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The roots and fundamentals of Aromatherapy can be traced back to nearly 3000 years before Christ, when the ancient Egyptians used the basics of Aromatherapy in their daily lives. Historical records show that Egyptians burned incense made from aromatic woods and other herbs to honor their gods.

Also royal harems and guest houses used many aromatic oils very profusely to satisfy many important guests. Aromatherapy has its roots in the most ancient healing and therapeutic practices. Medicinal plants are used to cure many ailments and used in many sacred rituals to evoke different states of consciousness.

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Your first task is choosing where to plant your garden. The site should receive at least six hours of direct sunlight daily, and the soil should drain well, with no standing puddles. The area should receive adequate air circulation, yet be protected from strong winds. Your house or a thicket of trees can act as a shield from the wind.

After choosing your site, decide how large you want to make your garden. Beware of beginning too ambitiously; tending a plot that’s too large can quickly become a chore. A plot 10 feet long by 10 feet wide is large enough for sometomato plants, lettuce, a bush variety of cucumber plant, radishes, an endlessly productive zucchini plant, herbs and some flowers.
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Chapter 1 >>For some people, gardening is a passion.Some people garden just as a hobby.For still others, it’s a way to feed their families.We think Shirley MacClaine’s character in “Steel Magnolias” said it best.“Because that’s what Southern women do – we wear funny hats and grow things in the dirt.”

You don’t have to be from the South or be a woman, or even wear a funny hat to enjoy gardening.The thrill of seeing your first red, ripe tomato or watching your first stalk of corn reach from the ground can be an amazing experience for many people.

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Chapter 2 >>As recent as 25 years ago, the idea of organic gardening was considered quite a radical concept.How in the world were gardeners expected to control the weeds, the bugs, and the animals that could threaten a thriving garden without the use of man-made chemicals?

When you think about it, organic gardening is a really simply theory.For years, people have been growing things without the use of chemicals.The early settlers of our country didn’t have Miracle-Gro or Sevin Dust and they made out just fine.
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Chapter 3 >>We have chemicals in our everyday lives everywhere.Shampoo, toothpaste, many foods, even our clothing all contain or are manufactured with the use of chemicals.Besides polluting the environment, the use of chemicals can be much more threatening.But we’re concentrating on gardening and the use of these chemicals on our food.One of the prominent ways chemicals are used in food production is through chemical fertilizers.
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Many gardeners wonder what exactly organic gardening means. The simple answer is that organic gardeners don’t use synthetic fertilizers or pesticides on their plants. But gardening organically is much more than what you don’t do.

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Proper soil preparation is the key to successful organic gardening. The goal is to feed the soil, which in turn will feed your plants. Begin by testing your soil to find out precisely what you’ve got to work with. Contact your local Cooperative Extension Service.Most counties and some universities have one; look in the phone book under "Cooperative," "Extension" or your county name to find out what is required for a soil test. Home test kits are available at garden-supply stores, but their results are not as accurate or complete.
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You can choose to buy plants that are already growing that can be found at most garden centers, but if you do this, you can’t be sure what pesticides have come in contact with these plants.Your goal, as an organic gardener, is to avoid these chemicals, so we recommend starting your garden from seed.

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Starting your seeds indoors will lessen the amount of time you have to wait to see results in your garden, and many people prefer to grow their plants indoors first to ready them for the growing season.It can be motivational and satisfying.

If space is available near a sunny window, start seeds four to eight weeks before the plant-out date in your area (average date of last killing frost). Starting too early usually results in spindly plants due to crowding and lack of sufficient light.
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Weeds can be an organic gardener’s curse.Actually, for all gardeners, weeds are the bane of their existence in some cases.This author absolutely detests weeding her garden, but it must be done to promote healthy growth of plants and insure a good crop.

Even if you’re not an organic gardener, weed control is a problem.There really is no easy answer to this problem.It just takes time and effort to control the unwanted overgrowth in your garden.This is where mulching and composting come into play.
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For the natural gardener, pest control might seem like a daunting task.After all, you’re committed to not using harmful chemicals in your garden, yet these chemicals can get rid of pests quickly and easily.

There are still many ways you can take control of your garden without resorting to chemical treatments.Natural pest control is actually quite easy.
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There are literally hundreds of common garden pests that can attack your plants and threaten the viability of your gardening efforts.We couldn’t possibly address all of them.There are, however, some that occur in more frequency than others.

Aphids are probably the most common problem in gardens.Aphids are soft, pear-shaped, and very tiny (1/16 to 3/8 inch long). Two short tubes project backward from the tip of their abdomen.
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