Essential Guide to Backyard Gardening

St?rt?ng a g?rd?n ?? ?n? ?f the m??t r?w?rd?ng things ??u can d?. Pl?nt fr?gr?nt fl?r?l? ?r ?t?rt a vegetable g?rd?n (or b?th!), and everyone can b?n?f?t from getting th??r h?nd? a l?ttl? d?rt?. But ?f ??u'r? n?w t? g?rd?n?ng, ?t can b? d?ff??ult t? kn?w wh?r? to start. St?ll, ?t doesn't h?v? t? b? ??m?l???t?d; when ??u break ??ur project d?wn ?nt? m?n?g??bl? ?t???, ??u can ???? into g?rd?n?ng ?t ??ur own ????. And soon ??u'll ??? th? r?w?rd? ?f your ?ff?rt? w?th beautiful views, d?l????u? fl?v?r?, ?nd ??l?rful blooms. Th??? ?t??? will h?l? you g?t ?t?rt?d fr?m ??r?t?h, but if ??u have something ??rt??ul?r in m?nd, you ??uld ?l?? u?? a garden ?l?n t? guide ??ur d???gn. Are pesticides in fruits and vegetables a constant thing on your mind while walking through the supermarket aisles?Do you spend time checking the labels before buying your greens to ensure you are making healthy choices?The problem is, labels are just labels at the end of the day. After consumer surveys revealed that the perception of healthfulness is a key driver of food choices, the food industry started doing everything to deliberately mislead customers with confusing labels. Have you ever fallen for catchwords such as "whole grain", "organic", "natural" and "no cholesterol"? But what's really inside?Fact is, you've been fooled more than once and there is only one way to avoid consuming the poisonous cocktail of pesticides in supermarket crops: Backyard Gardening. Imagine growing your favorite vegetables just a few meters away from your house, ready to be picked whenever you want. While the thought of it alone might be absurd, or almost close to being impossible, you will be surprised what a few months can do, to make it happen. In Backyard Gardening, you will discover: The principles of organic farming, and how to reap the best resultsHow you can let your garden work for you, instead of the other way aroundWays for how you can create healthier fertilizers, without spending a single centWhich particular insect you should never kill and how it can actually strengthen your cropWhy plants and humans are more alike than you think and how this one insight prevents your plants from dyin