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Old 15-05-2012, 08:50 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Rikki wrote:

I have been making my pots out of newspaper for the last couple of
years, but someone has piped up that newspaper has arsenic in it and
it's dangerous to use. Can anyone tell me if it's true please.


So have I, but for longer. I very much doubt it. In any case,
you won't absorb enough arsenic to be a problem - you need a
certain amount in your diet, anyway.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.