17-02-2004, 07:27 PM
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Taste, Is organic gardening viable?
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(simy1) wrote:
Frogleg wrote in message
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On 16 Feb 2004 13:51:02 -0800, (simy1) wrote:
certainly cuter, and doubles the smugness factor. :-) It's also
economical, if you happen to keep animals which produce manure that
would otherwise be a disposal problem (see: hog waste pools). But
'organic' evidence seems to include a lot of anecdotal material.
no doubt.
"The balanced soil"? Say, what? "...better health and metabolism of
the plant"? "...better micronutrient profile"?
almost certainly so. when you buy a bag of potassium chloride all you
get is K. When you get manure you get a much more distributed profile.
Check the soil under your chemically grown corn. It has less or no
earthworms. Without earthworms, drainage is worse, root penetration is
worse, if you have a sandy soil, water retention is worse. Further, if
you analyze it after repeated usage, its micronutrient profile is
depleted. Less slugs is the only advantage I am willing to admit.
Got slugs? You need geese... ;-)
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