Subject: Re: One-Straw Revolution
From: J.S.Andrews@exeter.ac.uk (J.S.Andrews)
Organization: University of Exeter Maths Dept
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 1997 09:44:23 GMT
Message-ID: <MOD$970804.6666@rec.gardens.ecosystems>
References: <MOD$970731.5548@rec.gardens.ecosystems>
In article <MOD$970731.5548@rec.gardens.ecosystems>,
Bill Robinson wrote:
>
>Pete Moss posted an article stating that he has been reading
>Masanobu Fukuoka's, "One-Straw Revolution" which lists
>four principles of gardening:
>
>1.) NO CULTIVATION
So you just bung in the plants and hope for the best eh?
>2.) NO CHEMICAL FERTLIZER OR PREPARED COMPOST
thats the chickens out of a job then
>3.) NO WEEDING BY TILLAGE OR HERBICIDES
hang on a minute...hand weeding is allowed but no hoes???
sounds like a fast route to a bad back to me
>4.) NO DEPENDENCE ON CHEMICALS
I think you'd need a pint ( or something ) after all that hand weeding