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  • From: "road's end farm" <organic101@linkny.com>
  • To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] orchard ground-cover options
  • Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 10:25:16 -0400

On Friday, August 9, 2002, at 07:06 PM, Joe and Ellen Hecksel wrote:


Another strategy would be to have a vegetation free zone 4' around the tree's trunk. That requires a herbicide mix like Round-up and Simazine or a black plastic mulch. Not an option if you are of the organic school.

Plastic mulches are currently permitted for use in certified organic production; though they've generally been on the regulated list. They may need to be removed annually (so they don't disintegrate into the soil over time).

Rivka Davis
Finger Lakes New York, zone 5
(It rains south of us and north of us, but not upon us.)





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