other green materials,and cut up straw or leaves,and dirt to cover. Turn the pile over once a day to mix, and keep the pile
wet(not driping wet) You should have finished compost in 2-4 weeks. Use Dry Plant Matter: with autumn leaves, straw and other
dead fibrous matter cover with dirt turn once a week for finished compost in 8-12 weeks. Tip: The smaller the fibrous mater(straw
or leaves) the faster it will decompose. Also keep the pile wet. If you use the open pit try and make the pile no more than
5 ft high and 4ft wide. I make compost all year long in small pails,and it works great. Check below for Crazy Pete's Recipe
for SUPER COMPOST,just fill out the form and we will send it to you FREE.
Choosing a Location For Your Garden --
Select a plot of good, well-drained soil near a water supply. It should be close to the home for convenience. Choose an area
that is very sunny. If you have hard pack soil try and choose an area with not many rocks. If you have sandy soil you should
not have this problem
The Garden Design --
My suggestion would be to draw out on paper the location of each row and the crop or succession of crops to be planted.
PLANTING GUIDE
Choose the varieties of vegetables that best suit the area you live in. Also plant the most disease resident varieties of
plants. Suggestion, when you are looking to purchase plants look for the ones that look stronger and have no flowers on them
yet.
The plants that have no flowers on them are the strongest. Most vegetables are easy to plant,with the exception of tomatoes
and cucumbers. When you plant Tomatoes and Cucumbers use a collar. A collar is just a small piece of newspaper raped around
your Tomato,and Cucumber plants. There is a very small worm that will eat Tomato and Cucumber plants. Also plant your Tomatoes
deep into the ground up to the main stems. Also remember to plant after the frost date in your area. The exception is that
you can plant peas and spinach,as soon as you can work the soil.
Companion Planting------
Most vegetables grow best with different other vegetables: examlpe.. Tomatoes with carrots:marigolds:limas,Cucumbers with
beans,corn,and peas.
email us and we will send you the whole list.
SOME MORE INFORMATION ON SOIL PREPERATION
SOIL PREPARATION
Organic fertilizer and soil conditioning materials are slow working so they should be mixed into the soil at least three weeks
to 4 weeks ahead of planting. Then you should work the organic matter into the soil with your rotor tiller or shovel. If
your garden is to be biger than 10x10 or 100 square feet,my suggestion would be to use a roter tiller. You can rent a roter
tiller or buy one for around $300 dollars. Email us for a complete list of Organic Soil Conditioners.
The choose is yours.
Soil PH
Should be from 6.5 to 7.0 send a soil to your local college or University. The University will tell you what you need to improve
your soil. Example.... lime will increase the PH in your soil,and pine needles or coffee grounds will lower the PH factor.
If,you would like we can send you a list of organic materials that change the Ph factor. Also you may choose to purchase a
PH meter at most Hardware Stores.
Make sure you keep your garden tools clean,and dry.
Proper temperature of soil -
Should be above 50°F. at planting time
----Adequate lime for use by micro-organisms and to keep the soil from being acid, but check your PH before adding any lime
and make sure the PH range is 6.5 to 7.0
The COMPOST PILE----
We have instruction on our other web page fo making compost. You can make compost in 5 gallon pails,just think small.
Use of Compost in the Garden----
Compost is artificial manure, it should be used much as you would manure. A final word on compost you can never have too much
compost for your garden
Side dress your vegetables every 2 to 3 weeks.
Bug Control----
Plant herbs,garlic,and merigols flowers around your garden.
You could also purchase organic Garden sprays from a Company called GARDENS ALIVE
See our other web pages for more information on gardening solutions.
Water your garden----
The first thing in the am or just before the sun goes down. About 1 hour every day,unless it rains that day. the big thing
about watering is try and not have your soil get soggy. (like mud pies) If your soil gets too wet it attracts disease,and
you could loose you vegetables overnight.
WEED THAT GARDEN
If,you keep those weeds under control you will have strong and healthy vegetables. One word of Caution don't weed your garden
when the soil is wet. If you touch the plants you could cause Fungal disease,and the next day your plants could be all dead.
MULCH THAT GARDEN
If you don't like weeding. place a two inch layer of the following around your vegetables---straw,compost, grass that didn't
go to seed. Or you can put down a layer of black plastic around your vegetables. Try using what you have on hand. Or you
could try using a combination of mulches. The choose is yours. Do what ever is the easiest for you.
PICKING YOUR VEGETABLES----
Pick your vegetables when they are the ripest,if you can waite that long. If, you are like us we can't waite,so we plant a
large amout of vegetables. That way I can eat some vegetables which are not quite ripe and some that are the ripest. This
of course depends on how much space you have.
CLEAN THAT GARDEN AT THE END OF THE SEASON
Make sure you clean up all the dead plants in your garden, and use them to start next years compost pile. Dead plants may
contain bugs underneath,if you don't clean your garden, you will have more bugs next year. If you have lots of leaves in
your yard put them into your garden after you clean up the dead matter. The leaves will decay over the winter and add to the
soil structure. Or you can just compost the leaves In the Spring you can till the undecayed matter into the soil. At the
end of the season make sure that all your garden tools are clean and dry over the winter. Clean your tools with a solution
of one part bleach to about 20 parts of water. If, you plant anything in containers make they are clean for next year.
HOW TO GROW FLOWERS AND ROSES THE ORGANIC WAY
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Be sure to visit Our Recipe web page for just the right garden vegetables to add to make mouth watering dinners and deserts.
For the best in taste,grow organic vegetables. See our simple recipe for making easy compost on our vegetable garden web site.
Enjoy your harvest
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Organic Myths and facts
10 Reasons to Grow Organic Vegetables.
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To be successful you have to take ACTION. Action always speaks louder than words. GO OUT IN YOUR GARDEN AND START HAVING FUN.
YOUR HEALTH AND YOUR TASTE BUDS WILL THANK YOU!
YOU WILL ALSO SAVE MONEY ON YOUR GROCERY BILL!
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Fill our this form for your organic garden solutions. If,you have a question about organic gardening add it to the form. Remember
this is all FREE Information! We are trying to save mother earth.
Remember the following--
Only after the last tree has been cut down....
Only after the last river has been polluted....
Only after the last fish has been caught....
Only then, will you discover, that money cannot be eaten.
"Every 20 seconds, a species on this earth becomes extinct.
We are on the trail of self-destruction. We MUST turn, and
go the other way...."
Now We have started to go the other way, but only by taking babby steps.
If, we distroy the earth,we distroy ourselfs.
HAPPY GARDENING FROM OUR GARDEN TO YOURS
Keep smiling because you know that your taste buds know the difference. Keep smiling because you know you can control the
price of your fruits,and vegetables. It takes some work,but you should have some fun in the process.
