But nothing makes them roses grow in calcium rich/iron poor soil like a good dose of Ironite! What am I supposed to do now, bury some old tractor parts to rust away in the dirt and provide that much needed iron for my plants?!? Now we've got greasy tractor parts leaching (who knows what chemicals that old tractor has spread over it's lifetime) gak into the water/soil. I guess without the Atrazine, the weeds will just take over anyway. How is it that those weeds grow so well in iron poor soil?
On 3/28/07, S S <back2scool...@hotmail.com> wrote:
Why I am glad you asked...... Ironite is obtained from the wastes of mining tailings and along with it contains a lot of heavy metals and arsenic. Although the mining companies have reported that such waste products are harmless for use in your backyard, I have serious doubts. They stated that it is even safe for rats, based on their toxicology tests and the form is not biologically active. Here's my unscientific concerns about using ironite. For one thing, I am a human being and not a rat. Then that stuff piles up in your soil and there is nowhere to go, keep using it and it will all add up. When young children play in the yard, they might play with the soil and some will put the soil straight into their mouth. Most likely it will ultimately leach down to into the water, perhaps not within my lifetime, but for future generations. No matter how safe the tests would state, no heavy metals added in my yard for me. I don't need to be convinced with a short term study on this, I am no longer touching that stuff. So if you enjoy Lead and Arsenic in your garden, lawn, and in the Aquifer then go for it. Otherwise.......leave it on the shelf. Check the link below to the Lawsuit filled against the company...... http://www.envirolaw.org/poison.html
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