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["Stephen Sadler" <Docshiva@Docshiva.org>]

This neighborhood went in in the mid-50s.  This house was built in 56;
before that, it was farmland.  That's not to say someone might have stripped
paint, rebuild engines, or done some other indignity to the soil.  

I thought, when I test, to have them check Na, Pb, and may as well do As,
which seems included in most lead screenings anyway.  

The spots seem, if anything, to be growing.  My initial guess was just
depletion.  Really, no answer seems perfect.  My current plan is to test,
solarize, green manure, then concentrate on resistant varieties, trying a
few heirloom less-resistant ones now and then.    

Thanks, Jim.

~ Stephen

-----Original Message-----
From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Jim Fruth
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 8:23 AM
To: NAFEX
Subject: [NAFEX] Soil Testing - Contaminants

Stephen,
    I've seen spots in San Joaquin Valley fields where nothing grew that 
contained (what we believed to be) toxic amounts of Sodium Sulfate.
    Another possibility might be spots where used motor oil was dumped.  In 
such spots, soil bacteria break down the contaminant around the edges and, 
every year, the spot becomes smaller.
    It would help to know the history of your land before you owned it.

Jim Fruth
Brambleberry Farm
Pequot Lakes, MN  56472

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