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Grouch420 | 11 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Not worth it because of the silver needed? I agree. It's not worth tarnishing .999 pure silver. I actually used some old USD silver dollars that are 90% silver. Seems like it may have worked 🤷‍♂️
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ibe (no-till weed) | 11 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Not worth the health risk and environmental damage
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Grouch420 | 11 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Yeah. You definitely have to be extremely careful. I used gloves with every step. You don't want to get any colloidal silver on yourself. You also have to discard the plant after harvesting the seeds. You can't use any part of the plant for consumption. It must be disposed.
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ibe (no-till weed) | 11 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 Even breathing it in. Offgasing and literally spraying it
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Grouch420 | 11 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Good point! I hadn't considered that. Luckily, I sprayed outside. The risk of inhalation is probably minimal but not 0%. I'll be sure to wear a mask that can catch colloidal silver particles in the future.

All things considered, this technique should be used cautiously, though colloidal silver is low-to-moderately toxic (some people even consume it for "health"), it should be treated as a toxin.

Really great point ibe!