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    Mikroplastik, das ich aus meinen Tüten von MiracleGrow ausgewählt habe


    Ich hätte es besser wissen sollen.

    Ich habe etwa 60 Kubikfuß MiracleGrow-Gartenerde gekauft, um ein brandneues Hochbeet für Gemüse anzulegen. Die beworbenen Beutel sind speziell für Gemüse geeignet.

    Nach einigen heftigen Regenfällen habe ich das hier aus meinem 4′ x 16′ großen Bett ausgesucht.

    Bearbeiten: Vielen Dank an alle, ich verstehe … das ist etwas zu groß, um als Mikroplastik zu gelten (<5 mm).

    Von: Dr_Quacksworth

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    47 Comments

    1. Bulldogfan72 on

      That’s a bummer! That’s plastic; all the micoplastic is still in your soil.

    6. dingdongsnottor on

      I will never buy miracle grow soil again. It’s abhorrent that there’s even one piece of trash in the soil. This is absurd! I found a good amount in the stuff I got last year. Never again!

    7. Mysterious_Muffin23 on

      Fox Farms is the only bagged soil I trust. That’s so sad for your wallet and garden.

    9. d_squishy on

      I’m so glad I’m not the only one to think of macro plastics, lol

    10. techperson1234 on

      Microplatics are measured in parts per TRILLION

      Even your macroplastics there are breaking down into other macroplastics

      That being said still nasty

    11. username_redacted on

      Miracle Gro’s products are all literally agricultural waste sourced from the cheapest vendors they can find. They don’t have to compete on quality since they have a virtual monopoly at most retailers.

    13. anothadaz on

      So many bags of miracle grow with plastic and trash in them getting posted

    14. C12H16N2 on

      Is this because they’re using biodegradable plastic in their composting process?

    16. crt983 on

      Jesus. Go to your local garden center and pay four bucks more for the good stuff.

    18. thetalentedmzripley on

      Everyone should check if their city offers free compost. For example, in Philly, the city allows you to take up to 30 gallons of compost, manure, and/or mulch 2x per week. If you want more it’s available to purchase for very reasonable prices.

    20. Call_Me_Little_Foot_ on

      Miracle grow has always been a complete shit company hell bent on the destruction of your soil, doesn’t surprise me one bit.

    21. abc123rgb on

      I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again. I’ve only bought miracle grow one time and in that one bag I found a non shredded used feminine pad, a spark plug, and barbed wire. I genuinely feel like miracle grow owns waste management or something.

    23. definitelyaiibot on

      A lesson for us all: compost. Starts now. Years in advance. Buy nothing. Trust no one.

    24. Agronopolopogis on

      Micro.. abbreviated from microscopic.. being things you can’t see with the naked eye.

    26. billythygoat on

      The problem is that they’re often the least amount of trash in their soil that I found at a big box store. I do wish these soil companies would stop including mulch, bark, and stuff in their top soil and garden soil.

    28. TerribleTemporary982 on

      I hate having to buy soil these days.
      It’s either shit with lots of plastic pieces inside or it’s full of fly eggs which then hatch, fly everywhere in the house and pester me and my plants.
      Only because they stopped heat treating soil nowadays.

    29. night_rain7 on

      That is a lot of plastic. Imagine how much microplastic is in there that you can’t see?

    30. chickamel on

      I just completed a study where I purchased 11 different bags of soil/amendments advocated for the garden and many were organic/ plus 3 samples from local places- hate to tell you that microplastics (only seen with microscope) were in every single one of them- and I only used a 10g sample from each bag.

    32. warweapon762 on

      Miracle Grow and other brands have been buying landfill yard waste and composting it into “soil”. I decided I had enough after I got a rotting AA battery in a bag a few years back.

    34. marlonbrandoisalive on

      How is that legal?

      Obviously quality speaks for itself but the things people say here … that can’t possibly be legal…?

    35. moonbems on

      Ugh I found a ton of plastic and what looked like a giant piece of a shirt in my Kellogg Organics bag last year 🙁 I heard this was common with Miracle grow plus I swear their houseplant soil was infested with gnats…

    37. Lythaera on

      I used a few bags of their stuff and ended up with a ton of invassive slugs. Like, the soil was just jam packed with them. How is this even legal?

      So glad I have horses and chickens on my property and can use their manure mixed with my property’s own soil instead now.

    39. TheLittleCrayon on

      I found a few shards of glass in mine and I was doing it bare-handed

    40. ConsciousVegetable99 on

      Ugh
      Let them know and ask how they would like to compensate you

    42. Stabbing_Monkey on

      Macro plastics, would have been micro after a few years in your garden.

    45. Miii_Kiii on

      These are macroplatiscs. Microplastics are released when they break down. Microplastics are so small that you would need a light microscope. Not to mention nanoplastics, which as impossible to visualise under the light microscope.

    47. Happier-Me on

      This happened a lot with my last spring & summer’s Miracle Grow purchases. What gives, Miracle Grow?

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