So, I love Spinach but apparently they are sprayed with a lot of insecticides to repel crop eating insects and this rules out Spinach for me. How worried should I be about the use of fertilizer for crop production?

P.S: I have been hearing a lot about sweet potatoes and how they are the perfect food but I was wondering how those were grown, do they use a lot of harmful fertilizer or anything along those lines?

Thanks for all your answers guys :)

  • czardestructo@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    Not directly answering your question, but I’m an avid Gardner with 15 years of hobby experience and I stopped growing spinach because it attracted so many pests and I don’t spray. I found varieties of kale with delicate leaves better because they grow faster, were much more bug tolerant and tasted as good or better.

    If you have some outdoor space and interest, growing some greens for yourself is very easy if you get the right varsities.