Organic gardening has gained popularity from people who no longer wish to consume produce that has been treated with chemicals and pesticides, which can damage the environment and a person's health. Another benefit is that organic gardening techniques are often cost little-to-nothing. Below are some great tips to assist you grow to be the organic gardener that you hope to be.

You need to consider beginning the plants into pots. Then, you can plant the seedlings into your garden. Your plants will be more likely to mature this way. In addition, it lets you tighten the time in between plantings. After you remove the mature plants from your garden, you can immediately replace them with the seedlings and start the cycle over again.

If you want your garden full of flowers spring through summer, plant bulbs. Most bulbs are hardy and require little to no care in order to develop into beautiful perennials that will reappear each and every year. Specific types of bulbs usually bloom at specific times of the season, so if you make appropriate selections, you can be rewarded with blooms from the early part of spring to the later part of summer.

When gardening in the fall, you need to be watching for stink bugs. These destructive pests enjoy many kinds of fruit, as well as beans, peppers and tomatoes. If not taken care of, these pests can damage the garden, so take steps to cut down their population.

Mint is a very tasty herb that has a tendency to run wild in the garden if not kept in check. Keep the growth under control by growing them in a large gardening pot instead. You can simply put the container below the soil level. Once you do, the container will constrain the roots, preventing them from overshadowing all of your other plants.

You should start pea seedlings indoors instead of planting them outside right at the start. If you give them a chance to grow indoors where they are protected, they will germinate better. Seeds grown indoors are much more resista