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Old 02-25-09, 01:25   #11 (permalink)
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Re: Car Washing And The Ecology

Likewise, Paul... nice to see you again.

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Originally Posted by Accumulator View Post
Sheesh, and people here get bent about Dawn (which my wife uses as an anti-bug spray on plants with no problems at all).
I also spray down my broad leaf plants with Dawn or Lemon Joy to irritate the whitefly and clean up their mess. Works well and the plants seem to like it.

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Accumulator - I did a test on PB's "biodegradable" APC back in one of my soils classes in college, and it prevented seed germination in all of the plants at concentrations as low as 5ppm. At slightly higher concentrations, it was also able to kill existing plants. Very few things AREN'T biodegradable...the difference is simply how long they take to break down, and of course how toxic they are until that point.
You know, that's a good idea. I suspect a few products need to be challenged on their claim of being biodegradable. If it kills plants, it isn't eco-friendly in my book.
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