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Re: Re: Re: Re: You have nothing to lose.... (Reply to this comment)
by WulfsDen
I would be honored, Sue, though hopefully you will fix my errant punctuation. Commas, like fertilizer, are best used in moderation. :))
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May 06 '09
6:11 am PDT
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Re: Re: Re: You have nothing to lose.... (Reply to this comment)
by elzora,  in Home and Garden
Thanks Ed. ALL of Alaska is special! Would you mind if I copied your explanation and put it at the end of my review? I'll give you credit for the info. You can say it much more eloquently than I!
Thanks,
Sue
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May 05 '09
5:58 pm PDT
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Re: Re: You have nothing to lose.... (Reply to this comment)
by WulfsDen
No problem Sue, though I am by no means an expert.
Simply put, water soluble fertilizers wash into the rivers and end up in high concentrations in lakes, and oceans near the shore. There they boost plant/algae/plankton growth. The growth messes up the ecological balance and almost everything dies. Red Tide is a reference to algal bloom that often has a bright red color and literally turns the ocean red. It blocks out light killing plants and animals at lower depths, and it adsorbs suns heat, warming the waters and killing even more stuff. Sometimes when it dies it gives off toxins. Very bad!
Your using MG is not a problem. With your month long Alaskan summer it's probably essential. But when you and 100,000 of your closest friends use it, it is not so good. MG is by no means the worst source. Lawn products are used in larger volumes and more often.
For more on Red Tide see, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_tide
Sorry to be such a wuss, but the waters around Alaska are so special. :))
Ed
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May 05 '09
5:20 pm PDT
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Re: You have nothing to lose.... (Reply to this comment)
by elzora, in Home and Garden
Hi Ed. I have heard of red tide, but doesn't that refer to pollution of our lakes and oceans? I need more info in order to leave a warning, I guess. I don't see how using this at my home in the country would be harmful?
I kind of hear what you are saying, but I don't really understand it. Thanks Ed!
Sue
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May 05 '09
10:57 am PDT
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You have nothing to lose.... (Reply to this comment)
by WulfsDen
As an organic vegetable gardener, you have no idea how hard it was for me to VH this review, even though it was, as usual, very well written. I mean, there is no question that MG makes plants grow, but the downside of unrestricted use of water-soluble synthetic fertilizers is rather severe, red tide being but a single example. Is their any chance you could briefly mention this issue in your review?
Ed
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May 05 '09
10:41 am PDT
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