I've read the same thing. It is Roundup, and it's not just wheat, they spray it on oats too. It kills the crop, and any weeds. Then the combines can harvest the wheat faster because the totally dead plants cuts better, and there are less instances of the combine binding up, which causes them to shut it down to clean out the stuff that didn't cut. They also don't allow the GMO seeds which has taken over much of our crops. However, I am encouraged by some new generations taking the family farms to organic. That's encouraging.
Roundup is a bad memory for me. One of my neighbors, a teacher, saw in my garden what she thought was poison ivy (and may have been) so she had another neighbor spray Roundup on my rhubarb and asparagus bed, rendering it useless for future eating. I used to make rhubarb pies every year, but no more. I never see rhubarb sold in stores, so it's gone forever unless we move.
Thanks, but at this age I probably won't survive that long. I used to garden extensively (flowers and vegetables), but all that's left is poisoned rhubarb. I still have most of the old catalogs to point me in the right direction.
One of the funniest things here is the resident woodchuck. He stood on a huge two-foot high planter of leaf lettuce to pull down a four-foot tall blooming cosmos. We watched him eat the entire flower; it was hilarious. Are cosmos related to carrots? Foliage is similar. Thanks again.
You're welcome. I fully understand. My gardening has slowed down. I knew we would be in trouble some day, food wise, so I planted Apple, Pear and Cherry trees plus Raspberrry, Blackberries, Elderberries, Asparagus, Rhubarb, Garlic, etc. I wanted to be able to live off of my small lot as much as possible. Now I mostly freeze the cherries, raspberries and asparagus. And I make one or two Rhubarb pies. I eat the fresh apples, but I let the critters get the rest. It's just nice to know that the trees are there if there is a food shortage. After 12 years, my pears are just starting to bloom. Never had any pears yet. Those woodchucks can do a lot of damage. He really wanted that Cosmos. Not sure if they are related to carrots. You have a wonderful day.
I've read the same thing. It is Roundup, and it's not just wheat, they spray it on oats too. It kills the crop, and any weeds. Then the combines can harvest the wheat faster because the totally dead plants cuts better, and there are less instances of the combine binding up, which causes them to shut it down to clean out the stuff that didn't cut. They also don't allow the GMO seeds which has taken over much of our crops. However, I am encouraged by some new generations taking the family farms to organic. That's encouraging.
Roundup is a bad memory for me. One of my neighbors, a teacher, saw in my garden what she thought was poison ivy (and may have been) so she had another neighbor spray Roundup on my rhubarb and asparagus bed, rendering it useless for future eating. I used to make rhubarb pies every year, but no more. I never see rhubarb sold in stores, so it's gone forever unless we move.
That's terrible! Where do you live? I could send you some Rhubarb crowns/roots. The first rhubarb pie in the spring is like a tonic!
Thanks, but at this age I probably won't survive that long. I used to garden extensively (flowers and vegetables), but all that's left is poisoned rhubarb. I still have most of the old catalogs to point me in the right direction. One of the funniest things here is the resident woodchuck. He stood on a huge two-foot high planter of leaf lettuce to pull down a four-foot tall blooming cosmos. We watched him eat the entire flower; it was hilarious. Are cosmos related to carrots? Foliage is similar. Thanks again.
You're welcome. I fully understand. My gardening has slowed down. I knew we would be in trouble some day, food wise, so I planted Apple, Pear and Cherry trees plus Raspberrry, Blackberries, Elderberries, Asparagus, Rhubarb, Garlic, etc. I wanted to be able to live off of my small lot as much as possible. Now I mostly freeze the cherries, raspberries and asparagus. And I make one or two Rhubarb pies. I eat the fresh apples, but I let the critters get the rest. It's just nice to know that the trees are there if there is a food shortage. After 12 years, my pears are just starting to bloom. Never had any pears yet. Those woodchucks can do a lot of damage. He really wanted that Cosmos. Not sure if they are related to carrots. You have a wonderful day.