Gardening: Learn Gardening Techniques to Grow Veggies and Fruits In Your Back Yard The word "organic" is often heard these days in connection with gardens and food, but what does organic really mean? It depends on the context. To define simply, organic gardening, growing fruits or vegetables or other things is described as growing in harmony with the nature, without using harmful synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides or other products which will upset the ecosystem. Organic gardening can be quite complex for farmers and commercial growers.