5 Organic Gardening Myths

There are organic gardening myths that may keep some gardeners from trying this earth-friendly gardening method. The truth about organic gardening is apparent by reviewing differences between organic growers focused on organic produce for sale and organic gardeners growing plants in a home garden. Gardener Scott discusses five organic gardening myths to help clear up any confusion by home gardeners. (Video #130)

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[garrett]

Crop rotation works well even in small gardens too. Can help keep soil good too. Most of the larger farms seem to grow the same thing every year which promotes pests of those plants, which then requires more spraying

[suffolkshepherd]

This is a great video. Somehow I missed it when it came out. Five stars for this one. This is one of those videos I wished all gardeners could watch.

[aldente]

another great video Scott! I know I speak for other gardener Scott fans when say I have been curious about those family photos. your presence is warm and friendly, you are like family or the next door neighbor. I have learned a lot from you. I bet the guy in the military photo is you.

[victorybeginsinthegarden]

small scale gardeners have an advantage because we are able to use home compost and other products which on a large scale would be hard to do

[Bearworf]

I have become reliant on the teas (Comfrey, thistle and compost) that I use to feed my plants. I use three different containers, one for each tea. Since these teas are natural plant based, feeding every watering does not hurt the plant(s) at all, in fact the size and yields of my plants have increased over the years. I compost every bed in the Fall to allow it to break down and then plant right into it is Spring. Kind of a "No Dig" approach. If you shop for chemical fertilizers for your garden, you can wind up with an inventory of bottles and cans to use for various plants. Last year I planted two cucumber plants in a 10 gallon container (just for me and the wife) and I was giving cukes away. The teas never let me down! Great video Scott! I really learn a lot from you. Steve

[OakKnobFarm]

Great video Scott! The differentiation between gardening / commercial growing adds a very interesting twist to the argument!
A good example: I try to use only compost generated here on-site (unless I'm building new beds from scratch). This is probably not feasible on a commercial scale, unless you raise animals as well as food crops.
Also the "rules" and "inspections" for commercial gardens is totally irrelevant at home. Great points!

[sweetgreetingsyou]

Awesome info! Love your videos, they are spot on and so educational. What an inspiration, Thanks!

[stanmack]

I have to be sitting on the couch and taking in what Gardener Scott is saying. I really appreciate the information that you give Sir!

[MsSunstoned]

Good video. Thanks for informing others

[derekcox]

Loved this one mr Scott. I’m only into my 4th year as a gardener, but because I have a 5yr old who likes to pick veggies randomly in the garden(something I totally encourage her to do) I’ve chosen to just not use chemical means to control pests or even to fertilize. For 3 years things seemed to work just great, but last season we had one of the wettest coolest summers I’ve experienced in 20 years. Last year the leaf miners took all my leafy plants, aphids ate my tomatoes, but they only just beat the blight and root rot. Slugs ate my bean plants and cucumbers just grew too slow before being overwhelmed by mildew. All in all I did get a few carrots and salad as well as a bunch of green tomatoes. Last season was a pretty discouraging season in zone 4. What’s the point you may ask? Well, I “could” have used some chemical means to fertilize and maybe combat some pests, but at the end of it all, it was just a really bad summer for gardening. Sometimes that happens I guess and it’s hard to think that any amount of chemical intervention would have made THAT much of a difference for me. I utilized all of the manual pest control methods that I could think of, read about, or watch on YouTube ....but still it was to little effect. One thing I do know for sure and am happy about.... my daughter still was able to pull up little carrots wipe off the dirt on her pants and eat an organically grown carrot. So even though I had a bummer season, I will still keep going with the organic growing.

[donnamasonbrown]

Not yet, I do wanna learn all I can. Thanks so very much for sharing this with me 💖 From Texas. God bless you always

[mgreen]

This reminds me of the question...Do you like to go fishing, or do you like to catch fish? Do you like to garden, or do you like to just pick? Gardening happens in the garden all season long.

[farakhparveensheikh]

Gardener Scott and Charles dowding are my two favourite gardening and growing vegetables people on utube. I learnt everything from them.
I asked you about grow lights, I will do that next year, there is just not any room in my kitchen. The windowsill is cold there. The bedroom window has helped but us small, the window in the lounge hasn't got any space

I managed to get going with frencg beets, the sre in the pots on the balcony, the turnips maynot make it. A few may, the tomatos, aubergines, peppers and chilli are in their own larger pots, the peas i am growing for shoots will into pots on the balcony. Broad beans are ready to be planted out.
I will try beetroots, and carrots again. The spring onions and onions are not going to survive.
I wish I had one of those large backwards as they do in USA. The spinach
Is doing very well. Potatoes are coming through, lettuce is ready to be moved to bigger space, not sure it will survive. As I make my own compost. I have to be careful with root vegetables.

Aren't you growing anything yet. It looks sunny but there is nothing in the back showing through. Hope you have a good growing season.

[benthere]

I use my shop vac in my garden to pick bugs for me. I can collect hundreds to thousands of squash bugs in just a few minutes. It also works on potato beetles and other pests. Use the large-diameter hose to vacuum the pests off of whole branches in one fell swoop.

[donalda]

Dealing with peach leaf curl, and apple warms.

[reaganl.]

My mom and dad gardened organically way before it became trendy. When I was child in the 1970s I would help my dad pick up bags of leaves from around the neighborhood. He had a 5hp briggs and stratton powered grinder we would feed the leaves and branches into. That powder would be added to a 5'x5'x4' high compost pile and also used as cover for the Winter. By the time I was in high school the garden soil was about 12 inches higher (deeper) than it had started from. The worms and night crawlers were about 10 per shovel full as I recall. He always bagged the grass with the Lawnboy mower and used it around shrubs and into the compost pile. He did use Ortho products in the yard but never in the garden or fruit trees. As i recall he was a subscriber to a magazine called Organic Gardening.

[sandyp]

Always good thoughts to consider. I have rarely used chemical in my garden or yard often because they were too costly for my budget but also I hate their smell and the fumes or wind-borne spray would aggravate my asthma. Learning to work with nature is so much better. As a result, even in my "lazy" years (long commutes so little time) my yard still attracts birds, my soil has many worms (gotta watch where I step on the patio after a big rainstorm), and there are very few insect pests even on my roses (no Japanese beetles! Yay!).


I still can't grow grass worth a hoot but I'm not interested in the perfect lawn anyway. LOL


Scott, I'd like to hear your thoughts on watering. Here in Virginia, it seems like there's either too much rain or not enough. I'm considering getting a rain barrel collection system to counter the lack of rain. Also, I've always believed that rain water is better than city water because there are no chemical treatments or other things found in city water to wonder about.

[Bolletjehopla]

Thank you for another educational video, gardener Scott! Can you please do a video on what plants and herbs are useful for attracting beneficial insects? Of do you already have one up?

[Mrpurple]

I’ve referred to Rodale’s Organic Gardening for decades.

[marigold]

Thank you for another great info. don't like the smell of pesticides so, I don't use any, I also noticed, my apple tree produces a lot more every other year. following your soil methods work for me. you're a passionate Gardner (Gardner Scott) bless your ❤.