What makes organic gardening different from conventional gardening techniques? The simplest answer is that the organic gardeners choose to use natural or organic materials and methods, avoiding man-made chemicals to grow their produce. The two primary areas which distinguish organic gardening are 1) application of fertilizers and 2) controlling pests.
Natural fertilizers: Better Tasting Produce?
Though there is no scientific evidence that the use of organic fertilizers would produce better tasting produce, most organic gardeners would beg to differ. One might agree that with the notion that we are ingesting too many chemicals from our foods, limited use of chemical fertilizers may produce better tasting and higher quality produce. The use of organic compost as a replacement for chemical fertilizers is one of the more common way to fertilizer your crop. Other alternatives include the use of teas derived from plants, such as compost tea. The use of organic matter also replenishes the soil by increasing the organic content.
As you can see there are options for the organic gardeners to both grow and protect their produce without the use of man-made chemicals. There are many organic compounds occurring in nature that are effective natural repellants to pests and others that are beneficial to growing an organic garden.
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