Absolutely. Just be prepared for a lot of tense discussions and arguments on this board. Sometimes even the really good teachers with good emotional control get tired after battling both the intelligent people and sometimes the not so intelligent people with good intentions and thirdly the people that often pretend to be nice only to get their rocks off by screwing people up.
Duly noted, and thanks for the reminder. And your right about the emotional control comment, too. After pulling a double shift in the ER (We're still dealing with July 4th incidents) I came back to read and relax, because I like and learn from the topics here. Definitely could have handled that conversation better, so that's on me, not him.
It's just that there are a lot of reasons why FFOF is worth its price, and it's not just the nutrient factor. If they removed the nutrients from that bag, it wouldn't be sold for 38.00 a 1.5c ft,, but it would still be a higher grade of 'dirt' than anything in the store, and definitely better than...Miracle-gro (I admit I've used it in emergencies, but as a rule, I try to avoid Monsanto backed products). That, plus you'd have to flush a bag soil - any bag of soil - for at least a good, solid week to effectively remove what makes 'hot' or 'super soil,'and even then, you still have a richer product than most. so there's no real danger to your plant or your pocketbook in doing that. There just isn't.
In the 90's, we were always in the wash/amend mode with soil in Northern California, because that clay was super rich in nutrients, but without sand and moisture all you had was a big, red brick in your backyard.
Either way, next time I'm having that kind of night, I'm going to go and read the official Barney website, where going postal should be encouraged.
