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Ironite Questions?
On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:43:14 -0500, "Marie Dodge"
wrote: "Penelope Periwinkle" wrote "Marie Dodge" wrote: Ironite v. a liquid. What problems have you people had with Ironite? What is the issue with this product? If it's dangerous, how is it legal to sell for use in gardens? Is there any other type of iron to add to the soil/compost besides liquids? With large gardens, sprinkling "iron" water over the plants several times during the season isn't practical. You know, I did a quick google on Ironite this morning, and; after wading through a fair bit of eco-nazi frothing, found this article: http://www.dirtdoctor.com/view_question.php?id=120 It was more balanced than any of the others. I use Hi-Yield Copperas, which is a powder derived from ferrous sulfate. It was recommended by more than one organic nursery, is relatively cheap, and effective. Where do you get it? I've not seen or heard about it here in central TN. Who carries it? I think you would have to go to a nursery, not a big box store to get it. I got it for years from a local organic nursery; but when they retired, I was still able to get it from a more traditional nursery. I would just call a few nurseries or plant stores near where you live and ask if they carry it. I really miss my organic nursery, they were always willing to try and get products that I'd read about on the web, or help me find a suitable alternative. The biggest problem is finding potting soil without any fertilizer in it, but that's a whine for another post. Penelope -- "Maybe you'd like to ask the Wizard for a heart." "ElissaAnn" |
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Penelope Periwinkle wrote: You know, I did a quick google on Ironite this morning, and; after wading through a fair bit of eco-nazi frothing, found this article: http://www.dirtdoctor.com/view_question.php?id=120 It was more balanced than any of the others. Eco-nazi frothing? So this is the fair and balanced report? Let's start with the report itself. There is no opponent's voice in the article there are just the proponents, Rob Morgan, Ironite's executive vice president and chief operating officer, Dr. Eberhardt, Ironite's consultant, and a few commentators. The most telling quote came from David Shields, a geologist with a Dallas engineering firm who has worked on lead cleanup projects, said the key question for consumers is not which forms of lead or arsenic are the most or least toxic. The EPA does not make that distinction when it plans residential cleanups, he noted. Instead, Mr. Shields said, the important question is whether consumers can make an informed choice. "I'm not telling anyone they shouldn't use any particular product," Mr. Shields said. "But lead is lead is lead." Then there are the Bio-Nazis at EPA http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/lrpcd/wm/projects/135367.htm Release of Heavy Metals from Ironite(R) Ironite(R) is a common fertilizer made from mine tailings available at any lawn and garden store. The presence of heavy metals in Ironite(R) has resulted in its banning in Canada and lawsuits in the United States due to the potential release of heavy metals, most notably arsenic and lead. Bioavailable arsenic released from Ironite(R) is dependent on its mineralogical form. Previous work sponsored by the producer of Ironite(R) identified the arsenic bearing phase as arsenopyrite with the conclusion that arsenic in that form does not pose an ecological threat. However, a closer look with EXAFS has identified the arsenic phase within Ironite(R) as scorodite-like. Scorodite is more soluble than arsenopyrite, in fact, the dissolved arsenic released from scorodite can exceed the US drinking water standard. In addition to the data collected at Argonne National Labs in February 2005 that identified arsenate sorbed to iron oxides as the dominant arsenic bearing phase, secondary identification techniques are currently being used to confirm this finding such as thermogravimetric analysis and Mossbauer spectroscopy. Then there are the bio-Nazis over at Garden Web. http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/...029533485.html Ironite, Ironate, or Green Sand * Posted by jenny_in_se_pa USDA7 Sunset 32 (My Page) on Fri, Jun 1, 07 at 9:12 I don't recall ever seeing Ironite (or similar iron-promoting products) recommended for edibles outside of the ericaceous edibles like blueberries, etc. Ie., these products have generally been targeted towards ornamentals, and particularly acid-lovers including the ornamental ericaceous shrubs (rhododendrons, azaleas, pieris, camellias, gardenias, etc). Chemically, iron is less available within the generic pH ranges that many cultivated veggies grow in and those vegetables are adapted differently anyway, without the need for the same types and levels of micronutrients like iron, as the ericas. For my blueberries, I have been using Hollytone to keep the soil acidic and get the iron in that they need for the foliage. Greensand is supposedly a good source of potassium and iron. The conglomerate of elements that is targeted in greensand ("glauconite") is a naturally-occuring (from old sea beds) substance that is mined. Back in the day (and probably still in the current), many used to or still do use wood ashes for potassium (potash), although in that form, it can drive