Would you say this is organic?

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  1. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Blimey, caterpillars on cacti?
    Scary :yikes:
     
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    Well they are mostly epiphytic so they were under the shade of a big oak tree which just rained Sawfly caterpillars on them :mad:
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    And the caterpillars actually attacked the cacti?
    Thought caterpillars were a bit more plant specific than that.:smile:
     
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      Can't see the caterpillars complaining even if it's not organic:yahoo:
       
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