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HOW-TO BOOKLET #3147
ORGANIC VEGETABLE GARDENING
TOOL & MATERIAL CHECKLIST
o Limestone o Spading Fork
o Seeds o Straw
DRake o Black Plastic
o Weeding Hoe o PH Soil Tester
Read This Entire How-To Booklet For Specific Tools and Materials Not Noted
in The Basics Listed Above
Growing tasty, chemical-free vegetables isn't hard. New vegetable gardeners-and
veteran gardeners who want to reduce their use oftoxic synthetic chemicals-will be
delighted with their ess ifthey follow these 6 steps to anic
vegetable gardening:
• Choose a good garden site.
• Feed and prepare your soil.
• Select regionally adapted and problem-resistant plant varieties.
• Plant, space, support, and water correctly.
• Control weeds.
• Control otl'ler pests.
SELECTING A SITE
Ifyou already have a garden, talee advantage ofit. Ifnot, look around for a good place to start a
garden. A poor site will reduce your yields and cause you headaches no matter how well you
choose and care for your plants. Good soil is nice, but almost all soils can be made into productive
gardens by adding lots anic matter, as described under "Good Soil Care". Location is more
important. Don't hide your garden away-a garden you walle by every day will be better cared for,
more attractive, and more productive tl'lan one at tl'le far end oftl'le