Re: Public Compost & Herbicides

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• Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 23:57:30 EDT

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    There is an article in this months' Organic Gardening Magazine all about 
compost from public sources. If memory serves, it is something you have to be 
very careful about. For example, the county sprays toxic substances on the 
sides of the roads to kill weeds. Then they mow, then those clippings end up 
in the cities "Free Compost." You put it in your garden and "Voila" your 
garden possibly now contains a number of highly toxic herbicides. Some of 
these herbicides might not even be approved for human consumption. Some of 
these substances will remain in the soil for up to three years. Even if you 
are not going to be handling your garden in a thoroughly organic way you 
might want to think about the dangers that lurk in that "Free Compost."  
Kimberly


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