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Originally Posted by RootLoops
i stopped adding manure the season before last because i was worried about contamination i guess it wasn't just over worrying. in my area virtually all farming or hobby gardening is done with synthetics. this will be my first season working with soil i have been growing everything in haybales the past couple years but i worry what is put on that before it grows. i always picked the lowest grade of hay with the most different looking grasses and saplings in it figuring that the grower wouldn't spend extra money on ferts and herbicides to produce cheap hay as opposed to wheat straw
edit: now that i think about it i bet city/town compost sites that accept grass clippings could be contaminated as well
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They are contaminated, it is ruining the watershed in Austin in some areas.
All of the stuff is running off of peoples yards and into the water that feed Barton Creek springs.
The city makes Dillo dirt from Bio Waste and lawn waste.
Bio Waste is a fancy term for sewage sludge.
So old Fred goes out and sprays his yard with kill all then piles it up for collection so it will eventually end up in my garden, NOT.
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