Chemical-free produce is difficult for consumers to measure. Growing your food at home ensures quality control.

Growing flowers and decorative plants organically has many benefits as well. Nutrient overdose can be harmful to plants and lawns, devaluing your property and burning your pocket. Pesticide and chemical run-off is reduced, resulting in happy horseshoe crabs and other life downstream.

Whether you've got a potato field large enough to fill your basement with starch for the winter or a single basil plant, it's fun to watch your stuff grow.

Planting your garden; a matter of space and time.

a nOtE On HOA'S

There are ways around the most intrusive Home Owner's Associations. See your local guidelines to circumvent pesky policies. Indoor gardening, container gardening, window boxes, and tower gardens can be great alternatives if you are restricted from building a ground garden.

mAKe a LisT

First write down a list of ten plants you would like to grow. If you only have space for five of those, cross off five plants. If you have space for twenty, add ten plants. If your name is Jack, trade the cow, young squire.