List of organic gardening and farming topics

This page is a list of topics that are relevant to both Organic gardening and Organic farming.

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Table of contents

1 Soil

6 Wildlife in the garden

7 Crops

8 The ornamental organic garden

9 Pests and diseases

10 Weeds

11 Organic organisations

12 Some important figures in the organic gardening movement

13 Related topics

14 Related lists

Soil

Megafauna: size range 20 mm upwards, e.g.,

Macrofauna: size range 2-20 mm, e.g.,

Mesofauna: size range 100 micrometre-2 mm, e.g.,

Microfauna and Microflora: size range 1-100 micrometres, e.g.,

Soil degradation

Soil fertility

Compost

Humus

Composting methods and systems

Green manure

Leguminous plants

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;

Lawncare

Lawnmower

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

Fruit trees

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)

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
World-Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF)

Some important figures in the organic gardening movement

(please add names in alphabetical order)