Chemicals vs Organic Gardening
THE RISK OF CHEMICALS
Nowadays, we have chemicals in our everyday lives everywhere. Foods, toiletries, even our clothing all contain or are manufactured with the use of chemicals. Besides polluting the environment, the use of chemicals can be much more threatening. But let's just focus on the gardening and the use of these chemicals on our food. One of the prominent ways chemicals are used in food production is through chemical fertilizers.
Chemical fertilizers are quick-acting, short-term plant boosters and are responsible for:
- Deterioration of soil friability creating hardpans soil
- Destruction of beneficial soil life, including earthworms
- Altering vitamin and protein content of certain crops
- Making certain crops more vulnerable to diseases
- Preventing plants from absorbing some needed minerals.
WHAT IS ORGANIC GARDENING?
Many gardeners wonder what exactly organic gardening means. The simple answer is that organic gardeners don't use synthetic fertilizers or pesticides on their plants. But gardening organically is much more than what you don't do.
When you garden organically, you think of your plants as part of a whole system within nature that starts in the soil and includes the water supply, people, wildlife and even insects. An organic gardener strives to work in harmony with natural systems and to minimize and continually replenish any resources the garden consumes.
Organic gardening operates on the concept of recycling.You use animal waste, kitchen scraps, and vegetable waste to mulch and compost. You will use common household items like vinegar and soap to prevent pests and weeds.
Organic growers rely on developing a healthy, fertile soil and growing a mixture of crops. Genetically modified (GM) crops and ingredients are not allowed under organic standards.
Organic gardening is the merging together of plants and soil allowing the Earth to naturally bear what it was made to do. The plants and the soil are one working together to provide food and nourishment not only to humans but to animals and organisms as well.
It’s not a new age science. It’s actually quite simple and can be satisfying to the soul! So let’s get more in-depthon getting started.
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We really started gardening so we could take control over what we’re putting into our bodies. To tell you the truth, I don’t know for sure what’s in most chemical fertilizers, but I do know that it ends up in my tomatoes and peppers. We grow heirloom and organic.
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Prevention is always better than cure.
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There have always been chemicals in our everyday lives everywhere.
The organic compounds you use for gardening are made of chemicals. The food you eat is comprised of chemical compounds.
I'm not saying this to be a pedant, it's just that I keep seeing people talk about how chemicals are bad for you and not saying which ones or why.
Also, there's nothing inherently evil about GMOs. Historically there has been a bigger problem with selective breeding than GMOs.
What I would find more helpful is if you could describe the specific components you use in your gardening and which chemical compounds you are trying to avoid and why. Branding all "chemical fertilizers" as evil is short-sighted as you'll find some are nothing more than manure. And to say there's no danger in using manure because it is all natural isn't necessarily true because of where it may be sourced could introduce contaminants and it could also lead to the same kinds of problems as so called "chemical fertilizers".
So, getting back to the whole picture idea. I couldn't agree more. Having an understanding of how the pieces come together and interact, this is exactly what I wish I understood better. I see people bag up and throw away leaves and I don't understand why they then go out and purchase mulch! Or they collect and throw away their grass clippings... then they use plant foods for a greener, fuller lawn.
Maybe this summer I'll finally get around to that whole gardening thing... I've been rather poorly collecting scraps for compost as I didn't bother researching, I just collected them. Wouldn't you know it, you need to do things like keep them moist, stir them, etc...
I look forward to more of your posts.
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The topic GMO is something that will have different opinions from different persons. But there is hardly any doubt about the goodness of naturally grown (without modifying anything) crops. I am always in favor of anything grown naturally. Having said that, it is always better to hear an alternative view.
Thanks for sharing your opinion.
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The nutrients produced by using rational fertilizers are very low, it is very harmful for the body, but there is no problem when using organic fertilizers.
Thank you very much for giving a nice post.
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