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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>Zounds! 99.997 percent? Pretty good! But where's
the evidence? Or is Dremann just kidding? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>I'm getting convinceder and convinceder that zero
is the best number for glyphosate "compounds." Thick enough thatch will kill
almost anything, including "desirable" plants. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>What works best is a healthy ecosystem, pretty much
unperturbed. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>Most whacking methods, while providing some
visceral satisfaction, jobs, and BigChem profits, do far more harm than good.
Digging, and even pulling, create localized disturbances which favor weed
growth, and chemicals, thatch, other quick fixes can, and usually do, kill
emerging natives. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>Even alien weeds can provide some ecosystem
services, such as soil-building, habitat for indigenous organisms, and food, for
example. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>Trying to bend Nature to our will, our fantasies is
questionable, at best. We need to re-examine our assumptions and deal with
verifiable evidence and numerous replications. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>But most and easiest of all is look at the causes
of alien species colonization. Without that information and understanding, one
can't really come to any valid conclusions. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>WT</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=landrest@cox.net
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 06, 2013 9:56 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Why not use the weed thatch to
kill themselves, instead of herbicides?</DIV>
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<P>Dear Wayne and All,</P>
<P>Love the discussion. Why not just limit the use herbicides only on
the perennials when needed, and apply from wicks instead of spray?
Wouldn't that solve all the problems? </P>
<P>The annual weeds are going away 99.997% with the use of straw mulch in my
Poppy Project in Palo Alto, California, that you can see at <A
href="http://www.ecoseeds.com/arastradero.html">http://www.ecoseeds.com/arastradero.html</A>.</P>
<P>I look at the weed thatch, cut either before the seeds are ripe, or after
the seeds are shed, as my most valuable weed-killing material to use, to kill
99.997% of the weed seedlings of the future, without the use of any herbicides
at all.</P>
<P>Sincerely, Craig Dremann (650) 325-7333. </P>
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