tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7614893920389782916.post4801963419297678952..comments2024-01-22T06:48:23.097-07:00Comments on A Taste of the Earth: last of the upside down tomatoes and a creepy sweet peaDaisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657241461465217108noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7614893920389782916.post-70814458815039620192023-10-10T12:04:21.362-06:002023-10-10T12:04:21.362-06:00This was great too readThis was great too readMaggiehttps://franta-rps.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7614893920389782916.post-24460078438256407402008-06-11T08:43:00.000-06:002008-06-11T08:43:00.000-06:00The treated lumber used for those posts is ACQ, wh...The treated lumber used for those posts is ACQ, which contains high levels of copper, but no arsenic, and as such is safe. Especially in this case since the vines will be climbing up the post. As it turns out, mere contact by the stem and leaf is not sufficient for copper to be taken up by the plant, it has to be actively transported across root membranes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7614893920389782916.post-52836261886510876752008-06-04T08:53:00.000-06:002008-06-04T08:53:00.000-06:00The cucumbers might climb the posts, however, that...The cucumbers might climb the posts, however, that kind of pressure treated lumber ain't good for contact with food plants! Possibly bad for you. Check out http://gardenaut.blogspot.com/2008/04/pressure-treated-lumber-cautionary.html<BR/>for more infoMissoulaChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10565783508219742204noreply@blogger.com