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Re: fertilizer

I believe (and of course all standard disclaimers apply) the concern with 
osmocote is its molybdenum content.  Molybdenum is a metal/trace mineral 
that your body needs, but, like everything else, too much can be bad for 
you.  It can cause gout-like symptoms and interfer with your body's ability 
to metabolise copper.  In fertilizer it helps plants use nitrogen.

hmm.  My osmocote 14-14-14 says "vegetable & bedding plant food" and no
mention of molybdenum.  Maybe I'm thinking of some other version of their
fertilizer.  Or some other fertilizer entirely.  Or maybe it's just really 
late and I'm 'fused.  Check your labels.

Marianne

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Marianne Hoppe                           
Montana State University-Northern    www.nmclites.edu/~hoppe
Havre, Montana  (USDA Zone 3a)       www.nmclites.edu/~hoppe/garden/Gardens.htm
hoppe@msun.nmclites.edu              www.nmclites.edu/~hoppe/garden/zones.htm
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> Kris Cowling wrote:
> > 
> > My question is, do you really use Osmocote on EVERYTHING.  I'm quite a novice at the
> > whole gardening sceen, and the "guy at the nursery" said I could use Osmocote on
> > perennials and annuals, but not to use it on anything edible.  My instinct also says not
> > to use anything but organic fertilizers on my edible stuff.  I'm just curious how safe
> > Osmocote is for consumption?
> > 
> > Marie
> > 
> > Didier Maujean wrote:
> > >
> > > Nan Sterman wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >Osmocote 14-14-14 is what we use where I work...and I have just used it
> > > > >at home on everything...it appears to work just great....
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> I know very little about the contents of Osmocote for plants as opposed
> to veggie garden...one of the guys I work w/ who has 25 years in the
> business says that there is no diff between the formulation of
> either.....so he uses one type rather than stocking two....cruisin the
> contents on the bag I didn't see anything that I thought would hurt me.
> Its all basic and slow release.......go figure...hamburger can kill you.
> God what ya gonna do?
>                         DEE
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