Painter disposed paint waste in Vegetable garden
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Comments (35)My daughter called me this evening about her garden. Her peas are 7' tall and loaded with peas; her tomato plants are 4'tall and nearly as wide and loaded with tomatoes. The owner of the place just informed her the reason her garden is so lush is because she planted it over the septic tank. So she called me to ask if it will be safe to eat the foods she has planted? There is no leakage, no smell or odors; infact she had no idea it was even there until now. The question is: "Is it safe for her family to eat the foods in her garden?"...See MoreAnyone Using Milorganite for Vegetable Garden?
Comments (53)I am not saying they are the "bad" guys. I am sure all the lab people and the laymen working for these agencies are good and honest. I just don't trust the people in the upper echelon of these agencies. Most or maybe all of the people running and managing these agencies have conflict of interest due to the practice of revolving doors. When the results are not favorable to the corporate interests they represent, they suppress the release of such information or they totally omit that part of the information. Too much industrial and corporate interests are vested in the outcomes of these studies and lab results. There are also too many instances where the corporate interests are placed before the interest of public health. You can find these instances in the following: addition of flouride into public water supply, suppression and manipulation of data by the CDC regarding MMR vaccine's role in autism, glyphosate's safety when review of Monsanto's records tell a different result... Glyphosate (Roundup)was once touted as safe for human use and approved by EPA. I unfortunately had believed these claims and used it in my home garden. Now studies have shown that exposure to this chemical can cause cancer and kidney failure and other health problems. All I am doing here is trying to protect myself from such a repeat of an occurence. I don't want to find out a few years from now that Milorganite maybe toxic. By that time, the damage is already done and the soil in my garden contaminated. Look I am not trying to stop people from using this stuff. If anyone is comfortable and ok in using this in your home, by all means use it. I am just asking for independent lab testing and its results. If you can provide me with this information, I am grateful....See MoreDispose of Oil Based Paint and Stain
Comments (8)Wow! 15 gallons. I think I would check the yellow pages for hazardous waste disposal or call the county and ask them what they want you to do with it. Or get lots of cardboard and newspaper and do a little at a time for the next few months. :-( If any of it is old enough to have lead in it (pre 1978, I think), it is definitely hazardous waste....See MoreIs ‘garden soil’ really worth it for vegetable gardens?
Comments (23)Here's a quote from Gardengal above: "Biosolids - recycled human waste - is very highly regulated and goes through extensive processing before it is released for sale. Far more than any animal manure is." And here's a discussion about the "Extensive processing from Water and Wastes Digest: "A technological schematic of raw wastewater residual composting process is shown in Figure 1. Once the quick lime and residual are thoroughly mixed, the bulking agent and a portion of recycled compost are added and mixed. This mixture then is formed into piles and allowed to compost until a temperature of 55 to 65° C has been maintained for 3 to 11 days." So 3 to 11 days of processing plus a few days to get the quick lime/human waste mixture mixed and up to temperature is known apparently as "extensive processing". They also add recycled compost which many times is wood chips. I also found out why so many bagged soil amendments have so much water in the bags. There is a lot of discussion in the above article on getting the excess water out of the mixture. In fact one might conclude that there's more concern with removing water than with "extensive processing" The manure pile I've been working for two years has had no manure added to it during those two years. There's no reason for any individual wishing to use manure to also find a similar source of Aged and Well Composted horse manure. Take your pick 2 weeks for human manure or possibly most of a year or more for animal manure....See More- vmtrash thanked daninthedirt (USDA 9a, HZ9, CentTX, Sunset z30, Cfa)
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