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[quietann]

If there's lead in your soil, you actually *should* plant things in it to create a barrier between the soil and you. Obviously you don't want to grow veggies there, but landscaping can help.

Links from Cole's Hardware:

Basic article on lead in soil

Article on landscaping in a lead-contaminated garden

From UMass Amherst

Lead testing lab and gardening tips

Comments

[chhotii.livejournal.com]

Thanks for these links! I do need to look into this.

[candle-light.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the pointers. We're finally gearing up for an actual veggie garden next year and these are helpful.

[quietann.livejournal.com]

Apparently it came up last night at OPN. I wasn't there, but Ben mentioned it to me. gosling didn't want to plant *anything* because of the lead contamination, but if it's not planted and not covered, lead dust gets into the air from the soil.

[candle-light.livejournal.com]

We're not as extreme :-) We've planted stuff before, just not anything we wanted to eat. Isaac is totally psyched to plant veggies, and I've *always* wanted my very own pumpkin patch.