the alkalinity of the soil up. Iron was (and often still is) added by sticking iron nails around the plants! Greensand is an ingredient in some Epsoma products that coupled with something like ammonium sulfate, will lower the surrounding pH enough to help make the iron ions available when aqueous. The very reactive potassium doesn't need much (mainly water will do) to make it available. --------- Utilizing recycled industrial waste products is good stewardship if the efficacy and safety of such recycling process and final product can be substantiated and that such standards are being monitored and regulated periodically. There just seems no reason to financially support for the use of a product or take on take such risk environmentally or personally when we do not know that the benefits exceed the costs with some certainty, especially when better alternatives exist. ------- Then there is http://www.envirolaw.org/cases/poisonbg.html Food Crops that Absorb Contaminants Detected in Fertilizers Toxin Vulnerable Crops Health Effects of Contaminant Arsenic Carrots, onions, Carcinogenic potatoes, other root crops Cadmium Lettuce, corn, Kidney disease, carcinogenic, birth wheat defects, diminished fertility Lead Fruits and grains Seizures, mental retardation, behavioral disorders Dioxin Zucchini, pumpkin, Carcinogenic, diminished fertility, cucumber birth defects, immune system dysfunction SOURCES: Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registry, U.S. Public Health Service, Environmental Protection Agency. Environment International Agency for Research on Cancer and Environmental Health Perspectives. My question to you Penelope is how much lead, arsenic, and cadmium do you have to ingest to improve your health? -- Billy Bush and Pelosi Behind Bars http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1009916.html |
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, Billy wrote: In article , Penelope Periwinkle wrote: You know, I did a quick google on Ironite this morning, and; after wading through a fair bit of eco-nazi frothing, found this article: http://www.dirtdoctor.com/view_question.php?id=120 It was more balanced than any of the others. Whoops, I forgot our eco-nazi friends over at Rutgars University. http://njaes.rutgers.edu/pubs/soilprofile/sp-v16.pdf While the great majority of commercial fertilizer products are generally regarded as safe and free of harmful levels of heavy metal contamination a limited number of products of concern have been identified in the garden center and fertilizer dealer market place. An example of a product of concern that is widely available in the home garden fertilizer market is Ironite. A recent study found that Ironite contains up to 3600 mg/kg As and 2900 mg/kg Pb and that solubility testing indicates that the product should be classified as a hazardous waste. On August 15, 2005, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture issued a ³stop sale² on Ironite 100, but other Ironite products remain on the market. A limited survey of commercial products obtained from fertilizer dealers in New Jersey, conducted by Rutgers Cooperative Research and Extension, identified one zinc product of concern that contained 83 mg/kg Cd (Table 2). Also analysis of a commercial liming material found a Ni concentration of 194 mg/kg. New Jersey state officials, garden centers and fertilizer dealers are being informed about these suspect products. In New Jersey, commercial fertilizer products are regulated for guaranteed nutrient concentration by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA). Although concentrations of nonnutrient substances in fertilizers and liming materials are not currently regulated, the NJDA will, on request from the public, test product samples for some heavy metals of concern. When a farmer, gardener, or fertilizer dealer has concerns about the guaranteed nutrient concentration in a fertilizer, quality of a liming material, or possible contamination of a product with heavy metals, the product in question may be sampled and tested by the NJDA, P.O. Box 330, Trenton, NJ 08625. Phone: 6099842222. -- Billy Bush and Pelosi Behind Bars http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1009916.html |
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On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:40:45 -0700, Billy
wrote: Eco-nazi frothing? Speaking of... Penelope -- "Maybe you'd like to ask the Wizard for a heart." "ElissaAnn" |
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Penelope Periwinkle wrote: On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:40:45 -0700, Billy wrote: Eco-nazi frothing? Speaking of... Penelope Ah, Penelope, the vituperous vixen: queen of the fractional entendre and vacuous thoughts. Heil. -- Billy Bush and Pelosi Behind Bars http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1009916.html |
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, Billy wrote: In article , Penelope Periwinkle wrote: On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:40:45 -0700, Billy wrote: Eco-nazi frothing? Speaking of... How did you arrive at giving more credence to the commercial, ad selling, don't-want-to-offend-any-potential-advertisers DALLAS MORNING NEWS than say Rutgars University, the EPA, or the Garden Web? I can imagine your embarrassment, having your stupidity on display like that, but to go 'tudinal instead of owning up to your error is childish. And, we've probably had all the invectives that we may have needed for a gardening group. Put up, or shut up. -- Billy Bush and Pelosi Behind Bars http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1009916.html |
