| Everyone - including the backyard
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| | develop habitat to encourage the natural
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| gardener - who wants to grow food in a
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| | enemies of pests, and use controls like
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| way that is sustainable and that respects
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| | traps and non-synthetic
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| the natural environment can benefit from
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| | repellants.~~Diseases~~
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| using the federal organic guidelines from
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| | Prevention is the idea. Plants grown in
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| the Organic Food Production Act that took
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| | healthy soil are naturally resistant to
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| effect in 2002. These federal standards
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| | disease. Crop rotation and selecting the
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| for organic cultivation were designed by
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| | right varieties also contribute to
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| people with a profound knowledge of how
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| | disease control. If, however, there is
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| to produce food ecologically.With the
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| | still a problem, visit the USDA web site
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| home gardener rather than the market
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| | mentioned above and select from the
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| gardener especially in mind, what follows
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| | National List of biologicals and
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| here is an overview and some highlights
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| | botanicals that are permitted to
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| of the standards and regulations. For
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| | certified organic growers.~~Weeds~~
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| more details, visit the US Department of
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| | The federal organic standards allow no
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| Agriculture (USDA) website: Click
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| | herbicides. Control weeds by tilling,
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| "National Organic Program."~~Soil~~
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| | hand weeding, mowing, etc. Also, natural
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| In an organic gardening system, soil
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| | mulches (e.g. straw) are useful.~~Seeds
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| health is fundamental to success. Even
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| | and Transplants~~
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| though natural fertilizers and other
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| | These must also be organic for the crop
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| inputs are used in organic gardening,
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| | to be labeled organic.The backyard
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| they are minimized by regular additions
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| | gardener who is interested in growing
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| of organic material to feed and improve
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| | organically for the nutritional and
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| the soil. This material can come, for
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| | environmental benefit rather than for the
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| instance, from tilling in cover crops and
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| | purpose of marketing, probably doesn't
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| from using approved soil amendments such
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| | need all the nitty gritty details of the
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| as compost.Raw animal manures are not to
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| | Organic Food Production Law.Just use the
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| be used as soil amendments within six
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| | basic guidelines and act with respect for
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| months of harvest for root crops. For
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| | nature, and you're on the way to
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| crops where the edible part never touches
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| | producing organic food. It's well worth
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| the soil, raw animal manures are not used
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| | it: healthier for people and healthier
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| within three months of harvest. Sewage
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| | for the environment.Life-time gardener
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| sludge is absolutely banned. Crop
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| | Judith Schwader specializes in organic
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| residues can be chopped into the soil,
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| | gardening methods. She shares expertise,
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| but not burned.~~Pests~~
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| | humor, and advice for your gardening
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| Biological pesticides can be used, but
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| | success at A to Z Gardening. Also visit
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| should be viewed as a last resort. Before
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| | FB Home for additional home and garden
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| spraying a pesticide, organic gardeners
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| | information.
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| can use predators of the pest species,
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