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How can one grow organic vegetable in S. Carolina?

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I thought I would try to grow a small veg. garden this year. To by organic veg. in grocery store is too expensive for my budget. I would like to grow yellow squash, bell peppers, banana peppers, green beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, okra, radish and watermelon (anything else that can grow in SC besides CORN?) Any help would be appreciated.

Plant everything you just mentioned. Water well. Only use fish emulsion as a fertilizer (all lawn &garden stores have it). Never use any pesticides or harsh fertilizers! Enjoy your bountiful harvest, because that is organic gardening! Keep in mind, you will need to weed at least once every week or two, inspect all your plants at LEAST once a week for pests and when you find the little bugs, just pick em off and smush em. Oh, plant extra plants to plan for any losses due to bugs or disease. And if you see slugs, use Diatomacious powder (ground up seashells). This is all natural and gives micro-cuts to the slugs which makes them go away. Have fun. Hope this helps.







Are there any good sites with help on tomato growing – I want to grow tomatoes using organic wastes?

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Are there any good sites with help on tomato growing – I want to grow tomatoes using organic wastes?

I am making a compost pile at home that include leaves, twigs all sorts of vegetable peels and some times even spoiled over non veg food items, I want to grow my tomatoes using this and no chemical fertilizer. Will this work? and will the yield be satisfactory … now it is winter over here, and in winter the temp becomes 25-29 degree c ..i live in the middle east by the way … i also want to know precisely how to sow the seeds successfully in a pot using this organic compost and soil.

Try these sites:

http://www.organicdownunder.com/how_to_grow_tomatoes.htm

http://www.frugalmom.net/vegetable_gardening.htm

http://www.your-healthy-gardens.com/tomatoes.html

http://www.seedfest.co.uk/tips/tomatoes_growing.html

http://www.ns.ec.gc.ca/udo/paydirt.html

These are some sites to help get you get started. Good Luck

Tips on small gardens – I have good black soil to start with – Trying to grow organic?

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I have a small garden 30 yrds by 30 yrds. Two mini horses and some manure and shavings along with kitchen scraps and your typical composting matter. My ground is basically black because I’m in the woods of Georgia. No clay earth . Well not much. Should I spread the already dried worn out shavings in the garden or just weed until the end of the year and then spread it all at once. I’ve found a new hobby in composting and organic growing. I’m just worried that I wont produce enough fruit. The garden spot was the home of all my horse waste for the past two years. Maybe its ok. Just need some ideas.

Sounds like you have ideal land for growing fruit and vegetables. You should also consider crop rotation if growing vegetables.
The link is from the UK, BBC gardeners world. It is excellent, I use it all the time.

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