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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.
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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?