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ORGANIC GARDENING BASICSPage 1Revised February 2004Page IiAPPENDIX IORGANIC GARDENING BASICSGardening adds years to your life and life to your years. UnknownThe following information is provided to give gardeners an initial understanding oforganic methods. The learning process in gardening and organic methods can be alifetime endeavor. Organic farming is now the fastest growing industry in Americaaccording to USDA.A sampling of resources is listed at the end of this section. The garden office has anextensive library of resource material as well. The information included in this sectionis drawn from a variety of resource materials identified in Appendix II Resources.Publications from Rodale Press were also consulted.While opinions vary amonggardeners on various techniques in organic gardening the information included in thissection is consistent with most resources on organic gardening for beginners.HEALTHY SOILThe most important thing you will do as an organic gardener is build and maintainhealthy soil which will lead to lush plants and a bountiful harvest.While volumes are written on soilbuilding it is sufficient to say here that the soil iscomposed of countless living microorganisms. These organisms enable plants to takeup nutrients and moisture and fight diseases. You will either be supporting andincreasing these organisms and thus the health of your garden or you will bedestroying them. The soil is not static.My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made whilelearning to see things from the plants point of view. H. Fred AleSOIL TESTINGGardeners are encouraged to have their soil tested before adding amendments. It isvery easy to get the nutrients out of balance and have crop failure. You can alsopotentially save money by not adding unnecessary amendments.The two best sources for testing are Travis County Cooperative Extension office 8549600 or Texas Plant and Soil Lab Edinburg www.txplantsoillab.com/ 9563830739fax is 9563830730; 5115 W. Monte Cristo ...

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