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Potatoes in my border
Hello everyone
Over the last few weeks it's become apparent that I have some potatoes growing in my border. I can only assume that the previous tenant may have chucked a load of old potatoes out at some time and they are now growing. Will these be ok to eat? How can you tell? I am growing my own potatoes at the moment in a couple of bags on the patio and they seem to be doing well. It would be interesting to compare mine with these "wild" ones but I don't want to risk eating them if they could be potentially be harmful. Thanks |
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I suppose they COULD be potentially be harmful... you never know what the previous tenants have chucked in that soil, but that'd still be the case if you'd have decided to grow your own potatoes in there. but i suppose as the e coli outbreak in Europe proves, shop bought veggies COULD be potentially harmful too. |
Potatoes in my border
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godkingross wrote: coykiesaol;925179 Wrote: Hello everyone Over the last few weeks it's become apparent that I have some potatoes growing in my border. I can only assume that the previous tenant may have chucked a load of old potatoes out at some time and they are now growing. Will these be ok to eat? How can you tell? I am growing my own potatoes at the moment in a couple of bags on the patio and they seem to be doing well. It would be interesting to compare mine with these "wild" ones but I don't want to risk eating them if they could be potentially be harmful. Thanks I could not advise you to eat them, although i'll tell you i'd probably eat them unless they're growing near spilt oil or chemicals, a septic tank, stagnant water, some animal/s corpse/s or fresh animal feces, because i'm so tight-fisted. I suppose they COULD be potentially be harmful... you never know what the previous tenants have chucked in that soil, but that'd still be the case if you'd have decided to grow your own potatoes in there. but i suppose as the e coli outbreak in Europe proves, shop bought veggies COULD be potentially harmful too. Songbird, I believe this is your cue. -- - Billy Mad dog Republicans to the right. Democratic spider webs to the left. True conservatives, and liberals not to be found anywhere in the phantasmagoria of the American political landscape. America is not broke. The country is awash in wealth and cash. It's just that it's not in your hands. It has been transferred, in the greatest heist in history, from the workers and consumers to the banks and the portfolios of the uber-rich. http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/.../michael-moore /michael-moore-says-400-americans-have-more-wealth-/ |
Potatoes in my border
Billy wrote:
godkingross wrote: .... I could not advise you to eat them, although i'll tell you i'd probably eat them unless they're growing near spilt oil or chemicals, a septic tank, stagnant water, some animal/s corpse/s or fresh animal feces, because i'm so tight-fisted. I suppose they COULD be potentially be harmful... you never know what the previous tenants have chucked in that soil, but that'd still be the case if you'd have decided to grow your own potatoes in there. but i suppose as the e coli outbreak in Europe proves, shop bought veggies COULD be potentially harmful too. Songbird, I believe this is your cue. ? songbird |
Potatoes in my border
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songbird wrote: Billy wrote: godkingross wrote: ... I could not advise you to eat them, although i'll tell you i'd probably eat them unless they're growing near spilt oil or chemicals, a septic tank, stagnant water, some animal/s corpse/s or fresh animal feces, because i'm so tight-fisted. I suppose they COULD be potentially be harmful... you never know what the previous tenants have chucked in that soil, but that'd still be the case if you'd have decided to grow your own potatoes in there. but i suppose as the e coli outbreak in Europe proves, shop bought veggies COULD be potentially harmful too. Songbird, I believe this is your cue. ? songbird I thought we had agreed that you would be the patron saint of the clueless, and deranged usenet travelers who found themselves in "wrecked gardens", instead of David and I savaging them. I believe the above qualifies. The the OP gives no clues as to the environment of the "feral" potatoes except that they are in some kind of border, and responding poster never tries to ascertain possible pollutants, but instead rattles off a shopping list of possible dangers, blatantly leaving out "radioactive waste". Requesting information as to the length of occupancy and chemicals applied could have shed some light on the puzzle. "A septic tank, stagnant water, some animal/s corpse/s or fresh animal feces" don't really enter in to it unless the OP plans on eating the potatoes raw. I think my curmudgeoning here is done. http://healthland.time.com/2011/06/0...-of-e-coli-ill ness-in-u-s/ -- - Billy Mad dog Republicans to the right. Democratic spider webs to the left. True conservatives, and liberals not to be found anywhere in the phantasmagoria of the American political landscape. America is not broke. The country is awash in wealth and cash. It's just that it's not in your hands. It has been transferred, in the greatest heist in history, from the workers and consumers to the banks and the portfolios of the uber-rich. http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/.../michael-moore /michael-moore-says-400-americans-have-more-wealth-/ |
