List of organic gardening and farming topics (original) (raw)
This page is a list of topics that are relevant to both Organic gardening and Organic farming.
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- Soil
Soil pH
Soil types
Soil profile
Soil structure
Soil test
Soil life
Megafauna: size range 20 mm upwards, e.g.,
Moless
Rabbits
Rodents
Macrofauna: size range 2-20 mm, e.g.,
Earthworms
Woodlice
Spiders
Beetles
Centipedes
Slugs
Snails
Ants
Harvestmen
Mesofauna: size range 100 micrometre-2 mm, e.g.,
Tardigrades
Mites
Springtails.
Microfauna and Microflora: size range 1-100 micrometres, e.g.,
Yeasts
Bacteria
Fungi
Protozoa
Roundworms
Rotifers.
Mycorrhiza
Soil degradation - Soil fertility
Compost
Humus
Composting methods and systems
"Humanure" (composting human waste)
- Techniques
No dig gardening
Companion planting
Succession planting
Multiple cropping
Intercropping
Crop rotation
Weed control techniques (see also 'weeds' below)
Stale seed bed
Xeriscaping (water wise gardening)
Greywater irrigation
Pollination management - Tools
Cultivation;
Fork
Trowel
Lawncare
Pruning and tree care;
- Secatuers
Pruning saw
Bow saw
- Propagation
Growing from seed;
Seed saving
Seed bed
Stratification
Taking cuttings
Root division - Wildlife in the garden
Birds in the organic garden - Crops
List of vegetables
How to cultivate barley
How to cultivate beans
How to cultivate vetch (a. k. a. tare)
How to cultivate potatos
How to cultivate turnips
List of herbs
Fruit
Fruit trees
Fruit tree forms
Pruning fruit trees
Fruit tree propagation
Fruit tree pollination
Cover crops - The ornamental organic garden
List of flowers
Flower album (illustrations of many ornamental flowers)
Organic lawn management - Pests and diseases
Integrated pest management
Biological pest control
Physiological plant disorders (ie,plant disorders caused by environmental factors, such as weather conditions, nutrient deficiencies, etc)
Nutrient deficiencies
Plant pathology (ie, plant diseases caused by fungi, viruses, bacteria, etc)
Disease resistance in fruit and vegetables
- Weeds (see also 'weed control techniques' above)
Indicator plants
Dynamic accumulators - Organic organisations
Henry Doubleday Research Association (main organisation promoting organic gardening in the UK)
Rodale Institute Rodale Institute
Soil Association (UK)
Permaculture Association (Britain)
Good Gardeners Association (UK)
Vegan Organic Network - Some important figures in the organic gardening movement (please add names in alphabetical order)
Lady Eve Balfour
Marc Bonfils
Peter Caddy
Dr Shewell Cooper
Bob Flowerdew
Masanobu Fukuoka
Alan Gear
Geoff Hamilton
Robert Hart
Emilia Hazelip
Lawrence D Hills
Sir Albert Howard
Joy Larcom
Bill Mollison
Eliot Coleman - Related topics
Allotments
Biodynamic farming
Biodynamic gardening
Botany
Community Supported Agriculture
Forest gardening
Local food
Permaculture
Organic certification
Organic farming
Organic food
Organic movement
Synergistic gardening
Vegan organic horticulture and agriculture
Wildlife gardening