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Re:‘Less than half’ fresh produce sold globally makes any pr... by nightfly on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @04:50PM (#37589984)
> How did people do it before NPK and glyphosate

Compost/manure and lots of manual labor

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Re:‘Less than half’ fresh produce sold globally makes any pr... by mortureb on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @04:58PM (#37590096)
Yeah, I still think not having every pest and weed from Asia helped as well. Most of the weeds and pests on my property are some combination of Japanese/Chinese/Asian ____.
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Re:‘Less than half’ fresh produce sold globally makes any pr... by nightfly on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @07:38PM (#37591500)
Yeah, I've got a Tree of Heaven problem that sucks hardcore
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