Heat and Smoke! Hope you are enjoying
all this smoke! As soon as the air clears I'll
be stripping all the leaves off the Brugmansia
to save them. All the leaves are feeling so
gritty, turning yellow as they smell of smoke.
This is your warning so don't be shocked as
some of you visit or drive by. Just trying to
keep them healthy! These plants and their
cousins do not do smoke, they are rebelling.
All Solanaceae family members are the same
way. They are the canaries in the mine!
Did you catch my letter to the editor for the
Columbian on Monday about smoke? Here
is what was submitted:
For ten years, my
husband and I have endured
heavy smoke from a neighbor’s firepit that
drifts
directly onto our property. Despite our
asthma, declining bone density, and my
AMD, the burning continues without regard
for health or safety. Even the fire
department
and air quality officials expressed shock at
the level of smoke, yet
the county continues
to look the other way. Our plants show visible
damage, and
our health has measurably worsened.
No resident should be forced to breathe
harmful
smoke in their own home. It’s time for the county
to address this
serious public health gap.
If you haven't had a bone density test?
Get one!
