Comments on: Is it considered organic if the seed is planted in organic soil? http://www.organic.homeandgardendiva.com/growing-organic-vegetables/is-it-considered-organic-if-the-seed-is-planted-in-organic-soil How to garden organically Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:24:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: sw-in-gardener http://www.organic.homeandgardendiva.com/growing-organic-vegetables/is-it-considered-organic-if-the-seed-is-planted-in-organic-soil/comment-page-1#comment-1181 sw-in-gardener Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:21:59 +0000 http://www.organic.homeandgardendiva.com/growing-organic-vegetables/is-it-considered-organic-if-the-seed-is-planted-in-organic-soil#comment-1181 You would only need organic seed if you were going to sell the produce and wanted to sell it as 'certified'. For your own use, most organic growers and magazines for the home grower consider the'growing' as organic, in other words,no pesticides or artificial fertilizers. Incidently, if you add some compost and leaf mold or humus to that hard back yard for a year or two you will be able to grow great plants in the ground with much less water and care. If you want organic seed go to seedsofchange.com<br><b>References : </b><br> You would only need organic seed if you were going to sell the produce and wanted to sell it as 'certified'. For your own use, most organic growers and magazines for the home grower consider the'growing' as organic, in other words,no pesticides or artificial fertilizers. Incidently, if you add some compost and leaf mold or humus to that hard back yard for a year or two you will be able to grow great plants in the ground with much less water and care. If you want organic seed go to seedsofchange.com
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]]> By: Michelle G http://www.organic.homeandgardendiva.com/growing-organic-vegetables/is-it-considered-organic-if-the-seed-is-planted-in-organic-soil/comment-page-1#comment-1180 Michelle G Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:41:59 +0000 http://www.organic.homeandgardendiva.com/growing-organic-vegetables/is-it-considered-organic-if-the-seed-is-planted-in-organic-soil#comment-1180 I don't think it is the no fertilizer used that makes it organic. It is no pesticides or herbicides as well. Or at the least, the smallest amount of pesticides possible. People use organic fertilizer. And, yep, I think the seed would have to be organic as well. But in reality, I think you are doing great by having an organic veggie garden. If you want organic seeds, look at Renee's Garden Seeds or check Whole Foods for seeds. I think even Home Depot has a small selection of organic seeds. Tomatoes are particularly easy to start from seeds.<br><b>References : </b><br> I don't think it is the no fertilizer used that makes it organic. It is no pesticides or herbicides as well. Or at the least, the smallest amount of pesticides possible. People use organic fertilizer. And, yep, I think the seed would have to be organic as well. But in reality, I think you are doing great by having an organic veggie garden. If you want organic seeds, look at Renee's Garden Seeds or check Whole Foods for seeds. I think even Home Depot has a small selection of organic seeds. Tomatoes are particularly easy to start from seeds.
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]]> By: blacjac687 http://www.organic.homeandgardendiva.com/growing-organic-vegetables/is-it-considered-organic-if-the-seed-is-planted-in-organic-soil/comment-page-1#comment-1179 blacjac687 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:08:59 +0000 http://www.organic.homeandgardendiva.com/growing-organic-vegetables/is-it-considered-organic-if-the-seed-is-planted-in-organic-soil#comment-1179 DUHHHHHHHHH,! ITS ORGANIC IF "NO FERTALIZER IS USED" DO YOU HAVE BLOND HAIR??<br><b>References : </b><br> DUHHHHHHHHH,! ITS ORGANIC IF "NO FERTALIZER IS USED" DO YOU HAVE BLOND HAIR??
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]]> By: Steph http://www.organic.homeandgardendiva.com/growing-organic-vegetables/is-it-considered-organic-if-the-seed-is-planted-in-organic-soil/comment-page-1#comment-1178 Steph Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:30:59 +0000 http://www.organic.homeandgardendiva.com/growing-organic-vegetables/is-it-considered-organic-if-the-seed-is-planted-in-organic-soil#comment-1178 The actual seed has to be organic if you want it certified... but as a backyard grower that won't be of concern to you of course. If you want more information on certification and what farms have to do it, Oregon Tilth is a great place to look since they are a HUGE certification organization.<br><b>References : </b><br>http://www.tilth.org/ The actual seed has to be organic if you want it certified… but as a backyard grower that won't be of concern to you of course. If you want more information on certification and what farms have to do it, Oregon Tilth is a great place to look since they are a HUGE certification organization.
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]]> By: Travis W http://www.organic.homeandgardendiva.com/growing-organic-vegetables/is-it-considered-organic-if-the-seed-is-planted-in-organic-soil/comment-page-1#comment-1177 Travis W Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:03:59 +0000 http://www.organic.homeandgardendiva.com/growing-organic-vegetables/is-it-considered-organic-if-the-seed-is-planted-in-organic-soil#comment-1177 Yep. Many seeds are treated to increase their shelf life. It just depends on how far you want to take the whole organic thing. It is my understanding that to be certified organic a farm must have been certified to have used only organic growing techniques for a certain number of years before they can actually call their product organic.<br><b>References : </b><br> Yep. Many seeds are treated to increase their shelf life.

It just depends on how far you want to take the whole organic thing.

It is my understanding that to be certified organic a farm must have been certified to have used only organic growing techniques for a certain number of years before they can actually call their product organic.
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