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Re:Unsealed Documents Raise Questions on Monsanto Weed Killer by elif on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @11:17AM (#13876667)
in japan, they put plastic bags on fruit on the vine/branch, but in the US that would require far more exploited immigrants, so that's not perfect either.
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Re:Unsealed Documents Raise Questions on Monsanto Weed Killer by mohaine on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @12:15PM (#13877148)
How does a plastic bag on fruit help kill weeds that are a completely separate plant?
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Re:Unsealed Documents Raise Questions on Monsanto Weed Killer by elif on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @02:14PM (#13878397)
sorry, it's an alternative to pesticides, not herbicides. I was confused.

However, i've used plastic sheeting in my garden to keep the soil warm and incidentally block light from weeds.

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Re:Unsealed Documents Raise Questions on Monsanto Weed Killer by petre on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @01:48PM (#13878177)
The crops you want grow trough holes in the plastic lining, the weeds don't get a chance to see the light since they're under the "bag".
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