What makes it "Organic"?

[dick_turpine]

What a great question.

For me, organic growing = analogue and synthetic growing = digital.

Pretty much the same end product but produced in fundamentally different ways, creating very different experiences.

[Valentina]

What a great question.

For me, organic growing = analogue and synthetic growing = digital.

Pretty much the same end product but produced in fundamentally different ways, creating very different experiences.

Interesting contrast with the analogue and digital analogy! That's real food for thought.

I think of mine tend to be like grass-finished beef, so about half-half. A part of me want to put some ferts to the test, and it's been done before by someone else on the forum... Specifically, tomato feed. Yup.

[Sun&Soil]

Organic involves a healthy population of bacteria if what you are feeding the bacteria sustains them and doesn't hurt them I would consider it to be organic.

Organic stamped on a package means marketing to me.

Go with local as much as possible and I would consider that an organic movement.

I'm organically baked of me arse, eh.?.

[Cleargreen]

Certified organic is a scam as it gives no guarantee of nutrient density or things having been grown in proper living soil.

Also organic certification in Europe allows the application of 6kg of pure copper equivalent per hectare per year which is a ridiculous amount that will certainly create a copper toxicity within not many years.

To me organic means grown using natural fertilizers such as healthy compost, KNF preparations, biochar, wood vinegar, compost tea etcetera.

[barney_b]

Just what grows naturally, with no artifitial or man made stuff

Are bananas and watermelon organic? Leading to GMO products... That's where I'm headed here.

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[Samwise Gamgee]

I have never really understood the organic v non-organic argument, in the EU, you can use all organic nutrients, but if your nitrogen level in your crop is too high, it will be deemed non-organic.

Also as a hydroponic grower, I have made my own plant food from scratch for a grow before, just using ingredients like nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, kelp extract, calcium, humic/fulvic acids, magnesium and other trace elements, so is that grow organic?, as all the elements I used can be found in nature, none are man made elements?.

I think that the use of something like PGR's (plant growth regulators), would be considered non-organic, as they use man made plant hormones.

TBH I don't think the conversation should be about what is organic and what is not, it should be about what is sustainable and what is not, just my two pennies worth

Interesting discussion thou

[Armed Patriot]

as an organic farmers myself , I can attest that this whole organic thing is a total fraud and scam !

[Armed Patriot]

define sustainable ? ........

[fbali123q]

It's a bit of a gray area when it comes to small-scale gardening and "organic" fertilizers. In a way, using certified organic fertilizers can make your plants "organic" in the sense that you're avoiding synthetic chemicals. But it's also important to consider other factors like soil quality, pest management, and the overall approach to gardening. Some purists might argue that true organic gardening involves a holistic, chemical-free approach.

[CheapHomeGrown]

as an organic farmers myself , I can attest that this whole organic thing is a total fraud and scam !

My seeds are covered in colloidal silver or gibberellic acid, well guessing the plants where sprayed with it, to produce feminized seeds, so in theory nobody can grow 100% organic bud from feminized seeds.