Chemical or organic?

ARMANDII · Dec 1, 2011

I was referring to the soil issue, Dai:D

Phil A · Dec 1, 2011

clueless1 said: ↑
I used to buy a lot of spices from an online supplier, because their spices were as cheap as supermarket stuff, but much fresher and more flavoursome.

One day when making an order, I noticed that one of my usual items (Cayenne pepper) was no longer listed as organic. This didn't put me off, but I wanted to be sure it was still going to be the usual high quality so I emailed the supplier to ask why it was no longer listed as organic.

The reply amused me, and summed up the bureaucracy of the world we live in. I can't remember the exact reply but it went pretty much like this:

"Unfortunately we had to change our source of Cayenne pepper. The new supplier can not afford to pay to have his farm certified as organic, and therefore we are not allowed to list his produce as organic. However, like most of our producers in developing countries the farmer is also unable to afford chemical fertilisers, pesticides or any of the other products western farmers take for granted. If the farmer is lucky, he will occasionally receive a cart load of ox or goat manure to fertilise his land with. This manure is also not organic, because the ox farmer/goat herd can not afford to have his land tested and certified".
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You've hit the nail on the head Dave

HYDROGEN86 · Dec 2, 2011

If you buy a bag of compost with worms in it does that mean it is organic compost? Or just soil with added organic bits?

*dim* · Dec 2, 2011

when talking about composts, fertilizers, the 1st thing that you need to understand is the NPK ratios of each .... then compare them to the NPK ratios of chemical fertilizers .... good thing about compost and manure is that it is good for the soil composition

herewith a link showing NPK ratios for composts and manures:

NPK Values of Manures and Compost from Allotment Growing Fertilisers and Using Fertilisers

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