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Re: [GWL]: Rodale Press

Jeff, I'd like to know more about this product and others similar to it's
non-threatening properties. I do not hold an applicator's license to spray
or fertilize for my landscape clients simply because I personally don't want
to touch, breathe ,etc. the chemicals my industry promotes. I should become
more educated to other products introduced. Please do share with me some of
your resources.
Thanks,
Gloria Schechter
prettydirtyladies@prodigy.net
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff Ball <jeffball@starband.net>
To: <Gardenwriters@topica.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 4:18 PM
Subject: RE: [GWL]: Rodale Press


> Yvonne brings up a perfect example of the dilemma.  Her Dawn Redwood was
in
> danger of being lost because of a very serious attack of Japanese beetles.
> The "organic" approach did not work and the life of the tree might be in
> danger.  Instead of turning to Sevin, which is an organophosphate type
> insecticide (similar in chemistry to Diazinon and Dursban) which may or
may
> not have worked because of the difficulty of spraying a whole tree, she
> could have used Bayer's new Tree and Shrub insecticide which uses the same
> chemistry as that used in Merit, the very effective, and apparently
> environmentally safe grub killer.  This stuff is poured into the soil as a
> drench any time of the year, except when the ground is frozen.  The tree
> absorbs the chemical.  It is therefore a systemic that lasts for 12
months.
> It kills Japanese beetles after they take their first bite.  It doesn't
> bother beneficials since they don't take bites out of the tree.  The stuff
> doesn't hurt earthworms, doesn't affect the soil bacteria or the root
fungi
> in the root system.  It is absorbed by the tree and does not leach into
> ground water.  It does all the right things in terms of maintaining a
> healthy ecosystem above ground and below ground.  Because it is synthetic,
> it is out of bounds for the "organic" gardener.  I believe there is room
for
> discussion here.  If I'm close to losing my tree and I'm applying this
stuff
> only once just around the tree, I'm really feeling like that is a good
idea.
> Should I pour the stuff under every tree and every shrub on my property
> every year, just in case?  Absolutely not!  If the Dawn Redwood is in the
> right place and is living in soil filled with organic material, then most
> years, it can fight off the Japanese beetles on its own.  It's just those
> times every 6 to 8 years when the Japanese beetles seem to take over the
> world that maybe that synthetic product, used properly, is an appropriate
> tool for the caring homeowner.  I think it makes sense and I care a whole
> lot about the condition of my ecosystem.
>
> Jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Yvonne Cunnington [y*@sympatico.ca]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 9:11 AM
> To: Gardenwriters@topica.com
> Subject: Re: [GWL]: Rodale Press
>
>
> Jeff Ball wrote: In my view Organic Gardening lost its edge when the
powers
> that be in the late 80's refused to compromise on J.R. Rodale's 1948 rule
> that all synthetic pesticides are bad.  Those of us who bought into the
> catechism of Rodale back in the 60's and 70's have learned a few things in
> the ensuing years, and the hard and fast rules of J.R. don't hold up much
> any more, in my view at least.
> _____________________
>
> As always, a most interesting observation from Jeff, and I'd like to hear
> more on this topic. In Canada, several municipalities have passed bylaws
> banning the use of pesticides for so-called cosmetic purposes, and
recently
> a court challenge of these bans by two lawn care companies was essentially
> thrown out by our supreme court. (I'm oversimplifying the case to keep
> things brief.) Public opinion is divided and very emotional. I was talking
> with our local newspaper's garden writer recently, and he doesn't want to
> touch the topic with a 10 foot pole. Can there be a compromise between
> organic practices and judicious, reasoned use of synthetic pesticides? All
I
> know is when my newly-planted and thriving Dawn Redwood is virtually
> defoliated overnight by a horde of Japanese beetles, I'm sorely tempted to
> get out the Sevin and throw my self-imposed no-pesticide rule out the
> window. (This, after going around for weeks, knocking hundreds of the
damned
> beetles into a pail of soapy water in Rodale-approved fashion.)
>
> As for Rodale's OG, like many magazines, it has doubtless seen its
> readership age and its circulation stagnate, and the new format is a way
to
> try to entice a new, younger readership into the franchise. Moribund
> magazines need to attract new readers, and you can't blame them for trying
> but this strategy never fails to upset the core readership. -Yvonne
> Cunnington, Ancaster, Ont.
>
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