Pat Meadows wrote:


[2] 'Organoponicos' are raised beds made of concrete as used
in urban areas throughout Cuba. A fascinating description
and photos are available at:

http://www.newfarm.org/international...rian_cuba.shtm


This link didn't work for me so I googled for the term "Organoponicos". That
led to an interesting 15 minutes or so coming up to speed on Organoponicos.
THEN I noticed something new and just tiny bit exciting ... the use of a
plant to control slugs / snails.

"Planting and application of botanical pesticides
Solutions are prepared from insecticidal plants and applied to infected
crops. Some insecticidal plants include Neem (Azadirachta indica), which is
effective on a wide range of insect pests and Solasol (Solanum globiferum),
which kills slugs and snails."

Solanum globiferum is a new term for me.
Chased it down to he
http://216.239.53.104/search?q=cache...hl=en&ie=UTF-8
and was pleasantly surprised to note that 1) I understood most of the
Spanish on the page and 2) that it is a sort of Calendula. I had forgotten
that Calendula could be useful for this. Thanks!

Bill
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