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  • From: "Gene Bush" <genebush@otherside.com>
  • To: "gardenwriters-on-gardening" <gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [gwl-g] Organic or chemical future?????
  • Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:41:48 -0400

 
1. Do you garden organically (naturally if you want)?
    I suppose this is like being "just a little pregnant" but, for the most part yes is the answer. When blister beetles come through to devour al our clematis, asparagus, we spray. Mostly we share, let the birds handle the insect population. This takes place on property that has display gardens and a nursery as well as our residence.
2. Is there a growing trend towards organics and away from chemicals amongst your audience, vica versa or status quo?
    One can not pick up a trade magazine without articles on the subject. Garden centers, nurseries are getting on the band wagon as the next attention getter. Most of the major gardening magazines over the past few years have had feature articles on aspects of "going green".
3. Do you see a divide between "Older gardeners" (40 plus)  who are chemical users and Younger Gardeners (Below 40) who are organic?
    I am 67 and my wife is in her early 50's so don't thing age is a real dividing line. Also Master Gardener where chemical were pushed heavily until very recently. Read Organic Gardening back in the early 70's. All of this is being recycled... we had the big movement in the 70's, it faded back to chemicals with a vengeance. Perhaps this time the wave.......
    Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana

 
Jeff L




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