Potatoes in my border
Billy wrote:
songbird wrote: Billy wrote: godkingross wrote: ... I could not advise you to eat them, although i'll tell you i'd probably eat them unless they're growing near spilt oil or chemicals, a septic tank, stagnant water, some animal/s corpse/s or fresh animal feces, because i'm so tight-fisted. I suppose they COULD be potentially be harmful... you never know what the previous tenants have chucked in that soil, but that'd still be the case if you'd have decided to grow your own potatoes in there. but i suppose as the e coli outbreak in Europe proves, shop bought veggies COULD be potentially harmful too. Songbird, I believe this is your cue. ? I thought we had agreed that you would be the patron saint of the clueless, and deranged usenet travelers who found themselves in "wrecked gardens", instead of David and I savaging them. I believe the above qualifies. noway hozay. i'm on short rations today and have to skip those. otherwise i would be writing a novel on another group about how proper landscaping saves more $ and effort than trying to cover it over and finding out later it still looks like crap. The the OP gives no clues as to the environment of the "feral" potatoes except that they are in some kind of border, and responding poster never tries to ascertain possible pollutants, but instead rattles off a shopping list of possible dangers, blatantly leaving out "radioactive waste". glow in the dark tater tots! a late night snack for the elderly who no longer care about their expected kick off date. Requesting information as to the length of occupancy and chemicals applied could have shed some light on the puzzle. "A septic tank, stagnant water, some animal/s corpse/s or fresh animal feces" don't really enter in to it unless the OP plans on eating the potatoes raw. I think my curmudgeoning here is done. http://healthland.time.com/2011/06/0...-of-e-coli-ill ness-in-u-s/ i'm more worried about the new strain in Europe/Germany making a jump across the pond. songbird |
Potatoes in my border
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songbird wrote: Billy wrote: songbird wrote: Billy wrote: godkingross wrote: ... I could not advise you to eat them, although i'll tell you i'd probably eat them unless they're growing near spilt oil or chemicals, a septic tank, stagnant water, some animal/s corpse/s or fresh animal feces, because i'm so tight-fisted. I suppose they COULD be potentially be harmful... you never know what the previous tenants have chucked in that soil, but that'd still be the case if you'd have decided to grow your own potatoes in there. but i suppose as the e coli outbreak in Europe proves, shop bought veggies COULD be potentially harmful too. Songbird, I believe this is your cue. ? I thought we had agreed that you would be the patron saint of the clueless, and deranged usenet travelers who found themselves in "wrecked gardens", instead of David and I savaging them. I believe the above qualifies. noway hozay. i'm on short rations today and have to skip those. otherwise i would be writing a novel on another group about how proper landscaping saves more $ and effort than trying to cover it over and finding out later it still looks like crap. The the OP gives no clues as to the environment of the "feral" potatoes except that they are in some kind of border, and responding poster never tries to ascertain possible pollutants, but instead rattles off a shopping list of possible dangers, blatantly leaving out "radioactive waste". glow in the dark tater tots! a late night snack for the elderly who no longer care about their expected kick off date. Requesting information as to the length of occupancy and chemicals applied could have shed some light on the puzzle. "A septic tank, stagnant water, some animal/s corpse/s or fresh animal feces" don't really enter in to it unless the OP plans on eating the potatoes raw. I think my curmudgeoning here is done. http://healthland.time.com/2011/06/0...-of-e-coli-ill ness-in-u-s/ i'm more worried about the new strain in Europe/Germany making a jump across the pond. songbird According to the article, they've done it. -- - Billy Mad dog Republicans to the right. Democratic spider webs to the left. True conservatives, and liberals not to be found anywhere in the phantasmagoria of the American political landscape. America is not broke. The country is awash in wealth and cash. It's just that it's not in your hands. It has been transferred, in the greatest heist in history, from the workers and consumers to the banks and the portfolios of the uber-rich. http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/.../michael-moore /michael-moore-says-400-americans-have-more-wealth-/ |
