I'm new to Organic Gardening and had some questions.
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 12:17 pm
Hello everyone my name is Mike and I live in Texas. I'm very new to gardening. Okay I know how to read the labels on the veggies and plants that I buy. Add some sun and some water and hope for the best is my level of expertise. Okay enough with the introductions.
The Background - I have a lime tree, two sunflowers, two Blackberrys, one blueberry, one garlic all growing in large pots. My lime tree has been in a pot for most of its life. (we purchased it from a nursery with limes on it). I transplanted to a larger pot that its been in for about three years now. the last two years it failed to produce any limes. My berries are growing slow and producing little. Sunflowers seemed to be fine. My wife keeps boasting that her mothers blueberries and blackberries and an orange tree they planted are all growing out of control with plenty of fruit. My wife keeps begging me to plant these plants in the ground has her mother did.
The Details - Now me and my wife both moved into a new housing development and its still in the first phase of construction. Our house today is exactly a year old! We live in the lower part of the subdivision where when it rains we get alot of a lot of run off from the constructions that are happening up the hill.
The Question - My question and concern is that if I do plant these in the ground, alot of the run off from the constructions washing into our yard, residual construction material possibly left under our grass, and run off from other yards with pecticides, and chemicals for growing grass will ultimatley find their way to my yard and into my plants. Does any one know if this is a big concern? I really don't want to plant my plants in the ground if the fruit has a chance of becoming contaminated and harmfull.
Thank you for reading.
The Background - I have a lime tree, two sunflowers, two Blackberrys, one blueberry, one garlic all growing in large pots. My lime tree has been in a pot for most of its life. (we purchased it from a nursery with limes on it). I transplanted to a larger pot that its been in for about three years now. the last two years it failed to produce any limes. My berries are growing slow and producing little. Sunflowers seemed to be fine. My wife keeps boasting that her mothers blueberries and blackberries and an orange tree they planted are all growing out of control with plenty of fruit. My wife keeps begging me to plant these plants in the ground has her mother did.
The Details - Now me and my wife both moved into a new housing development and its still in the first phase of construction. Our house today is exactly a year old! We live in the lower part of the subdivision where when it rains we get alot of a lot of run off from the constructions that are happening up the hill.
The Question - My question and concern is that if I do plant these in the ground, alot of the run off from the constructions washing into our yard, residual construction material possibly left under our grass, and run off from other yards with pecticides, and chemicals for growing grass will ultimatley find their way to my yard and into my plants. Does any one know if this is a big concern? I really don't want to plant my plants in the ground if the fruit has a chance of becoming contaminated and harmfull.
Thank you for reading.
If so, is it from outside the USA? If so, how do you know what your are eating isn't grown with poisons banned in the US? Just get them plants in the ground and get on with it! 
I can't think of anything used in common construction that is that bad for you, after all, you live in the house don't you? 