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1. Choosing the location.

It is vital that when choosing the location for your organic garden that it’s in a place where it gets the sun for at least ½ of the day, but it also has easy access for watering. Also it’s important that you make certain that the ground drains well or you may have to build raised bed gardens instead.

2. Removing the Weeds.

Now you have chosen the location for your organic garden you now need to mow, pull & dig out all the weeds that are there. Then you really need to till the land (either by hand using a fork or by using a tiller, but this will depend on how big your garden is going to be). Then you really need to get rid of any further debris by raking the soil over. Now you really need to wait a few days & then get rid of any more weeds that sprout up.

3. Testing the Soil.

Before you begin planting you really need to test the soil & then starting building it up using organic matter. You can add compost, bone meal or rock phosphate to the soil. But only add those that are of an organic nature. Also when sowing any plants you should add compost to it about 2 to 4 weeks prior to planting. This gives the compost time to integrate & stabilize itself within the soil.

4. Fertilizers

Now you can now start to till & dig in fertilizers & leave it for about a month in order for the nutrients to take a hold.

5. Preparing a Compost Pile

When starting an organic garden it’s a good idea to start your compost pile at the same time. You can place in it leaves, grass clippings (so every time you mow the lawn do not forget to add them to the pile), coffee grounds, eggshells & other organic kitchen waste (fruit & vegetable peelings etc). As it slowly breaks down the compost becomes a great organic fertilizer for your garden. So no longer will you really need to search your local garden center for organic fertilizer, as you’ll always have some close at hand.

Now that we have shown you how to start an organic garden you can go & select a spot in your garden & get started. Soon you’ll be on the way to producing all your own lovely organic products.

For more information on growing an organic garden of your own attempt visiting http://www.onegardens.com/ where you’ll find tips, advice & resources about topics such as how to grow an organic garden.

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