TEXAS ORGANIC RESEARCH CENTER (TORC)  September 12, 2011

In general, toxic synthetic pesticides are specifically prohibited, i.e., neurotoxins including all carbamates, organophosphates, pyrethroids, organochlorines and all products containing piperonyl butoxide (PBO). Certain toxic organic pesticides such as pyrethrum are also excluded.

Acceptable Organic Soil Amendments and Fertilizer Products

Alpha Bio Systems Products
New Plant THRIVE with Mycorrhizal Fungi
Vegetable THRIVE with Mycorrhizal Fungi
Tomato THRIVE with Mycorrhizal Fungi
Flower THRIVE with Mycorrhizal Fungi
Tree & Shrub THRIVE with Mycorrhizal Fungi
Turf THRIVE with Mycorrhizal Fungi
Compost THRIVE
Thatch Remover

CALCIUM PRODUCTS
Free-N-Green
Huma Cal
Triplicity

Carl Pool Organic Products (Except those containing synthetic fertilizers)
Premium Lawn Food
Seaweed Extract
Bedding Plants
Feather meal
Alfalfa Meal
Fish Meal

GreenSense Products

Hu-More Products

Ladybug Products
Dry Products
Lady Bug Natural Brand Fertilizer
Sylvan Formula
Liquid Products
John's Recipe Liquid Fertilizer
Terra Tonic

Maestro Gro Products
Garden Glo
Natural ONE
Sea Mist
Super Seaweed Plus
Rose Glo
Source ONE
Sea Spray
Texas Tee

Maxicrop Products
Cactus & Succulent Fertilizer
Cal-Sea-Feed
Citrus Fertilizer
Complete Garden Feed
Flower Fertilizer
Original Seaweed Extract
Tomato Fertilizer

Medina Products (Except those containing urea or other synthetic fertilizers)
Dry Products
Medina Growin Green Organic Granular Fertilizer
Medina Micronutrients
Medina Plus
Liquid Products
Garrett Juice
HuMate Liquid Humus

Microlife Products
Microlife
Microlife ‘Ultimate’
Microlife + Brown Patch Control
Super Seaweed
Ocean Harvest

Nature’s Guide Products (except those containing urea, biosolids or pyrethrum)
Garrett Juice
Liquid Fish
Liquid Fish & Seaweed

Neptune's Harvest Products
Fish – Seaweed Blend
Seaweed Plant Food
Hydrolyzed Fish Fertilizer
Kelp Meal
Crab Shell
Humate Concentrate

Organic Gem Products
Shake and Spray Liquid Fish
Special Turf Control Liquid Fish
Organic Kelp Meal 1-0-2
Organic Crab Shell 2-3-0

Rabbit Hill Farm Products
Azalea Food 3-5-2
Kelp Meal 2-0-5
Organic 6-8-4 Pansy Food
Rabbit Manure
Rose Food
Tomato & Pepper Food

Soil Mender Products
Minerals Plus
Humax Turf Soil Builder
Professional Landscapers Mix

Sustane Products (except those containing urea or other synthetic fertilizers)
2-3-3 All Natural Organic
3-4-2 All Natural Organic
4-6-4 All Natural Organic
5-2-4 All Natural Organic
8-2-4 All Natural Organic

Basic Meals, General Fertilizers and Soil Amendments
Alfalfa Meal
Bat guano
Blood meal
Bone meal
Corn gluten meal (60% protein or 9-0-0 analysis)
Coffee grounds
Compost
Compost tea
Corn meal
Cottonseed meal
Decomposed granite
Diatomaceous earth (natural freshwater)
Dry molasses
Cedar products
Earthworm castings
Fish hydrolysate and fish meal
Greensand
Gypsum
Horticultural corn meal
Humates and humic acid
Lava sand
Molasses, dry
Kelp meal lava sand
Rabbit manure
Rock phosphate
Seaweed meal
Soy meal
Sul-Po-Mag
Wheat bran products
Whole ground cornmeal
Zeolite

Basic Liquid Products
Apple cider vinegar
Compost tea
Fish hydrolysate (Liquid fish)
Garrett Juice mix
Humic acid
Molasses, liquid
Seaweed
Vinegar (apple cider and other fruit-based products)

We used to allow “bridge” or “transition” products that contain synthetic ingredients but no longer believe that is acceptable for organic programs. They are certainly better than pure synthetic products. Some garden centers have their own private label products. Most of those are very good but be sure to read labels and ask questions.

Unacceptable Fertilizer Products
Ammonium nitrate
Ammonium sulfate
Biosolids products
Ironite
Osmocote
Peters 20-20-20
Scott's Miracle Gro Products
Sewer sludge products
Synthetic fertilizers
Synthetic growth regulators
Synthetic weed and feed fertilizers
Urea
And all other synthetic fertilizers


Acceptable Organic/Natural Pest Control Products
Alpha Bio Systems Pond Products
Aqua-One
Alpha Bio Systems Pet Products
ANTidote
Bactimos Briquettes
Baking soda
Beneficial insects
Beneficial nematodes
BioWash
Bioblast
Biological products
Bora-Care
Borate products
Boric acid
Bt products
CedarCide Products
Cinnamon products
Citrex
Citric acid products
Citrus products
Clove oil
Cornmeal products
D-limonene
Deer Scam
Diatomaceous earth (natural)
Eco PCO D
Eco PCO Exempt
Eugene oil
Garden Weasel Crab Grass Control
Garlic tea products
Garlic pepper tea
Glue traps
Green Light Organic Products
Horticultural oil
Hydrogen peroxide
Insecticidal soap
Live traps
Mole Scram
Monterrey Herbicidal Soap
Mosquito Dunks
Neem
Niban (without PBO)
Orange oil
Pepper products (red and black)
Potassium bicarbonate
Rabbit Scram
Spinosad
Scram animal repellant products
Sycthe
Tim-Bor
THRIVE waste and odor eliminator
Vinegar products(from grain alcohol, 10% concentration of less, not distilled from 99% glacial acetic acid).

Unacceptable Pest Control Products
2,4-D
Acetic acid (petroleum based)
Amdro
Atrazine
Bayleton
Bayer products
BHA
BHT
BR-61
Broadleaf herbicides
Clopyralid
Copper products
Daconil
Diazinon
DSMA
Dursban
Ethoxyquin
Finale
Fipronyl products
Funginex
Glyphosate products
Grazon
Ironite
Manage
Merit
MSMA
Orthene
Orthonex
PBO
Pendimethalin
Picloram
Piperonyl butoxide
Pyrethroid products
Pyrethrin
Pyrethrum
Rapid Gro
Rotenone
Round Up
Sabadilla
Silica gel
SU herbicides
Synthetic fungicides
Vinegars 20% and greater in strength
Vinegar made form glacial acetic acid

And all other toxic synthetic products.