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Organic gardening can ensure you eat healthy and safe foods. Are you wondering how you start your own organic garden? Organic gardening has become so popular and there are so many resources available. You will be able to find anything, and everything, you need for starting your own organic garden.

There are many books on the market today that have unlimited amounts of information. You could start with your local library if you don't want to start investing a lot of money purchasing books you aren't sure have the information you are looking for. Until you can actually go through entire book, you don't know if it has everything you will need for the specific garden you have in mind. So checking out library books is a good way to analyze a number of books before actually buying one to have available to you all the time. There are also many magazines on the market dedicated to nothing but gardening. Reading material is plentiful.

If acquiring books and magazines isn't what you want to do, you can research organic gardening online. You will be amazed at how much information is available to you at just the click of a mouse. You can find everything from knowing the layout of your land, to harvesting your first vegetable.

You will need to start with where the sunny spots are for your garden plot. You will need a sunny location and good dirt with good drainage. You will also need to decide what size garden you want to plant. This will be determined by how many different vegetables you want to plant, and how many of each variety.

When you are just starting out, you may want a small garden and see how that works out for you. Don't overwhelm yourself or you may decide to quit before you enjoy the benefits of your home garden. You may only have room for a very small garden. You can enjoy a large or small garden.

Do you want your garden on the ground, or in raised beds? Finding websites on building garden beds is easy. Websites like DIY, and HGTV, have a lot of very useful information and step by step instructions for constructing them.

Gardening in raised beds is very popular, and easier to reach for weeding and tending. These can be small and simple, or taller and more elaborate.

You can also make your own compost instead of buying it. Then you know exactly what it contains as well as cut down on your garbage. Fruit and vegetable peels, egg shells, coffee grounds, hair, even crumbs from your counter to name just a few. There are complete lists online of what can go into a compost pile and you will be surprised at just how many things can go into a compost pile.

Building plans for compost bins are also available online to build your own, or you can buy compost bins that vary in cost.

When you use the vast amount of tips available online, or in publications, gardening will become easier for you as you go along. The benefits of gardening are vast. There is nothing like the feeling you get when you pick your first homegrown vegetable. The process of getting there is half the fun though. It can be a lot of work but there is nothing better than "playing in the dirt" for stress relief. The feeling of accomplishment when you tackle each step is great.

So what are you waiting for? Get out there and get that garden started. You will be so glad you did.