Organic Gardening,?

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1. DM says

   October 9, 2008 at 8:36 am

   you could just use compost, how much more organic can you get?
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2. jeff m says

   October 9, 2008 at 9:01 am

   all organic means is that no chemicals where used in growing the vegetables specifically pesticides.
   fertilizers used = manure ( chicken poo is best highest nitrogen content)
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3. Farm bred, grain fed, all natural says

   October 9, 2008 at 9:12 am

   Make a compost bin. All of your garden scraps and leaves and grass clippings can go into it. It makes a really rich humus to put around your plants. If you are close enough to the country, go get some manure. Horse manure is very good fertilizer. Cattle, chicken, and turkey manure needs to age a little because it is too rich.
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4. ramblingmuscrat says

   October 9, 2008 at 9:34 am

   If you choose to use manures, especially from animals that pass some of the seeds, you have to let the compost pile heat up hot enough to kill those seeds (160 -180 degrees, I think), otherwise they will come up in your garden. There are many good books on both organic gardening & composting. I used the Encylopedia of Compost.
   Some helpful links…
   1. ) http://www.bookrags.com/Rodale_Press
   2.) http://www.organicgardening.com
   3.) projectcompost.ucdavis.edu/files/use_guide.pdf
   4.) http://www.wormsway.com/detail.asp?m=o&sku=RBC900
   MANY more, just type.. Organic Gardening .. or .. Compost/Composting .. into your browser.
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   Working in raising vegetable gardens since I was 5 (now almost 70) with my dad, then on my own, then with dad and brothers, etc.

5. florayg says

   October 9, 2008 at 9:56 am

   3 of the best;
   1)rotted comfrey leaves diluted in water, A1 for fruiting plants like tomatoes
   2)rotted nettles ditto, great for leaf production e/g/ cabbages
   3) fresh urine, well diluted, high in nitrogen for fast growth. Not if you're taking any prescription drugs, though.
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