Parenting

Organic Gardening

Planting an organic garden? Find tips on starting an organic garden, controlling pests, what to plant and how to involve your kids in your garden work.

Organic Gardening Explained
About.com's Colleen Vanderlinden explains the basic tenets of organic gardening.

Going Beyond Organic Gardening
About.com's Colleen Vanderlinden explains the basic tenets of "deep organic gardening," a gardening method that not only rejects using chemical pesticides, but also tries to mimic the natural world.

How to Determine Seed Planting Depth
About.com's Colleen Vanderlinden reveals a simple trick that can help you figure out how deep to plant any seed.

When Is Soil Ready to Be Worked?
About.com's Colleen Vanderlinden explains what it means when you're instructed to plant something "as soon as soil can be worked."

Basics of Integrated Pest Management
Just because you're growing an organic garden doesn't mean that you have to live with pests. In this article, About.com's Colleen Vanderlinden explains the basics of integrated pest management.