Someone told me that Ironite is manufactured from soil taken from
Superfund sites?
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"J Kolenovsky" wrote in message
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Someone told me that Ironite is manufactured from soil taken from
Superfund sites?


And someone told me that Tootsie Rolls are manufactured from turds taken
from Victoria.

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In article ,
J Kolenovsky wrote:
Someone told me that Ironite is manufactured from soil taken from
Superfund sites?

Pretty close. Try "mining tailings". See, for example:
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/risk/ironite.htm

Or try googling [ironite heavy metal], for example.

-frank
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Wow...., Frank! Thanks!

J

Frank Miles wrote:
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In article ,
J Kolenovsky wrote:
Someone told me that Ironite is manufactured from soil taken from
Superfund sites?
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Pretty close. Try "mining tailings". See, for example:
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/risk/ironite.htm
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Or try googling [ironite heavy metal], for example.
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-frank
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"J Kolenovsky" wrote in message
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Someone told me that Ironite is manufactured from soil taken from
Superfund sites?

Read all of the negative stuff about the lead and arsenic in Ironite on
the web (google using "Ironite + safe"), It was a hot issue here in AZ
about 10 years ago when they were allegedly bagging and selling the
tailings from a copper mine at Bagdad (Bagdad AZ) and are currently
processing the tailings from mines in the Dewey-Humboldt area.

To be fair, also read an official response from Ironite such as the one
at the U of A's archived arid_gardener Listserv at
http://ag.arizona.edu/hypermail/arid_gardener/1694.html
and decide for yourself.

Most gardeners here in AZ won't use it on vegetable gardens. Others,
like me, won't use it at all. The arsenic and lead probably would not
be taken up by the plants but could contaminate root vegetables.

Olin

Ironite has been shown to have high levels of arsenic and other heavy metals. I don't
recommend using it in an organic program, or any soil program. Dry molasses sold at feed
stores is a much better iron, and it is in an easy form for microbes to ingest and make
available. For smaller areas, black strap molasses which has not been de-sulfured is
another great way to get iron to plants. It can be used in pump up sprayers at a rate of
one tablespoon to gallon of water, but thoroughly dissolved in hot water before mixing it
with cold water.

Victoria


On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 08:37:36 -0600, J Kolenovsky opined:

Someone told me that Ironite is manufactured from soil taken from
Superfund sites?

Ironite has been shown to have high levels of arsenic and other heavy
metals. I don't recommend using it in an organic program, or any soil
program. =


JK -
I wouldn't. Being organic and a native plant
user/advocate/grower/landscaper, I am posting this =

as a general item to rec.gardens for folks who aren't organic and native
and who, also, might not know about this product.

Dry
molasses sold at feed stores is a much better iron, and it is in an easy
form for microbes to
ingest and make available. =


JK -
I like agricultural molasses for those reasons.

For smaller areas, black strap molasses which has not been
de-sulfured is another great way to get iron to plants. It can be used
in pump up
sprayers at a rate of one tablespoon to gallon of water, but thoroughly
dissolved in hot water
before mixing it with cold water.

Victoria

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On Tue, 09 Dec 2003 13:19:27 -0600, J Kolenovsky opined:


JK -
I wouldn't. Being organic and a native plant
user/advocate/grower/landscaper, I am posting this
as a general item to rec.gardens for folks who aren't organic and native
and who, also, might not know about this product.

Oh I know. I was extrapolating!

V

Dry
molasses sold at feed stores is a much better iron, and it is in an easy
form for microbes to
ingest and make available.

JK -
I like agricultural molasses for those reasons.

For smaller areas, black strap molasses which has not been
de-sulfured is another great way to get iron to plants. It can be used
in pump up
sprayers at a rate of one tablespoon to gallon of water, but thoroughly
dissolved in hot water
before mixing it with cold water.

Victoria