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Old 12-10-2003, 10:02 AM
Franz Heymann
 
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Default Organic remedy for tomato blight ?


"Jaques d'Altrades" wrote in message
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LOL. Flame coming :-) I'd really like to understand on what basis anyone

can
call such a toxic mixture of chemicals 'organic'. Whats 'organic' about

it,
precisely, other than the bizzarre fact its in an 'organic' catalogue

for
historical resaons? Is that the definition of organic now?
And ...'Just wash the fruit well before using'? What about all those ads
decrying pesticides and complaining 'why should I have to wash chemicals

off
my food before I eat it'?


It's there largely because no better remedy has been found.

In any case, the word 'organic' has been hijacked to mean something else
entirely. Any growing thing is organic, whatever nutrients or *icides
have been used on it.

It's about time we reclaimed it before it goes the way of 'nice' [1]
And of 'sophisticated' [2]
And 'Prevaricate' [3]


And 'gay' [4]
And 'gender' [5]

[1] exact, precise, to the point. Often used to mean pleasant by those
who are not nice.
[2] Adulterated, deceitful
[3] To lie, dissemble, evade by deceit (When 'procrastinate' is meant)


[4] Full of, or disposed to or indicating mirth
[5] Grammatical classification of two (or three) classes of objects
occasionally corresponding to the sexes and sexlessness

To wit, in German, all girls are sexless.

Franz