Potatoes in my border
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Derald wrote: songbird wrote: Billy wrote: songbird wrote: Billy wrote: godkingross wrote: ... I could not advise you to eat them, although i'll tell you i'd probably eat them unless they're growing near spilt oil or chemicals, a septic tank, stagnant water, some animal/s corpse/s or fresh animal feces, because i'm so tight-fisted. I suppose they COULD be potentially be harmful... you never know what the previous tenants have chucked in that soil, but that'd still be the case if you'd have decided to grow your own potatoes in there. but i suppose as the e coli outbreak in Europe proves, shop bought veggies COULD be potentially harmful too. Songbird, I believe this is your cue. ? I thought we had agreed that you would be the patron saint of the clueless, and deranged usenet travelers who found themselves in "wrecked gardens", instead of David and I savaging them. I believe the above qualifies. noway hozay. i'm on short rations today and have to skip those. otherwise i would be writing a novel on another group about how proper landscaping saves more $ and effort than trying to cover it over and finding out later it still looks like crap. The the OP gives no clues as to the environment of the "feral" potatoes except that they are in some kind of border, and responding poster never tries to ascertain possible pollutants, but instead rattles off a shopping list of possible dangers, blatantly leaving out "radioactive waste". glow in the dark tater tots! a late night snack for the elderly who no longer care about their expected kick off date. Requesting information as to the length of occupancy and chemicals applied could have shed some light on the puzzle. "A septic tank, stagnant water, some animal/s corpse/s or fresh animal feces" don't really enter in to it unless the OP plans on eating the potatoes raw. I think my curmudgeoning here is done. http://healthland.time.com/2011/06/0...-of-e-coli-ill ness-in-u-s/ i'm more worried about the new strain in Europe/Germany making a jump across the pond. songbird I'll swear, the preceeding exchange leaves me more firmly convinced that "Aus" simply is a misspelling of "Ass". Now, if the actual productive contributors here could resist quoting the argumentative, self-important, all-knowing twits.... Still killing honeybees? -- - Billy Mad dog Republicans to the right. Democratic spider webs to the left. True conservatives, and liberals not to be found anywhere in the phantasmagoria of the American political landscape. America is not broke. The country is awash in wealth and cash. It's just that it's not in your hands. It has been transferred, in the greatest heist in history, from the workers and consumers to the banks and the portfolios of the uber-rich. http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/.../michael-moore /michael-moore-says-400-americans-have-more-wealth-/ |
Potatoes in my border
"Billy" wrote in message
... In article , songbird wrote: Billy wrote: godkingross wrote: ... I could not advise you to eat them, although i'll tell you i'd probably eat them unless they're growing near spilt oil or chemicals, a septic tank, stagnant water, some animal/s corpse/s or fresh animal feces, because i'm so tight-fisted. I suppose they COULD be potentially be harmful... you never know what the previous tenants have chucked in that soil, but that'd still be the case if you'd have decided to grow your own potatoes in there. but i suppose as the e coli outbreak in Europe proves, shop bought veggies COULD be potentially harmful too. Songbird, I believe this is your cue. ? songbird I thought we had agreed that you would be the patron saint of the clueless, and deranged usenet travelers who found themselves in "wrecked gardens", instead of David and I savaging them. I believe the above qualifies. The the OP gives no clues as to the environment of the "feral" potatoes except that they are in some kind of border, and responding poster never tries to ascertain possible pollutants, but instead rattles off a shopping list of possible dangers, blatantly leaving out "radioactive waste". Requesting information as to the length of occupancy and chemicals applied could have shed some light on the puzzle. "A septic tank, stagnant water, some animal/s corpse/s or fresh animal feces" don't really enter in to it unless the OP plans on eating the potatoes raw. I think my curmudgeoning here is done. LOL. But done well. |
Potatoes in my border
"Derald" wrote in message
I'll swear, the preceeding exchange leaves me more firmly convinced that "Aus" simply is a misspelling of "Ass". Now, if the actual productive contributors here could resist quoting the argumentative, self-important, all-knowing twits.... And I'm wondering if that 'ass' is supposed to mean 'arse' since knowing the difference between a derriere and a donkey is beyond so many people. |
