Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: đ« Wednesday, 25 December, 2024
SituationCake@aussie.zone âš3â© âšweeksâ© agoUnless the soil was previously a rubbish tip, a chemical factory, or owned by weirdo who liked to water their garden with leaded petrol, the amount of lead in the soil is likely to be minuscule. (And other heavy metals too. It would just whatever the background level is, which is fine for food, all soils our farmed food is grown have naturally present trace metals to various degrees). But if itâs not in your comfort zone, then thatâs ok! Just grow the pumpkins for ornamental value, or learning a new skill, or still life subjects for your art, or providing flowers for pollinators, and eventually compost for the garden to keep the worms happy and soil healthy. The goal doesnât have to be food production, itâs still enjoyable to watch things grow.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone âš3â© âšweeksâ© ago
Thanks, my goal is mainly food production though :(
I started doing this to give veg to a friend and their family and have tried to expand to give some to a community pantry
SituationCake@aussie.zone âš3â© âšweeksâ© ago
Most people would love to be gifted home grown veg, and would have zero concerns that it was grown in the ground. It would be the default expectation. But for your friend you could always just describe how they were grown and ask them if they are cool with it? For the pantry, could you label it as local home grown, so then people know when they are taking it.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone âš3â© âšweeksâ© ago
Good idea. If it wasnât for the past things I would be less concerned