All around for miles farmers use rye as a cover crop. Two weeks ago these fields were a lush green but are brown after massive applications of round up to clear the fields for soybeans. My small attempts to be as organic as practical seem futile.
My property isn't large enough to support a drift buffer. The soil is sandy so leaching is cause for concern. Wind born drift has seriously damaged fruit trees, flowers and vegetables suffer worse.
In this environment imagine my frustration when I futilely scoured the local big boxes for a BT based insecticide to treat leaf rollers. Sure there were organic pesticides but not what I needed. There seemed to be chemical options for everything. Why isn't this staple garden item not available?!
I can order it on line but shipping charges are sometimes twice as much as the actual product and I have to wait. A garden center about an hour away carries it but they can be pricey.
I'm befuddled.
