What Are Best Espoma Products For A Earthbox?
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Espoma's Garden-tone has arsenic and heavy metals?
Comments (20)Thank you for your interest in learning more about hazardous and other industrial wastes in fertilizer. It has only been in recent years that the public has become aware of this method of disposal, and only then because of the persistence of a few Washington farmers, a small town mayor and the outstanding investigative skills of a Seattle Times� reporter Duff Wilson. The resulting investigative series 'Fear in the Fields: How Hazardous Waste Becomes Fertilizer' was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize for public service reporting. Duff Wilson's book 'Fateful Harvest, the True Story of a Small Town, a Global Industry and a Toxic Secret' was published in 2001 just days before the attacks of September 11, 2001. Needless to say, the book was overshadowed by the tragic events of 9/11. As you enter this site to learn more, keep in mind that our children bear a disproportionate burden of the consequences from toxins released into the environment. While we cannot claim this method of disposal is the cause of the rise in childhood health problems, it may be a contributing factor. The most recently released Food and Drug Administration�s Total Diet Study for the period 1991-96 would seem to support at least cause for concern, recording a 50% rise in dietary arsenic since 1986 for both toddlers (2 year olds) and adults age 60-65 and a doubling of dietary arsenic for toddlers between 1984 and 1996.[1] We are at a point in history, where the silent majority � those who care about the environment and children�s health � can no longer afford to remain silent. The consequences of environmental change are all around us, and like 'canaries in the coal mine' our children are paying the price as sentinels. Statistics on childhood illnesses since 1980 are staggering. Asthma has increased 142%; cancer continues to rise at 1% per year; birth defects are rising; and 17% of all children under age 19 have some form of developmental disability[2]. Even the EPA acknowledges the 'probable cause' is 'environmental toxins' and that most likely the damage is being done in-utero. We have a unique opportunity to unite behind this issue that literally affects every one of us, and send a clear message to our elected officials that we want nothing less than a clean environment, and healthful food. I implore you to get involved and stay involved until this method of disposal has been banned and protective standards set. Please join me in protecting our future by demanding safe food and fertilizer. The cure is prevention. Patricia Anne Martin Former Mayor, City of Quincy Here is a link that might be useful: Safe Food and Fertilizer...See Moreare these two Espoma limes one and the same
Comments (7)Yes, Espoma does tell us. If you read the product label you will find that this is dolomite lime - you have exactly what you need. Suppliers change packaging all the time - it does not mean it is a different product. Because of Federal requirements, the ingredients will be listed clearly on the packaging. And this is for container soil.......having a soil test done is usually overkill for a potting mix, especially a custom one, as you are able to tailor the ingredients almost exactly to your needs. Here is a link that might be useful: Espoma lime MSDS...See More3/28/16: Best roses, life-tips, quotes & products & recipes you love
Comments (47)Jess: Remember the puzzle over what cause our cravings for sweets ?? I still take Brewer's yeast (high in chromium, B vitamins, selenium) for my sweets-craving. I consumed Brewer's yeast for my immune when I was sick with flu-shot reaction, it took away my craving for sugar (despite drinking just lemons, no sugar). Now I cut down to 1/4 dose (only twice a week), just to supply chromium to stabilize my blood sugar. It does help with craving for sweets, see below excerpt: http://www.livestrong.com/article/101523-herbs-lose-weight/ "Chromium: This trace mineral helps metabolize carbohydrates. Some diabetics take it to help stabilize their blood sugar. It also can be used to curb cravings for sweets. Susan Brown, a certified clinical nutritionist in East Syracuse, New York. She recommended 200 micrograms of chromium four times per day to a woman who craved sweets. The woman was amazed at how quickly her cravings were tamed." *** From Straw: Months ago, I reported that eating eggs daily helped with my craving for sweets ... found that eggs are good sources of chromium: Foods High in Natural Chromium Beef Brewer’s Yeast Dark Chocolate Chicken Eggs Oysters Potatoes with the skin on Whole Grains Apples Read more: http://undergroundhealthreporter.com/sugar-cravings-how-to-control/#ixzz44hqTBlAK WebMD also reported that chromium helps with craving for sweets, see below: " June 3, 2004 -- A popular nutritional supplement may reduce serious carb cravings in people with depression. The supplement is chromium picolinate. John P. Docherty, MD, president of Comprehensive Neuroscience Inc., White Plains, N.Y., and adjunct professor of psychiatry at Cornell University, penned the report. Docherty's study enrolled 113 people with atypical depression. Two-thirds took chromium picolinate supplements for eight weeks, and one-third got a placebo. Researchers found that atypical depression patients who also had carb cravings improved with chromium compared to placebo. "In that group with high carb craving -- a third of the patients -- we had a very significant benefit from chromium picolinate," Docherty says. "Compared with placebo, it had a 2-to-1 advantage in reducing depression overall." http://www.webmd.com/depression/news/20040603/chromium-may-cut-carb-craving-in-depression?page=2 **** From Straw: I used to buy chromium supplement but threw that away, after studies linked that to liver-damage. Brewer's yeast is much better, since it has all B vitamins, along with chromium and selenium. Will have to find the amount of chromium and selenium in the dosage....See MoreMore Earthbox Questions - and a sun question
Comments (38)Drying out between waterings in my interpretation would be when soil is not optimal and roots risk suffocating. That refers to roots always being deprived of oxygen deep in the soil weighing over them after exhausting the oxygen which roots consume. EB mix is supposed to be light which means it has lots of interspace in the texture of the mix for the oxygen to penetrate and the roots to be suspended in a nice air/water mix. Furthermore, there is a layer of air below the grating inside from which air enters the soil - something that doesn't happen in nature usually. This keeps roots from suffocating and is touted as the major advantage of EB over dumping a pile of soil in a pot. Drying out roots is bad. Perhaps it refers to the soil top being dried out under some gardeners heavier soil, with the assumption that the rootzone is moist deeper down, a rule of thumb so that zone is not maintained over saturated. All of us here who are successful use or develop a lighter mix to get this effect, as there are many ways to have well-aerated soil which EB has no monopoly, and is just a participant in a wide selection. What it is is a cookie-cutter container design that is reproducible when used as directed. EB pulls the irrigation from below by capillary action (wicking), so the mix is never saturated being light always maintains the appropriate aeration and moisture and drains excess into the reservoir any excess if you violated instructions and watered from the top rather than the tube. But yeah, IMO don't OCD like continuously top off your Earthbox especially if you have the cover on. Let the wicking work and drop the saturation level of the wicking a bit ... as a higher air to lower moisture is better. All depends on your soil mix, how spongy and waterlogged it gets so that's a bit of art and feel of it. Remember the best is to have soil squeeze in your fist but not drip anything, yet clump from moisture. Cheers PC...See Morecalifornian
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