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On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:37:39 -0700, Billy
wrote: In article , Billy wrote: A twofer! pwned! hee hee! A bit of kind advice: read the actual words I posted, not the ones you've convinced yourself I posted so as to support your spittle-flecked rant. Penelope -- You have proven yourself to be the most malicious, classless person that I've encountered in years. - "pointed" |
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Penelope Periwinkle wrote: On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:37:39 -0700, Billy wrote: In article , Billy wrote: A twofer! pwned! hee hee! A bit of kind advice: read the actual words I posted, not the ones you've convinced yourself I posted so as to support your spittle-flecked rant. Penelope And I, dumb bunny, only used yours ;O) hee, hee, hee, hee When you used the Dallas Daily or what ever, you just said that you thought, it was the most balanced assesment that you had read. You must have picked some real crap. Bio-nazi wasn't mine. Bio-nazi is what is known as as an invective in literate circles. You brought this to the party and you didn't care who you smeared. You could have said, as Mr. Mr. Shields said. "But lead is lead is lead." Why are you here? You can find some other place to jerk-off. Gardening connects to a lot of areas in our lives but calling people Bio-nazis is so . . . "Limbaugh", and invectives have no place in this discussion, unless you have already been smeared with one, as you did to Jangchub. Apparently, others here knew you when you were sane, I don't have that advantage. We have enough potty mouths already, thank you. If you can't express yourself, don't try. Grow-up and contribute or go jerk-off somewhere else. Ironite is poison and you can't even say it. You're freakin' hopeless. You can argue that it is dilute poison but that is . . . You said Bio-nazis, and in doing so, and by implication, you supported a toxic product. Happy now? To me you are just a dumb, trying-to-look-clever bitch. Get real or get lost. -- Billy Bush and Pelosi Behind Bars http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1009916.html |
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"Penelope Periwinkle" wrote in message ... On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:43:14 -0500, "Marie Dodge" wrote: "Penelope Periwinkle" wrote "Marie Dodge" wrote: Ironite v. a liquid. What problems have you people had with Ironite? What is the issue with this product? If it's dangerous, how is it legal to sell for use in gardens? Is there any other type of iron to add to the soil/compost besides liquids? With large gardens, sprinkling "iron" water over the plants several times during the season isn't practical. You know, I did a quick google on Ironite this morning, and; after wading through a fair bit of eco-nazi frothing, found this article: http://www.dirtdoctor.com/view_question.php?id=120 It was more balanced than any of the others. It certainly was. Thanks. I use Hi-Yield Copperas, which is a powder derived from ferrous sulfate. It was recommended by more than one organic nursery, is relatively cheap, and effective. Where do you get it? I've not seen or heard about it here in central TN. Who carries it? I think you would have to go to a nursery, not a big box store to get it. I got it for years from a local organic nursery; but when they retired, I was still able to get it from a more traditional nursery. I would just call a few nurseries or plant stores near where you live and ask if they carry it. Will do but organic gardening isn't all that popular where I live. When I tried to get all organic fertilizers I went into sticker shock. The cost of blood meal and bone meal are astronomical! You'd think it was gold meal. People with small gardens can probably afford such prices, those of us with larger gardens would have to sell our firstborn sons. I really miss my organic nursery, they were always willing to try and get products that I'd read about on the web, or help me find a suitable alternative. The biggest problem is finding potting soil without any fertilizer in it, but that's a whine for another post. I've learned to make my own potting soil. It's much cheaper than buying it. Us retired people have to watch what we spend. Penelope -- "Maybe you'd like to ask the Wizard for a heart." "ElissaAnn" |
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On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:31:34 -0500, "Marie Dodge"
