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Is it safe to eat brassicas that are fertilized using fish waste?
Some Brassica species such as Brassica juncea and Brassica oleracea (broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, etc.) are hyperaccumulators of heavy metals. If the soil where such plants grow is regularly ...
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Paint dumped into our garden, how bad is it?
We recently had some work done on our house and it included painting a room. After the contractors left we discovered, through our security cams, that they had been using our backyard to clean their ...
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Is it safe to use yuca/cassava skins in my compost
A whole bunch of cassava root has made its way into my house and now I have a whole bunch of cassava rinds, about a kilo or so, which I chucked into my compost bin (A trashcan full of holes) to start ...
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Community treatment of wild parsnip - your recommendations
Each summer in those parts of the world where wild parsnip goes to seed there are various small efforts to control the spread of this plant. The media have a field day, of course, "deadly", "toxic", "...
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Do toxic mushrooms that grow near a plant affect its edible / poisonous traits?
Some facts:
I have some Basil growing in a pot, for the past 7-8 months, with some Thyme right next to it.
Last week some mushrooms grew on the soil in-between them and under the Basil.
What I know:
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Are poinsettia poisonous?
I often see warnings about this common Christmas plant being poisonous to people and pets but have never seen any definitive evidence. Of course toxicity is all in the dosage and concentration so my ...
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How long does Copper sulfate pentahydrate persist in the soil, after application?
In particular, I am interested in it's effects after it has been applied and the roots affected have been largely removed. Does it break down over time, and if so what is the time frame? What will ...
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