D I Y MAKE IT HAPPEN organic VIRGINIA LOH-HAGANGarden
CHAPTER ONE What Does it Mean to grow an organic Garden Do you love plants Do you love watching things grow Do you have a green thumb Then creating an organic garden is the right project for you Having a green thumb means having gardening skills Gardening is growing plants Gardeners garden They dig dirt They plant seeds They water They weed Weeding is pulling out unwanted plants They harvest Harvest means gathering crops Organic means natural Organic gardeners only use natural things They keep the soil 4
healthy They keep plants healthy They don’t add chemicals to soil They don’t use chemical fertilizers Fertilizers are added to soil They help plants grow Talk to other organic gardeners Get their opinions 5
