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The organic gardener’s priority
is quality, not quantity.
written BY LUZ ARROYO
Piece taken from The Organic Grow
Book written by Karel Schelfhout.
Many customers are hooked by appealing
labels and promises. And yet it is far more
important to know what, exactly, the
package or bottle sporting them contains.
Ingredients such as coconut fibres and peat
moss may be organic, but are you really
sure you want to use them likewise, perlite
is popular with many gardeners even
though it isn’t organic and its use may or
may not be justified. And what about blood
meal and other products derived from
animal corpses? Since they come from dead
animals, many vegans would rather not use
them.
Take your time. Observe. Cultivate a critical
mind. Reflect. Learn.
You may have left chemicalfertilizers
behind, butorganic products canbe
problematic as well. As anorganic gardener,
you should know whatyou’re using. You
decide whether or not the product fulfils
your require-ments. Have a critical mind,
read labels, and use internet to find
informa-tion about the composition of an
item that you may have doubts about.
