Re: CULT: Whole Cloth and rot resistance
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CULT: Whole Cloth and rot resistance
- From: Gerry Snyder g*@attbi.com
- Date: Sun, 06 Oct 2002 08:20:24 -0700
gardenhous@aol.com (Doreen F. McCabe) wrote:
>
> .... If i don't want grass to grow on my garden paths I spray post, or some
> antivegitation chemical. why don't I just throw lots of salt on
> the path? It is really that simple. why do we think we have to turn to
> chemical all the time?
Of course, salt is a chemical, sodium chloride.
It is less dangerous than most that are used to kill weeds, but salt
content of rivers in the arid West is a significant problem. Salt could
even mess up your own garden, depending on drainage patterns.
Boiling water is safer. Even manual weeding has negative side effects,
but they tend to be on the gardener, rather than on the garden.
But I agree with your basic point: if you use chemicals, the less toxic
the better.
Gerry, continuing to enjoy a great display from Mariposa Autumn
--
g*@attbi.com
Gerry Snyder, AIS Symposium Chair and Director, Region 15 RVP
in warm, winterless Los Angeles--zone 9b-ish, Sunset 18-19
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