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
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?