ORGANIC GARDENING
Created by: Brigitte Zettl
For: Crown Valley Organics
What is Organic?
 No Synthetic Chemicals
 No Genetically Modified
Organisms
 Certified by the USDA
Health Reasons
 Higher Nutritional Value
 Organophosphates &
Cancer
 Hormone Balance
 Intelligence & I.Q.
 Long Term Effects?
Environmental Reasons
 Water Supply Nitrification
 Broad Spectrum Killers
 Super Pests
 Genetic Corruption
Social & Ethical Reasons
 AgriCULTURE
 Machines take the place
of people
 Ownership of Organisms?
The 4 P’s
Planning
Preparation
Planting
Pest
Management
Planning
 Placement
 Family Needs
Assessment
 Records
 Timing
And…
Crop Rotation
 Root = Potassium
 Fruit = Phosphorus
 Leaf = Nitrogen
 Legume = N Fixing
Macronutritents
 Nitrogen – Fish Emulsion, Manure
 Phosphorus – Bone Meal
 Potassium – Ash, Seaweed
 Calcium – Lime, increases pH
 Magnesium – Epsom Salts
 Sulfur – decreases pH
Preparation
 Ordering (Tools, Water
Source, Fertilizer)
 Double Digging
 Composting
 Research
 Starting Seeds
Planting
 Start with a Healthy
Plant!
 Space Correctly
 Break up the root ball
 Plant at the correct
depth
Pest Management
Recommended Reading
 Rodale’s Organic Gardening
 The Sustainable Vegetable Gardener by Jeavons
 Burpee’s Organic Vegetable & Herb Gardening
 Permaculture: A Designers Manual by Mollison
 What’s Wrong With My Plant & How Do I Fix It?