Organic matter in garden question?

We are creating a veggie garden and we have applied fertilizer but we are wondering when it says to give plants plenty of organic matter would old leaves around the yard be considered organic matter? They are all old and pretty much decayed so should we till them into the ground and would they help [...]

question about miracle grow organic gardening soil?

I have a container garden that I planted a couple of weeks ago. I bought this miracle grow orgain gardening soil to use when tranplanting my plants from the store containers into mine. I was replanting more plants eariler this day and when I was about to open a new bag of soil, I notice [...]

Question about rain collection and organic gardening?

Do the plastic rain barrels off-gas chemicals into the rain water that would pollute the soil and vegetables? Are there alternatives to plastic rain collection barrels??? What type of roofing do you need to use for rain collection so that chemicals from the roofing materials do not get washed into the water, and into the [...]

Please help with a question about a flower/soil/garden place?

Okay, so, I have my College science class on monday and my professor is all about soil samples, and blah blah blah. So, he’s taking us on a field trip to a local (Bob’s Market–Which is pretty large here in the Ohio Valley) place that grows flowers and stuff like that for gardens. I really [...]

organic gardening question?

we are renting a home for now,and i am starting to plant a garden but my home is in the middle of a farm field and full of pesticides and un natural fertilizers!!!!! so what should i do and will that have any affect to my garden and is the soil already poluted??? what should [...]