foraygardengirl said:...some form of pest and weed control is needed to boost production and preserve our food supplies, especially when botanical materials are transported from place to place.
Important point!
I prefer the use of non POISONOUS methods unless the situation gets out of hand before it's realized.
I smother weeds with cardboard.
I know some farmers who put black plastic between their rows.
When I bring in my houseplants from their summer vacation on the deck, I unpot them, swish them in a bucket of water, and repot them in fresh potting soil.
I'm sure my ways are too labor intensive for mass production and distribution, but I am also sure that if people would just quit reaching for the poisons as a matter of course, better methods could be developed.
