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 Lynton. 
Obviously I should NOT have named it an organic garden. Yes I 
use Rup. mainly around my 50 fruit trees. I spot spray and in the last two years 
may have used 1/2 lt. The dead material disappears so I presume that 
something has turned it into organic matter Worms survive. No other product 
other than AACT is used. 
What is the alterative? Rotavating between the trees regularly 
and thus break up the soil structure and lose moisture? I could and have planted 
clover but we see no rain from May to October with temps in the 34C-40C, the 
clover dies and the grass that grew with it takes over, at my age I do not feel 
like hoeing it out!! 
By the way I am non commercial . As 
far as I know I am the only AACT brewer in the country.Grow the most expensive 
fruit, keep fit and healthy and we give excess produce to the local Old Peoples 
Home. 
Kirk. 
Facts.NO digging mentioned. Loosens the ground to that depth 
in one pass! RUp good ? better of the two evils of wind erosion,climatic 
change factor,erosion by water and general degradation. 
In cereals we are talking of feeding local people ,plus export 
if possible,WITHOUT government subsidies and cheap fuel in E. Europe, 
Africa,Russia, Australia and perhaps S.America at the same time preserving the 
soil.Do you have any evidence that Rup or others effect worms,and all the 
bacteria,fungi etc.in the soil.?  
What am I suggesting.  AACT is great but we are not just 
keeping the lawns green of over paid entertainers and those CEO and their senior 
staff that condone devious accounting practices.We are talking of 
preserving millions of acres of land which at this moment is best served by 
Min. Cultivation. I have great expectations of AACT but it is generations away 
from being used on a large scale. 
At least Min. Cult.is preserving the land for the future 
generations to use AACT on it if possible whereas lots of over populated places 
have no chance of sustainabley feeding themselves as all the trees have been cut 
down and animal manure burned for cooking. AACT will NOT be available to help 
these people, min.cultivaton  is.Carry on the good work 
but realise that there are millions of acres to care about and fix your thoughts 
on this as well as the local garden. 
Bill H. 
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