Great post Eric. We really should all be testing our soil prior to growing anything in it. Most of us would be surprised at the test results. I remember when starting up a community garden, that there were toxic levels of lead and arsenic due to a train track that used to run through the area. Now with farmland along freeways, you can add zinc and more to that. I had a friend who cleaned a lake in Peru using water hyacinths. The whole community got together to do it. They multiply quite quickly and it really works. Thanks Eric!
Yes, we should always have our soils tested before we start any planting projects. You never know what was there in the past. If there were buildings there in the past there could be all sorts of things left over in the soil from arsenic to lead to mercury. For a less than $100 you can get a soil test that will give you lots of useful information.
Great post Eric. We really should all be testing our soil prior to growing anything in it. Most of us would be surprised at the test results. I remember when starting up a community garden, that there were toxic levels of lead and arsenic due to a train track that used to run through the area. Now with farmland along freeways, you can add zinc and more to that. I had a friend who cleaned a lake in Peru using water hyacinths. The whole community got together to do it. They multiply quite quickly and it really works. Thanks Eric!
Hi Norma,
Yes, we should always have our soils tested before we start any planting projects. You never know what was there in the past. If there were buildings there in the past there could be all sorts of things left over in the soil from arsenic to lead to mercury. For a less than $100 you can get a soil test that will give you lots of useful information.