This fertilizer sounds a lot like what I just got. I certainly didn't see any such warnings on it. :/ I can't remember the brand but the ingredients sound exactly the same. To this point, I've just been using fish emulsion and liquid seaweed, but my plants seemed to be having some issues and I thought, perhaps, that a better formula of fertilizer would help. The one I picked up said it was for flowers, fruits, and roots (they had two different varieties at Whole Foods). Anyway, the only fruit I have coming up right now are tomatoes (a whopping 2) and a strange looking strawberry. I hope more will come, but the strawberries' lack of flowers (everbearing plants) was part of my concern and why I opted to go with a granular fertilizer in the first place. I'm fighting a seemingly losing battle to save my zucchini plants, have one last cucumber plant that looks like it'll be dead before long (but is nowhere near fruiting, anyway), and three watermelon plants that are *finally* starting to grow decently. I think, perhaps, the fertilizer helped there... And I don't expect to have fruit within 90 days, but I don't really know. Should I be concerned?

Buddha Belly is not related to Ginseng. All parts are poisonous. This is from the INCHEM website: Main risks and target organs Dehydration and cardiovascular collapse as a result of haemorrhagic gastro-enteritis. Central nervous system depression. Summary of clinical effects Symptoms are largely those associated with gastro-intestinal irritation. There is acute abdominal pain and a burning sensation in the throat about half an hour after ingestion of the seeds, followed by nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. The vomitus and faeces may contain blood. In severe intoxications dehydration and haemorrhagic gastroenteritis can occur. There may be CNS and cardiovascular depression and collapse; children are more susceptible.

Ironic, chicory--my whole scare has ended up in my changing doctors, and now you are too...it's times like these that separate the worthy from the mediocre, I guess. I'll send hopes that you can find a wonderful practice that you can trust and consider a true partner. The docs-on-retainer group I visted, btw, just gave me the willies...it was like a convocation of the rich congratulating themselves on being able to escape mainstream "health" h*ll...even though technically we could afford it (although less, now that we have the Mold Debacle to deal with), I just couldn't bring myself to join the club. Philosophically I can't do it. And guess what--the extra charges are justified by saying "we don't have you come in as often--we do more by e-mail so we have to make up for the lost office visit payments". Well *that's* a bonus I'll pay for. NOT. The whole setup struck DH and me as a really evil sign of things to come...I'll have to find a doctor who doesn't separate himself/herself from the rest of poor suffering humanity, or my mother will spin in her urn.

Katkin, Yes I do grow the strawberry guava and it gave good quality fruit even tho it is in a container, Love those red beauties. If i can root it in the spring I'll send you a rooted cutting. Barbie, I sure would like to try that Pineapple guava, maybe Silvia's next party. Silvia, you must save me some BBQ sauce when you make it,LOL I'm gonna do like you and put mine in the ground in the spring. I've tried and tried to root some cuttings and can't get it to root. Note to self: Talk to Mark about rooting guava Carmen