Wendi, When you said, you brought the plants back to life, I thought, "Wendi is the prettiest & most charming Dr Frankenstein, I've ever seen!" (Ha, ha). ...Great work Wendi! In addition to mulch, there's a lot of herbicide contaminated store bought soil on the market. Thanks for letting us know about Organic Rev.
I said it wrong so hope you caught the correction in the captions. I saved them, not brought them back to live... lol but thank you! Potting mix, or animal manure sold in big box store usually contain herbicides like you said due to their poor diet. Beans and tomatoes are the most sensitive to pesticide...better to grow a little pot of something to test out new products just in case....if you have the patience.
@@wendiland Yes, I saw the correction in the captions, but I had the funny thought anyway! I love your content. I wonder, if Jess, over at the Roots and Refuge RUclips channel, has heard about Organic Rev? She used some store bought soil this year from a usually reputable producer, and it was contaminated with herbicide, so it really messed up her season. Last I looked, she was trying to rehab the soil by growing mushrooms in it, but it's been a month or two, since I've watched her videos. I need to watch some of her recent videos and see how her soil rehab is working. I'll link this video in the comment section, next time Jess drops a video, and maybe She will see it.
Hi Wendi! I was a agriculture research technologist for the Alberta Government, in Canada for 20 years, I specialized in herbicide residue in soil, and soil amendments. What you should do is send a sample of that straw out for chemical analysis, its unlikely that a Group 4 herbicide, like Picloram would be present on a wheat straw,. You really need to find out what herbicide is present. The carbon in that product you used is great for absorbing herbicides... Please get a hold of me, if you do that, I can tell you all about it.
Great lesson. Totally true you have to read the labels on mulch and chips. Some are not certified for growing. Spend a few dollars more and get a certified product from a dealer so you can return it (save those receipts for a year!). Buying plants anywhere save your receipts, you can return anything next year if it dies. Yes, each brand and each product is different. Don't assume all mulches are the same. They are not.
This was awesome to watch this. This happened to me with wood chip mulch. I have definitely learned 6. Im happy this turned out green for you. I went through the same emotions as you except hope, and I had to take the plants out of the ground. But this was honestly so informative with the chemistry/agriculture lesson you shared. It's mid summer now but I look forward to usethe Rev next spring. Thanks for sharing your insights and lessons. I often look for info with your channel :)
Aminopyralid herbacides are likely, its a persistent herbacide that has found its way into hay,straw,etc. animals eat it and it passes thru them to the manure even. Its tough to get rid of if its heavyily treated.
I go up to Griffith Park (local park in Los Angeles) to get my wood chip to use as mulch. I only go to Griffith Park in reasonable assurance that all material comes from within the park and not from the city green recycle bins.
Hey Wendi, sorry to hear about the poisoning but I love your video on it and good job never giving up! There is a local guy in San Diego I have received delivered straw bales for years from with no issues. Other than a good source of straw, I take two actions to reduce ___icide impact I recommend: 1.) Find Bales that are already decomposing.(not the pretty ones) Not only will it come with nice fungus/microbes[and as you mentioned Humic] but it will also turn from straw into soil faster(if you want that) 2.) I water my straw bales on top of an unwanted grass patch for a few days to see if the grass dies and also inoculate it to help deepen the moisture in the bale and stimulate the microbes to start the breakdown of the poisons. These steps are also good to learn/mandatory if you want to do Ruth Stout method in an urban garden. Also, i tried the REV and agree it works wonders and is better than other Humic Acids i have used, thanks for the great recommendation!
Hi Wendy, thank you for bring this up. I got soil with an organic certification on it and I planted beans and the beans did not do well. One pot the tips turned brown. Now it could have been other factors but I highly suspect.
You got lucky Wendy! If it had composted down it would of been a lot harder to remove. A lot of people have lost their entire gardens to straw, hay, and manure these days :(
Yes, I forgot to mention that! Only a slight amount of mine composted. The longer that stuff sits or compost, the deeper it will go, and harder to remove. That's devastating. I'm sorry if anyone had to experience that. :(
I've heard that manure from animals fed hay that had been treated with grazon carries the herbacide into their manure. Didn't know straw can be the same problem. Scary. I used straw this year mulching and just got lucky, I guess... How can we know for sure if it is okay?
