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Springtime is in the air and it is time to start turning thoughts to the great outdoors and gardening. Growing a home garden is both rewarding and satisfying. And, with the economy in such sorry shape, growing your own food is now becoming an economic necessity! According to a recent "AP" article by Gillian Flaccus entitled, "Dollars From Dirt: Economy Spurs Home Gardening Boom," the article states, "The National Gardening Association estimates that a well maintained garden yields a $500 dollar average return per year. A study by Burpee Seed claims that $50 dollars spent on gardening supplies can multiply into $1,250 worth of produce annually."It is now not a matter of whether or not you should grow your own vegetable garden, but rather which seeds are the best choice with which to grow that garden. Should you use hybrid or non-hybrid seeds?First, we need to have a basic working definition for hybrid and non-hybrid seeds. Second, we need to understand the advantages and disadvantages of using either seed for growing.Hybrid seeds are a result of special "breeding" techniques. In other words, these seeds have been deliberately crossed with 2 different parent varieties. The advantages of using hybrid seeds, even .. more »

Although the concept of growing your own garden, let alone an organic garden, may seem difficult or foreign to most of us, learning how to grow an organic garden is not as difficult as it might seem. On a base level, it begins with using 100% organic products which are chemical and pesticide free. Whether or not you have tried to grow a garden in the past, despite your success level, gardening the organic way is not that much different. Here are a few tips on how you can begin your walk down the organic gardening pathway of life.One of the first things you should consider are the benefits that organic gardening will provide you and your family. In today's society, with the rising prices of fuel and various food products, having the ability to grow your own food at a fraction of the cost of buying it, is a benefit for all who learn how to grow food in their own garden. Organic gardening is an extra benefit because everything that you will be eating is pesticide and chemical free which is healthier for you and your family.To start off, you will need to get some fertilizers and bug .. more »