Since the 1930s, organic farming has been growing in popularity. Why? Genetic modifications might yield greater numbers of crops, but they are less nutritional and require all types of fertilizers and pesticides to grow, raising the price. Synthetic fertilizers and pesticides increase expenses and energy costs, and we still aren't sure of all the negative side effects that they have on our food and the environment. One of the best known examples is DDT, which was banned in the US in 1972 due to its dangerous health and environmental risks. There may very well exist different pesticides and fertilizers which don't harm the environment or us (although we haven't found them yet), but it's much easier just to educate ourselves with some organic vegetable gardening tips and improve our crops naturally.

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Organic vegetable gardening tips make sense for a couple of reasons. Firstly, we don't need to rely upon synthetic materials to improve our soil and crops. Almost everything is entirely natural (although some “green pesticides” do exist, they aren't required as in conventional agriculture). It promotes a more closed system and is leaps and bounds more sustainable. Unfortunately, organic vegetable gardening tips won't necessarily improve crop yields, and one of the main reasons organic farming and gardening is so profitable in the beginning of the twenty-first century is because of its relatively large price premiums. Without those premiums, it's hard to tell if profits would fall (from the loss of the premium) or rise (perhaps from enticing new customers to eat organic).

Any novice gardener knows that you don't grow the same crops in the spring as your do in the summer and fall, so look for some spring gardening tips to get a head start in the early months of each year. One of the first organic vegetable gardening tips you should acquaint yourself with is to set up your very own compost pile or bin as soon as possible. The sooner you start getting rich compost, the higher quality soil you can achieve each year. Try mixing scraps of food, grass clippings, and other biomass together for the richest and most nutritious mixture of soil that you can then mix into your garden. Also, go ahead and throw out your old fertilizers, as you won't ever be using them again. Artificial fertilizers don't promote a sustainable environment for your garden, but they became popular anyway because it's harder to maintain a compost pile than it is to sprinkle some synthetic chemicals onto your garden. With just a few organic vegetable gardening tips, you can improve your garden's health and free yourself from synthetic fertilizers and pesticides forevermore.