wrote: "Penelope Periwinkle" wrote: Hi-Yield Copperas I think you would have to go to a nursery, not a big box store to get it. I got it for years from a local organic nursery; but when they retired, I was still able to get it from a more traditional nursery. I would just call a few nurseries or plant stores near where you live and ask if they carry it. Will do but organic gardening isn't all that popular where I live. When I tried to get all organic fertilizers I went into sticker shock. The cost of blood meal and bone meal are astronomical! You'd think it was gold meal. People with small gardens can probably afford such prices, those of us with larger gardens would have to sell our firstborn sons. I understand. There doesn't seem to be much sympathy for people on a budget or people who don't have easy access to organic products; but I understand where you're coming from. Since my fav organic nursery closed two years ago, it's been difficult to get organic products, and no one place seems to carry more than one or two, so I end up driving all over the place. Ad not all the big box stores like Lowe's and Home Depot carry all the same items, so if they don't appear to have a market for organic products in an area, that store won't carry them. Both the Lowe's and the Home Depot nearest me don't carry much in the way of organic products. I have to go to a Home Depot almost 25 miles away to get to one that does, and even then, the choices are limited. It hard work to stay organic around here! I really miss my organic nursery, they were always willing to try and get products that I'd read about on the web, or help me find a suitable alternative. The biggest problem is finding potting soil without any fertilizer in it, but that's a whine for another post. I've learned to make my own potting soil. It's much cheaper than buying it. Us retired people have to watch what we spend. I used to make all my own, but I'm not retired, so free time is the limiting factor for me. Penelope -- "Maybe you'd like to ask the Wizard for a heart." "ElissaAnn" |
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Penelope Periwinkle wrote: I understand. There doesn't seem to be much sympathy for people on a budget or people who don't have easy access to organic products; but I understand where you're coming from. I have difficulty with the idea of organic soil amendments that have the word product included. Sure dried blood, bone meal etc. and other products are costly. But is it not a fundamental idea to put back into the soil more than we take out. Aside Bone meal and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease scary. How to do it becomes the issue. Cover crops, manures, anything once alive. I favor wood chips as I get them delivered for free. Then there are the trips about to barber shops to take the waste hair. Making friends with the local high cafeteria folks to take the garbage. Keeping those teaming microbes alive and well so we can eat off the top of the chain. Bill wondering why my eyelid is itching. ) -- Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA |
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Penelope Periwinkle wrote: I understand. There doesn't seem to be much sympathy for people on a budget or people who don't have easy access to organic products; but I understand where you're coming from. I have difficulty with the idea of organic soil amendments that have the word product included. Sure dried blood, bone meal etc. and other products are costly. But is it not a fundamental idea to put back into the soil more than we take out. Aside Bone meal and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease scary. How to do it becomes the issue. Cover crops, manures, anything once alive. I favor wood chips as I get them delivered for free. Then there are the trips about to barber shops to take the waste hair. Making friends with the local high cafeteria folks to take the garbage. And coffee shops for their spent grounds Keeping those teaming microbes alive and well so we can eat off the top of the chain. Not to mention the feast it would provide red worms. http://www.unclejimswormfarm.com/ind...how_aux_page=3 Wouldn't be long before a pound turns into 10 pounds Steve Young |
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On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:07:50 -0400, "Steve Young"
bowtieATbrightdslDOTnet wrote: Not to mention the feast it would provide red worms. http://www.unclejimswormfarm.com/ind...how_aux_page=3 Wouldn't be long before a pound turns into 10 pounds So, aren't you concerned about spreading what is considered to be an invasive species? Penelope -- "Maybe you'd like to ask the Wizard for a heart." "ElissaAnn" |
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Penelope Periwinkle wrote: On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:07:50 -0400, "Steve Young" bowtieATbrightdslDOTnet wrote: Not to mention the feast it would provide red worms. http://www.unclejimswormfarm.com/ind...how_aux_page=3 Wouldn't be long before a pound turns into 10 pounds So, aren't you concerned about spreading what is considered to be an invasive species? Penelope Brought over in about 1650. I note the forest has changed due to red worms and the way the forest recycles leaves. Still 400 years ago? I'd worry about great lake bilges from world wide shipping traffic. Bill -- Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA |
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"Penelope Periwinkle" wrote
On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:07:50 -0400, "Steve Young" bowtieATbrightdslDOTnet wrote: Not to mention the feast it would provide red worms. http://www.unclejimswormfarm.com/ind...how_aux_page=3 Wouldn't be long before a pound turns into 10 pounds So, aren't you concerned about spreading what is considered to be an invasive species? Nah, they are most everywhere now. And they don't like heavy clay soil. If fed, they pretty much stay put. |
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