Organic Gardening Blogs and Websites

If you are interested in starting your own garden and learning how other successful organic gardeners have become more self sufficient in the process, these sites will give you tips, ideas, pictures, experiment results and hands on advice on how you can learn from their trials and errors and creative strategies. organic gardening can not only be frugal, but a pleasurable hobby and very rewarding. These sites are all worth visiting and bookmarking for anyone interested in gardening and particularly organic gardening.

Horticulural - Jane Perrone's organic allotment and garden blog

From seed propagation to ideal germination conditions, Jane explores the world of organic gardening. She loads her blog with pictures, environmental concerns, idea brain storming, and answers reader questions. This blogger promotes reduce, reuse and recycle and also analyzes her own habits which at times can be contradicting. Afterall, everyone faces dilemmas about their environmental choices. From how to fight off slugs, to tips on composting, this horticultural blog is a must bookmark.

Dirt A blog by Amy Stewart

Amy's blog has an extensive list of resource links to flower gardening sites. Her essays and opinions have appeared in the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Garden Design, Organic Gardening, as well as other places. You can sign up for her email list. From worm bins to bee boxes to discussing floral designs and her book tours, Amy's gardening blog takes on a thought provoking and artistic quality.

Self sufficient 'ish'.com

Self sufficient 'ish' takes on the task ofproviding a growing database of self sufficiency articles for the organic grower and gardener. Whether you are looking to learn about energy saving tips, or ideas for growing ancient herbs or looking to recycle rubbish, Self sufficient 'ish' is an endless list of ideas and collection of articles that will truly empower you to becoming more self sufficient, and environmentally responsible in your organic gardening efforts. Solar energy, seed raising, and advice for first time organic gardeners, abounds on this fascinating site which serves as a virtual encyclopedia to all things organic and environmentally concious.

Can You Dig It?

Can you dig it is written by a woman named Tamara who lives in Plano Texas. She is interested in organic gardening and particularly focuses on flowers. Her site has numerous beautiful close-up floral pictures coupled with blog entries analyzing the effects of weather and critters on her organic gardening efforts. Tamara is extremely interested in atmospheric conditions and calls herself a " weather weenie" and a birdwatcher too.Can You Dig It? is worth visiting for the lovely pictures alone.

In My Kitchen Garden

In My Kitchen Garden is an offshoot of FarmgirlFare.com. It has sporadic entries but great details on root vegetable gardening, usage of seeds and gardening beds and dealing with seasonal issues and outdoor garden visitors such as hungry rabbits. The beautiful pictures show the precision and careful detailed planning and thought that goes into this farm girl's organic gardening. She also shares recipes and amazing pictures of some of her harvested vegetables. Her tomatoes are gorgeous and will have you yearning for starting your own tomato garden! She also has an extensive list of links to other organic and harvest related sites that would likely be of interest to anyone perusing her blog.

Organic Gardening News And Views

If you want to learn the latest in the world of organic gardening, or see a list or recommended books or learn about eating organic food, or see the latest gardening products then Organic Gardening News And Views is a site worth bookmarking. From composting to how to improve your soil, to learning about bans on popular herbicides, this site has some very useful information for organic gardeners.

The Essential Garden Guide

If you are thinking of starting your own organic garden, be sure to visit The Essential garden Guide. It gives detailed instructions on how to plan, organize, design and execute your own successful garden. It also has a forum where gardeners gather to discuss greenhouses and organic gardening as well as other garden topics.

Other links you might enjoy:

Earthbound Farm Organic products

Organic.org

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