Fluoride is Poisonous to Freesia

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I’ve been browsing Art Wolk’s Bulb Forcing for Beginners and the Seriously Smitten (AAB Book Publishing Co., $32.95), and while his writing style is a little goofy, the information in it is mind-boggling.

I’m on my third unsuccessful attempt at forcing freesia (one of the best-smelling flowers in the world), and wish I had consulted Wolk from the beginning. As it turns out, fluoride is poisonous to the little guys, and I’m on public water.

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