Avoiding chemicals in gardening makes a huge and much needed contribution towards the environment and right now everything helps so if you are sworn to gardening as organically as possible, read on.

The best tips on getting started with your organic garden:

Digging in compost and leaf mould will dramatically improve your soil quality.

Recycle your vegetable peelings, pruning from plants and even tea bags.

Stop any weeds spreading in your plant beds by spreading compost bark over the soil’s surface.

Try and always to choose fruit and vegetables plants to grow that are naturally disease and pest ridden varieties.

Encourage wildlife into your garden which will control gardening pests like slugs and greenfly.

Only use biological pest control products in your greenhouse and garden.

Keep stressed plants well watered and therefore, less vulnerable to disease.

There is such a thing called companion planting where one plant or both plants protect each other in some way – this is a good idea to adopt when you are trying to grow edible crops, its best to plant strong scented plants near them to deter pests.

Keep an eye on your garden regularly (at least once a week if not daily), and catch any problems as early as possible to avoid disaster.