Mon, Aug-19-19, 09:49
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Senior Member
Posts: 19,235
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Plan: atkins, carnivore 2023
Stats: 225/224/163
BF:
Progress: 2%
Location: Massachusetts
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Then lets take out the human factor.
There has been a quiet but thriving movement to integrated growing practices. Permaculture. Its about creating a beneficial mix of plants to host bwnefical bugs, improve soils, and have decent production.
We noticed this year very few tomato horn worms. AND ea h on we find, about 6, are fully adorned by white wasp eggs making a coat. We leave these alone. This wasp is controlling the tomato horn worm so I dont have to. I did save one to make sure there will be food for the wasps next year.
Another producer grows trees to harvest for wood and runs cattle thru to mow between trees. Otherwuse lots of time and money running a mower.
Another person uses ducks, around their nut trees. Controls vegetation, leaves fertilizer and removes pests.
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