In a message dated 4/00 3:16:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, PARKHURS@LEAVENWORTH.ARMY.MIL writes: << Well, now... the much reviled Miracle-Gro is praised as "especially pure", and meets the strict standards of environ- mental groups. >> Good old Lord Byron, he has the good grace to just give us the info. Remember, acting on the advice of MWPH Jim, I put MiracleGro's Bloom Booster (root food) in planting holes a week or so before transplanting. The Chiles in the sandy, gravel-ly patch got that feeding and nothing more. They marginally outperformed the lime beds Chiles and the feeding (like Scott's) was more dilute than recommended. Gareth