I find this all interesting.... and my only 2 cents is... Maybe the precaution against fruit bearing plants isn't for the plants or for most people it's for that small percentage of people who are allergic to copper? Maybe...
How can you be allergic to something that doesn't exist? Most who are ignorant of the use of copper hydroxide are dealing with theories and "personal views", feelings, and not the reality of this product. Again, the copper ions are not located near the plant's root tissue responsible for the uptake of water and salts.
Product labeling, now there is a real can of worms. You would have to understand the labeling requirement laws, the political pressure by the environmental wackos and their attorneys, the litigious nature of our society and much more to understand why some active ingredients, at the same %, are labeled for different applications and different prices. I have played the game with herbicides and insecticides - different label, same ingredient, lower cost. It is complicated process and certain producers are not willing to put themselves in harm's way regarding the incoherent Green movement's farce and their idealogically driven games. You may be like many assuming that copper ions are translocated into the plant as I sit here and try to explain otherwise, not that I'm obligated to give anyone an explanation. Many are quick to shoot off their mouth and too lazy to do the research. Nothing I say or do will convince folks otherwise nor do I care what others think as they will not be able to get the product, or they are too cheap to buy it. They just go on with their feelings and theories and have at 4 different cannabis forums where I have posted. Like stoners' affinity to snake oils, it's just the way the cannabis biz is.
But who cares, this thread seems to show that Uncle Ben has used this and does use this and it works for him, and it hasn't killed him, sounds good to me.
Thanks for Sharing Uncle Ben!!!!
You're welcome. I've been using it for years and my blood chemistry is still coming up clean.
UB