| If your vegetable garden is not yielding much or | | | | importantly chemical-free. |
| your flowers from the flower bed look nothing | | | | Organic compost generally is insoluble and stays in |
| like the plush ones shown in a magazine then it is | | | | the soil longer than the chemical ones. Therefore |
| a sign that your plants are lacking vital nutrients. | | | | it restores the nutrients the soil may have lost |
| The best way to ensure your plants get these | | | | due to plants or leeching caused by chemical |
| nutrients is by making a simple choice. Choose | | | | fertilizers. A good fertile soil is the important |
| organic gardening compost instead of the chemical | | | | necessity in maintaining a garden. |
| ones. The result will vary tremendously. | | | | Since organic compost is thicker and insoluble than |
| The health of the plants in your garden is | | | | its chemical counterparts, it traps moisture in the |
| important as our own health. It should never be | | | | mud also. Plants need water to absorb their |
| ignored. Health of a vegetable garden also affects | | | | nutrients and the more moisture it locks in the |
| the people who consume the vegetables. | | | | soil, the healthier your plant will get. Organic |
| Organically prepared compost is easy to make | | | | compost does not need to be bought at a store. |
| and is cheaper than the chemical fertilizers. | | | | It can be easily made in your home itself with |
| Compost is the best way to give your plants all | | | | little preparation. |
| the vital nutrients it needs. | | | | Organic gardening compost is made by |
| Compost is almost like a plant food. It has all the | | | | decomposing anything which decomposes like |
| nutrients needed by your plant in the right | | | | leftover food, rotten veggies or even animal |
| amounts. Plants absorb nitrogen, potassium and | | | | waste. Dog and cat waste are generally not used |
| phosphorus from the soil through the roots. | | | | as they may spread infection. These materials are |
| Compost provides it with all these nutrients which | | | | filled in layers in a pit covered from rain. It must |
| sometimes lack in the soil naturally. It is most | | | | be mixed regularly so that it decomposes evenly. |