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If you want to go organic, it is important to plan the layout of your garden for maximum yield. An organic vegetable garden used only natural substances to grow vegetables. This includes methods of fertilization and pest and disease control. In fact, some gardening enthusiasts go so far as the natural use of rain or pond water to water your plants. I mention these gardening methods because the methods and design go hand in hand and must be provided as such.

Now let me share some tips on designing your organic vegetable garden.

This needs to be informed about their own climate and weather conditions so that you can plant the right kinds of vegetables. In particular, you should know the higher temperatures and lower in its location, the average amount of rainfall and weather conditions. In line with this, you need to know which vegetables to suit your particular climate, especially the temperature conditions, plants thrive in temperatures as cold or warm or hot. For example, Brussels sprouts and broccoli need temperatures between 10 and 20A ¢ -- Now comes the location of your garden. In considering this, at least try to change the landscape as possible. In what can not cut trees or dig large tracts of land. The position of your garden where plants can get at least 5 hours of sunlight per day. At the venue, prepare the soil by removing all weeds, stones and garbage. Try level the ground as much as possible. Next, add some organic fertilizer in the form of rotted manure or compost. This must be done at least four weeks before planting your vegetables to allow time for the earth to absorb nutrients. If you are doing in the fall fertilization, you can opt for the use of green manure, which is a cover crop grown until they are about to bloom and then grown to be incorporated into the soil. Some good green manure crops are wheat, rye, wheat, lupine and several types of clover.

Designing your organic vegetable garden plants, which also involves the plant where. The best thing to do is practice companion planting on raised beds. Some options for a good companion plant for carrots, leeks and onions and cabbages and dwarf (French) beans.

When it comes to insect pest control, organic vegetable gardeners use only natural methods. One such method is the diatomite broadcast on its soil. Diatomite (also known as diatomaceous earth) is a soft chalk rock which is composed of fossilized algae hard shell. Color is white, very light, slightly abrasive and highly porous. When spread over the soil, which can absorb the substance waxy exoskeleton of insects, causing dehydration. Therefore, it is used as an insecticide for organic vegetable gardeners.

Another form of natural pest control is biological orchard where beneficial insects allowed access to their garden to kill pests. For example, the ladybird eating aphids. Therefore, it is useful to include some kind of habitat for birds and beneficial insects in your garden design. For example, you can attract beneficial insects to your garden by keeping a hut nearby. Certain types of herbs such as basil and mint and marigold flowers, and also repel pests. This form of pest control is called herbal remedy. So when designing your vegetable garden, award some space to grow plants and flowers also.

These are the details you should consider when designing your organic vegetable garden.

Francis King is a vegetable garden enthusiast. For more great tips and advice on organic vegetable gardening, visit http://www.veggietips.com.

What is a good recipe homemade organic pesticides?

I have a vegetable garden and the insects are eating my basil and something to eat in my pepper plants. I could be errors leaf hoppers. My tomato plants look good so far. So I'm looking for a homemade recipe that will help to prevent and eliminate these pests. A job of red pepper spray or soap to wash dishes? Any ideas? Thank you!

Soap work very well. 1 teaspoon per gallon of water and spray with a garden sprayer or squirt bottle. Stay away from anti-bacterial soaps though. pepper spray red good works for creatures such as the 4-legged types. Many organic gardeners plant flowers that attract good insects to their gardens, which are predators of the bugs that hurt. As long as you keep a good look out on your plants can usually keep most of them insects by hand picking them. Also a good drink of water hose work well. Good luck with your war against insects. PS do not use any snuff product in your garden. snuff contains the diseases that kill your plants tomato. Baker is a joke in the world of gardening.