| So, last Spring you may have grown a few | | | | a mesculun salad is more expensive than iceberg |
| tomato plants, which you planted alongside your | | | | lettuce. Other expensive vegetables include |
| house. You got a "bumper crop" of 6 beefsteak | | | | asparagus, arugula and redicchio. Try some of the |
| tomatoes. That was good for 2 meals. This year, | | | | heirloom tomatoes, such as the popular |
| you plan on having a garden, with many more | | | | Brandywine variety, instead of a "red" tomato. |
| vegetables...not just tomatoes. You also are more | | | | 2. Raised Beds.....Instead of having to dig deep into |
| aware of the chemicals in fertilizers and pesticides, | | | | your soil (about a foot for tomatoes), build or buy |
| so you would like an organic garden. Well, forget | | | | a raised bed and fill it with soil and compost (you |
| last year... because you will have a great garden if | | | | can buy organic compost) This will save you a lot |
| you follow my organic vegetable gardening tips. | | | | of work |
| Organic Vegetable Gardening Tips: | | | | 3. Keep it Small...if you plant too many plants, you |
| | | | may find it too much work at first. |
| 1. What Vegetables To Grow....Think about the | | | | 4. Plant Garlic Bulbs...to keep away the animal |
| vegetables you and your family enjoy eating. | | | | pests that might eat your plants. |
| Balance that with whether these are expensive | | | | 5. Fence in your garden....if you can use a fence to |
| vegetables. For your efforts you may as well | | | | keep out the pests. |
| save as much money by growing your own. For | | | | 6. 50 degree soil...make sure your soil is at least |
| example, red and orange peppers are much more | | | | 50 degrees before planting. |
| expensive than green peppers. Buying lettuces in | | | | 7. Water about 2 times a week... |