Potatoes in my border
"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote in message ... "Derald" wrote in message I'll swear, the preceeding exchange leaves me more firmly convinced that "Aus" simply is a misspelling of "Ass". Now, if the actual productive contributors here could resist quoting the argumentative, self-important, all-knowing twits.... And I'm wondering if that 'ass' is supposed to mean 'arse' since knowing the difference between a derriere and a donkey is beyond so many people. In the US the term arse is virtually unknown. The term ass covers a lot of territory including the two you mentioned, both with and without a prefix. Steve |
Potatoes in my border
On Sat, 04 Jun 2011 10:08:36 -0400, Steve Peek wrote:
"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote in message ... "Derald" wrote in message I'll swear, the preceeding exchange leaves me more firmly convinced that "Aus" simply is a misspelling of "Ass". Now, if the actual productive contributors here could resist quoting the argumentative, self-important, all-knowing twits.... And I'm wondering if that 'ass' is supposed to mean 'arse' since knowing the difference between a derriere and a donkey is beyond so many people. In the US the term arse is virtually unknown. The term ass covers a lot of territory including the two you mentioned, both with and without a prefix. Steve In the US, the terme "arse" is well known. We understand it to be "ass" with a British drawl. This is not meant to imply that our understanding is in anyway correct, but the word is known. |
Potatoes in my border
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jellybean stonerfish wrote: On Sat, 04 Jun 2011 10:08:36 -0400, Steve Peek wrote: "FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote in message ... "Derald" wrote in message I'll swear, the preceeding exchange leaves me more firmly convinced that "Aus" simply is a misspelling of "Ass". Now, if the actual productive contributors here could resist quoting the argumentative, self-important, all-knowing twits.... And I'm wondering if that 'ass' is supposed to mean 'arse' since knowing the difference between a derriere and a donkey is beyond so many people. In the US the term arse is virtually unknown. The term ass covers a lot of territory including the two you mentioned, both with and without a prefix. Steve In the US, the terme "arse" is well known. We understand it to be "ass" with a British drawl. This is not meant to imply that our understanding is in anyway correct, but the word is known. But "arse" does demarcate that space encircled by the sphincter from the donkey. -- - Billy Mad dog Republicans to the right. Democratic spider webs to the left. True conservatives, and liberals not to be found anywhere in the phantasmagoria of the American political landscape. America is not broke. The country is awash in wealth and cash. It's just that it's not in your hands. It has been transferred, in the greatest heist in history, from the workers and consumers to the banks and the portfolios of the uber-rich. http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/.../michael-moore /michael-moore-says-400-americans-have-more-wealth-/ |
Potatoes in my border
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songbird wrote: i'm more worried about the new strain in Europe/Germany making a jump across the pond. And well you should be. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2011/06/20116413543280445.html Mystery deepens over E. coli poisoning -- "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYIC0eZYEtI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_vN0--mHug |
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"jellybean stonerfish" wrote in message
... On Sat, 04 Jun 2011 10:08:36 -0400, Steve Peek wrote: "FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote in message ... "Derald" wrote in message I'll swear, the preceeding exchange leaves me more firmly convinced that "Aus" simply is a misspelling of "Ass". Now, if the actual productive contributors here could resist quoting the argumentative, self-important, all-knowing twits.... And I'm wondering if that 'ass' is supposed to mean 'arse' since knowing the difference between a derriere and a donkey is beyond so many people. In the US the term arse is virtually unknown. The term ass covers a lot of territory including the two you mentioned, both with and without a prefix. Steve In the US, the terme "arse" is well known. We understand it to be "ass" with a British drawl. This is not meant to imply that our understanding is in anyway correct, but the word is known. It'd be good if you mob would adopt the spelling if it's well known. Donkeys are delightful animals and I'm sure must object vociferously to such abusive mangling of their name. |
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