How to Get Started as an Organic Gardener

Series Summary

Organic gardening is more than just a hobby. Today we know that many of the pesticides, fertilizers, and treatments used in commercial and home agriculture are hazardous to the environment.

This free instructional video series, our expert will show you how to start an organic garden, indoors or out. You will learn how to start your own organic garden, the differences and benefits of organic gardening over common methods, how to choose between soil and hydroponic media and more! You will learn all about bacterial inoculants, guano, worm castings, compost and humate – all the earthy methods organic gardeners use to make their plants grow. Our expert will also talk about natural pest control and how to use natural predators, like ladybugs, to keep damaging insects off your plants. The series ends with a great look at beginning an indoor garden. Here you go!

Video Transcript

"Hello this is Steve from Expert Village and today we are going to be talking about organic gardening and the reasons for organic gardening. Today there are many different products on the market with the organic grower in mind. Organic gardening basically means gardening with natural fertilizers instead of chemical fertilizers which is more healthy and beneficial to you and the the environment. Okay, with organic gardening, we try to feed the soil with natural things such as fish meals, bone meal, sea bird guano, worm castings, bat guano, different things to help try to feed the soil rather than just feed the plant. This is a really good product on the market. Fox farm ocean forest. It's 100% organic. The important thing to look for is the ORMI seal...the organic research materials institute and with that certification you know that it is 100% organic."