Organic Gardening Planning – Helpful Tools for Organic Seeds

In the last post we looked at getting a jump on your organic gardening with organic seeds. Here are some more helpful tools…

Organic Seedstarting Mix: 100% Organic Germinating Mix with sphagnum peat and perlite for a fine texture, and the addition of compost, protein meal and trace minerals for healthy growth.

Garden Starter System: Reusable vs. plastic seed starter bins. Other ways to start seeds include recycled egg cartons, yogurt cups (cut a hole in the bottom), or real planters that later will hold flowers.

Sun-Mar Continuous-Use Auto Flow 200 Composter: If you don’t have a composter yet, it’s time to get going with that. You still have time to start recycling your food scraps into healthy soil for the summer gardening season.

Grab a great organic gardening book:

The New Organic Grower: A Master’s Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener (A Gardener’s Supply Book) – excellent book packed full of tips.

Burpee : The Complete Vegetable & Herb Gardener : A Guide to Growing Your Garden Organically

The Moosewood Restaurant Kitchen Garden: Creative Gardening For The Adventurous Cook – not the best overall organic gardening book on my shelf, but I love Moosewood, and this book is really pretty, with natural cooking tips included. I love it.

And in case you’re also working with herbs this year; Heirloom Herbs – this is an old book, but if you can find it at the library or a used bookstore, it’s so worth it. There are tons of tips for herb growing, and so many beautiful images you’ll pass out. This is one of the best five herb books in my opinion.

To gather a ton of facts and tips online about organic, healthy, natural gardening, visit The Organic Gardener or Mother’s Earth Garden.

Also read:

• Earthworms for Your Home Organic Garden
• Green Yard Renovations: Choosing the Right Plants