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You're a what? An Organic Gardener? Part 1 - Page 3


© Deborah Turton
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Nov 1, 1999


Eventually bugs pests become resistant to chemcials - whether they're synthetic or natural. Chemicals are just too simplistic to keep a pest at bay for long. Ahhh - but predator bugs are just as complicated as your pest bugs are. As the pests develop new startegies to evade being eaten, the predators are developing new ways to ensure they can catch their dinner. It's a lot harder for the pests to develop resistance to a predator than it is for them to develop resistance to a chemical. So support your local predator population.

Next month I'll have more answers to common questions and challanges. Until then, keep up the organic work. If you have other questions that you've been asked, post them, and I'll try to cover them in the next few columns.

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1.   Nov 4, 1999 10:08 AM
Mort Mather just sent this to me and I thought it was another good answer to what's wrong with chemical fertilzers.

My answer comes from studying soil microbiology. Ever ...

-- posted by DeborahT



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