[Community_garden] sandbag the poop, waddles and wood

[GivenTrees at aol.com]

If you're not willing to eat it, don't put it on your  veggies!  How's that 
for a rule of thumb?  That's how I've talked  several gardeners off the 
Milorganite.  But first I have to tell the dodos  what Milorganite stands for then 
ask them if they'd like to take a mouth  full!  
I'm sure this stuff from Tacoma sounds incredible, and I did  hear that it 
was the exception, not the rule.  The point that it isn't on  the NOS, well that 
doesn't necessarily rule it out, (for me) but the NOP is  better than 
nothing.  It's that thing about rules that can make life  easier, "sorry it's not on 
'THE list'..."  
 
All these articles, from extremely articulate, obviously  educated folk, have 
change part of my mind anyway.  The obvious conclusion:  all biosolids are 
NOT the same; and perhaps this stuff from Tacoma disserves  it's long term 
studies.  But I'm not ready to put it in my food gardens  just yet.    
 
I very much like the idea of waddle, although, I'm not sure I  have the 
patience to teach it to eight, nine, ten and eleven year olds!   Sand bags, now 
that sounds like a winner, and if, IF I can't get the Trex  donated, sandbags 
will win out as we have an abundance or crummy dirt and  rock to fill them with.  
(as well rowdy community kids with nothing to do  all summer long)
I did think of the Trex because of the esthetics.  The  sale of these "boxes" 
will go to those who can well afford them, and that buys  two to donate to 
other less healed horticulture therapy type outfits.  
As to the raised part...Did I tell you I'm in the ROCKY  mountains? You just 
wouldn't believe the places the  build on here.  Sheer granite ledges, steep, 
I mean  how-you-gonna-get-there-in-the-winter steep, and then you have the 
"they  got no business building there in the first place" million dollar homes!  
My point is, a raised, boxed vegetable garden is better than  NO vegetable 
garden.  That coupled with the fact that I know many seniors,  who'd just love 
the opportunity to get into the dirt and plant something, but  they can't bend 
past their walkers!  
To your first article Don, yes I do garden, don't NEED to do  it for others, 
just want to...in fact I bought my one acre piece of Rocky  Mountain heaven 
for the dirt alone!  Flat, old creek bed with a  millennia of mountain run off 
for nutrients.  I have beautiful gardens, the  house is falling apart, but the 
gardens are great!   No "boxes" here  either, but you can bet I'll be raising 
beds when this old back gives  out!
 
Thanks guys, for all you do, for all you contribute, for all  you educate, 
and yes even the 'heated' debates.  Where would we be without  passionate 
gardeners!  
Tina
 
P.S.  On the tires thing, last I heard they leached lead  and cadmium into 
the soils and that the lead has been detected in the plants  them selves.  Is 
that correct?  (I know I'm asking the right  folks!)
 
 
 



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