Farmers are turning more to organic crops as the cost of maintaining these crops is much less for the same amount of produce. To do this in your own home garden you must understand some basic principles of organic gardening. It is forbidden to use fertilizers, nutrients or pesticides in organic vegetable gardening. To make it all work, sunlight and water are required, so nature is your friend here. You must provide the ideal area and adequate drainage as these should not be provided artificially.

Leftover food, chipped bark, garden compost, leaf molds and manure should be mixed together using a compost heap and spread throughout your garden so you are not solely relying on sunlight and water to make the crops grow. Manure is sold in stores so you don’t have to scoop this from the toilet, so don’t feel queasy. Also chickens wondering the garden are great so you may wish to invest in a couple. Some people use dead animals or meat products but these should not be put straight into the soil. Yet, left for a couple of weeks in the bin, maggots will soon appear and then it can be put into the garden as fertilizer.

Because it digs deep into the ground and aerates the soil, the earthworm is another helpful creature as this brings various minerals to the surface and also provides better drainage. This long pink colored creature also leaves a cast behind that experts say is five times as rich in nitrogen phosphorous and potassium. Any gardening store or garden center will have this available for you to purchase.

Creating an organic gardening can be quite difficult as you have to deal with pests such as army worms, crickets, gypsy moth caterpillars, slugs and squash bugs are unwanted guests. To kill these insects fertilizers were used but being organic we need to find a natural killer.The toad will eat almost any type of insect thus making it a great weapon. Get a bird if you have caterpillars or spiders hanging around the garden because these are not of the toad’s liking.

As long as you set the ideal environment for them, you don’t have to buy a toad or a bird from the pet store because they will just be hanging around your home. Within days, you will have some new occupants protecting your garden if you can put up a bird house or install a small pond. The preying mantis and the ladybug are also good in the garden as they tend to mark the area and anything that enters it, they will eat thus making them good insect killers.

Protect your vegetables with plants: Even though there are a lot flowers and creatures to help with your crops the most important principle is crop rotation as this is the best way to keep the soil fertile. Change the kind of vegetable for this season with a different one and, after this one is harvested, return to the first one. The principles behind organic gardening are very easy: