We put down a two-inch layer of pea gravel in the bottoms of our raised
beds, which are two feet four inches high. Depending on the contaminants,
there may actually be more danger from dust blowing from contaminated soil
than from uptake through the soil of the raised beds. As long as the soil
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needed.
Good luck and keep us posted,
Adam Honigman
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Date: 4/18/03 1:54:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Amanda Maria Edmonds)
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Happy spring!
Happy spring!
We're building a new set of gardens in a contaminated site next to a
historic freight house (which houses our local farmer's market and many
community events), adjacent to working RR tracks... I'm waiting for
soil test results, but presume they'll be super icky. That said, we'v
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