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"The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit."
"The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is now."
"Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later."
"You have to get up and plant the seed and see if it grows, but you can't just wait around, you have to water it and take care of it."
"Like a plant that starts up in showers and sunshine and does not know which has best helped it to grow, it is difficult to say whether the hard things or the pleasant things did me the most good."
"The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain."
"A hedge between keeps friendship green."
"Love thy neighbour, yet pull not down thy hedge"
"If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people."
"The secret of improved plant breeding, apart from scientific knowledge, is love."
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Organic Gardening – Basics and Reasons
Organic gardening is essentially about growing crops by working with nature in contrast to the alternative approach, which attempts to control and overcome those aspects of nature that appear to be against what we want to achieve.
Gardeners who prefer organic methods employ a wide variety of techniques, but most can be grouped under the following three headings:
Benefits of Organic Gardening
Some of the main reasons given for pursuing organic methods of growing are:
- It is more friendly to the environment because there is less possibility of pollution from man-made chemicals.
- For similar reasons, it is friendlier to wildlife, which is less likely to ingest harmful substances that may then be passed on up the food chain. Harvested crops that are intended for human consumption may also have chemical residues.
- It is a more sustainable approach to gardening, since many synthetically produced fertilizers and pest control chemicals are made from dwindling resources and consume energy in their production.
- The results are considered to be superior. In particular, fruit and vegetables that are organically grown taste better and are considered to be better for your health.
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