tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10238534.post8088655497666759852..comments2023-11-05T04:35:19.263-05:00Comments on Faceless Bureaucrat: White House Garden--First Tomato?Bill Harshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10238534.post-64404906135846195822009-07-31T16:58:30.856-04:002009-07-31T16:58:30.856-04:00It would make a great story if true--a publicized ...It would make a great story if true--a publicized initiative falling flat but I'd take that report with a lot of salt, maybe a ton or so. From the reports I've seen, the lead levels in the garden were 91 ppm, below the 100 ppm level EPA uses for safely growing vegetables. And to the best of my understanding lead wouldn't affect the growth of the vegetables. If anything is dying on the vine, it's because the squash beetles evaded organic measures and got their zucchine.<br /><br />I do ding the White House for not updating the world on the progress--using Google the latest news I found was the mid-June party. At least some gardeners I know are competitive, and we'd like to see how we match up.Bill Harshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10238534.post-33273487619816105522009-07-31T14:36:37.108-04:002009-07-31T14:36:37.108-04:00I just heard this:
turns out the WH garden is lit...I just heard this:<br /><br />turns out the WH garden is literally dying on the vine, the Cl in ton administration fertilized the lawns with toxic sewage sludge fertilizer and now nothing will grow, and thus, nothing can be certified "organic".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com