Organic Guidelines & Suggested Materials
Proper cultivation techniques, such as mulching, hoeing, watering, plant spacing, and hand-weeding, can address most garden issues.
For store-bought items, look for the seal of the Organic Material Review Institute Downloads
Below are resources you can download, including solutions to come pests we are seeing. Potato beetle solutions Flea beatle solutions |
The Barrington Community Garden is an organic garden where the use of synthetic fertilizers, insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides is not allowed. Proper cultivation techniques, such as mulching, hoeing, proper watering, plant spacing, and hand-weeding, can address most garden issues. However, materials and products that are allowed, if and when needed, are contained on two lists:
Below are some recommendations:
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