You must start with clean soil. You should test the soil before you plant a single seed.After all, if your soil is contaminated; all the benefits of having an organic garden are nullified. The seeds you plant must also be derived from plants grown organically. If your seeds do not come from organically grown plants; the plants you grow will already be contaminated. The seeds would be carrying traces of the chemicals used to grow the non-organic plants.
A critical step, when it comes to growing an organic vegetable garden is soil preparation.Organic soil preparation is much slower than if you would use fertilizers with man-made chemicals. The fertilizer you use must be completely chemical free. Your best bet, to ensure your fertilizer is chemical free, is to purchase it at an organic garden center. You can even use items you would normally throw away; to help enrich your soil. This will be covered more in-depth in a later section.
You should make sure organic fertilizer is mixed into your soil at least three weeks prior to planting any organic seeds. As mentioned, the organic fertilization process takes a little more time, but is well worth the effort. You must be sure all chunks of the organic fertilizer are properly broken down and blended 100% into the soil.
Irrigation of your organic vegetable garden
It's important your organic garden gets plenty of water. You should be prepared to water your garden extensively at least once a week. You can forgo the irrigation if you get lots of rain. However, the key is how much rain your garden received. The rain should have been a slow, steady, soaking, rain. It's critical that the moisture penetrate completely through the soil and makes its way to the entire plant root.
Using organic mulch in your organic vegetable garden
Using mulch is excellent for your organic vegetable garden.The mulch helps the plants retain moisture. Mulch also helps to suppress weed growth. Mulch, as it decomposes, provides constant nutrient rich food to your plants. Leaves, grass clippings, and wood shavings are excellent choices for mulch. You can also purchase organic mulch. Be sure it does not contain any type of chemicals; or else it will not be organic mulch.
