On 14/01/2016 13:33, Jeff Layman wrote:
On 13/01/16 22:55, Charlie Pridham wrote:
On 13/01/2016 13:02, Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article ,
David Hill wrote:
In Tesco yesterday I noticed that their premium parsnips claimed to be
grown in Mineraly enriched soil.
Any ideas whay this could be other than soil with fretilizer in it?

Soil contaminated by heavy metals?


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

That was my thought! we are not supposed to eat any root veg from our
garden due to heavy metal and arsenic in the sub soil so not perhaps the
best way to advertise veg!!

I wonder if there is any evidence that all the Cornish wildlife eating
wild fruit, leaves, stems, etc is being poisoned, and is suffering as a
result.

Its not a problem if you leave well alone, its only when you start
digging or disturbing the natural layers you bring stuff to the surface.
and its only found in some parts of Cornwall not all over. we have found
not digging and mulching plus the leaching downwards due to rain fall
have made the soil here a lot better. I didn't believe the don't grow
veg thing and had the soil and some veg tested. soil was indeed sky high
in all sorts, but the veg once washed were well within acceptable
limits! The truth is we don't grow veg as I am rubbish at doing it!

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Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
National collections of Clematis viticella & Lapageria rosea