and control actual and potential plants considered to be noxious
weeds.
(b) Components.--The essential practices of organic land
management shall include:
(1) Regular soil testing.
(2) The addition of approved soil amendments as
necessitated by soil test results, following recommendations
by appropriate farming and agricultural associations, as
determined by the Department of Environmental Protection in
consultation with the Department of Agriculture.
(3) The selection of plantings using criteria of:
(i) Hardiness and suitability to native conditions.
(ii) Drought, disease and pest resistance.
(iii) Ease of maintenance.
(4) Modification of outdoor management practices to
comply with organic horticultural science, including
scouting, monitoring, watering, mowing, pruning, proper
spacing and mulching.
(5) The use of physical controls, including hand-weeding
and over-seeding.
(6) The use of biological controls, including the
introduction of natural predators, and enhancement of the
environment of a pest's natural enemies.
(7) Through observation, determining the most effective
treatment time based on pest biology and other variables,
such as weather and local conditions.
(8) Eliminating pest habitats and conditions supportive
of pest population increases.
§ 5916. Reports on pesticide usage.
(a) Required notice.--Beginning six months after the
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