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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Especially if the compost is used for mushrooms. They have tendency to absorb heavy metals from the ground so you have to be careful where you pick them from and what kind of compost you use if growing at home.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Most plants that we eat are excellent at taking up heavy metals too - potatoes and herbs especially.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I didn't know that! Thanks for sharing that info.

I was really into growing culinary mushrooms for awhile was cautioned about my compost choices and to avoid fish based ones because mushrooms absorb mercury(and others like cadmium) particularly well. I didn't know potatoes and herbs did that too