• Hubs
  • tagged organic gardening

1-10 of 158 hubssort by Hot Best Latest

83

Best Gardening Magazines

Gardening magazines are a big help when it comes to understanding, planting, and maintaining a garden. Gardeners go to them for information, for comfort, for inspiration, and to relax. With articles about...

4 comments    how to home design
Homemade key lime and strawberry pie is a summer treat at our house.87

Growing Strawberries

Strawberrries are a perenniel herb that can be grown in most areas of the United States,as well as Canada. Certain varieties can even be grown in Alaska. They grow best in a cool, moist climate...

19 comments    home food gardening
Salad greens after 5 weeks86

AeroGarden - Home Aeroponic Garden

The AeroGarden, developed by AeroGrow International brings NASA aeroponic technology to any home gardener. This truly is the easiest way to consistently grow a variety of organic greens in any room (or closet)...

7 comments    hydroponics organic gardening
C.M. Vanderlinden profile image82

Best Books for Newbie Organic Gardeners

Patricia Lanza's Lasagna Gardening is perfect for the new organic gardener because her method is so straightforward and easy. The general idea behind "lasagna gardening" is to make a compost pile right in the...

1 comment    gardening garden organic gardening
Young tomato plants with marigolds and other beneficial companions.  Image credits below the article.83

Organic Pest Control with Companion Planting

One of the keys to organic gardening is to imitate nature. There are no garden rows in nature - everything appears to be in disorder. Yet each plant, fungus, insect, animal fit into the natural balance....

8 comments    garden organic pest control
Photo by LHOON82

Getting Started With Scythes

I love my scythes. Now, I should probably do a partial disclaimer here: I'm in no way an expert on scythes or their use, and suspect my mowing and sharpening techniques would probably horrify true experts....

7 comments    technology gardening tools
Sisters love to garden together.81

Organic Gardening And Fresh Tomato Salsa

I have been meaning to start a planter box garden and this week's hubmob may be the inspiration I need to get started. However, I will never be able to hold a candle to my mom's green thumb as the gardener...

19 comments    gardening garden organic
81

Slow-Release Fertilizers: Better Buy for the Money & the Environment

It can be a bit overwhelming to shop for garden fertilizer these days. There are endless products to choose from that all seem to promise bigger and better results. When looking for the best buy, remember this basic gardening principle: you can’t rush Mother Nature. You’ll find that slow-release fertilizers are made with this in mind.

0 comments    home gardening garden
79

Let’s Not Call Them Depression Gardens - Freedom Gardens

Self-Sufficiency Series Let's not call them depression gardens, but freedom gardens. The great depression of 1929 lasted for ten years. During that time "Depression Relief Gardens" struggled for...

24 comments    organic gardening organic garden
My husband tilling our spring garden.80

How-to Till, or Cultivate, a Garden

Everyone knows that quality soil in the garden is one of the most important steps in harvesting loads of fresh, nutritious, organic vegetables. For some people, raised in the past couple of decades without the benefit of home grown produce, tilling is a confusing thing. When do you start? How do you do it? And can you cut your toes off?

3 comments    how to home gardening
working