Blood meal, bone meal and fish emulsion are just what they say they are: the remains of blood, bones and fish. The first two products come from cattle slaughterhouses, where bones and blood are dried, crushed and packaged for gardeners. Fish emulsion and other fish-based products are made from carcasses left over at fish-processing plants, though sometimes fish are caught specifically to be used as fertilizer.
Right about now, the vegetarian gardeners in the crowd are raising their eyebrows and squirming in their seats. Even borderline carnivores might find this information a bit jarring.
Don't even start me on whats in the blood. Chernobyl ring a bell. Ever notice that there are no heavy metals analyst done on the label? here is an example of blood meal. Note the arsenic levels .200 in soil is considered not usable for growing. You want to inhale that shit? How about a side of Cadmium or Mercury!
Don't panic about all the metals, there in all kinds of stuff just some things are higher than others and I try to be careful what I put in there and the smoke is that much safer for all.
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[SIZE=-1]GUARANTEED ANALYSIS [/SIZE][/FONT]
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[SIZE=-1]TOTAL METALS IN PRODUCT [/SIZE][/FONT]
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[SIZE=-1]Total Nitrogen (N)[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]
13.0000[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Arsenic[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]
2.4700[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Available Phosphoric Acid (P2O5)[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Cadmium[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]
0.1000[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Soluble Potash (K2O)[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Cobalt[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]
0.8890[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Calcium (Ca)[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Mercury[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]
0.2000[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Magnesium (Mg)[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Molybdenum[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]
0.1000[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Sulfur (S)[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Nickel[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]
0.4460[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Boron (B)[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Lead[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]
0.1000[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Chlorine (Cl)[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Selenium[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]
0.0500[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Cobalt (Co)[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Zinc[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]
32.8130[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Copper (Cu)[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]
The symbol "<" indicates the minimum detection limit. The metal was not found at or above the minimum detection limit.[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Iron (Fe)[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Manganese (Mn)[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Molybdenum (Mo)[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Waste-Derived?[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]
Y[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Sodium (Na)[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Micronutrient Fertilizer?[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Zinc (Zn)[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Phosphate-Containing Fertilizer Material?[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]
GYPSUM & LIMING MATERIALS[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=-1]Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Magnesium Carbonate (MgCO3)[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Calcium Carbonate Equivalent (CaCO3)[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Calcium Sulfate (CaSO42H2O)[/SIZE]