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12. And if the plants are not properly

Reply to at140 (Reply #11)

Wed Mar 11, 2026, 02:38 PM

9 hrs ago

sanitized and cleaned and contaminated fertilizer is still on the plant in trace amounts, then what?

And no one said (LOL!!!) that humans should or do consume fertilizer. We're just thinking a little deeper on the topic.

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