My problem with deep mulch - growing annual vegetables on a garden scale - has been slugs. They love the warm, moist conditions but prefer the soft growing...
I used to have that problem, along with mold and voles, and almost stopped mulching. But now I am mulching again, in parts thanks to draining my soil. However...
I just read an article in Scientific American's June issue on No Till Farming. It did mention the use of herbicides, etc, as you did. It was neither an...
Hello everyone, Its nice to see a good discussion. I will repeat the quote from Socrates, that pretty much says "the only thing I know is that I don't know...
David, Welcome to the group. I will gladly take a few of those slugs if you through some of your rainy days into the bargain. But joking aside, slugs...
Thank you, Dieter, for reminding me of Mr. Piri's name. I am recovering from a mastectomy, and my mind is not as astute as it might otherwise be. It is hard...
Jeff, Good to see my sparring partner is back. You probably guessed that I don’t agree. Conventional no-till farmers do not somehow turn into natural...
Dieter, Gloria et al, this is the picture I get here: (and it got fairly long...) We humans largely grow pioneer plants, annuals and biennials, for food. These...
To me this post of Dieter's some while rings true and important. (Original subject was: Re: [fukuoka_farming] Dieter, Bob, are you still there?) I would like...
... But after the glaciers came fertile soils, growing lush vegetation that developed new humus. When man started agriculture in northern Europe, he started...
Dear Dieter, some months, or perhaps even years ago, I made it clear that to do natural farming in a Mediterranean climate the most important factor were ...
http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/ALN/aln48/hanzi.html this article is an example of natural farming in drylands of brazil. not that I have more experience than...
Not exactly natural farming, Dieter, but could corn gluten meal be the answer to your weed problem? It is organic, and it does prevent weed seed germination....
This is so true, Jamie! The only successful gardens I have here are the ones with trees. Gloria ... clear that to ... factor were ... the annual ... always...
Please see the link given below. http://www.cedarmeadowfarm.com/PublishedArticles/Proceedings/Proceedings01.html Steve Groff still uses the herbicides like...
UGH! did it rain everywhere today? at least 6 posts I want to respond to... so instead of doing that I'll just condense in one long one, ha 'Ask not what do I...
... I don't agree. Conventional no-till farmers do not somehow turn into natural farmers along the way. The opposite is the case. Dependence on GM crops,...
Dear all, Some seem to consider that it is OK to use toxic chemicals like herbicides in farming and that this may be consistent with Natural Farming. I...
Dieter, I see your point, and then some. It is sad that we must wonder even about the water we use on our gardens knowing so much of it is contaminated with...
Now I'm just a gardener hoping to pick up some tips from this group. I'm no expert, but I've been growing vegetables for about 30 years. Slugs can be trapped...
This is interesting. I think I was too enthusiastic, cutting and dropping green manure then mulching with straw. No weeds grew on the beds but do grow on the...
... ducks love slugs. fukuoka mentions letting a couple of ducks loose once in a while, in one-straw revolution. have you tried that? regards, john burnett...
Does anyone have any advice regarding brown rot on peaches. the peaches turn moldy before ripening. I had another peach tree a few years that I had to cut...
I'm jumping into the discussion without having read all the contributions, but just wish to contribute a thought which might help resolve the issues around...
slugs try a one time application of a trace mineral salt... maybe a spray??? or try raw skim milk spray. i'm pretty sure the trace mineral salt spray will...
I live in Granite City,IL. In this city there are 7 steel mills and around 30,000 people. Within the last few years construction crews have been digging up...
