Healthy Organics Food

A plant cannot tell the difference between man-made nutrients made from fossil fuel or those released from organic matter in the soil by microbes. Synthetic fertilizer, though, only provides nutrients and does nothing to increase water-holding capacity, reduce runoff, improve soil structure or any of the other benefits of using an organic soil amendment.

Cape Town — Commercial farmers sometimes fail at organic farming because they switch over too quickly, ditching all chemicals, which is as traumatic for the soil as “a drug addict going cold turkey”.

The best methods for preparing your soil for growing vegetables

How to make an organic potting mix

Organic gardening is a healthy gardening technique that doesn’t involve the use of chemicals or pesticides.