--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "suziezuzie" <msilver1951@> > wrote: > > > > Spoke with a professional gardener and he told me that if I didn't > want > > worms in my apple tree, I would have to spray because the larva is > > inside the apples. I asked him what the organic growers use and he > > said, "they use the same spray as the non organic growers use, but > > less, instead of spraying 12 times a year, maybe around 6 times a > > year. "REALLY", I asked? "Yea", he said, "because there is no other > way > > to get rid of the worms". "WOW", I said, "You mean this whole organic > > thing is a scam"? I asked. And he said, "yea, pretty much". "I bet > > hardly anyone knows this, that they think organic means NO sprays at > > all", I said, and he said, "Yea, that's right. Is he right? > > Yes and no. There are biological (as opposed to > chemical) sprays for apple trees that don't > violate the organic criterion. > > Here's a Web page that discusses techniques to > avoid using even the biological sprays: > > http://www.taunton.com/finegardening/pages/g00062.asp >
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