Is home grown tomatoes the same as organic?
Actually organic does allow both fertilizers and pesticides they just have to be from non synthetic sources-i.e. made from non manufactured sources. No a home grown tomato is not necessarily the same as an organic tomato. There is lots of chemical use in home gardens. Things like Miracle Gro, Sevin Dust, roundup and other poisons are routinely used in home gardens and are not organic in any way shape or form. An organic tomato would be grown organically in a garden that has not had synthetics applied in many years. The crops are rotated around the garden plot. Cover crops and compost is applied to the soil so that the soil grows and is healthy. Areas around the garden are set up to attract beneficial insects and other critters to control the pest population. No synthetic pesticides can be used but insecticides such as soap sprays, garlic sprays etc are used to control pests.
