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- From: Deb Taft <deb AT mobiusfields.com>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] stinky backpack sprayer
- Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 12:50:45 -0400
Best,
Deb
On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 4:43 PM, Roots Farm <karen AT rootsfarm.info> wrote:
Deb,Odor perception is qualitatively different than sight/image perception. Odor IS the chemical itself. When you smell something it is because molecules of the defining chemicals have entered your body.How much makes a difference to your plants/field/self/others...??? but the odor tells you the amount being released is not zero. Be thankful for the odor -- some things offer no such warning perceptible to humans.All best wishes,KarenRoots Farm Organic ProduceFruits, Roots, Vegetables & HerbsCochrane, DOMINICA767-449-3038 (before 7 P.M.)On May 8, 2012, at 4:25 PM, Deb Taft wrote:Hi All.Please indulge me if this is a stupid question!Last spring I bought a used backpack sprayer because it was ridiculously cheap and it seems to work fine. The problem I'm having is that it reeked of chemicals when I got it and, after more than a year, it still does. I've run a couple of mild soap solutions through it, a vinegar solution, left it out in the sun for a few days and left it un-capped for all these months. It still smells chemical-y.I have no idea what chemicals were used in it - pesticides? herbicides? I was told that it was used for landscape purposes.Should I be concerned about the lingering odor or will any potentially damaging residue be long gone? I'm not certified but I really don't want to be spraying anything that would compromise an organically managed field...or kill my crops.Thanks for your help!DebMobius FieldsSleepy Hollow / Waccabuc NY_______________________________________________
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[Market-farming] stinky backpack sprayer,
Deb Taft, 05/08/2012
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Re: [Market-farming] stinky backpack sprayer,
Roots Farm, 05/08/2012
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Re: [Market-farming] stinky backpack sprayer,
Deb Taft, 05/10/2012
- Re: [Market-farming] Oh happy May!, Vern and Amy, 05/11/2012
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Re: [Market-farming] stinky backpack sprayer,
Deb Taft, 05/10/2012
- Re: [Market-farming] stinky backpack sprayer, Flying S Farms, 05/08/2012
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- Re: [Market-farming] stinky backpack sprayer, sunnfarm, 05/09/2012
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Re: [Market-farming] stinky backpack sprayer,
Roots Farm, 05/08/2012
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