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Re: Bone Meal


Pat:

Are you sure that steamed bone meal would pose any less risk? Also for
those of us who garden organically, what would be a good substitute to
use for bone meal (outside of rock phosphate which I already use)?

Mike A. (western Oregon, Sunset zone 8)
quincymike@juno.com


On Sun, 16 Mar 1997 14:01:58 -0500 Pat Patterson <RPatter927@AOL.COM>
writes:
>Don't Panic. The only bonemeal I use is steamed. Heat treatment cleans
>the
>meal. Also, much would depend on where the bone came from. Don't use
>raw
>bonemeal. I never use bloodmeal and do not know the risk factor
>involved in
>that. If you want the truth, the disease would not have spread had
>basic
>proper practices been followed, ie all animal parts to be used for
>feed need
>to be thoroughly cooked.
>Pat in Noti, OR
>


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