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hello,
i've just begun a vegetable garden with my cousin on my aunt and uncle's property. the spot we are planting is right next to a burn pile. many of the ashes of burnt garbage have been dumped on the area. while i was digging in the ground i found pieced of charred plastic and even a battery at on point. i am concerned that this is not health to be growing in? does any one have advice for me? happy gardening, margie |
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mags wrote:
hello, i've just begun a vegetable garden with my cousin on my aunt and uncle's property. the spot we are planting is right next to a burn pile. many of the ashes of burnt garbage have been dumped on the area. while i was digging in the ground i found pieced of charred plastic and even a battery at on point. i am concerned that this is not health to be growing in? does any one have advice for me? Well, let's put it this way. In most jurisdictions, you can't even build a garage on a former landfill, let alone the dump where they took the incinerator ash. The idea of growing food there would be insanity. If it's as bad as you're describing, you may need to clean it up before any kind of occupation. -- Warren H. ========== Disclaimer: My views reflect those of myself, and not my employer, my friends, nor (as she often tells me) my wife. Any resemblance to the views of anybody living or dead is coincidental. No animals were hurt in the writing of this response -- unless you count my dog who desperately wants to go outside now. |
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If by battery, you mean automobile battery, I would not use the area because
the soil may contain lead. If the area was used a dump, the soil may have all kinds of toxic chemicals in it. Have the soil tested at your local extension service. Tell them to test for lead and other heavy metals. mags wrote in message om... hello, i've just begun a vegetable garden with my cousin on my aunt and uncle's property. the spot we are planting is right next to a burn pile. many of the ashes of burnt garbage have been dumped on the area. while i was digging in the ground i found pieced of charred plastic and even a battery at on point. i am concerned that this is not health to be growing in? does any one have advice for me? happy gardening, margie |
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Could they be that naive or are they seriously damaged from lead poisoning
and ingesting toxic waste? Tom Jaszewski wrote in message ... On 27 Mar 2003 17:47:37 -0800, (mags) wrote: hello, i've just begun a vegetable garden with my cousin on my aunt and uncle's property. the spot we are planting is right next to a burn pile. many of the ashes of burnt garbage have been dumped on the area. while i was digging in the ground i found pieced of charred plastic and even a battery at on point. i am concerned that this is not health to be growing in? does any one have advice for me? happy gardening, margie This post is so outrageous as to seem a troll. cest la vie! Of course you're planting on polluted ground! Get your food as far away as possible. Testing pH is scurrilous approcah to an environmental disaster! Build raised beds of healthy soil! "As crude a weapon as a cave man's club the chemical barrage has been hurled at the fabric of life." Rachel Carson |
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On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 03:09:57 GMT, Tom Jaszewski
wrote: On 27 Mar 2003 17:47:37 -0800, (mags) wrote: hello, i've just begun a vegetable garden with my cousin on my aunt and uncle's property. the spot we are planting is right next to a burn pile. many of the ashes of burnt garbage have been dumped on the area. while i was digging in the ground i found pieced of charred plastic and even a battery at on point. i am concerned that this is not health to be growing in? does any one have advice for me? happy gardening, margie This post is so outrageous as to seem a troll. cest la vie! Of course you're planting on polluted ground! Get your food as far away as possible. Testing pH is scurrilous approcah to an environmental disaster! Build raised beds of healthy soil! Don't read so damn fast. I wasn't suggesting they get their soil tested for ph. I was suggesting the agents office may also be able to tell if the soil is contaminated. |
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(mags) wrote: hello, i've just begun a vegetable garden with my cousin on my aunt and uncle's property. the spot we are planting is right next to a burn pile. many of the ashes of burnt garbage have been dumped on the area. while i was digging in the ground i found pieced of charred plastic and even a battery at on point. i am concerned that this is not health to be growing in? does any one have advice for me? happy gardening, margie It's perfectly safe, you can even eat the plastic. -paghat the ratgirl -- "Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher. "Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature. -from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers" See the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com/ |
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On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 04:24:44 GMT, zhanataya wrote:
Don't read so damn fast. My apologies.... "As crude a weapon as a cave man's club the chemical barrage has been hurled at the fabric of life." Rachel Carson |
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On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 13:20:12 GMT, Tom Jaszewski
wrote: On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 04:24:44 GMT, zhanataya wrote: Don't read so damn fast. My apologies.... Sswaright |
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I would definitely do some research on this and not rule out vegetable
gardening. There are lots of city gardens and community gardens that face this problem. First get the soil tested, then when you know how bad a problem you have, you will know what kind of remediation steps you need to take. Sometimes just raised beds with fresh soil is the answer. You can also line the bed with various types of barriers. For info about lead in the soil read this: http://www.greeninstitute.org/GSP/gartips/leadsoil.html mm "paghat" wrote in message news In article , (mags) wrote: hello, i've just begun a vegetable garden with my cousin on my aunt and uncle's property. the spot we are planting is right next to a burn pile. many of the ashes of burnt garbage have been dumped on the area. while i was digging in the ground i found pieced of charred plastic and even a battery at on point. i am concerned that this is not health to be growing in? does any one have advice for me? happy gardening, margie It's perfectly safe, you can even eat the plastic. -paghat the ratgirl -- "Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher. "Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature. -from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers" See the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com/ |
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