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pressure treated lumber & seed starting

-- [ From: nonayobusiness * EMC.Ver #2.3 ] --

Hi!  I think that you had better get the real story from a place like
Organic Gardening.  I have been following the lumber story in their
magazine, and  they have forced the lumber companies to admit stuff that
they weren't telling the whole truth about.  Once you hear both sides of
the story, then you can make an informed decision about what you are going
to do. I would not use just what the lumber yard says to form my opinion,
because very often, they are just repeating what the supplier has told them
to say.  Do more research. I have decided to not use this wood around my
veggie garden, but I do have a deck made out of it, and we will be using it
for a gigantic retaining wall that is in back of our house and is in the
process of disintegrating.

As far as the tickling of plants: I've heard that commercial growers of
tomatoes in greenhouses, use electric shavers that have been mounted on
long sticks.   They touch each plant with the vibrating stick for a couple
of seconds to pollinate the flowers.  Has anybody else heard this?
-LaurenB.
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