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Yard and Plant Bed Fertilizers and Koi
I had a question as to if runoff from a fertilized yard was dangerous
to Koi if it got in the pond. I emailed Scott's Company for an answer. This may not apply to you if you have people come and spray stuff on your lawns and plant beds with chemicals that you know nothing about. ----- reply from Scott's ------------ Hello Paul, It is safe to use Miracle Gro All Purpose Plant Food near a body of water, but not in the water. The nutrients in Miracle-Gro are, in general, are toxic to fish. They upset the ionic balance of the metabolic system. I would suggest you contact your local county extension agent for recommendations regarding aquatic life. The number should be listed in your telephone directory under "County Offices". Again, thank you for your interest in Miracle Gro. Please feel free to contact our company anytime wemay be of assistance. Kathy Obenour Consumer Response Representative The Scotts Company and Subsidiaries 14111 Scottslawn Road Marysville, OH 43041 |
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wrote in message ups.com... I had a question as to if runoff from a fertilized yard was dangerous to Koi if it got in the pond. I emailed Scott's Company for an answer. This may not apply to you if you have people come and spray stuff on your lawns and plant beds with chemicals that you know nothing about. In America, commercial fertilizers are a funny thing. Almost anything can legally be used as long as it has measurable levels of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus. Prior to the late 90s, the law was send it to a haz-mat dump and pay through the nose, or sell it to farmers and gardeners to spread around their garden, unfortunately not all states have adopted laws similar to Washington state. For example, sawdust from pressure treated wood treatment factories, and the ash collected from pollution control equipment in smoke stacks can be mixed with manure and legally be called fertilizer. Even though we all know the saw dust from pressure treated wood contains some fairly toxic concentrations of heavy metals. Be especially wary of fertilizers that are not registered with the Washington department of agriculture, there is probably a reason the company doesn't want to disclose the heavy metal content, or source for their fertilizer. http://agr.wa.gov/PestFert/Fertilize...asp?pname=1882 Miracle Gro All Purpose Plant Food looks to be fairly safe, it has a pretty low heavy metal content, the biggest concern with any fertilizer in ponds is that it may cause an algae bloom. |
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