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minus-squareMirshe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 months agoMost plants that we eat are excellent at taking up heavy metals too - potatoes and herbs especially.
minus-squareJovialMicrobial@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoI didn’t know that! Thanks for sharing that info. I was really into growing culinary mushrooms for awhile was cautioned about my compost choices and to avoid fish based ones because mushrooms absorb mercury(and others like cadmium) particularly well. I didn’t know potatoes and herbs did that too
Most plants that we eat are excellent at taking up heavy metals too - potatoes and herbs especially.
I didn’t know that! Thanks for sharing that info.
I was really into growing culinary mushrooms for awhile was cautioned about my compost choices and to avoid fish based ones because mushrooms absorb mercury(and others like cadmium) particularly well. I didn’t know potatoes and herbs did that too