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Horrilble weed problem for a newbie
Charlie, you go boy. Seeing the post through your eyes, I'm outraged all
over again. In article , Charlie wrote: On Sun, 5 Apr 2009 09:40:15 -0700 (PDT), gardengal wrote: Sometimes it's just not worth it to respond :-) Then don't, instead of leading people astray. Put simply, poison bad. Unless, you KNOW that there is no down side, consider all chemicals poison. Chemical that isn't poison? There's water, sulfur, charcoal, lime, and stuff like that. Your ambiguous, mealy-mouthed reply lacks any conviction.....lukewarm, it is.....patooie! Take a stand. Population control may not be pleasant, but nature is effective. The chemical solution is going to result in population control also, but with more severe results, from which we likely will have a much harder time recovering. Oh wait.....'tweenst that and several other big events on the horizon....life is becoming very difficult. "Organic gardening" may be a practice that preserves some folks. But hey, whaddo I know, my edumcation list is even shorter than my willy, so, I'll just jab at all you bigwillys from my assigned place at the bottom. 'Bout all the good it seems to do anywhoo. I am an organic gardener myself, meaning I avoid chemical pesticides and fertilizers whenever possible - Nope. That is not the definition and principle of "organic agriculture". Give the OP the full story. You seem to be more intent upon castigating Billy and presentations than helping the OP. Man, I totally missed that. Next thing she'll be sayin',"I'm a pacifist, except for when I'm killing people". I expect we'll soon be hearing the praise of 10-10-10. Poseur. I tend to avoid even organic pest controls as well, as many times they are just as harmful (if not more so) to the you and environment as those synthesized in a lab. But the organic Nazis, Mein Gott, she ist on to us. We have to get some "Blackwater" disguises. You noticed that she is leaving room between herself and organics. I wonder if she follows the reduced bioflavonoids and chemical residues up the food chain. Of course here we were talking keelematt in the UK, where it doesn't rain all the time, sometimes it's foggy ;O) There the run-off is assured. He obviously doesn't know or care about dead zones in the sea caused by chemfert run-off and the poisoning of the local water supply that will affect children the most, or the impact of pesticides and herbicides on other species like frogs. Frogs be the canaries of the waterways. When the frogs stop croakin', you can expect to be next. sigh....anyone heard of Godwin's Law.....guess not. I are guilty also, me guesses. such as Billy appears to be, sigh......why does Billy always get to be the.....never mind. are detrimental to the cause as are any type of ideologues and tend to put people off the program rather than encouraging them. There are pros and cons to every approach and chemical methods are not inheritantly bad and organic ones inheritantly good. Chemical controls have reduced many disease and insect problems over the years that would have otherwise devastated farming and cropping and we wouldn't have fed a 10th of the population we managed to provide for since WWII had not chemical fertilizers been invented. You know, Charlie there have been many book written on this subject as well as the previous one. To be expected to give the lie to it in a newsgroup post is overwhelming. But be assured dear readers, they are lies. And this is a good thing....why? BTW......you've neglected one of the basic tenets of "organic" gardening. Know what it is? It's simply a matter of educating one's self and others on the drawbacks of either approach and to remember to use moderation in everything. Including how one presents their personal point of view or gardening philosophy. Hmmmm.......careful now, the OP takes offense at any hint of lack of education. There is nothing wrong with having and maintaining a lawn if that is your desire and it is quite possible to have a thick and lush lawn WITHOUT the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. It just takes some research into the techniques and materials and a bit of work initially. Torching the weeds is a very viable approach. And it too produces very fast, efficient results. I'd consider it a definite option. Torching dangerous ideas and practices is viable and efficient also. Just another option to try and help people remove their heads from their arses. Charlie Gotta' run. My squirrel is outside demanding his snack. -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI29wVQN8Go http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1072040.html |
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