Comments on: Is it safe to water a vegetable garden with menstrual blood? http://the-green-thumb.com/136/is-it-safe-to-water-a-vegetable-garden-with-menstrual-blood/ Talking about Gardening For Pleasure And Food Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:13:10 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://the-green-thumb.com/136/is-it-safe-to-water-a-vegetable-garden-with-menstrual-blood/comment-page-1/#comment-362 Anonymous Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:13:42 +0000 http://the-green-thumb.com/is-it-safe-to-water-a-vegetable-garden-with-menstrual-blood/136/#comment-362 <a href=""></a> My oh my, aren't some people a bit testy on this subject. I could see why you'd like to conserve water - afterall SOME places are in a drought. Amazing the reaction of others since probably lots of these people may use other harsh chemicals on their plants such as bug sprays and weed killer. Since plants do soak up everything, it would probably be best not to pour on your plants that produce food.

My oh my, aren’t some people a bit testy on this subject. I could see why you’d like to conserve water – afterall SOME places are in a drought. Amazing the reaction of others since probably lots of these people may use other harsh chemicals on their plants such as bug sprays and weed killer. Since plants do soak up everything, it would probably be best not to pour on your plants that produce food.

]]> By: Anonymous http://the-green-thumb.com/136/is-it-safe-to-water-a-vegetable-garden-with-menstrual-blood/comment-page-1/#comment-361 Anonymous Sun, 25 Jan 2009 08:46:48 +0000 http://the-green-thumb.com/is-it-safe-to-water-a-vegetable-garden-with-menstrual-blood/136/#comment-361 <a href=""></a> Obviously there are some very narrow-minded people on here. I haven't tried this myself, but I know there are several people that fertilize their plants with menstrual blood. It's the same thing as using blood meal. You should probably dilute it before pouring on your plants, since too much of the nutrients may be a bad thing. I know people that use it for their herb garden, so I'm sure veggies would be okay too. As long as you're disease-free the veggies should be perfectly fine for human consumption. If people have a problem eating them because of your fertilizer choice, it'll be their loss. More veggies for you! Here's a link for an online support forum for menstrual cups. It has a section on there for using blood for gardening (blood-other uses). Hope I helped!

Obviously there are some very narrow-minded people on here. I haven’t tried this myself, but I know there are several people that fertilize their plants with menstrual blood. It’s the same thing as using blood meal. You should probably dilute it before pouring on your plants, since too much of the nutrients may be a bad thing. I know people that use it for their herb garden, so I’m sure veggies would be okay too. As long as you’re disease-free the veggies should be perfectly fine for human consumption. If people have a problem eating them because of your fertilizer choice, it’ll be their loss. More veggies for you! Here’s a link for an online support forum for menstrual cups. It has a section on there for using blood for gardening (blood-other uses). Hope I helped!

]]> By: Anonymous http://the-green-thumb.com/136/is-it-safe-to-water-a-vegetable-garden-with-menstrual-blood/comment-page-1/#comment-360 Anonymous Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:58:16 +0000 http://the-green-thumb.com/is-it-safe-to-water-a-vegetable-garden-with-menstrual-blood/136/#comment-360 <a href=""></a> I wouldn't. How about the lawn instead, not near the veggies? But why wouldn't you put the water down the drain?

I wouldn’t. How about the lawn instead, not near the veggies? But why wouldn’t you put the water down the drain?

]]> By: Anonymous http://the-green-thumb.com/136/is-it-safe-to-water-a-vegetable-garden-with-menstrual-blood/comment-page-1/#comment-359 Anonymous Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:21:14 +0000 http://the-green-thumb.com/is-it-safe-to-water-a-vegetable-garden-with-menstrual-blood/136/#comment-359 <a href=""></a> Cloth pads? ok I say go for it, strange question btw.

Cloth pads? ok I say go for it, strange question btw.

]]> By: Anonymous http://the-green-thumb.com/136/is-it-safe-to-water-a-vegetable-garden-with-menstrual-blood/comment-page-1/#comment-358 Anonymous Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:32:51 +0000 http://the-green-thumb.com/is-it-safe-to-water-a-vegetable-garden-with-menstrual-blood/136/#comment-358 <a href=""></a> disgusting. pour the water down the toilet

disgusting. pour the water down the toilet

]]> By: Anonymous http://the-green-thumb.com/136/is-it-safe-to-water-a-vegetable-garden-with-menstrual-blood/comment-page-1/#comment-357 Anonymous Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:17:12 +0000 http://the-green-thumb.com/is-it-safe-to-water-a-vegetable-garden-with-menstrual-blood/136/#comment-357 <a href=""></a> stick with normal fertilizer, blood may not be good.

stick with normal fertilizer, blood may not be good.

]]> By: Anonymous http://the-green-thumb.com/136/is-it-safe-to-water-a-vegetable-garden-with-menstrual-blood/comment-page-1/#comment-356 Anonymous Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:32:10 +0000 http://the-green-thumb.com/is-it-safe-to-water-a-vegetable-garden-with-menstrual-blood/136/#comment-356 <a href=""></a> that is just sick

that is just sick

]]> By: Anonymous http://the-green-thumb.com/136/is-it-safe-to-water-a-vegetable-garden-with-menstrual-blood/comment-page-1/#comment-355 Anonymous Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:34:28 +0000 http://the-green-thumb.com/is-it-safe-to-water-a-vegetable-garden-with-menstrual-blood/136/#comment-355 <a href=""></a> I do agree with all answerers, it is unsanitary to use menstrual blood in watering your veggies. Why not throw them into the your compost plot if you have any or maybe into the cistern?

I do agree with all answerers, it is unsanitary to use menstrual blood in watering your veggies. Why not throw them into the your compost plot if you have any or maybe into the cistern?

]]> By: Anonymous http://the-green-thumb.com/136/is-it-safe-to-water-a-vegetable-garden-with-menstrual-blood/comment-page-1/#comment-354 Anonymous Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:17:54 +0000 http://the-green-thumb.com/is-it-safe-to-water-a-vegetable-garden-with-menstrual-blood/136/#comment-354 <a href=""></a> Not only the nasty yuck factor here but blood is salty and you may add estrogens to the environment.

Not only the nasty yuck factor here but blood is salty and you may add estrogens to the environment.

]]> By: Anonymous http://the-green-thumb.com/136/is-it-safe-to-water-a-vegetable-garden-with-menstrual-blood/comment-page-1/#comment-353 Anonymous Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:32:13 +0000 http://the-green-thumb.com/is-it-safe-to-water-a-vegetable-garden-with-menstrual-blood/136/#comment-353 <a href=""></a> It may be safe, but I wouldn't recommend it. It seems unsanitary. If anyone knew you had done this, I don't think they would want to eat your squash and beans and tomatoes. I can understand your question if you are into natural living and a green planet and so forth, but surely you knew the risk you were taking by posing such a question here. The responses you've received indicate that your question didn't go over so well.

It may be safe, but I wouldn’t recommend it. It seems unsanitary. If anyone knew you had done this, I don’t think they would want to eat your squash and beans and tomatoes.

I can understand your question if you are into natural living and a green planet and so forth, but surely you knew the risk you were taking by posing such a question here. The responses you’ve received indicate that your question didn’t go over so well.

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