List of organic gardening and farming topics

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

• Soil

• Soil pH
• Soil types
• Soil profile
• Soil structure
• Soil life

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

• Moles
• Rabbits
• Rodents

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

• Earthworms
• Woodlice
• Spiders
• Beetles
• Centipedes
• Slugs
• Snails
• Ants
• Harvestmen

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

• Tardigrades
• Mites
• Springtails.

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

• Yeasts
• Bacteria
• Fungi
• Protozoa
• Roundworms
• Rotifers.
• Mycorrhiza

• Soil degradation

• Soil fertility

• Compost

• Humus

Composting methods and systems

• Container composting
• German mound
• Leaf mold
• High fibre composting
• Worm compost
• Spent mushroom compost
• Sheet composting
• "Humanure" (composting human waste)

• Green manure

• Leguminous plants

• Comfrey
• Seaweed fertiliser

• Techniques

• No dig gardening
• Companion planting
• Crop rotation
• Weed control techniques (see also 'weeds' below)

• Stale seed bed

• Xeriscaping (water wise gardening)

• Greywater irrigation

• Tools

Cultivation;

• Spade
• Fork
• Hoe
• Trowel
• Kirpi

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 tares
• How to cultivate potatos
• How to cultivate turnips

• List of herbs
• Fruit

• Fruit trees

• Fruit tree forms
• Pruning fruit trees
• Fruit tree propagation
• Fruit tree pollination

• 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

• Boron deficiency
• Calcium deficiency
• Iron deficiency
• Magnesium deficiency
• Manganese deficiency
• Nitrogen deficiency
• Phosphorus deficiency
• Potassium deficiency

• Plant pathology (ie, plant diseases caused by fungi, viruses, bacteria, etc)

• Honey fungus
• Specific replant disease
• Rust (fungus)
• Disease resistance in fruit and vegetables

• Weeds (see also 'weed control techniques' above)

• Indicator plants
• Dynamic accumulators

• Organic organisations

• research Association">Henry Doubleday research Association (main organisation promoting organic gardening in the UK)
• Rodale Institute Rodale Institute (http://www.rodaleinstitute.org/)
• Soil Association (UK)
• Permaculture Association (Britain)
• Good Gardeners Association (UK)
• Vegan Organic Network

• Some important figures in the organic gardening movement (please add names in alphabetical order)

• Lady Eve Balfour
• Marc Bonfils
• Dr Shewell Cooper
• Bob Flowerdew
• Masanobu Fukuoka
• Alan Gear
• Geoff Hamilton
• Robert Hart
• Emilia Hazelip
• Lawrence D Hills
• Sir Albert Howard
• Joy Larcom
• Bill Mollison

• Related topics

• Permaculture
• Forest gardening
• Synergistic gardening
• Vegan organic horticulture and agriculture
• Biodynamic gardening
• Wildlife gardening
• Allotments
• Organic farming
• Botany