On Mon, 11 Sep 2000 08:16:00 -0700 (PDT) Brian D Williams
<talon57@well.com> writes:
> My friends
> who planted the seeds I gave them reported that these plants were
> quickly and eagerly consumed by pests if not protected.
I've found that when I plant a wide variety of botanical families in the
garden; leave the soil undisturbed by tilling; and maintain a high %age
of organic matter in the soil I have very few losses to insects or
disease. My theory for why this is so is that in such conditions the
plants are able to obtain the nutrients they need in order to build
strong immune systems. Commercial fertilizers can be good sources of N,P
& K, but lack trace nutrients.
Barbara
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