Tom Gardner Mars@Tacks fired this volley in
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I' ll be damned! The NRA reloading manuals that I use for teaching
classes state that both single-base and double-based powders can be
used
as fertilizer to destroy it. I won't teach that anymore!

Tom, sun (UV), moisture, and bacteria will decompose both single-based
and double-based powders. Both nitrocelluose and nitroglycerine will
decompose under those conditions, as will nitroguanadine -- the 'triple-
based' third component.

They just make lousy fertilizer, tending to significantly lower the soil
pH to levels dangerous for many plants. 'Might work on gardinias or
camillias...

LLoyd