Organic gardening made easy provides steps for growing organic vegetables at home in 3 sentences or less: Prepare the soil by pulling weeds, adding compost, and watering seeds gently. Plant seeds in full sun after deciding what to grow and putting them in the yard or containers. Keep pests away by encouraging predators like ladybugs and fight diseases with help from the local cooperative extension office.

1. Organic Gardening Made Easy
By Gilda Mullette

2. •Enjoying fresh, pesticide-free produce doesn’t have to
mean a trip to the farmer’s market or the organic
grocery store.
•Instead, gardeners have found it’s simple to grow
organic vegetables at home. How? Here are a few
steps to get started:
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3. 1. Decide what you want to plant and pick a
place in your yard with full sun. Containers work
fine, too.
2. Prepare the soil by pulling any weeds, raking
out clumps, and adding a half-inch of compost.
Moisten the soil before planting seeds, so they
don’t wash away.
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4. 3. Once the seeds are planted, water gently whenever
the top of the soil is dry.
Be sure to pull weeds.
4. As plants grow, keep pests at bay by encouraging
their natural predators, like ladybugs, wasps, and birds.
5. Fight bacteria, mold, and other plant diseases
naturally by getting help from the closest cooperative
extension office (csrees.usda.gov).
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5. About Gilda Mullette:
•A trained ballerina who performed at the American
Ballet Theatre, Gilda Mullette stays healthy by enjoying
produce from her organic garden.
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6. Thank You

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