Good article here:
http://www.permaculture.co.uk/articles/ ... -step-plan
How mushrooms can help clear up radioactive contamination.
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Re: How mushrooms can help clear up radioactive contaminatio
Interesting point of view - but about as practical as a jelly shovel. Wood mulch to what depth? I doubt there'd be enough waste wood in the whole of Japan, let alone the affected area.
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Re: How mushrooms can help clear up radioactive contaminatio
What about the use of other plants/things with phytoremedial properties? ...sunflowers etc? 

Re: How mushrooms can help clear up radioactive contaminatio
This made me smile .........
Quote >> Many people have written me and asked more or less the same question: "What would you do to help heal the Japanese landscape around the failing nuclear reactors?"
Who on earth would think of asking a mushroom "expert" about how to clear up radioactive pollution ?
I feel snubbed as nobody has asked my opinion.
Quote >> Many people have written me and asked more or less the same question: "What would you do to help heal the Japanese landscape around the failing nuclear reactors?"
Who on earth would think of asking a mushroom "expert" about how to clear up radioactive pollution ?

I feel snubbed as nobody has asked my opinion.

Tony
Disclaimer: I almost certainly haven't a clue what I'm talking about.
Disclaimer: I almost certainly haven't a clue what I'm talking about.
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Re: How mushrooms can help clear up radioactive contaminatio
You can imagine it read in a Claire Raynor or other agony aunt voice can't you Odsox.
Poplar trees too have phytoremedial properties apparently...
Poplar trees too have phytoremedial properties apparently...
Re: How mushrooms can help clear up radioactive contaminatio
[quote="southeast-isher"]You can imagine it read in a Claire Raynor or other agony aunt voice can't you Odsox.
...or Holly Harper..!
...or Holly Harper..!