After all, people gardened the organic way for centuries. And you find the idea of growing your food without chemical fertilizers and pesticides appealing. But if you'd like to go the whole way, and make your vegetable garden organic from the ground up, here's how. Start with the soil. Good soil builds healthy gardens.
Most soil needs the lift of decayed organic matter such as compost to make it richer and looser.
This enhanced soil will attract earthworms that improve soil. Continual additions of compost you've made yourself or bought will replenish nutrients used by crops through the seasons. Dig in copious amounts as you prepare your vegetable bed. If you don't make compost already, start now. There will be plenty of grass clippings, spent blooms and other garden and kitchen waste, even odd piles of leaves, to get your compost bin rolling.