| If you're going to get started growing your own | | | | are looking for organic gardening supplies for an |
| food, the first thing you'll need is organic gardening | | | | outdoor project will need different things than people |
| supplies. Choosing to grow your plants organically is a | | | | setting up an indoor or windowsill garden. Container |
| great idea. It gives you the satisfaction of knowing | | | | gardeners should buy pots with the eventual size of |
| you did it yourself, and you have control over the | | | | the plants in mind. If your plant is going to become |
| entire process, meaning you know your food is | | | | large, it will need a large, heavy pot. Consider setting |
| healthy. With the right preparations, it's easy to get | | | | this pot on a wheeled platform early on if you'll need |
| started on your own organic garden, whether indoors | | | | to move your plants into the sun on a daily basis. |
| or out. | | | | If you're growing indoors, you don't have to worry |
| You can find organic gardening supplies at the | | | | too much about pests and diseases. People buying |
| hardware store, home center, or your local farm | | | | organic gardening supplies for an outdoor garden will, |
| supplier. Seeds from organic sources are available for | | | | however. However, organic gardening means avoiding |
| only a little more than it would cost you to buy | | | | conventional pesticides, fungicides, and herbicides. |
| conventional ones, but without the risk of pesticide | | | | Instead, you'll need to use natural means to deal with |
| and other chemical contamination. You can also pick | | | | any problems in your garden. Fortunately, plenty of |
| up untreated topsoil, compost, and manure. Avoid | | | | organic gardening supplies can be found or made |
| treated and fertilized soils, which contain chemicals | | | | from items you have around the house. Keep birds |
| you won't want in contact with your plants. One big | | | | away from your seeds and crops with loud, |
| bonus of these organic gardening supplies is that | | | | reflective items, such as aluminum pie plates flapping |
| they're often cheaper than buying chemically treated | | | | in the wind. Make your greens taste bad to rodents |
| options. That saves your wallet as well as your | | | | by spraying them with a dilute solution of garlic, soap, |
| health. | | | | or cayenne pepper. Just remember to wash them |
| Other supplies that can be helpful will depend on how | | | | well before eating them yourself, or you'll get a |
| you're planning to set up your garden. People who | | | | surprise! |