Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[Terry Wereb <frosted-acres@sbcglobal.net>]

I never said Holden was totally organic-- did I? The
only use a chemical when the non chemical methods
involve o much manpower-- something that does not
ecist there--600 acres under cultivation-- an a need
to ereadicate the invasice plant species not only in
the cultivated areas, but the natral areas as well.
Believe me, there are many 'events' held where the
volunteer force is out grubbing around remioving
things like vinca and garlic mustard, with weed spikes
an trowels.

Terry

--- Ken Hargesheimer <minifarms2@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Holen Arboretum is 3400 acres, most of it in a
> natural state--The only time I have seen or hear of
> a chemical being used, is for eratication of
> invasive wetland plants -- so herbicide was applied
> to an area where a new bed was going in-- .
>    
>   The chemicals used there will be there at least 3
> years and maybe more.  HA is not organic.  An
> organic gardener/farmer never uses chemicals; not
> even some organic chemicals such as nicotine.  
>    
>   Ken Hargesheimer
> 
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