Re: [CH] Resending: question re pesticides
Brent Thompson (brent@hplbct.hpl.hp.com)
Tue, 30 Jun 1998 08:43:08 -0700
> My question is: should I pick off the small green fruits and discard
> them
no
> or it is a long enough time between now and ripening that whatever harm
> exists would fade away?
should be
> The main ingredient was pyrithirum (or something close to that spelling).
Odd. Pyrethrum wouldn't of itself be listed as not being for edible
plants. Maybe it was the carrier itself -- some type of oil -- that made
it not for edible plants. Either that or there is some other
ingredient(s), in lesser concentration though higher importance, that is
contraindicated for edibles, e.g. a systemic insecticide. If systemics are
present, then you'll have to investigate that particular poison to
determine if concentration in the plant tissues will be dissapated enough
by harvest time for consumption of the fruits to be safe -- though in all
likelihood it will be ok, especially presuming you washed the plants off
immediately after spraying and before there was any significant chance for
the poison to be absorbed into the plant.
--- Brent