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Hopefully you are also letting your nutrient levels drop when growing under the lower lighting conditions. Apparently lettuce and some other greens can actually take up toxic levels of nitrates when grown under high nitrate but low light conditions.

Yup, with the colder water temps, I slow the feeding way down so the nutrient levels are next to nothing.

Nitrate levels are important for uniform growth, shape, colour and shelf life...

I'm not convinced that plants would take up more nitrates than required.. and store them at "toxic" levels...

Do you have a link TCL?

Edited : Yes there is some evidence that nitrate levels can be elevated when grown under cover and/or in conditions of reduced lighting. .... but to "toxic" levels... hummm...

I doubt lettuce could hold more nitrates than your average hotdog... But it might be a fun way to get rid of someone

Yep, many meats have high nitrate levels.. applied to preserve the "redness" and "freshness".. for display...

Processed meats a laden with nitrates...

BBQ judges used to look at the "smoke ring" in meats. Then people figured out how to create it with nitrates, and judges stopped caring about it. It is just assumed you cured your meat first anyway.

Well I am of to stick a couple of hotdogs in my grow beds

You'd probably get a potassium boost as well Tom...

That brings up the question of how good would AP water be to cure meats? Throw some meat in a jar and fill with AP water...

Completely fine... just rinse them a little before you eat them

Seems to go ok on my cornflakes in the morning...

AP water Mr. Bill.

Some heavy reading on Nitrates - http://www.agroecology.org/documents/Joji/leafnitrate.pdf

I'd be interested to know the nitrate levels in AP produce.

You really think it is necessary to correct someone's wit and sarcasm?


Just couldn't seem to locate the .gif maker program to show someone dipping into their fish tank to load up their corn flake bowl with fish water.

Now about those hot dogs...