Organic gardening: my first steps

I just want to encourage you in this beautiful endeavor to want to grow your own food and to do it organically. The poster above has some great advice.

I can only appreciate organic gardening. It is a great service as well to mankind. good luck.

I would not dig a pit to compost in as it will get too wet and not compost right but rather you might end up with just a wet mess that is not good for your garden. I would rather you put the pile on slightly elevated ground so as to let excess water flow away from the pile. or you might consider covering the pile with a tarp to help keep it from getting too wet but also helping keep some moisture in which is needed for proper decomposition.

I have heard of people putting their potato peels and other organic waste from their home into the compost pile rather than throwing it into the garbage or the disposal. I see this discussion is really old, but the subject sounds like a good one. Has that worked? I think it is great when people use natural means to do their gardening rather than depending on all the man-made chemicals that are damaging our world right now. How are you doing these days? I will be going through all your old discussions until I get to the ones I have already responded to. Have a great weekend!!!

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