From: Barbara Lamar <shabrika@juno.com>
>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.
I agree completely. In this case the "pests" were the four legged
kind (rabbits,deer) who apparently found even the young shoots of
these heirloom/organic plants to be tasty treats.
Brian
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