What makes organic gardening organic?
By Staff Writers Jul 30, 2009 Posted in: Garden Strictly speaking, organic gardening is the method of growing fruits, vegetables and other plants without any synthetic fertilizers, fungicides, pesticides, herbicides and soil conditioner. Using chemical additives, no matter how small, makes the practice non-organic. There are a number of false impressions about organic gardening and if you would like to farm in the true organic sense, here are some clarifications on the different organic gardening elements. Fertilizer from natural sources Even organic gardens need fertilizers but they must come from natural sources and not synthesized from chemicals or petroleum. Compost and animal manure are used as fertilizers in organic gardening. Not only are they cheap (or free if you make your own compost), but organic fertilizers are environment friendly. They provide organic matter that increases the capacity of the soil to retain water and nutrients. They also encourage the presence of benefici
