Re: Soil Sterilization
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Soil Sterilization
- From: n*@ucsd.edu (Nan Sterman)
- Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 14:08:14 -0700
>I think that pre-emergents have their place, like sidewalks and patios, but
>not in the garden. What is in those things anyway? Do you really want
>noxious chemicals in your gardens? I prefer the old fashioned way, pulling
>or hoeing the little buggers. There is something therapeutic about ridding
>the soil of unwanted plants. I, for one, find weeding a very pleasurable
>task.
>
I have to agree with ginny, that's why I suggested mulch instead of
pre-emergents
Nan
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Nan Sterman, Master Composter in Residency
Olivenhain, California
Sunset Zone 24, USDA Zone 10b or 11
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So goes an old chinese proverb:
If you want to be happy for a few hours, get drunk;
If you want to be happy for a week-end get married;
If you want to be happy for a week, barbeque a pig;
If you want to be happy all your life long become a gardener
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