When you choose the perfect species and varieties of flowers for your garden, be sure to also choose only the healthiest specimens. Unhealthy flowers, infected with disease or infested by insects, could introduce these problems into your garden and make organic gardening much more difficult.

Choosing the healthiest flowers, on the other hand, will get your organic garden off to the best start, since healthy flowers are better able to fight off pests, and to resist bacterial, viral, and fungal infections.

After you have chosen the flower and brought them home, you should transplant them as quickly as possible. You should have a good supply of finished compost on hand to start your organic garden.

Having a compost bin is a great idea for any organic gardener, since high-quality compost contains nutrients that even the best commercial fertilizers don't. In addition, creating your own compost means less waste going to landfills and a healthier environment overall as well as a healthy garden.

When working a compost mixture into the soil, you don't have to go deep. Most plants root at only a depth of about six inches. Working the compost mixture into the first six to eight inches of soil in your garden should be sufficient.

When you transplant seedlings from plastic nursery containers, be sure to remove the flower carefully from the container. Gently tear away those roots that have grown beyond the container. Also, before planting them, be sure you have adequately prepared the soil with good organic material.

Organic material in the soil will not only will provide the young flower with a great source of nutrition, but it will also encourage the growth of beneficial organisms like earthworms. Earthworms work the soil better than any garden tool. They are an integral part of a successful organic garden.