Re: Organic/weed control
- Subject: Re: Organic/weed control
- From: G*
- Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 17:42:57 -0400
Hello Anne,
There is not such thing as being a little bit pregnant. You can not really be
organic and use Roundup on the property. At least not "officially".
Having said that.... I have stayed away from herbicides and pesticides for the
past 25 years as much as I possibly can. Things took a bit to come into balance on
my 5 acres, but they did after about 3 years when I first moved here. It is quite
rare that we must use a pesticide around here. My partner is more apt to spray
than I, but she too is learning to think before picking up the spray. We do use
roundup... simply too much to handle manually. Period. So... we are not truly
organic here, but stay as close as we can in the real world.
I would recommend that you contact Wild Ones before you get into your prairie
garden project. So many have gone there before you. No sense in re-inventing the
wheel . Good group. In fact, their annual meeting in Shelbyville, KY (near
Louisville) on Saturday the 11th. Will be over there giving a talk on woodland
wildflowers, fall planting.
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Anne Dimopoulos <along@mpdr0.chicago.il.ameritech.net>
Subject: Organic/weed control
> Here's a topic for the experts out there. I've been gardening
> organically for about 7 years now and am very pleased with the results -
> less insect damage, better growth, better plant recovery after stress,
> and tons of good insects, butterflies, birds, etc. On our new place in
> Wisconsin, about 2 acres have been used as pasture, which is basically a
> weed meadow. What are the pros & cons on using Round-up? I want to
> clear the weeds and establish a mostly prairie garden - this will be
> surrounding a small barn that we'll use as a workshop, potting shed
> combination. Also, what are the pros & cons on Preem? Some of my
> gardening friends swear by it - I'm concerned that out in the country,
> there will be many more weed seeds blowing into the garden than we've
> had here in the city. We've been able to keep up with about 1400 s.ft.
> of beds by hand weeding, cultivating, and mulching, but triple or
> quadruple that, and we won't be able to keep up. Suggestions from those
> of you who have a lot of space are welcome.
>
> Anne- Chicago
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