I try to grow everything organically–I mean, we kind of know, deep down, those chemical fertilizers, insecticides, fungicides, etc. can’t be good for us. At least, I’d never spray any of them into my mouth like canned whip cream. So, why would I put them on the plants that I am going to eat? Still, I wanted to show that organic CAN produce great yields, so I covered the dirt in my latest eHow article: The Battle of the Veggies: Organic Vs Non-Organic Soil Part 2
Last month I filled two large pots; one with regular potting soil and the other with organic soil (read about it here!). Each pot was planted with:
- 3 seed potatoes
- 14 sugar snap pea seeds
- 8 red onion bulbs
- 6 strawberry plants
- 6 lettuce starts
Since we try to grow all the fruits and vegetables in our home garden as organically as possible, I was totally rooting for the pot with the organic soil to produce the best results. (Wouldn’t you? I mean c’mon, Organic = Good. Chemicals = Bad, right?)
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Monica says
I think it’s a great experiment, however, I would judge my vegetables by the nutritional content, not by speed of growth. How about a brix test?
Brian says
I don’t have a ton of experience with plants, so I had a question! I’m very impressed with the number of plants you managed to fit into a single pot, but I’m having trouble imagining all of it fitting together. Wont one of the plants crowd out all of the others? The lettuce is already huge, but assuming it gets harvested, would the beans or strawberries crowd out the rest?