How to Prevent Heavy Metal Contamination From a Pot?
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Hyponex potting soil contamination?
Comments (13)Yeah, the stuff is as hard as clay when it dries out, and it actually stunts veggies that were previously doing very well in a different medium, it does have weed seeds in it, and I've even seen small chunks of brown glass too. IT's awful. imo they shouldn't be allowed to put that stuff out on the market. I planted carrots (I know you're supposed to direct sow carrots but I did it as an experiment) in pure hyponex, it took awhile but they finally germinated, then a week later I planted carots in a differnt medium; the ones planted in hyponex haven't gotten bigger since germ, the ones planted a week later in the other soil are about 3-4 inches now. just trying to get he word out, hyponex bad. Cheers all....See MoreMetal Plank under strawberry patch - Worried about Soil Contamination
Comments (6)Marcy, it's very odd that it's there. I suppose it's possible a contractor left it there, but an iron plank that large and thick has value, and I'd be surprised that it was just buried for no reason. You may want to check where your water and sewer pipes are, perhaps it was put down so a vehicle could drive or park there? Do you have a septic system? Check on things like that and try to look into it having some purpose. Again, that type of metal sheet is not cheap, and I'd be surprised it was just left and forgotten about. If the purpose is no longer needed, than well and good, but who knows, it could be there for a reason and unless that reason is remedied in another way, removing it could have consequences. Edit: to move it around, use a lever and fulcrum :-)...See MoreIdeas to prevent potted plant theft
Comments (30)This may be an urban legend, but swear I worked with someone who told story to me. She had hanging planters on porch along street... semi-urban area... NOT out in the burbs. They kept disappearing?? She, or someone she knew, was NOT allergic to certain "toxic" plants, so she potted up some cuttings of poison ivy! True? Maybe not, but good revenge story anyway!!...See MoreCreating Raised Bed Soil Mix - w/o Heavy Metals?
Comments (31)I have mostly silt loam, The heaviest corners are silty clay loam. As I said above somewhere, In 50 foot in one garden and 75 foot in the 2nd garden [the 3rd is flat ], I have 3 soil types. They have a very nice slope of about 1%. At the top end the original soil before amending was a lighter color and worked up lumpy...with fall plowing. The middle was loamier and darker brown. The lowest corner was nearly black and worked up like sugar if fall plowed...but a bear if spring plowed. I don't moldboard plow anymore. The very upper end was a bit of Glywood soil. The middle is Blount. The heavier corners Pewamo. About 4 miles from me there is a change in the soil types...mostly Brookston nd Crosby. Brookston and Pewamo are very rich soils, but tend to be low lying and damper in spring. Here is a site that can be moved around after you figure that out. https://www.acrevalue.com/soil/IN/Madison/...See Moreken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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