We have too many people in this industry that "it looks like a straw to them". They do not what goes on here. We have sheer oblivion in places where it should not be. And we have those that take full advantage of that...AND HERE WE ARE. The OMRI certification came out of a man in Michigan mulched his 50 ft blue spruce tree for xmas event within three days it turned completely brown. They should have put it on public display and bring this to public awareness. I try to do "closed loop" in my yard but with the shortages I decided to do many pots and so had to purchase some soil. I knew better.
Hello Wendi very helpful video. thanks so much. Do you know someone in california who is expert/service in growing manggo tree? Please recommend, Thank you
Will my tomatoes be safe to eat then after? I'm debating whether or not to throw out my two tomato plants effected....I think mine was herbicide drift.
It’s best to throw it out. I just decided to trust my intuition that it’s ok. The Humic acid I added was supposed to get the microbes to eat up whatever that’s not good for the soil.
I'm not sure I understood this video. We have some tomatoes that were visibly affected by herbicide that was in straw we used as mulch. However, by spending money on the sponsor's product, which makes no claims to neutralize chemicals at all, we lost all concern for our health and whether or not said herbicides were class A carcinogens, and ate the fruit from the affected plants? That be one thing if it came with warnings and disclaimers, but I think, even worse, this video is implying others should eat the fruit of plants affected by dangerous chemicals and feel safe, as long as we get a commission on sales. I know times are tough and the economy is failing, but come on. I used to love this channel, but its quickly changing from a respectable gardening channel with useful insight, into a series of infomercials, with not only bad advice in the name of making a buck, but now dangerous advice as well. You don't even know what said chemical was.
Wendi, When you said, you brought the plants back to life, I thought, "Wendi is the prettiest & most charming Dr Frankenstein, I've ever seen!" (Ha, ha). ...Great work Wendi! In addition to mulch, there's a lot of herbicide contaminated store bought soil on the market. Thanks for letting us know about Organic Rev.
I said it wrong so hope you caught the correction in the captions. I saved them, not brought them back to live... lol but thank you! Potting mix, or animal manure sold in big box store usually contain herbicides like you said due to their poor diet. Beans and tomatoes are the most sensitive to pesticide...better to grow a little pot of something to test out new products just in case....if you have the patience.
@@wendiland Yes, I saw the correction in the captions, but I had the funny thought anyway! I love your content.
I wonder, if Jess, over at the Roots and Refuge RUclips channel, has heard about Organic Rev? She used some store bought soil this year from a usually reputable producer, and it was contaminated with herbicide, so it really messed up her season. Last I looked, she was trying to rehab the soil by growing mushrooms in it, but it's been a month or two, since I've watched her videos. I need to watch some of her recent videos and see how her soil rehab is working. I'll link this video in the comment section, next time Jess drops a video, and maybe She will see it.
Hi Wendi!
I was a agriculture research technologist for the Alberta Government, in Canada for 20 years, I specialized in herbicide residue in soil, and soil amendments.
What you should do is send a sample of that straw out for chemical analysis, its unlikely that a Group 4 herbicide, like Picloram would be present on a wheat straw,. You really need to find out what herbicide is present. The carbon in that product you used is great for absorbing herbicides...
Please get a hold of me, if you do that, I can tell you all about it.
Great lesson. Totally true you have to read the labels on mulch and chips. Some are not certified for growing. Spend a few dollars more and get a certified product from a dealer so you can return it (save those receipts for a year!). Buying plants anywhere save your receipts, you can return anything next year if it dies. Yes, each brand and each product is different. Don't assume all mulches are the same. They are not.
Well done, Wendy. Good on you for not giving up on them.
This was awesome to watch this. This happened to me with wood chip mulch. I have definitely learned 6. Im happy this turned out green for you. I went through the same emotions as you except hope, and I had to take the plants out of the ground. But this was honestly so informative with the chemistry/agriculture lesson you shared. It's mid summer now but I look forward to usethe Rev next spring. Thanks for sharing your insights and lessons. I often look for info with your channel :)
Aminopyralid herbacides are likely, its a persistent herbacide that has found its way into hay,straw,etc. animals eat it and it passes thru them to the manure even. Its tough to get rid of if its heavyily treated.
