When you want to get a head start on the growing season in your area one of the best things to do is start your seedlings in the house during the winter.  You will find that when you get to plant them there is far less waiting for them to produce.

We set up an area with a south facing window that is warm and gets good ventilation. You have to watch out for stagnant air so you don’t get any molding going on. Keeping an area moist with no air flow is great breeding ground for mold. So keep some sort of air flow going now and then.

It’s best to start your plants after the days begin to get longer. Plants can tell when the day light increases and they can tell as well when the day light decreases. So you want the day light to be on the increase so it makes the plant grow more.

Generally when the day light is decreasing many type of plants go into their seed producing stages. This is because they have to produce reproductive properties for the next growing season in order to continue to survive as a species.

That is the main reason we want the days to be increasing in day light. That is the plants natural growth time. If we start them indoors or in greenhouses then when the outdoor temperatures are stable and warm enough for the plants we can move them. When they get moved they are already in good growth and there is no waiting for the seeds to germinate and break through the soil.

Now the harvest of the produce is even closer because the plants are already heading to production. There is a short time after transplanting that the plants need to adjust to the move but it is far shorter than the time to wait for the seeds to come through the ground.

One more thing is to start seeds every couple of weeks so the plants are different ages. This way you will be able to harvest your vegetables on a regular basis instead of them getting ripe all at the same time. That can be a problem if you grow a lot because it’s hard to use it all in a hurry.

Do not use pesticides or herbicides in your gardens. They leach into the foods you are about to eat and the whole reason you are growing your own food is to get rid of these toxic elements from your diet.  Don’t go thinking that the food producers wouldn’t sell you anything that was harmful to you because that’s exactly what’s happening to you when you buy regular produce in the grocery stores. Though it may be minute amounts of the toxins they are still there and the more you get the greater chance of illness.

Growing an organic garden isn’t a difficult task. Actually it’s an art and it was the way gardening and farming was originally done a hundred years ago and the overall health of the population was far greater. Man doesn’t know better than nature.

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