permaculture

[Lawrence London <lfljvenaura@gmail.com>]

When Good Plants Eat Junk
http://nautil.us/issue/34/adaptation/junk-food-is-bad-for-plants-too
Junk Food Is Bad For Plants, Too How a steady diet of fertilizers has
turned crops into couch potatoes.
By Anne Biklé & David R. Montgomery March 31, 2016

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