The third basic principle of organic gardening is to embrace diversity. One of the greatest problems in conventional farming and gardening is that large groups of identical plants are not only attractive to, but susceptible to, massive pest and disease outbreaks. Grow a wide range of plants, and even a wide range of varieties of a given plant; that way you hedge your bets and increase the resiliency of your garden.
The Six Principles of Organic Gardening
- Feed The Soil
- Take Only What You Need
- Embrace Diversity
- Lose The Calendar
- Intervene As Little As Possible
- Live and Learn
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