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Re: Public Compost & Herbicides

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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

What I do is use the free stuff for the flower beds and the homemade 
stuff for the veggie beds.
-Ron
menoldre@va.prestige.net


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