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How do you even establish an initial batch of the crop large enough to crowd out all weeds, without killing the existing weeds to start with? Plants are hyperc
by Houshalter 9y ago
How do you even establish an initial batch of the crop large enough to crowd out all weeds, without killing the existing weeds to start with?
Plants are hypercompetitive and constantly fighting for space and resources. The only reason modern agriculture works is we are so effective at killing weeds with machines and herbicide. Otherwise crop fields would quickly be taken over by whatever grows the fastest.
- mcbits 9y agoI don't know how they do their farming in practice, but I'm pretty confident that it involves more land use and lower yields. They may also adapt their diet to whatever is the most edible among the weeds. This year a grape vine mysteriously sprouted in my garden and started taking over before I realized what it was and murdered it to save the zucchinis. A Jain would probably be happy enough with the grapes. I had even considered adopting it.