On Nov 19, 2009, at 2:09 PM, Dan M wrote:
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Behalf Of Nick Arnett
"Organic gardening" bugs me. Sounds like the opposite would be
"inorganic
gardening."
Like organic food...as though non-organic tomatoes were carbon free.
I like to think of it as Amish gardening...getting back to the 19th
century.
Unfortunately, there is a lot of that going around.
The "unfortunately" in your comment reminded me of this:
http://www.garden-soil.com/garden-soil-organic-1.html
Especially:
Most experienced plantsmen and soil specialists today occupy a
middle ground, using organic and chemical materials as seems
best suited to the needs of a particular soil, plant, or
circumstance.
"Unfortunately", too many people are absolutists, as the article notes:
But those who are at the extremes - violently pro-organic or
anti-organic - press their arguments so vehemently as to almost
drown out the moderates.
The answer, as in so many things in life is, "it depends".
Dave
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