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Posted by 0tterbot on February 24, 2007, 8:08 pm
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potted plants in the yard. Does anyone know if there are risks in eating
home grown plants in the inner city?
When I sweep the yard, I always collect a layer of sticky diesel dust and
for the last year, I've simply thrown this back into the soil, along with
any leaves and soils which I've collected. My concern is that the plants we
eat will be absorbing the pollutants in the soil and we in turn will be
slowly poisoning ourselves.
2) The other issue was that when I recently spoke to a rep for a company who
make small worm farm kits, they told me that it was not a good idea to use
the worm castings on vegetable plots. When I asked what the reason was for
not mixing it into the vegetable plots, the rep said that she couldn't tell
me why this was as she didn't know. This seems contrary to any other info I
have found on the internet. Does anyone know what the hazards might be or if
there are any?
None of this is pleasant stuff, but I am already concerned about the damage
we may already be experiencing from breathing in diesel fumes on a constant
basis.
Cynthia
when i lived in such a location, i could really notice the difference in
dust etc out the front where the traffic was, vs out the back.
if i were you, i'd plant more at the front to absorb pollutants & catch
dust, & only eat what i grew out the back. personally i'd not worry while
eating the out-the-back stuff (i used to do that myself). some people might,
but i wouldn't.
i tried to make a tall hedge of plants out the front. it REALLY helped with
both dust and noise.
kylie
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Posted by len garden on February 28, 2007, 2:20 pm
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you are in an apartment on the 4th floor?
where did you plant the shrubs?
also density of dust levels may be affected by where you trade winds
come from be the same with some of the noise depending the winds may
carry dust/noise away from you or bring them to you.
wouldn't be expecting anything much to happens about diesel pollution
any time soon, realistically they may make a non polluting car but as
for trucks and buses that's another story, they could with council
buses go back to electric from overhead wires but you would still have
private bus companies, realy too much to expect any gov' to get their
little minds around.
On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:25:29 GMT, "Cynthia"
snipped
With peace and brightest of blessings,
len
--
"Be Content With What You Have And
May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In
A World That You May Not Understand."
http://www.lensgarden.com.au/
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Posted by Cynthia on March 5, 2007, 7:21 am
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> where did you plant the shrubs?
Hi Len,
Yes, fourth floor facing mostly west, with another section facing north &
north west. I think that most of the time the wind comes from the west. We
have a great view to the west, no tall buildings in our way, but the trade
off seems to be that the dust gets slapped onto our balcony & through the
doors of the apartment.
It's not all woe, but the dirt is noticeably different from the place we had
facing east, with it's back to the main road. We can also smell the fumes
every other day or so.
In large troughs, I've put Lilly Pilly, Viburnum Odoratissium, Golden Cane
Palm, NZ Xmas Tree and Pittosporum along the west facing edge of the
balcony. They seem to cope with the wind, the Pittosporum (Variegated, Super
Screen)is a bit thin and gets bent often by the wind, it also has some brown
edged leaves. The fastest grower so far is the Lily Pilly.
I've put the herbs in amongst the shrubs and in pots on the floor. At the
moment they're all exposed to the dust as there is not enough screening yet.
I'm waiting for some shade the grow so that I can get a worm farm
established.
I don't have much waste for a compost bin, I read that you need a fair bit
to get the heat generated, so for the time being, I've chopped up the stuff
I have from pruning and spread it over the bare patches in the troughs,
leaving some room free around the stems of plants.
Cynthia :-)
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