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Glenna Rose wrote: writes: I think the organic thing is the latest craze, and it's promising things it cannot do. You must be absolutely correct. After all, my own garden, prolific with delicious produce, probably exists only in my imagination. That is why I start getting telephone calls in March and April from friends asking if I'm planning to plant certain things this year and requesting to be put on the list, some of those garden themselves. To quote you on your subsequent posting: "The first fall I had this house, the apple crop was abundant (I have several trees) but the coddling moths loved the apples so it was quite a chore to have any pie or sauce and I just didn't pick from the trees to eat as I had in my childhood." I guess you forgot about the coddling moths. There are those on this group who have been to my web page from 2002 and seen what my garden is like and know from that, and their own experiences, that organic works. As for it's being "the latest craze," it's a practice that has been in place for far longer than there have been television, radios, or even presses. It may have been around for many years, but now it's getting a lot more attention. But you probably aren't aware of that. You seem determined to insult it totally as if all the good it produces doesn't exist. To each his own. You use chemicals, I do not. That is the way of the world. The objection on my part is that you come across as totally against You obviously have not read all my postings. I use as many organic methods as practical ( sticky traps, mulch piles, etc.). I have never insulted it. Just the way certain people are telling us we MUST go over to it completely. I try and do minimal spraying to save my fruit. I don't particularly like spraying chemicals, but I have found the organic sprays do not do the complete job. it when it has proven in a very high percentage of home gardens to be effective. That commercial farms are converting speaks for itself . . . for those who wish to hear and to listen. One thing for certain, the chemical-producing companies are not going to tout its benefits. Thats because you are satisfied with mediocre tasting fruit and probably have never tasted a really excellent apple. Those are the apples that organic farmers don't grow because they are not inherantly disease resistant. If I were ever ready to call someone stupid, you are getting close. Obviously you cannot read. I grew up in eastern Washington which has been stated in this thread. Not only have I eaten of the most delicious apples on the face of the planet, but I have picked some as well. If you are talking about the Washington Red Delicious, I have to believe that your exposure to other varieties is very limited. Even the growers in Washington are finally waking up and starting other varieties like Fuji and Gala because the public is tired of the nice shinny red apples that taste like cardboard. My own grandparents had a variety of apple trees in their yard, in the heart of the best apple-producing area of the world. Maybe so, but those are not the Washington Apples we buy in the Midwest. My childhood is the basis of all apple tasting, because I've had the best. Your comment about my own apple tasting really reveals to me that you just go off un-informed and not wanting to be informed. You come across as a truly sad person, Here we go with the insults again. and I suspect you have many inter-personal problems with others based on your inability to listen. Your opinions seem to be the only ones that matter and everyone who thinks differently must be silenced. Oh, and I suppose yours is the only truth. I'll bet you voted for our current president and plan to do so again. Actually, I voted for Gore. Surprised? I take Oat and Wheat bran with my cereal every morning, but it still does not keep my blood pressure down. I don't recall saying anything about either of those affecting blood pressure, only that oat bran will lower cholesterol, based on it absorbing it so it never gets into the bloodstream. Not only it that highly documented by credible sources, but it has been proven correct over and over in the lives of friends as they start practicing it. As I said in my last response to you, you do tend to read into writings things that are not there. This comment only serves to prove my point! Taking with your cereal is rather deceptive and only minimally effective; make your cereal oat bran and you'll see a difference in your test results. As for your blood pressure, I'm not at all surprised that yours is high. If you simply enjoyed life and adapted a more encompassing attitude about life around you, it would very likely become closer to what would be normal. If your doctor were to read your responses in this thread, there is no doubt in my mind that the same doctor would tell you that you, not the meds, must do the bulk of correcting the problem. Meds can help, but the patient must change their lifestyle which, in your case, might mean to not spend so much of your energy trying to be angry with everyone in the world. Just look at how much negative energy you have created and expended on this thread . . . one can only imagine what you do with the rest of your life. Hey, you are in this thread, as well. I just don't like people taking anything to a fanatical extreme. Organics has a place in this world, but it is not yet the total solution. When they come out with an organic spray that kills Codling Moths, Plum Curculio, etc., I'll stop spraying the chemicals. Instead of coming back with insulting remarks to me about this, try seriously evaluating my comments regarding this with an open mind for several days. More importantly, practice it . . . instead of just reacting to contradict someone, think about what they have said, find what there is that you agree with and concentrate on that instead of attacking ideas (and even people). You will be a much happier person, as will those around you, and your blood pressure will start coming down. Try it, you will be amazed. OK., so you go out and tell everyone to throw their medication is the garbage can. Again, you have taken something said and turned it into something entirely different. What I said, and clearly written, was that doctors are too quick to reach for prescription pads and not taking advantage of natural methods and incorporating them whenever possible. When I had a physical several years ago, my cholesterol was very high on the test, repeat "on the test." They scheduled me with the specialist who spoke with me and reached for his prescription pad. I told him to take another test, that I knew it would be down 40 points from where it was several weeks ago when the blood test was taken. He didn't believe me but could clearly see that I was unwilling to take meds that were going to potentially damage my liver, cause dizziness, etc., on the basis of *ONE* blood test. You see, I knew how I ate the days before that test and, after getting the results, went back to my oat bran muffins (made with oat bran, no flours), skim milk, orange juice, and sliced banana breakfast. He ordered a second blood test . . . and, just as I said, my cholesterol was down a bit over 40 points. Well, we are really getting off topic for a gardening forum. Let's drop this aspect. My point was that many times meds are prescribed when they may not need to be, and often could be prescribed in smaller doses if they really are needed. However, you (generic you) would prefer to reach for a pill than change your (generic your) life style. It's like that with gardening, see a bug, grab the spray; don't identify the bug and see if there are natural predators for it and utilize those. It doesn't take much in the way of effort to reach for a pill bottle or a spray can. We human beings are very much on the lazy, I don't want to be bothered, side. Just like there are no magic pills for every malady, there are no effective organic cures yet for every pest. If you are willing to accept that, we can put this thing to rest. Glenna a lazy gardener, letting the beneficials and birds take care of the bugs, and just enjoying the garden (after supplementing the soil every fall/spring with organic material to keep the soil healthy) |
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Some of the reasons I don't spray pesticides ...
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OK. Are you saying now that you are not getting any attacking pests on your
apple trees? If not, what percentage of apples are attacked? Are you spraying with any organic stuff, and what is it? Glenna Rose wrote: writes: To quote you on your subsequent posting: "The first fall I had this house, the apple crop was abundant (I have several trees) but the coddling moths loved the apples so it was quite a chore to have any pie or sauce and I just didn't pick from the trees to eat as I had in my childhood." I guess you forgot about the coddling moths. NOTE: I said "The first fall I had this house ..." Obviously, I had no control over what happened to the trees, or their care, before I owned it and took possession of it *and* the apple trees! Did that go right past you? |
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