tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035413595615119365.post3707900668838825039..comments2024-03-21T07:26:16.299-07:00Comments on The Sharing Gardens : Herbicide Contamination?ShareInJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15141816776100943894noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035413595615119365.post-88030867671994122962017-08-01T11:36:26.032-07:002017-08-01T11:36:26.032-07:00Who will be a top performer this year? We won’t kn...Who will be a top performer this year? We won’t know until the data is collected later this month, but one thing is certain: these tough and beautiful grasses definitely will have a place in future low-water landscapes in Colorado. <a href="http://bestselfpropelledlawnmowers.com/electric-mower/" rel="nofollow">best self propelled lawn mower reviews</a><br />jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13835847777966515522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035413595615119365.post-87306789248159734272017-06-22T18:24:38.843-07:002017-06-22T18:24:38.843-07:00A comment from Harry MacCormack - Ten Rivers Food ...A comment from Harry MacCormack - Ten Rivers Food Web, Willamette Valley, Oregon<br /><br />Hi - I have heard stories over the years much like yours. Clopyralid is often what turns up in the research. It is a chemical still allowed in both urban and agricultural applications. It cannot be composted out. Other herbicides have half lives of up to 5 years, depending on application rates and the amount of biology in the field that would take them out. It is a very dangerous chemical world out there and about to get more so in this valley as over 20,000 acres of Hazelnuts have been planted in the last couple of years, almost all of which are and will be managed with herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, etc. <br /><br />Have a good season despite,<br /><br />HarryShareInJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141816776100943894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035413595615119365.post-33828674172586759072017-06-21T08:44:58.392-07:002017-06-21T08:44:58.392-07:00And this comment from our friend Jan: Llyn, I'...And this comment from our friend Jan: Llyn, I'm so sorry to read this news. I am familiar with this issue and it was from the horse manure. You can search about it for Chittenden County<br />solid waste district in Burlington, VT. They sold contaminated compost to residents and it was a huge issue. I think the source was feed from China. Love, JanShareInJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141816776100943894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035413595615119365.post-8526936313725858162017-06-21T08:42:58.223-07:002017-06-21T08:42:58.223-07:00This comment from one of our readers: I would also...This comment from one of our readers: I would also be a little suspicious of horse manure. I would not have it on my place, myself. Horse owners who love their horses worm them for parasites every 8 weeks minimally. 6 weeks if they are conscientious and now they have a continual wormer that is in the feed. These chemicals go through the whole GI tract. <br /><br />Cow and sheep producers such as myself now only worm on a case by case basis, to prevent parasites becoming resistant. I probably haven’t given a wormer to any of my animals in 2 or 3 years. Horses eat much closer to the ground ( long story) and they are very prone to serious parasite infestations.<br /><br />Never ever get compost that has Christmas trees in it. Toxic bombs, according to my farm journals. Also I live next to a Christmas tree operation. You can only put certain things on or near food. On Christmas trees all bets are off. “ That stuff’ll kill ya” as I was once told and firmly believe. D.S SandbergShareInJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141816776100943894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035413595615119365.post-4232798950130143452017-06-21T08:40:43.989-07:002017-06-21T08:40:43.989-07:00Thanks for adding to the conversation, Don. We als...Thanks for adding to the conversation, Don. We also received other comments pointing to the manure we used in our potting soil as the source of contamination. The man who brings us horse manure usually digs into a pile that is MANY years old but we suspect that the one load he brought that we used to make our potting soil may have been fresher (still saw a few uncomposted horse turds and weeds growing in it - which doesn't happen on the super-composted stuff). Just our luck that that was the load we used to make our potting soil. Jury is still out though because we did use a HUGE amount of wheat straw to build our compost pile last summer - which could also have been contaminated. Will need to be way more cautious about what materials we bring onto the land from now on. Llyn and ChrisShareInJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141816776100943894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035413595615119365.post-81852909080224323102017-06-20T16:38:20.561-07:002017-06-20T16:38:20.561-07:00Thanks for the links Chris and Llyn--very helpful....Thanks for the links Chris and Llyn--very helpful. I got manure last fall from a feedlot. Applied it liberally to pea and bean rows in March--very poor germination rate. I'm thinking that the feedlot hay had been sprayed--will conduct bio-assay. Don Lyon, Calapooia Food Alliancephototravelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984718111891536633noreply@blogger.com