Here's something I've had a hard time figuring out. I've read some books on
organic gardening, some material on permaculture. Ideally, I want to be
letting stuff that drops to the ground compost, as it would in nature. But
there are a number of diseases and pests whose control is effected by raking
away the windfalls, leaves and detritus. Camellias, for instance, are prone
to that fungus that makes the petals go brown and part of controlling it is
to pick up the fallen flowers and dispose of them. I've ready many times
that people should pick up dropped stone fruit, apples, pears, etc. as a
pest/disease control. How to reconcile these things? On the one hand you
want material to compost, ideally in situ for some things, and on the other
hand you need to get rid of disease/pest vectors.
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