I go up to Griffith Park (local park in Los Angeles) to get my wood chip to use as mulch. I only go to Griffith Park in reasonable assurance that all material comes from within the park and not from the city green recycle bins.
Hey Wendi, sorry to hear about the poisoning but I love your video on it and good job never giving up! There is a local guy in San Diego I have received delivered straw bales for years from with no issues. Other than a good source of straw, I take two actions to reduce ___icide impact I recommend:
1.) Find Bales that are already decomposing.(not the pretty ones) Not only will it come with nice fungus/microbes[and as you mentioned Humic] but it will also turn from straw into soil faster(if you want that)
2.) I water my straw bales on top of an unwanted grass patch for a few days to see if the grass dies and also inoculate it to help deepen the moisture in the bale and stimulate the microbes to start the breakdown of the poisons. These steps are also good to learn/mandatory if you want to do Ruth Stout method in an urban garden.
Also, i tried the REV and agree it works wonders and is better than other Humic Acids i have used, thanks for the great recommendation!
Hi Wendy, thank you for bring this up. I got soil with an organic certification on it and I planted beans and the beans did not do well. One pot the tips turned brown. Now it could have been other factors but I highly suspect.
You got lucky Wendy! If it had composted down it would of been a lot harder to remove. A lot of people have lost their entire gardens to straw, hay, and manure these days :(
Yes, I forgot to mention that! Only a slight amount of mine composted. The longer that stuff sits or compost, the deeper it will go, and harder to remove. That's devastating. I'm sorry if anyone had to experience that. :(
I am glad your plants recovered! What a great revival story :) I have not heard of their being any cure up to this point.
@@mwnemo This lesson had taught me how important microbes are for the garden. Have a great day!
I've heard that manure from animals fed hay that had been treated with grazon carries the herbacide into their manure. Didn't know straw can be the same problem. Scary. I used straw this year mulching and just got lucky, I guess... How can we know for sure if it is okay?
We have too many people in this industry that "it looks like a straw to them". They do not what goes on here. We have sheer oblivion in places where it should not be. And we have those that take full advantage of that...AND HERE WE ARE. The OMRI certification came out of a man in Michigan mulched his 50 ft blue spruce tree for xmas event within three days it turned completely brown. They should have put it on public display and bring this to public awareness. I try to do "closed loop" in my yard but with the shortages I decided to do many pots and so had to purchase some soil. I knew better.
Very helpful video Wendi, thanks!
Great job Wendi ❤
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I was wondering if these tomatoes are still safe to eat.
Wouldn’t know until you test them, but the fact they stopped growing deformed I think means they are moving in a good direction.
@@wendiland I probably won't eat them. All of the plants are looking weird.
Hello Wendi very helpful video. thanks so much. Do you know someone in california who is expert/service in growing manggo tree? Please recommend, Thank you
Will my tomatoes be safe to eat then after? I'm debating whether or not to throw out my two tomato plants effected....I think mine was herbicide drift.
It’s best to throw it out. I just decided to trust my intuition that it’s ok. The Humic acid I added was supposed to get the microbes to eat up whatever that’s not good for the soil.
Good morning!!
have a lovely morning!
Grazon…
Where are you located?
California
I'm not sure I understood this video. We have some tomatoes that were visibly affected by herbicide that was in straw we used as mulch. However, by spending money on the sponsor's product, which makes no claims to neutralize chemicals at all, we lost all concern for our health and whether or not said herbicides were class A carcinogens, and ate the fruit from the affected plants? That be one thing if it came with warnings and disclaimers, but I think, even worse, this video is implying others should eat the fruit of plants affected by dangerous chemicals and feel safe, as long as we get a commission on sales. I know times are tough and the economy is failing, but come on. I used to love this channel, but its quickly changing from a respectable gardening channel with useful insight, into a series of infomercials, with not only bad advice in the name of making a buck, but now dangerous advice as well. You don't even know what said chemical was.