Guest guest Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 Good morning, I have a question for anyone that can answer it. If I were to buy a plant and it had been sprayed, if I cut it down to the roots, would it get rid of an harmful sprayings? Would the new grouth be clean? Mary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 Hi Mary, Don't take any chances. Make sure the plant is from an organic nursery that that it has not been sprayed by any commercial pesticides. Your health is far too precious. Hugs, oleander soup , " simonl332002 " <MARYER8 wrote: > > Good morning, I have a question for anyone that can answer it. If I > were to buy a plant and it had been sprayed, if I cut it down to the > roots, would it get rid of an harmful sprayings? Would the new grouth > be clean? > > Mary > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 Hi Mary - I wouldn't risk it. The chances of the chemical it was sprayed with being washed into the ground and being absorbed by the roots is too great. cathy oleander soup , " simonl332002 " <MARYER8 wrote: > > Good morning, I have a question for anyone that can answer it. If I > were to buy a plant and it had been sprayed, if I cut it down to the > roots, would it get rid of an harmful sprayings? Would the new grouth > be clean? > > Mary > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 Thanks Cathy and , guess I will look for an organic nursery in Arizona. Mary > > Hi Mary - > > I wouldn't risk it. The chances of the chemical it was sprayed with > being washed into the ground and being absorbed by the roots is too great. > > cathy > > >> > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 A better way would be to take cuttings from recent growth and get it to root in water, then pot it.Mikesimonl332002 <MARYER8oleander soup Sent: Sunday, September 7, 2008 10:43:04 AM oleander plants Good morning, I have a question for anyone that can answer it. If I were to buy a plant and it had been sprayed, if I cut it down to the roots, would it get rid of an harmful sprayings? Would the new grouth be clean? Mary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 Mike wouldn't it still have the poison in just like the roots? Mary oleander soup , Mike Golden <goldenmike86 wrote: > > A better way would be to take cuttings from recent growth and get it to root in water, then pot it. > Mike > > > > > simonl332002 <MARYER8 > oleander soup > Sunday, September 7, 2008 10:43:04 AM > oleander plants > > > Good morning, I have a question for anyone that can answer it. If I > were to buy a plant and it had been sprayed, if I cut it down to the > roots, would it get rid of an harmful sprayings? Would the new grouth > be clean? > > Mary > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 If you use new growth and compare the mass of that growth to the total mass of the plant by the time you harvest it, it would be practically non-existent. The half life of malathion, in addition is extremely brief. You can Google "malathion" and "half life" to confirm this. The point about not using the roots is that you can avoid whatever has leached into the soil.Mikesimonl332002 <MARYER8oleander soup Sent: Sunday, September 7, 2008 3:23:11 PM Re: oleander plants Mike wouldn't it still have the poison in just like the roots? Mary oleander soup, Mike Golden <goldenmike86@ ...> wrote: > > A better way would be to take cuttings from recent growth and get it to root in water, then pot it. > Mike > > > > > simonl332002 <MARYER8 > > oleander soup > Sunday, September 7, 2008 10:43:04 AM > oleander plants > > > Good morning, I have a question for anyone that can answer it. If I > were to buy a plant and it had been sprayed, if I cut it down to the > roots, would it get rid of an harmful sprayings? Would the new grouth > be clean? > > Mary > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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