So how do we define the needs of an Organic Vegetable Gardening? Organic refers to the natural process of living 'items' of life that contain carbon in their make up as against the inorganic items that manufacturers make by way of fertilizers and pesticides that are man-made and synthetic.
These products slowly reduce or take away from our soil, the goodness that's always been there and in doing so gives us at best, a poor or less than average garden.
By using natural products, which Mother Nature supplies us in abundance we are able to put back into the soil all the benefits that was once there, which helps our garden deliver to us the products we want by way of grass, flowers and of course, vegetables.
The type of vegetable available to you to grow will depend on the area that you live in.
If you live in a 'tropical' climate the type of vegetable you can grow with success will be different to those in a 'sub tropical' area.
In general your choice of vegetable stands a good chance of growing in most areas within reason and the ability to take root in most soils.
The big, big difference being that the much better quality of your soil will produce a far superior tasting crop! We are still not yet ready to plant our seeds as the area chosen to plant them needs to be cleared of debris such as stones, pebbles and weeds, if you have them.
This will give your chosen seed, the greatest chance of successfully taking root and growing.
Once the area has been cleared you will then be ready to add compost to the soil, which is made up of various garden and house hold waste and is always available for you to use.
This will add nitrogen and carbon to your vegetable plot to make a strong, nutrient rich area ready for planting.
Now you are ready to plant your seeds.
Seeds should be planted in a straight line and a few inches apart that will allow the individual roots to take a good hold and benefit from the water and nutrient rich soil.
Perhaps the biggest threat now to the success of your growing organic vegetables are from the garden pest and Mother Nature can help with this too to control them.
You simply provide an environment within your garden area that favours the creatures that eat the pests.
This is not harsh, just the circle of life.
Placing a small bird table in your garden will bring in more birds that will also seek out their natural food, which are your garden pests.
If you can also build a small pond this will bring in creatures that like your pests as well.
Both of which will add to the beauty of your vegetable garden.