[cg] lead/arsenic in soil

2002-12-10 Thread Jen Dodd
i'm fairly new as community garden coordinator and trying to build a program for our county. most urban garden sites have previously had homes on site. anyone know of a good process for dealing with lead/arsenic in the garden soil? our soil is very SANDY. tests reveal that some areas in the garde

RE: [cg] lead/arsenic in soil

2002-12-10 Thread Honigman, Adam
tserve going back several years: http://www.hort.net/lists/community_garden/ Make yourself that pot of tea and coffee, click, read and print the good stuff. Best wishes, Adam Honigman -Original Message- From: Jen Dodd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 10:24 AM To

Re: [cg] lead/arsenic in soil

2002-12-10 Thread Wendy McClure
Hi Jen, Here in Seattle, we have rarely had problems with high lead levels in the soil. But a couple years ago the program acquired a property in a high garden demand neighborhood, that had a house on it, in poor condition. The neighbors in the area brought the site to our attention. We evaluate