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iGarden101.com provides Organic Gardening and Home Gardening Tips for Beginners. It is basically a journal of what I have been doing in my garden.

How to Start a Garden

There are many reasons why a person would like to start a garden. Some do it as a hobby. Others because of the need to eat healthy organic vegetables and fruits. Thus growing their own food is the way to go. Others because of the intention to save money; vegetables and fruits (especially the organic ones) have become more expensive in groceries. However, starting a garden can sometimes remain as a wishful thinking. We procrastinate or build different reasons of why we simply cannot begin or keep up.

And we hear the usual statements like:

“I would have wanted to, but I’m not a green thumb!”

“I don’t have the time to do it because of my work.”

“I simply don’t like touching the soil; it’s dirty.”

“I don’t have money to buy tools, seedlings, and seeds.”

How to Start Gardening

How do you find gardening? Do you find it daunting?

Here are simple steps to start your garden:

Step 1: Change your outlook (attitude) toward gardening. Everyone can grow a garden. Though some people are really skilled and gifted, it does not mean you cannot grow a plant. (I hope to prove that everyone can at least plant, and more so grow a garden.)

Step 2: Give time to your garden. Gardening can be a good exercise; it is therapeutic.

Step 3: There are times when we need to be dirty to stay healthy; and gardening is one of these times.

Step 4: Just start a garden with what you have. Do you know that I started my garden from the vegetable cuttings I have? Yes, you can grow the cuttings of the spices and vegetables you bought from the grocery.

Step 5: Revisit this site and let us continue to learn from each other.

Step 6: Subscribe to our newsletter to regularly receive tips and updates.

Step 7: Enjoy. Try to have fun as you learn, experiment, and relearn.

The Best Guide to Fabric Pots

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Gardening comes in different classes, types, methods, and even materials. Aside from the traditional method of container gardening in hard plastic pots, ceramics, and or clays, gardening in fabric pots is also a good choice—the best even, for most people. It’s light, eco-friendly, easy to clean, and it’s very versatile. To learn more, read on. […]

Understanding Plant Language: What Are the Leaves Trying to Say?

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Your plant is trying to tell you something. Listen closely, before it’s too late. The look of your plant’s leaves speaks volumes of your plant’s state. Yes, they’re not just food makers, but they’re also interpreters of your plant’s health condition. With this, you need to pay close attention because even the slightest difference in […]

The 10 Most Destructive Garden Insects and How to Get Rid of Them

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Garden insects are not only useless, but they’re also very destructive. Luckily, there are few ways that can help you get rid of them in the safest way possible. Since you wouldn’t want to kill the beneficial bugs, pesticides are definitely not advisable. Since there is no 1-kill-solution, you might as well learn more about […]

5 Insect Pests in the Garden

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The first step to solving anything is knowing what the problem is first. In terms of trying to solve pest concerns in your garden, it’s best if you’ll learn more information about these pests beforehand. From then on, it will be a lot easier for you to manage and deal with them. Below are 5 […]