When I started learning about brix, I got super excited about organic vegetable gardening. To me, brix is one of the most fascinating topics in organic gardening.

What is paramagnetic rock dust? Well, let's start with paramagnetism.

The soil in your organic garden is paramagnetic. It isn't magnetic, but is mildly attracted by a magnet and partially aligns with the earth’s magnetic field, so it's paramagnetic. Some soils are attracted more than others, and generally, the more paramagnetic your soil is, the better.

In my part of the world, the vegetable garden is winding down for the winter. Actually, I'm always amazed how some of these plants can withstand the cold and continue producing. We're still harvesting hardy herbs and vegetables from our organic garden in late November.

Yesterday, I wrote about garden pesticides, so I figure today I might as well cover chemical fertilizers effects.

I don't spend much time on garden pesticides on this site because I know most of my readers are already interested in alternatives, but I thought I'd better post a few notes for the gardening newbies out there.

Philodendrons like the one below often have big leaves. That's probably why Cleve Backster used them in a number of his experiments. Ultimately, he showed that plants can read your mind.

I've been referring to effective microorganisms (EM) a fair amount on this blog, so I figure it's time to get into more detail as to why it's so incredible to use in organic gardening.

When it comes to choosing an organic fertilizer, you have hundreds of options. It's quite overwhelming.

I've put together some information on the 2 most important fertilizers for your organic garden. These are great organic lawn fertilizer products, too.

I've been thinking I'd like to write a short piece on herb gardening for beginners, and I was trying to think of what I would recommend as the 3 best herbs for getting started with in an organic culinary herb garden. Read more...

I use mycorrhizal inoculant in my organic garden almost every time I plant and seed. I wouldn't plant without it. Over 95% of plant species form symbiotic relationships with mycorrhizal fungi. The fungi provide nutrients and water to their host plants in exchange for carbohydrates and other goodies.